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105 new jobs for Cork by Canadian Company OpenText
Cork Chamber welcomes the announcement of 105 new jobs in Cork City over the next two years. The company, which produces and distributes enterprise information management software products, is to expand its global customer support centre to provide support for its flagship Enterprise Content Management and Customer Experience Management solutions. As part of this, OpenText plans to recruit Technical Analysts with supporting language skills and senior management roles. OpenText is currently ranked as the number one Canadian software company and is ranked 305 on the Global Fortune 500 list.
Cork Flood Relief Scheme Update
Cork Chamber hosted a very successful meeting with new Minister with responsibility for the OPW Simon Harris TD on Friday October 31st. At the meeting the Chamber discussed issues of concern around the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme. The Minister has re-affirmed the government’s commitment to fund the project as required and has further committed to ongoing and regular engagement with Cork Chamber and the region to ensure a transparent and cohesive rollout of the project. A further consultation on the emerging preferred solution will take place in March 2015 and before then Cork Chamber will be working with Cork City Council on some specific aspects of the project to ensure a suitable yet aesthetically pleasing solution is delivered in key areas of the City.
How was Q3 for your business?
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Take 10 minutes to tell us how Q3 was for your business! Complete our survey HERE.
Cork Chamber has released its third quarterly economic trends survey of 2014. To inform our policy and lobbying work, this survey gathers data on your business experiences over Q3 and your outlook across a number of key financial measures for the last quarter of 2014. This quarter’s survey also seeks your perspective on Budget 2015.
All survey responses are treated in the strictest confidence with results presented in aggregate format only.
Please complete the Q2 2014 survey by close of business Friday 7th November 2014. Should you have any queries/feedback on this survey, please contact our Policy & Research Projects Manager Dr. Siobhan Bradley here .
As always, your input is vital in informing our policy priorities.
**SURVEY PRIZE**
All respondents who complete this survey will be entered into a draw to win: Afternoon Tea for two at The Kingsley, served in the K Lounge, with a selection of the finest loose-leaf teas, speciality coffees, delicate finger sandwiches and a daily selection of fresh-baked scones, tea cakes and exquisite pastries. Read more about The Kingsley here.
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Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2014
Best of luck to all of the finalists in the Cork Digital Marketing Awards which are being held in the Kingsley Hotel tomorrow at 12.30 p.m. We’ll have the winners details available after the Awards ceremony. Good luck everyone! And while we’re Embracing Digital!! Our next Digital Marketing/Social Media for Business Course is starting on the 25th November next. This course is ideal for businesses that want to get more business using social media and who wish to reinforce their offline reputation, online!
Digital Marketing/Social Media for Business Training Course Course Dates: 4 Days (25th November, 2nd, 9th & 16th December) All Four Days can be booked together or individual days of interest can be booked separately. Member Rate: €440.00 for the four days or €140.00 per individual day. What’s involved? This four day course will provide an in depth insight into the latest innovations in Online Marketing and Digital Media. The course will also give an overview of social media use and look at LinkedIn for the business generation. Day One Search Optimisation, website conversion and web traffic tools Targeted Advertising with Google, Google Analytics and creating landing pages
Day Two Content Creation: Using a blog or your website to create attractive content Facebook for Business: Using Facebook Pages to market to their Billion+ users
Day Three Twitter for Business: Using Twitter for sales, support and marketing. Linkedin: Using this business social network for lead generation and building the reputation of your business Day Four Mobile Future: Should you create an app? What is the work involved. Getting your company ready for the mobile revolution Devising a Marketing Plan: Creating a template for your company to be efficient in digital marketing
What will I be able to do?
- Following this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand how search engines work
- Make changes to a website to increase site traffic
- Execute targeted ad campaigns online
- Know why blogs are good for business
- Build a plan for your business plan to increase traffic and leads to the website
- Build a Facebook presence for your company
- Build a Twitter business profile
- Improve your LinkedIn profile and know how to use it as a calling card for your work
- Be familiar with mobile apps
- Create a marketing plan for your social media properties and devise one based on available resources
Who should attend? This course is for any business that wants to reduce marketing and sales costs, that wants to get more business using social media and wants to reinforce their offline reputation, online. This course is suited for those in marketing, communications, sales and company positions that define business strategy. This course is €440.00 for Chamber members for the entire four days or days can be booked individually for €140.00 each. BOOK NOW!
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Networking Event at Celtic Interiors
Date: Tues 11th November
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Celtic Interiors, Douglas
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
To book: HERE
Expand your business contacts at next weeks Business After Hours event in the stylish Celtic Interiors situated in the heart of Douglas Village.
Celtic Interiors was established in 1993 and is located in Douglas Woollen Mills, where they manufacture and supply fitted bespoke furniture specialising in kitchens and bedrooms. The multi-award winning showrooms are laid out over three floors, and are surrounded by an extensive manufacturing workshop. CLICK HERE for further details.
International Marketing Workshop
Date: Wednesday, November 26th
Time: 9:30am – 5.30pm
Venue: Cork Chamber Office
Cost: Free
To book: HERE
Are you looking at growing your business internationally or to improve your international marketing skills? Renowned Chartered Marketer, Ray Clarke, will be running a workshop on behalf of the Enterprise Europe at Cork Chamber on November 26th (9:30am – 5.30pm). The workshop will take place in Cork Chamber Office, Summerhill North.
Book your free place here.
Annual Christmas Lunch
In Association With Brightwater Recruitment Specialists
Date: Friday, 12th December
Time: 12:30pm - 15:30pm
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island
Cost: €60 members / €75
To book: HERE
Mark the 12th of December in your diary for one of our more popular events, the Annual Christmas Lunch, sponsored by Brightwater Recruitment Specialists. The event will feature a charity raffle with fantastic prizes, a top notch speaker and plenty of festive networking.
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InBusiness InCork Showcase 2014
Date: 14th November
Time: 09:30 to 16:00
Venue: City Hall
Cost: FREE
To book: HERE
The third annual inBusiness inCork showcase at City Hall will deliver breakthrough opportunities for businesses and startups on Friday, 14th November 2014. With more than 1,500 participants expected to attend the business networking showcase and conference, Cork innovates has teamed up with Vodafone and AIB among other business partners to deliver a breakthrough event for potential and existing entrepreneurs in the Region.
The inBusiness inCork 2014 showcase is supported by a number of partners including Vodafone, AIB, Irish Examiner, RedFM and more to bring a high quality event to the people of Munster.
For more information, or to register your place at the free event, please visit here
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International Opportunities At Cork Chamber
Horizon 2020 Funding Opportunities Seminar, 7th November, CIT Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), the Nimbus Centre and Enterprise Ireland will hold information seminar for SMEs interested in finding out about funding opportunities in Horizon 2020. The event will take place in the Nimbus Seminar Room, CIT on Friday, 7th November. See inside for further details.
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – Have your Say
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade agreement is currently being negotiated between the EU and the US and it aims at removing cross-sector trade barriers for goods and services being sold between the EU and US. The European Commission is currently inviting SMEs to provide feedback on same. See inside for further details.
Horizon 2020 Funding Opportunities Seminar, 7th November, CIT A seminar targeted towards SMEs interested in finding out about funding opportunities in Horizon 2020 will take place in the Nimbus Seminar Room, CIT on Friday, 7th November. The event will focus on optimising Irish and International funding for your business, with an emphasis on the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument. Paul Healy of the Rubicon Centre will speak about ‘Non-EU sources of Funding’. The national contact point for Horizon 2020 in Ireland, Enterprise Ireland’s Sean Burke will give an overview of Horizon 2020 and discuss the SME Instrument. Sean will then proceed to discuss the ‘Fast Track to Innovation Programme’ under Horizon 2020 and will speak about Horizon 2020 Innovation Vouchers. The event will conclude with a Q&A session. Places are limited for this event but to register one, please contact Maria.Horgan@rubiconcentre.ie.
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – Have your say
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a trade agreement that is presently being negotiated between the European Union and the United States. It aims at removing multi-sector trade barriers behind the customs border (e.g. technical regulations, standards and approval procedures) to make it easier to buy and sell goods and services between the EU and the US. The current trade barriers often cost unnecessary time and money for companies who want to sell their products in both markets. The TTIP negotiations will also look at opening both markets for services, investment, and public procurement. As the EU-US trade relationship is already the biggest in the world, this agreement could result in millions of euros of savings to companies and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. The extra economic growth will benefit everyone; boosting trade is a good way of boosting our economies by creating increased supply and demand without having to increase public spending or borrowing. To read more about the TTIP, please click here. If you would like to give your opinion the TTIP trade agreement, click on the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/ttip/have-your-say/
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Business Opportunities In Canada - Focus On Alberta
Date: 13th November
Time: 7:30am - 09:30am
Venue: The River Lee Hotel
Cost: FREE
To Book: HERE
The Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber is hosting a breakfast seminar in association with the Canadian Embassy in Dublin and the Government of Alberta (Canada).
This seminar is ideal for anyone who is: - Doing business in Canada or considering expansion into this market
- Looking for information about the current economic climate in Canada
- Interested in learning more about opportunities arising from the new Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada
- Looking for more information about EEN and Canadian Embassy supports for businesses
- Focusing on opportunities in Alberta
This is a FREE event but registration is essential.
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Latest News
1. KMC Elevation Celebrate 10 Years in Business - Read More HERE
2Industry Leader Calls On The Cork Region To Act As One To Achieve Results - Read More HERE
3. Staff Nights Out With The Cork Film Festival And Cork Opera House - Read More HERE
4. 59th Cork Film Festival To Host Irish Festival Premiere Screening Of The Walt Disney Animation Studio's New Feature Film - Read More HERE
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2 for 1 Ticket to see Camille O’Sullivan
Period of the offer available: Thurs 6th November 2014, Cork Opera House
Internationally acclaimed, award winning 'Queen of the Fringe’ (BBC) Camille O’Sullivan celebrates a decade of music and stage at home in Cork with her new show, the aptly titled '10', performing old favourites and hidden gems selected from the last 10 years of her performances.
To avail of the offer simply contact the Box Office on 021 427 0022 and quote “Cork Chamber Offer".
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Bank of Ireland announces details of the 2014 Rugby Sponsor for a Day Competition
- Have your company logo displayed on the players’ jerseys at Leinster v Castres, RDS, Dublin on 16 January and Munster v Sale Sharks, Thomond Park, Limerick on 25 January
- ‘Sponsor for a Day’ competition valued at €50,000, with one lucky winner from Munster and Leinster
- Previous winner cited 15% increase in sales as a result
Bank of Ireland is once again opening up its sponsorships of the Munster and Leinster rugby teams to businesses throughout Ireland to compete in its second ‘Sponsor for a Day’ competition and win the right to have their company logo displayed on the Munster and Leinster players’ jerseys during a high profile European Rugby Champions Cup match in front of a large live and TV audience.
The full prize includes – the winners company logo on the front of the jerseys; pitch signage; corporate hospitality for ten guests; match programme advert; photographs with the team; promotion for your business from Bank of Ireland and Munster/ Leinster Rugby and Independent News and Media through press and media for all shortlisted companies and winners. The selected games will take place in January 2015 and will be a Leinster match at the RDS, Dublin and a Munster match at Thomond Park, Limerick. Both games will be broadcast live on SKY.
Cookery Demonstration for Cancer Recovery
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Date: 6th November
Time: 7pm
Venue: Cork Tourism & Hospitality Building in Cork Institute of Technology
Cost: €10 per person suggested donation
To book: Contact: Geraldine here or phone 021-4335820 to reserve a ticket.
A new, innovative cookbook aimed at patients experiencing cancer-related weight loss has been developed by the Nutritional Science Department in University College Cork and CIT in collaboration with Breakthrough Cancer Research.
If you have ever watched someone you love suffer from cancer, you know that one of the side effects of chemotherapy is weight loss. This Good Nutrition for Cancer Recovery Cook book was created by dieticians and includes information, advice and a bank of nutritious, anti-cancer recipes to combat weight loss. The cookery demonstration will therefore feature some of the highly nutritious recipes to combat weight loss which are featured in the cookbook.
The cookery demos will be given by Culinary lectures Ann O’Connor and Jane Healy of CIT. All proceeds from the cookery demonstration will go to Breakthrough Cancer Research.
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Funding for your business
Date: Friday 7th November
Time: 08.45-13:00
Venue: The Nimbus Centre, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork
Cost: Free
To book: HERE
Learn how to access the €79Bn of available H2020 funding for your business at the Nimbus Centre in CIT this Friday 7th November. Easy access to funding with simple rules and procedures. H2020 SME support service offered by the Nimbus Centre. Other funding mechanisms are also explained. To attend this free event RSVP here by 12pm on Thursday 6th November.
Supper Theatre Nov 'Belfast Shirley'
Date: 13-15th November
Time: 8pm
Venue: Cork Arts Theatre
Cost: Chamber special 2 tickets €30
To Book: 021 4505624
A fulll nights entertainment under 1 roof! A light pre-show supper, a glass of wine and a show! 'Belfast Shirley' starring Dolores Mannion. Max. 50 people for supper so book early!
Offer for Cork Chamber members: a pre-show supper, glass of wine and show all for €20 special and €30 for two tickets. Snacks after. Booking essential 021 4505624. You can book play only at 9.pm for €10.
Your supper and glass of wine are served form 8.pm followed by play starting at 9.pm.
A poignant comedy, “She divorced her husband, y' know. I never knew him, it was before I met Jane. Apparently she came back from work one mornin' an' found her husband in bed with the milkman. With the milkman, honest to God. Well, apparently, from that day forward Jane was a feminist. An' I've noticed, she never takes milk in her tea.”. If you have not seen Dolores in this role it’s a must…If you have we know how much you will want to see her again.
Glucksman Gallery Craft & Design Fair
Date: 7th – 9th November
Time: 1 – 7pm Friday 10 – 6pm Sat 11 – 5pm Sunday
Venue: Lewis Glucksman Gallery UCC
Cost: €5 or free with flyer
To book: here
The GLUCKSMAN Craft and Design Fair showcases high quality Irish craft and design in the beautiful setting of the gallery’s award-winning exhibition spaces. The Craft Fair has been established since 2008 and has developed into a successful partnership between the gallery, craft makers and designers within Ireland, as well as becoming one of Ireland’s most prestigious fairs.This year's Craft and Design Fair will be officially launched by Deirdre Clune, MEP for Ireland South at 5pm on Friday 7th November & will run throughout the course of the weekend.Contact here or 021 4901844 for further information.
'A Winter's Evening' Concert in aid of the Cork Association for Autism
Date: Saturday, November 22nd
Time: 8pm
Venue: Aula Maxima, UCC
Cost: €15
To book: HERE Music lovers are in for a treat when a wonderful cast of singers and musicians gather to present 'A Winter's Evening', A Concert of Light Classical Favourites in aid of The Cork Association For Autism.
Conductor Frank Buckley has put together a programme of music to suit all tastes. The Concert will feature the wonderful voices of mezzo-soprano Louise O’Sullivan and Darragh Mcgann. Young tenor Kevin Walsh will perform on stage along with the Chorus of Opera Cork and the City of Cork Male Voice Choir. Following on from last years sell out show which received great feedback, this promises to be another magical evening of music and singing.
Conductor Frank Buckley has put together a programme of music to suit all tastes. The Concert will feature the wonderful voices of mezzo-soprano Louise O’Sullivan and Darragh Mcgann who has made a name for himself as 'The Singing Taxi Driver' and appeared on the popular TV show The Voice Of Ireland. You can hear his beautiful voice at this link: http://www.darraghmcgann.com/about. Young tenor Kevin Walsh will perform on stage along with the Chorus of Opera Cork and the City of Cork Male Voice Choir. Following on from last years sell out show which received great feedback, this promises to be another magical evening of music and singing. Funds raised on the night will go towards the provision of services for adults with Autism and Asperger Syndrome to ensure they and their families have a better quality of life. The CAA provides a range of services which include: residential, respite, day service, home support and an Asperger Syndrome Support Service.
Tickets can be purchased from the Cork Association for Autism Fundraising office at 18 Cook St, Cork City or online at www.corkautism.ie.Telephone 021 427 1808 for more information.
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CorkBIC Business without Boundaries
Date: Thursday, 27th November
Time: 9am – 16:30pm
Venue: The Grain Store, Ballymaloe, Co. Cork
Cost: €150 (+vat) for full day and €110 (+vat) for a half day
To book: here or email Fionnuala here
David McWilliams, Ireland’s leading economist, broadcaster and bestselling author will lead discussions in CorkBIC's conference, which will concentrate on:
• Creating companies that break new ground and are disruptive
• Economics without Boundaries
• The Truth about Business Angels
• Taking Business to the edge and beyond
• Venture Academy® with 7 of the hottest Start-Ups
Togher 5K
Date: Sunday, 28th December
Time: 1pm
Venue: Togher Boys National School
Cost: €10 online – €12 on the day
To book: here call 021 4511100
Togher 5K sponsored by Right Price Tiles. Due to the success of last year’s Togher 5K we have teamed up with Togher Athletics Club again to hold the event on Sunday the 28th of December @1pm. Please register on-line to avoid the long queues and to avail of a discount on the registration fee also.This years event is kindly sponsored by Right Price Tiles so we have some great prizes in all categories. All levels of experience welcome and all funds raised go to support both Cork Mental Health and Togher AC!!
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