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Keep Discovering Cork
 
www.purecork.ie

We continue to support our members in the hospitality, tourism, leisure and retail sectors by enjoying staycations, relishing new gastro experiences, soaking up the atmosphere in the city, exploring the great outdoors and supporting local.

 

Check out the official tourism website for Cork - www.purecork.ie

 

Here are some members’ news, offers and events in this sector:

 

 


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Member Events
 
Promoting You
Member Offers
 
Member Spotlight
Corporate Gifting or Employee Rewards
More Than Just a Gift Card
 

The Cork Chamber Gift Card is ideal way to support local through your corporate gifting or employee rewards this Christmas.

 

Importantly, the Cork Chamber Gift Card, supports the local economy by ensuring that the money stays within the Cork region, and this has proven to be very popular among the business community. Since its introduction in 2018, the Cork Chamber Gift Card has contributed to over 1 million euro directly to the local economy.

 

The Cork Chamber Gift Card is operated by One4All, Ireland’s leading multi-store gift card, the card is accepted by 100s of retailers and businesses across Cork city and county.


Advancing You
New Customs Import System now being used by all relevant businesses
 

Revenue's new modernised system enables businesses that import goods from outside the EU to meet all the legal requirements of the EU Union Customs Code (UCC).  The increased system capacity of AIS means that businesses can be confident that the significantly increased volumes of import declarations, arising mainly as a result of Brexit, can be processed efficiently thus minimising the impacts of the very different trading environment that now exists between Ireland and Great Britain.

 

Technical information regarding switchover to AIS can be found in eCustoms Notification 48/21.


Access2Markets
 

The European Union wants to make sure that accessing foreign markets is easier for everyone. Take a look at the Access2Markets portal that helps firms to trade beyond the EU’s borders. Understand Product-by-product information on:

 

  • tariffs & taxes
  • customs procedures
  • rules of origin
  • trade barriers
  • product requirements
  • statistics

for all EU countries and for more than 120 export markets around the world.


Upskilling You
Discover Your Best: Cultivate Resilience, Transform Your Mind, & Live Unbound
Member Price €500
 

Wed 3 Nov | 11am-12:30pm | 5 mornings

 

Learn the science of a resilient & high performing mindset and engineer your life to become your very best every day.  Reveal your unlimited potential and achieve the impossible with Stephen McDonnell, a leadership, resilience and peak performance consultant who is committed to helping ambitious individuals, teams and organisations develop the skills, mindset, belief and drive needed to achieve transformational performance


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Representing You
 

Dear Chamber Member,

 

I hope you are all well and that this week’s budget announcement has provided some clarity for the year ahead as we begin to look towards life and business beyond COVID19.

Budget 2022 is arguably one of the most important budgets in recent years as it aims to steady public finances, tackle the cost of living, while at the same time boosting public services and ensuring that businesses can emerge from a difficult 18 months.

 

It has the potential to stabilise the economy if it remains responsive to business needs. To this end it is welcome to see a focus on...


Dear Chamber Member,

 

I hope you are all well and that this week’s budget announcement has provided some clarity for the year ahead as we begin to look towards life and business beyond COVID19.

Budget 2022 is arguably one of the most important budgets in recent years as it aims to steady public finances, tackle the cost of living, while at the same time boosting public services and ensuring that businesses can emerge from a difficult 18 months.

 

It has the potential to stabilise the economy if it remains responsive to business needs. To this end it is welcome to see a focus on transport, climate, education and tourism with measures such as the introduction of a Youth Travel Card, increased funding for climate action, a €34 million investment in apprenticeships and an allocation of €90 million for aviation marketing.

 

However, it must be noted that some measures introduced in the Budget will require further adjustment. Business supports such as the extension of the commercial rates waiver into Q4 will alleviate pressure on business, but a tapering off of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme could prove problematic for many into the new year. The cessation of the reduced VAT rate of 9% for hospitality businesses on 31 August 2022 should also be re-examined, given the vulnerability of the sector and its importance to our economy.

 

Housing is as important to business as it is to Government. The allocation of €50million to the Croí Conaithe fund is welcome in principle, but clarity on the operation of the fund must be immediate.

 

Government must continue to engage with business as the measures announced in Budget 2022 come into effect, and close consultation will be needed into 2023 to ensure that no business is left behind.

 

We will continue to engage with local and national representatives on these and other key issues affecting life and business in the region, and our full reaction to Budget 2022 can be found here

 

Warm regards,

Conor Healy

CEO

Connecting You
Against All Odds – Staying Ahead in a Post Pandemic World
Thurs 14th Oct | 9.30am | Online
 

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

 

We are delighted to partner with the National Recruitment Federation for 'Against All Odds – Staying Ahead in a Post Pandemic World'. 

Tomorrow's event will be chaired by Bryan Hyland, Regional Chair and Donal O'Donoghue, President, National Recruitment Federation with an overview of Cork Business by Conor Healy, CEO, Cork Chamber. Speakers will include Peter Cosgrove, Managing Director, Futurewise Ltd, Bettina Schaller, President, World Employment Confederation, Greg Savage, Author of ‘The Savage Truth‘,and Jimmy Sheehan, Managing Director, Contracting PLUS.


Cork's Place in Europe - Next Generation EU
Tues 19th Oct | 11am | Online
 

Join us to explore Cork's role as a thriving European city and the EU's influence on shaping our city region.

 

Speakers will include Moderator, Noelle O’ Connell, CEO of European Movement Ireland, Billy Kelleher, Member of European Parliament (MEP) for Ireland South, Kieran McCarthy, Independent Cork City Cllr, and Member of EU Committee of the Regions and Emmy Coffey Nguyen, Ireland’s Alternate Citizen Representative to Conference on the Future of the European Union.

 


Sustainable Cork Programme: Leadership in Sustainability
Fri 22nd Oct | 11am | Online
 

This session will highlight how Irish SMEs are really grasping the business case for sustainability and are engaging in transformation and leadership for action to achieve change across all aspects of business operations. 

 

Speakers include Anne Moore, Sustainability Manager, Gas Networks Ireland, James McManus, Managing Director, Earth’s Edge, certified B Corp and first SME winner of Chambers Ireland Business Impact Awards 2021 and Sinéad Hickey, Chair of Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Council and Head of Sustainability Ireland & Europe, John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd.

 


Cork Chamber CONNECTS with South-East Chambers
Thurs 28th Oct | 12pm | Online
 

Join us for this interactive networking session online where you will meet other Cork Chamber members and also get the exciting opportunity to connect with businesses in South-East Chambers, as part of our Cork Chamber CONNECTS series.

 

Members can log in from wherever they are and e-network with fellow members and businesses across the South-East from Chambers in Carlow,

Dungarvan & West Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and Waterford, whether you wish to make valuable connections, stay in touch with those you already know or would like to get an insight into how others are doing during this time this event is for you!


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Growth and Opportunity – Showcasing the Financial Services Cluster in South-West Ireland
Fri 5th Nov | 7.45am | Clayton Hotel Cork City
 

Ireland’s South-West region is home to a significant and growing cluster of international financial services (IFS) companies, representing multiple sub-sectors of financial services (FS) complemented by a robust supporting environment which includes a significant presence of audit, accountancy and legal firms.This in-person event will showcase some of the many successful financial services companies operating in the South-West and will highlight certain areas where the sector is particularly strong and growing, such as funds and fintech.

Keynote speakers will include Michael McGrath, TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and Deirdre O'Connor, Managing Director, BlackRock followed by an impressive panel of industry experts.


Representing You
Retail Industry Survey 2021
 

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is inviting retailers to participate in a study to identify immediate issues facing the retail sector.

The study will provide an evidence-based foundation for ongoing engagement with retail sector stakeholders and identify retail sector policy options for consideration by both the Department and Government.
 
Deadline: Friday, October 18


Cork Chamber AGM
 

The 202nd Annual General Meeting of the Cork Chamber of Commerce will be held at Imperial Hotel, Cork at 17.30pm on Thursday 21st October 2021.

 

Please note all Covid-19 Guidelines will be adhered to at this in person event.

 

If you would like to attend, please email Naoimh <HERE> to register your attendance by close of business Monday 18th October 2021.


Upskilling You
Connecting Your Teams, Driving Happier High Performance
FREE to Members
 

Fri 29 Oct | 9.30am-11am

 

Since the beginning of Covid, many employees have been feeling disconnected from their company and less connected to their team, with many also experiencing isolation while working from home. From an organisational HR perspective, this 90-minute webinar will teach you how to connect (or reconnect) your teams for going forward, also driving high performance in the emerging era of blended workforces.


MS Excel Advanced
Member Price €150
 

Thurs 21 Oct | 9.30am-11am | 5 mornings

 

This course is designed to follow-on from MS Excel Intermediate. Having already familiarised yourself with the most efficient way of performing everyday tasks and now that you have mastered the more commonly used Intermediate topics, it is now time to build on that knowledge.  A large proportion of the course is dedicated to managing and manipulating lists of information from working with tables & slicers up to creating and working with Pivot Tables.