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Policy
National Employment Week
Subsidised Training
One Chance to Make a First Impression
Events
March Business After Hours at Noel Deasy Cars
Chamber supported Events
CORKMEET 2013 - Three Day Event
CORKMEET Final Briefing - CHANGE OF DATE
Chamber supported Projects
Cork Innovates and the University of Michigan MBA programme
International
LIFE+ Call for Proposals 2013
Albania implements ATA Carnets system
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Have you checked out our Top Networking Tips available HERE.

The Business School @ Cork Chamber has launched a "Networking for Success" course to help you improve your networking technique and broaden your contact base - BOOK HERE

Events
March Business After Hours at Noel Deasy Cars
 
Date: 27th March
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Noel Deasy Cars, New Mallow Road, Cork.
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
To Book:  visit our website HERE 

Join with your fellow Cork Chamber members for this “dedicated” networking event at Noel Deasy Cars, where there will be a 30 minute formal networking piece, giving Cork Chamber members plenty of opportunity to meet new business contacts and strengthen established connections.

Noel Deasy Cars has been in business for nearly 33 years and are a wholly owned and family run operation. In March of this year they will launch the all new Skoda Octavia in their showroom on the Mallow Road Blackpool. The new Skoda Octavia, a simple clean-lined design of the current Octavia has stood the test of time and is being used by Skoda to represent unrivalled packaging at the price point.

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Chamber supported Events
CORKMEET 2013 - Three Day Event
 
Date:10th - 12th April
Time: Starts at 12pm on Wed 10th April and ends at 1pm on Fri 12th April
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel
Cost:  €330.00

To Book: HERE

Ireland’s largest business networking forum will take place in Cork from 10-12 April 2013, arranging approximately 10,000 one-to-one, pre-scheduled meetings for up to 600 Irish and International small to medium-sized businesses. CorkMeet 2013 presents local, national and international businesses from all sectors with a fantastic opportunity to unlock new business with potential clients and suppliers.
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CORKMEET Final Briefing - CHANGE OF DATE
The final Business Briefing about CorkMEET will now take place on Wednesday 6th March at 5pm (not 27 Feb as previously advertised) in Vertigo in Cork County Hall. The CorkMEET team will be on hand to outline details of the activities planned from 10th-12th April.

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Policy
National Employment Week

This week’s issue provides detail on National Employment Week, a private sector initiative which is promoting job creation in Ireland to strengthen economic and social recovery. 

The Policy Team would like to remind all members that we are conducting a series of monthly polls to seek the views of our membership. This month we want to know if you have heard of the Cork City Centre Movement Strategy. Further details are available on www.corkchamber.ie/polls.cfm

 

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Chamber supported Projects
Cork Innovates and the University of Michigan MBA programme
 

Cork innovates recently played host to a team of graduate students from the University of Michigan MBA programme whose remit was to engage with Cork innovates and its partner organisations in order to offer a fresh and independent perspective; assisting Cork innovates analyse regional entrepreneurial endeavors and activities which have the ability to impact on sustainable job creation for the region.

For further information:  Contact Siobhán Finn, Project Coordinator on siobhan.finn@corkinnovates.com

 

 

 

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Subsidised Training
One Chance to Make a First Impression
 

We all know that in business, as in life, we only get one chance to make a first impression. Often, it is your business correspondence that is making that first impression for you don’t let it let you down!

Our E-Mail & Business Writing Course will be running on the 1st March next and will give you an understanding of the importance of written communication in delivering the core message of your company brand.


 

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International
LIFE+ Call for Proposals 2013
 
The seventh LIFE+ call for proposals was published on 19th February 2013. There is up to €278 million available for co-financing of projects under the following headings: Nature and Biodiversity; Environment Policy and Governance; and Information and Communication (relating to environmental projects).

The closing date for the submission of project proposals to the national authority is 25th June 2013. For further information, please contact eimear@corkchamber.ie  
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Albania implements ATA Carnets system
The Republic of Albania has become the 72nd country to implement the international ATA Carnet system which allows for the temporary export or import goods for up to one year. ATA Carnets remove the need for exporters to provide Customs authorities with the otherwise necessary guarantees required for goods to cross borders. From computers to prehistoric relics, Carnets cover all kinds of goods including commercial samples, professional equipment, goods for fairs and exhibitions. For more contact imelda@corkchamber.ie

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Members Offers
Mother's Day Special Deluxe Offer €69 per person
 

Relax, unwind, Detox & Revitalize at Robin Hill Sanctuary.

Day Spa package - Relaxing Foot Spa, Light Dry Body Brush, Soothing and exfoliating Lavender Honey & Salt Glow Scrub, Marine Algae Bath, 1 Hr Deluxe Full Body Aromatherapy Massage, Fresh Fruit Sorbet, Herbal Tea and Chocolate.
E-mail: info@robinhillclinic.com. Web: www.robinhillclinic.com

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10% off all Training Programmes for Cork Chamber Members
 
Offer available: Valid until 31st March 2013

Training available: Health & Safety, Forklift training, Haulage Industry Training, Business skills, Healthcare, Food safety, Quarry Skills Certification Scheme(QSCS), Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS), Risk Assessment/Safety Statements/Site audits and Agricultural/Farm safety. Book online: www.frstraining.com/haulage
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Member Events
A key date education and training professionals won't want to miss
 

Date: 15th March
Time: 9am-4pm
Venue: The Crowne Plaza, Northwood, Dublin
Cost: We have a limited number of free places for Cork Chamber member
To book: please email fiona@ics.ie if you would like to attend


The National IT Training Conference is brought to you by ICS Skills.This year's theme is based on how we can Embrace and Manage Change, the important changes in the field of Learning and Development and how you can adapt to these. See more details - goo.gl/kMBy4



 
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The Marketing Institute Ball 2013
 
Date: March 23rd
Venue: Silver Springs Moran Hotel
Cost:  €75 per person for members of the Marketing Institute and their guests, Students and the Charity and €100 for non-members.
To Book: HERE

The Marketing Institute Cork 2013 Ball - Red Carpet Ball, Celebrating the Best, sponsored by Toyota will take place on Saturday 23rd March 2013 at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel.This event will have all the glitz and glamour you expect, with a variety of entertainment and dancing.The Marketing Ball is always a great night for networking with friends, colleagues and fellow professionals.

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Are you looking for a job?

Date/Time: 7th March 12pm - 7pm and 8th March 12pm - 7pm
Venue: Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Mahon Road Cork
Cost: FREE

The European Employment Services and the Cork Central Division of the Department of Social Protection are delighted to announce an Employment & Advice Fair in Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Cork on 7th and 8th March 2013. Please come and meet employers from the locality, several European countries and a host of employment and advice agencies.  For more information: eures@welfare.ie . For a registration form email: Bernadetta.gaspari-mcguirk@welfare.ie

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CIT Innovation Week
 
Date: 5th - 8th March

Entrepreneurship and Innovation take centre stage each year with a weeklong series of events taking place at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), across its five campus locations, including Blackrock Castle Observatory. In 2012, 18 special events were organised as part of Innovation Week with over 1,000 attendees at the various events. More information available at www.cit.ie/innovation
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