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Launch of the 2014 Transition Year Business Projects
The Transition Year Business Projects Awards is an initiative of the Faculty of Commerce, UCC and Cork Chamber and are kindly sponsored by BNY Mellon. The Awards aim to foster entrepreneurialism in students by encouraging them to develop collaborative business related projects with their peers and write about their experience of their Mini Company or School Bank.
This year, the judging panel is asking students to review the resources available to a start-up business and comment on the key framework, infrastructure or resource necessary to grow their business.
The prize for this year’s winning team is €1,000 for their school and €500 and €250 for those schools in second and third place. More information available here.
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Can you Handle It??
Conflict is a part of life. Both at work and in our professional lives, conflict arises in many situations and forms. Being able to constructively deal with conflict and learning how to manage and deal with conflict is an invaluable skill. Our Conflict Management course, running on the 27th & 28th February, can help you do just that!
Do you need to explain difficult concepts for readers who have no time to read twice?! Our Introduction to Technical Writing Course will help make your technical documentation accurate, brief, clear, complete and above all, reader-friendly!
Conflict Management Course Dates: 27th & 28th February Member Rate: €260.00 This course will enable participants to have a heightened awareness of their own personal conflict management style, be aware of the positive role of conflict and also be able to develop their mediation skills to manage an effective outcome via a mediation process. Participants will be encouraged to develop a personal plan of action in terms of developing their own conflict management skills in their workplace environment. The objectives of this course include: - To enable participants to become aware of the positive value of conflict.
- To become aware of their own temperament and personal style – self-awareness and their response to conflict.
- To develop an understanding of both conflict and negotiation dynamics - understand how conflict can escalate.
- Become aware of the skills required to manage, resolve and change conflict.
- Develop process management skills to manage a mediation process.
- Be able to carry out a mediation process (in the form of a role-play) and manage an effective outcome for the parties, where possible.
- Appreciating, understanding and accepting personal and others negotiation and conflict management styles.
- Boosting self-confidence in relation to managing conflict.
- Learn top tips to negotiate and manage conflict.
- Understand the importance of preparation in advance of negotiations.
This course is ideal for front line personnel - customer service, sales, complaint handling, procurement, operations, supervisors and human resources personnel. This course is only €260.00 for Chamber members so BOOK TODAY! Introduction to Technical Writing Course Date: 27th February Member Rate: €150.00 Great technical writing can make a poor product usable - poor technical writing can make a great product useless. Our Introduction to Technical Writing Course is designed to help you become that great technical writer! This one day course aims to ensure that participants can make their technical documentation accurate, brief, clear, complete and, above all, useful. The emphasis is on writing to impart complex technical information to a specific target audience. Participants should be committed to delivering reports, manuals and routine communications that are accurate, concise, clear and focussed on the needs of the target audience. The course will include: - How to structure reports
- Basic sentence rules
- Technical writing for software
- Working with words
- Brushing up on grammar and punctuation
This new one-day course will be running on the 27th February next and is only €150.00 for Chamber members - BOOK NOW! Business School Calendar February Certificate in Business & Executive Coaching Leadership 25th February Lean Six Sigma Green Belt 25th February MS Word Intermediate 26th February Conflict Management 27th February Introduction to Technical Writing 27th February March Project Management Professional 11th March Microsoft Visio 12th March MS Excel Advanced 12th March Microsoft Project 13th March Dale Carnegie – High Impact Presentations 13th March Certificate in Train the Trainer 20th March PMI Exam Preparation 24th March Certificate in Supervisory Management 25th March April Influencing & Negotiating Skills 16th Apri
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Cork Chamber Business Owners Hub
Cork Chamber has identified a real need within the membership for Business Owners to collaborate with each other and participate in meaningful discussions around the challenges and opportunities they encounter on a daily basis.
We are encouraging small groups of Business Owners to come together and participate in this Hub, by connecting with fellow members and sharing ideas for growth, as well as using real life experiences to support and help each other. As a participant in the hub you will gain real knowledge and insight into the 4 key areas facing businesses today: - Legal (employment contracts)
- Financial (budgeting, forecasting, basic bookkeeping)
- HR (leadership & teambuilding)
- Marketing (Maximising your budget)
Please fill out the application form online HERE to confirm your place within this Hub.
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Conquer Europe and the World!
- Futurallia Rhône-Alpes 2014 takes place in Lyon (France) from June 4-6 and follows the same formula as CorkMEET. CorkMEET partners are offering an early-bird offer for interested businesses.
- This week’s highlights for partnership opportunities include the Construction and Engineering Sectors.
- See 'read more' below for further details.
Bonjour la France! Futurallia Rhône-Alpes 2014 Date: June 4-6
Where: Lyon, France
Cost: Special offer of €500 per delegate* Futurallia Rhône-Alpes 2014 will take place in Lyon (France) from June 4-6 this year with more than 700 companies representing 30 different countries attending one of the biggest International Business Forums of the year. The forum follows the same formula success of the CorkMEET event where participating businesses are given access to a rich network of contacts and international business experts. Businesses can engage in up to sixteen pre-scheduled and personalised business meetings over the two days of the event. *CorkMEET has negotiated an early-bird price for Cork businesses wishing to attend Futurallia Rhône-Alpes; interested businesses can book a special €500 ticket before February 28 (limited to one delegate per company). This exclusive offer includes registration, attendance at all forum events, lunches, accommodation, return flights, transfers and the full support of the CorkMEET partners during and after the forum. Contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie for further information.
Partnership Opportunities - A Croatian company specialised in the production of PVC, aluminium and high pressure laminate door panels and insulated plates, seeks Irish door manufacturers with whom it can develop a long-term cooperation. For more information, please contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie
- An Indian real estate developer is planning an affordable housing township project of 21,000 houses to accommodate 50,000 people near Pune, India, with a total area of 262 acres. The developer is seeking a Joint Venture partner in infrastructure development and construction. The technologies specifically sought for this affordable housing development include solar PV, solar waste, waste water management and green buildings. For further information, please contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote 20130606007 BR.
- A Spanish engineering company operating in the sanitary and environmental fields within the water cycle framework and urban solid waste management seeks partners to create a joint-venture. The company specialises in the integrated water cycle; integral waste management; irrigation; soil recovery; and environmental studies. For more information, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote 20120628062 BR.
- A UK company based in North East England and operating in the waste recycling sector is looking for agents, distributors and transport services in Europe. The company seeks additional outlets for its output of recycled materials. For more information, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote 20121026017.
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Pictures from Cork Chamber Annual Dinner 2014
Did you get your picture taken at the recent Cork Chamber Annual Dinner? See photo gallery here.
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Fastnet Recruitment Open Days
Date: Tues 25th Feb, Wed 26th Feb, Tues 4th March & Wed 5th March
Time:12 -7pm
Venue: Fastnet Office, Eastgate Village, Eastgate Business Park Little Island, Co. Cork
Cost: Free to attend
To book: Please Call 021-4509200 or email jobs@fastnetrecruitment.com fastnetrecruitment.com to register or for more infomation.
Due to multiple job opportunities with clients in the Life Sciences, Agri-Food and Business Service sectors, Fastnet Recruitment are hosting a series of Open Days in February and March to fill a significant number of exciting roles with blue chip clients in the areas of: Quality & Laboratory, Supply Chain & Operations, Engineering, Accounting & Finance.
Fastnet Recruitment, a leading provider of recruitment, HR and outsourcing solutions to the Life Sciences, Agri-Food and Business Services sectors, is hosting a series of open days to fill a significant number of exciting roles in nationwide locations.“Open Days are a great opportunity to meet a Fastnet specialist consultant in a discreet setting and get expert market knowledge, ensure your CV is market ready and discuss immediate and potential career opportunities. We have a large number of openings with highly attractive companies. The Fastnet team are experiencing strong demand for candidates with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain/Operations and Finance & Accounting backgrounds particularly from clients in Biotechnology, Food and Business Services areas.” said Niamh O’Driscoll, Managing Director, Fastnet Recruitment. The open days will be split over four days to target certain areas and expertise - 25th February is dedicated to Quality & Laboratory, the day after will be Supply Chain & Operations, Engineering will take place the following week on March 4th and Finance & Accounting on March 5th.Fastnet Recruitment & Search are encouraging those qualified in the relevant areas with a minimum of 1 year’s industry experience to attend the open days at their office in Little Island. The open day timetable is now available online at www.fastnetrecruitment.com.
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Vodafone Smart StartUp Network Breakfast Event
Date: Thursday 20th February
Time: 7.30am – 9.30am
Venue:Vertigo at Cork County Hall
Cost: Registration in advance, free to attend
To book: here
The Vodafone Smart StartUP Network is an initiative to provide guidance and expert advice to both established small businesses and start-up companies on how they can better leverage technology for business benefit through a series of mentoring events and talks from some of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs.
The event will be opened by Fred Karlsson, founder of DoneDeal.ie who will share his experience, insights and advice for businesses starting out. It will then comprise of expert mini-mentoring sessions for all attendees on the following topics: social media, e-commerce and business productivity and doing business in the Cloud.
Diabetes Ireland Education Seminar for Type 1, Type 2 and Parents and AGM
Date: February 20th
Time: 6pm and 8pm
Venue: Imperial Hotel, Cork
Cost: Free
The Cork Branch of Diabetes Ireland will hold their AGM and Public Education Meetings in the Imperial Hotel, South Mall, Cork on Thursday, February 20th, 2014. The AGM will take place at 6.30pm. There will also be a series of meetings at 6pm and 8pm, that will be of interest to people with Type 1, Type 2 and parents of children with Diabetes.
Sherry FitzGerald Residential Property Market Afternoon Briefing
Date: 25th February
Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Venue: Pegasus Suite, Clarion Hotel, Cork
Cost: FOC
To book: Kerri FitzGerald, kerri.fitzgerald@sherryfitz.ie, 01 2376313
ARE YOU BEING ASKED ABOUT...
• How are house prices performing and what is the outlook for the year ahead?
• How many houses are actually for sale and what does that mean for the market?
• What is the likely demand for property in the years ahead?
Please join us to receive the answers to these questions and other insights into the residential property market.
Bake Party to support Concern on International Women’s Day
Date: 3rd to 8th March
Time: Up to you but we suggest mid morning or afternoon
Venue: At your office or workplace
Cost: No cost but we will forward you a bake pack with chocolate & baking goodies, recipe cards, posters & collection boxes, etc. Plus you will be entered into a raffle to win some great prizes!
To book: Email Mary Filan on mary.filan@concern.net or call her at 01-479 1301
Celebrate International Women's Day by holding a bake party in your office the week of the 3rd-8th of March. All the funds raised will go towards Concern’s Women of Concern project in Zambia. Please help us to help women and girls to overcome adversity in their lives.
Smarter Egg Season of Events
Date: 3rd March
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Venue: Upstairs at The White Horse, Ballincollig, Cork
Cost: €20 per person
To book: HERE
A Live interview with Gillian Keating, Partner, JW O’Donovan Solicitors and Cork Chamber President preceded by Egg Talks from three high-achieving business women with fascinating stories to tell – Miriam O'Connell of Space for Change, Aoife Rigney, Digital Marketing and Social Media Expert and Julia Lynes of EazyCity.
Smarter Egg is a growing business based in Cork providing programmes and events that build connective tissue between people and ideas, all in the context of building stronger businesses. The programmes use the latest business thinking in a supportive, yet challenging, environment and have proven popular with a wide range of successful businesses as well as large multi-national organisations
Alpha Wealth Breakfast Seminar on Business Risk and Business Opportunity for Company Owners
Date: 13th March
Time: 7.30 am (teas / coffees) with 7.45 am start (sharp) /9am finish
Venue: The Clarion Hotel Cork
Cost: Free of charge ( parking - underground car park in clarion)
To book: (RSVP to Anne O’ Dwyer email: here or tel: 021 4861471
Alpha Wealth is hosting a breakfast seminar on business risk and how to protect your business and business opportunity and how to make assets grow in the business. We will have two fantastic speakers from New Ireland who are both experts in their field who will provide an insightful and on the pulse view of business risk and business opportunity in today's current environment.
Wines From Spain Professional Tasting
Date: 5th of March
Time: From 11.00 am to 5.30 pm
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Cork
Cost: Free entrance
To book: R.V.S.P Esther Montesinos. Tel (01) 6616313. Mail: emontesinos@mcx.es The Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy is hosting the “Wines from Spain” tasting in Cork for the trade sector in Munster area. In total, more than 160 wines from over 32 different “Designations of Origin” will be available to taste. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend seminars on Sherry wines.
More details available here.
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