Date: 17^th September
Time:  5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Port of Cork Boardroom
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
To Book: Visit our website  HERE

Cork Chamber will hold the September Business After Hours Event at the Port of Cork building on Custom House Quay on Tues 17th September.

The Port of Cork is the key seaport on the south of Ireland and acts as a major facilitator of both imports and export. The Port of Cork also attracts on average 100,000 cruise passengers and crew to the region every year, which in turn contributes significantly to the local economy.  This event will give you a unique opportunity to see the historical Port of Cork building and will also give you an opportunity to network, meet potential clients and grow your business.

Please note that although this event is FREE for you, there is a cost to the organiser so we ask that if you or your guests can’t attend on the night, you let us know.  You can BOOK HERE to secure your place.

Date: Part 1: 11th September
Time: 8.30am – 11.30am
Venue: Clarion Hotel Cork
Cost:  free of charge
To Book: HERE


The Enterprise Europe Network, at Cork Chamber office is organising a series of seminars this autumn to help unravel the complexity of accessing finance for small businesses, giving a clear and basic outline of the availability of different types of SME finance and funding, how to access it and the criteria involved.

The first seminar in our series will focus on ‘Bank Financing’ and speakers include:

• Eoin Gunn, Business Banking Senior Relationship Manager, AIB Bank
• Michael Ashe, Trade Finance Manager, Ulster Bank
• Brendan Moran, Senior Business Manager, Bank of Ireland
• Paul Kerr, Senior Reviewer, Credit Review Office

Date: 10th September
Time: 12-6pm
Venue: Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Cork
Cost: Details upon application.
To Book: Call: 01 8652160 or Email: info@jobsexpo.ie Website: www.jobsexpo.ie

Jobs Expo Cork features employers seeking high calibre experienced and skilled candidates and graduates for their vacancies. Education, Training and Upskilling course providers, Starting your own Business area and much more. With a rich pool of talented, experienced and educated attendees, Jobs Expo provides an excellent opportunity for your company to recruit the right talent.

The Chamber’s Pre-Budget submission was recently sent to Ministers, Secretaries General, Cork based TDs and Senators in advance of Budget 2014.  

The Pre-Budget Submission focuses on four key areas: taxation; supports for micro, small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs; employment protection and generation; and priority infrastructure projects to ensure a strong, economic region that has the capacity to attract and capitalise on growth and employment opportunities. 

See 'read more' below for more information.

JBM helped bring Cork to their first All-Ireland Final since 2006 last Sunday – a sign of what a great manager and a great team can do. If you want to become a more effective manager, we have the course for you! Our Certificate in Business & Executive Coaching Leadership (FETAC Level 6) turns managers into effective managers. You will learn to listen a lot rather than talk a lot, to ask rather than to tell, to work with rather than to work on and to challenge rather than to order. This course will help you to develop individual performance in others. Coaching is about unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their performance.

This course is starting on the 17^th September next and places are limited so BOOK NOW!

Why train with us? We have small class sizes of an average of 10 persons per class (individual attention guaranteed) Top Trainers (all are leaders within their respective fields), locally delivered and exceptionally good value for money.

The Enterprise Europe Network helps small business make the most of the European marketplace. Working through a network of local business organizations across Europe and beyond, we can help you develop your business in new markets, source or license new technologies or access EU finance and EU funding.

See 'read more' section below for further information on the following:

• Enterprise Europe Network ‘Access to Finance’ Autumn Seminar Series
• The International Furniture, Equipment and Accessories Fair, 17-21 September, Bucharest, Romania
• Polymer Connections: A Bridging Borders Event, 26 September, Belfast
• Business partnership opportunity (UK Hotel Solutions provider)
• Survey on the Innovation Capabilities of Service SMEs in Ireland

Keep up to date with Enterprise Europe Network on Twitter @EEN_CORK 

As part of Indonesia’s move towards globalization, Indonesian Customs, jointly with ICC Indonesia and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is preparing the implementation of the ATA System in Indonesia.

They aim to announce Indonesia’s ratification of the Convention on the temporary admission of goods (the so-called Istanbul Convention) at the World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference, being held in Bali in December, as well as to implement the ATA Carnet System for the temporary duty and tax-free import and export of goods in Indonesia in early 2014.

Learn more about our export services HERE

Date: 18th September
Time: 9.00am- 2pm
Venue: Cork Chamber
To Book: For expressions of interest or to find out more please contact Katherine@corkchamber.ie


Are you considering expanding your business in the UK market?  If so, then you may wish to be involved in the UK Market Access Programme (UKMAP), which  provides practical help to foreign owned companies in becoming established in the UK market in an efficient and cost effective way. UKMAP is promoted and supported by UK Trade and Invest (UKTI) in the British Embassy.

The UK Market Access Programme offers Irish-owned businesses, expanding into the UK:

• Free formation of a limited company
• Free Company Secretarial and Registered Office services for one year
• 6 months’ rent free office accommodation at the University of Warwick Science Park
• Discounts on market research and customer searching services
• Access to a wide range of benefits including recruitment, employee benefits, logistics, car leasing and much more

Date: 24^th August
Time: 11.30am
Venue: UCC Mardyke arena
Cost: €12
To Book: HERE  


The Irish Heart Foundation is calling on supporters to hotfoot it to the Mardyke Arena on the 24th August to help break the world record for the largest Barefoot Race and raise donations for the charity. The Guinness Book of Records attempt is happening as part of the World Mini Games 2013.

Date: 27^th September
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: INEC, Killarney, Co Kerry
Cost: Tickets €75/Table of 10 €700
To Book: Contact Megan @ 064 6671544, E. info@killarneysummerfest.com, www.donalwalshlivelife.org

Please show your support for the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation while enjoying a beautiful evening of fine food, amazing entertainment, dance and fun at INEC, Killarney. During his illness Donal Walsh found that there was not enough facilities for teenagers in Hospitals and Hospices. It was Donal’s wish to support Kare4 Kidz and the Palliative Care Unit in Kerry General Hospital at the selected charities for the Donal Walsh #Livelife Foundation.

Date: September 4th & 5th
Time:  See 'read more' for view schedule timings
Venue: UCC
Cost:  Free
To Book: You can register for your chosen sessions HERE

The All-Island Innovation Programme is an InterTradeIreland funded programme established to promote and encourage innovation across the island.

As an official programme partner, UCC’s Management and Marketing Department will be hosting a series of master classes by international academics in the area of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The second event of the three year programme will take place on September 4th-5th 2013 when University College Cork will host the Professor of Technology Management with special focus on Innovation Management (Prof. Oliver Gassmann) from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

Date: 17th & 24th September
Venue: Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Tivoli, Cork
Cost: €100 per person
To Book: visit HERE

The Go-2-Tender programme is Ireland’s most successful and comprehensive tender training programme. The course consists of a 2 day in classroom programme which covers many aspects of public procurement ranging from making the bid/no bid decision, your approach to the market and the construction of a typical document. Further to this a free half a day mentoring session is attached to this programme which can focus on any procurement issue you are interested in and the option exists to apply for an additional up to 3 days of mentoring which is free of charge.

Date: September 12th
Time: 7pm 
Venue: Hayfield Manor Hotel
Cost: €59 per person
To Book: E: events@hayfieldmanor.ie or T: 021 4845900     

Join us for a unique Wine Society Evening. This event features a twist with two courses of tapas to begin, carefully selected to celebrate the renowned La Báscula Spanish wines to be showcased. A further three course meal with complementary wines shall follow, ensuring a fun, entertaining and bespoke evening.

Date: 1st September
Time: 2- 5pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel Cork
Cost: No entry charge
To Book: No booking required just arrive on the day

The first ever Wedding Showcase & Style event is happening at the Clarion Hotel on Sunday 1st Sept from 2 – 5pm with Stylist & TV Fashion Presenter Celia Holman Lee. Our Style Showcase will start at 3pm. Celia will focus her style showcase on not just the Bride but also the Groom, Bridesmaids, Mother of the Bride and Groom and wedding Guests.

Date: Course starts 4^th and continues on the 11^th 18^th and 25^th of September.
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue: Radisson blu Hotel and Spa, Little Island, Cork
Cost: €950
To Book: E: cgregan@iift.ie or T: 01 6644034

Do you want to know how the financial markets work?  Would you like to learn the inside secrets of financial trading? The Irish Institute of Financial Trading is holding a four week Diploma course this September 2013 in the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa, Little Island, Cork, delivered by Peter Brown.

More information available HERE