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Cork Chamber Meeting with Lord Mayor and County Mayor
As part of our ongoing lobbying and engagement campaigns Cork Chamber President, Gillian Keating and Chamber CEO Conor Healy met with the newly elected Lord Mayor of Cork City Cllr. Mary Shields and Cork County Mayor, Cllr. Alan Coleman earlier this week. At the meetings Cork Chamber outlined priority issues of concern for the business community in the Cork region for the coming twelve months.
As well as discussing key infrastructural projects the importance of marketing Cork as a region through Cork INC was discussed. The Chamber re-enforced our position on the necessity of ensuring the continuation of the City and County Council’s Economic Development Fund to further support the creation and expansion of sustainable enterprises in the micro and SME sectors of the Cork economy.
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A Project causing you Problems??!!
Do you want to gain the tools & knowledge to manage your workload & deliver your projects on time?
Do you want to learn key project management techniques?
Do you want to understand Project Management Technical Skills and Tools?
Then our Project Management Professional Courseis the course for you! Starting on the 15th July, this 3 day course is only €420.00 for Chamber members, so don’t delay, BOOK TODAY!
Project Management Professional (3 days) (PMBOK Version 5) Course Dates: 15th, 16th & 17th July Member Rate: €420.00 Professional Project Management is designed to establish a detailed understanding of Project Management terms, concepts and methodologies. The hands-on approach of this course ensures trainees “learn by doing” and gain a step-by-step, real-time experience of using the tools and implementing the methodologies and support structures. In simulating real-life environments, trainees gather the detailed knowledge required to apply the training on return to their work environment. The Project Management course is designed to be practical and help people apply the knowledge to the workplace. The course uses PMBOK Guide Version 5 as its reference and so helps prepare people for PMI certification. The trainers are expert on multiple project management systems so if a specific company has questions on practical application of theory they are able to answer and give examples of how these systems are used in real life. A soft copy of tools and PMBOK-compliant templates that participants can take away and use when they are back in the workplace are provided. Learning Objectives: - Understand the purpose, inputs and outputs of the core processes in each of the five process groups: Initiating, Planning, Execution, Control and Closing.
- Learn how to Scope a Project clearly by using a Work Breakdown Structure, and how to put in place a mechanism to control any changes to the Project Scope.
- Learn about Program Governance, and how to create a Phase Gate approval system that ensures early identification of project problems.
- Learn about the 10 knowledge areas of project management (Integration, Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement plus Professional and Social Responsibility). Understand how each knowledge area contributes to the progression of a project from start to finish, and know how to create the key deliverables at each stage.
- Learn key project management techniques, together with how and when to use them. Examples of such tools and techniques include Budget, Risk Analysis, Scheduling, Gantt chart, Contingency and Change Control.
- Learn how to identify and analyse risks to your project, and place a focus on avoiding risks rather than recovering from their effect. Learn how to quickly build a Risk Register for your organisation and how to weigh up the best response to different types of risk.
- Learn how to apply this learning a range of industries, with particular emphasis on projects that are relevant to participants’ environment through use of case studies and working exercises based on realistic problems and real-life project scenarios.
- Understand Project Management Technical Skills and Tools such as Microsoft Project Professional, methodologies such as Work Breakdown Structures, Phase Gates, Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis and a robust Project Governance system.
- Learn different techniques for estimating schedule and effort, understanding the different factors that have to be taken into account when moving from an initial estimate through to a detailed plan upon which you can make a commitment.
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Calling all Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies -The Future is Now!
Date: 3rd July
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber/NRF members
To book: HERE
Cork Chamber will once again partner with The National Recruitment Federation to bring you an informative evening seminar.
This event will focus on how the recruitment industry:
- is performing both at home and globally
- how it will play an integral part in helping to get the Country back to work
- skills needed for the recruitment industry and businesses for the future
- trends that are emerging as we move in a fast social media world.
This evening event will be chaired by Chamber CEO Conor Healy.
Additional speakers include Barbara McGrath, NRF, Anthony O’Mara, Voxpro, Phil Prendergast and Eva De Lacy Staunton from LinkedIn.
CLICK HERE for further details and to book your FREE place.
Cork Chamber Speed Networking in association with Aviva
Date: 24th July
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: River Lee Hotel
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
To book: HERE
Cork Chamber and Aviva are working in partnership to bring you a highly energized event, where you will make over 10 business contacts in a fast-paced environment. ‘Speed networking’ is a more structured form of networking where you have 1 ½ minutes each side to pitch your business and make connections for both buying and selling.
This is a practical event for SME’s, giving you a chance to speed network and meet new business contacts as well as receive referrals and renew existing connections.
Places are limited, please BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment
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Enterprise Europe Network At Cork Chamber
Overseas Business Partnership Opportunities See 'read more' below for details of overseas business partnership opportunities which are contained in the Enterprise Europe Network database. Upcoming Events
Green Connections, Driving Green, Copenhagen, 27th-28th August 2014
Driving Green is Denmark’s biggest sustainable and efficient road transport event. Green Connections is its official matchmaking event and will be free of charge to participate in. Read More
Horizon 2020 Brokerage Event, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 2nd September 2014
This networking event is aimed at pan European companies, universities and researchers who are interested in sharing new project ideas and in finding Horizon 2020 partners.
See 'read more' below for further details!
Business Partnership Opportunities - A UK company specialising in damp proofing and water repellent products for masonry and block-work seeks trade intermediaries in Ireland. The product’s core uses is for basements and under-builds, terraces and balconies, bathrooms, car park, commercial areas, residential areas and vehicle maintenance pits. The product is also an ideal solution for effluent retention, which can be used for slurry pits, silos, and dairy parlours etc. The ideal partner would have existing contacts within the DIY, Construction and Agriculture sectors. For more information about this profile, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote BRUK20130814001.
- A French company specialising in the production and maturation of artisan cheese, primarily made with raw milk, seeks distributors to develop its range on new markets. The company has two maturation facilities, seven retail outlets, and works widely with HORECA. The company has a portfolio of around 200 products and has long term experience in the dairy sector; exporting its products across Europe and beyond. The company seeks distributors to develop its range in new markets. For more information about this profile, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote Ref. BOFR20130716001.
- A UK company provides practical help to foreign-owned companies in becoming established in the UK market in an efficient and cost-effective way. The company is offering its services to overseas companies seeking to develop their business in the UK. The ideal partner will need to have a willingness to grow and develop in the UK. For more information about this profile, contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie and quote BOUK20130731002.
To view all of the profiles contained within the Enterprise Europe Network database please click here. Upcoming Events Green Connections, Driving Green, Copenhagen, 27th-28th August 2014 Driving Green is the biggest event in Denmark for sustainable and efficient road transport and it takes place in Copenhagen 27-28 August 2014. Driving Green Connection is the official matchmaking event and it will be free of charge to participate in. The concept will allow participants to book 20 minute 1:1 meetings with potential new business partners. Participants will have the opportunity to find new partners and business and ideas and will have the opportunity to present, discuss and develop new project ideas on sustainable and energy-efficient road transport. Click here to register for the event. Horizon 2020 Brokerage Event, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 2nd September 2014 If you intend to prepare a Horizon 2020 proposal or if you seek partners for collaborative international Research and Development projects then the Horizon 2020 Brokerage Event is the place for you. The networking event will target a wide range of companies, universities and researchers from all over Europe, who are interested in sharing new project ideas and finding Horizon 2020 partners. Participants may have up to 15 pre-scheduled 20 minute 1:1 meetings. Participation is free of charge to this event. Click here to register for this event.
To view the Enterprise Europe Network Events Calendar please click here
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Come Visit Us At Cork Chamber
Are you interested in learning more about Cork Chamber and meeting the team? Why not drop into see us this Friday 4th July between 10am - 12pm. Please pass this information on to anyone who you feel would be interested in attending. This is open to both members and non-members.
We look forward to seeing you Friday!
63rd Cork City Sports International Athletics Meet
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Date: 8th July
Venue: Cork Institute of Technology
Buy Tickets: HERE
The Annual Cork City Sports International event has gone from strength to strength and this year alone will welcome 200 international athletes, coming into Cork to participate in the event. The sports event is one of the premier International Athletics Meet in Ireland. Cork City Sports organizers received a timely boost when it was confirmed that Olympic Gold winner Mark Lewis-Francis is set to take to his blocks for the much anticipated 100m clash at the CIT Athletic Stadium on Tuesday 8th July next week. With 9.95 sec speedster Keymar Hyman from the Cayman Islands already in the lineup the 31 year old Birchfield Harriers, the sole still active survivor of Britain’s famous Olympic Relay triumph over the seemingly unbeatable USA quartet in 2004 ensures that there will be at least two sub 10 second men performing in Cork for the first time. With Ramon Gittens from Barbados, Rondell Sorrillo (Trinidad & Tobago) and Warren Fraser from Bahamas also declared starters do not blink when the gun is fired!
More information on tickets and the programme of events available here.
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News Headlines
1. Cork Chamber Welcomes SouthWestern's Announcement Of 260 New Jobs - Read More HERE
2. Local Enterprise Offices On The Hunt For Cork’s Best Young Entrepreneurs, With €150k Investment Fund Up For Grabs - Read More HERE
3. New EU Commission President Must Support Growth Of The European Economy - Read More HERE
4. PunditArena.Com Named IGNITE Business Of The Year Award 2014 At Annual Awards And Showcase - Read More HERE
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Rhythm of the Dance
Period of the offer available: Sunday, July 6th, 8pm, Cork Opera House
A toe-tapping Irish dance spectacular, Rhythm of the Dance has toured internationally since its creation 15 years ago thrilling over 5 million fans across the globe. With a gifted young cast of dancers, musicians and featuring three Irish tenors, you’ll be taken on a two-hour richly-costumed extravaganza. Choreographed by former Riverdance star, Doireann Carney, it’s a must see! Special Offer: Tickets are €29 and Cork Opera House is delighted to extend a ‘2 for 1’ offer to Cork Chamber members.
To avail, simply contact their Box Office on 021 427 0022 and quote “Cork Chamber Offer”.
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