Date:  7^th September
Time:12.00pm – 3.00pm
Venue: Pont Aven Ferry, Ringaskiddy Terminal
Cost: €50 members / €55 non members
To Book: visit our website HERE


This popular annual event is held in association with the Ireland France Chamber of Commerce and is a unique day out, giving Cork Chamber members an opportunity to see what the Pont Aven ferry has to offer as well as a chance to entertain clients and colleagues on board this fantastic Brittany Ferries link to France.

Your ticket price includes a pre-lunch “Apéritif” reception drinks reception in the bar and deck area of the ship, followed by a sumptuous luncheon cooked by the best of French chefs and served with a selection of French wines.

Places for this event are limited, so please BOOK NOW to secure your place.

Date: Tues 10^th September
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel
Cost: €20 members / €35 non members
To Book: visit our website HERE

Cork Chamber is delighted to welcome Munster Head Coach Rob Penney to speak at the September Business Breakfast at the Fitzgerald Vienna Woods Hotel.  Rob has been Head Coach of the Munster Rugby team since July 2012.

Originally from New Zealand, Rob was Head Coach of Canterbury from 2006 to 2012 and last season took them to their fourth straight ITM Cup national provincial title. This is a truly unique opportunity to hear the Head Coach of the Munster Rugby Team talk about what’s involved in motivating and invigorating a team, whether on the pitch or on the office floor.

Places for this event are limited, so please BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment.

Date: 10th September
Time: 12-6pm
Venue: Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Tivoli, 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.

Date: 15^th August
Time:  10:30 am to 1.30 pm
Venue: Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, Co. Cork
Cost: Free
Registration details:  here

Enterprise Ireland and the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) will host a free information session on the Devolved Schools Programme on Thursday, 15 August 2013 in the Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, Co. Cork. Attendees will be given the opportunity to learn more about the programme and will have an opportunity to meet the contractors appointed to the Design & Build framework for the Devolved Schools Programme. For further information on this programme and for details on registering for the event, please click here.  

SEPA Credit Transfer allows you to make euro electronic payments to domestic and cross-border beneficiaries in SEPA

• Payments and reconciliations are simplified by using a single automated system
• New customer file formats
• International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and Bank Identifier Code (BIC) will replace national sort codes and account number.
  

More information available HERE

The Chamber has led engagements with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) and the Department of Transport regarding concern about the IAA’s proposal to end the existing guaranteed 24 hour continuous air traffic control coverage at Cork Airport.  This week’s issue provides further details on this work. 

Elsewhere, Chambers Ireland has recently launched a new guide to corporate social responsibility for SMEs.  For further details see ‘Read More.’

A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is a vital asset to any business. Green Belts are key employees equipped with specialist tools to make changes for the better happen. Our Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) course will help your business in becoming better and faster. Green Belts impact the bottom line. Our next Lean Six Sigma course is starting on the 17^th September next, places are limited so BOOK NOW!

Also, a huge thank you to everyone who attended our Social Media Wake-Up Call event last night in the River Lee Hotel. It was a great night and thanks too to our fantastic speakers, Colm O’Regan, Pat Mullins, Conor Lynch & Krishna De who were very informative and entertaining.

The Enterprise Europe Network helps SMEs make the most of the European marketplace. Working through local business organisations, we can help you develop your business in new markets, source or license new technologies and access EU finance and EU funding.  Contact katherine@corkchamber.ie for more information.

In this week’s ebulletin we focus on:

• InterTradeIreland Elevate Sales Development Programme for Cross-border Trading
• Riga Food Brokerage Event, 5-6 September, Riga, Latvia
• International Trade Fair MOS Matchmaking Event, 12-13 September, Celje, Slovenia.

Keep up to date with Enterprise Europe Network on Twitter @EEN_CORK or join our LinkedIn group Enterprise Europe Network - Ireland 

View the Enterprise Europe Network Events Calendar

Period of Offer: Sat. 3rd - Mon 5th Aug.

 €297.50 per person i.e. 20% discount for Chamber Members 

Enjoy the August Bank Holiday  aboard Spirit of Oysterhaven ! Cruise  the South Coast and learn some basic crewing skills, such as sail handling, operating winches, and steering the boat. This cruise will include overnight anchoring in West Cork harbours and a trip ashore to a local restaurant.

More details available HERE.

Date: September 5^th
Time: 1-3pm
Venue: NIMBUS Centre in Cork Institute of Technology
Cost: Free (Booking Essential)
Booking Details: Iseult O’ Connor , T:021 4335094, E: Iseult.oconnor@cit.ie

Firms are under increasing competitive pressure to deliver new revenue streams, they must exploit existing and new technology and product ideas and convert them into new products and services. The seminar will present the CASPEAr® model of corporate new product development. This model was developed in a recent study of how the most successful Irish-based firms have developed new corporate revenues from new-to-the-world products and services.

Date: 19^th of August

SMILE Resource Exchange is one of the 269 initiatives competing in The World You Like Challenge which sees the most creative minds from across the EU put their low-carbon innovations to the test. The public will be able to decide which ten European projects should go onto the next stage through an online vote. SMILE Resource Exchange wants you to vote HERE  to see them become finalists of the challenge.