Take 5 minutes to complete our short survey HERE  and be in with a chance of winning a €200 voucher for Aer Lingus flights to any destination served out of Cork International Airport.

Cork Chamber seeks your perspective on your business activity in 2013 and your financial outlook for 2014. This data will be key in informing our strategic planning and advocacy work  throughout 2014.  

Cork Airport is currently preparing an Airport Master Plan which will guide the development of Cork Airport over the next ten years.  The Airport Master Plan aims to:

• Guide for the development of facilities – both aviation and non-aviation;
• Guide for land use in and around the airport
• Guide for the development of commercial opportunities; and
• A high level environmental framework.

The Master Plan development process includes a stakeholder consultation and Cork Chamber is preparing a submission as part of this process.  We invite members to email their perspectives on the key elements that they believe should be incorporated into a ten year Cork Airport Master Plan to siobhan.bradley@corkchamber.ie by COB on 16^th January 2014.

Date: 15th January
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: €20 members only.
To book: HERE

We at Cork Chamber are making sure you start off the New Year on a good foot, by bringing you a networking seminar, courtesy of Caitlin O’Connor from Accelerating Performance. During this fully interactive 90 minute networking seminar, you will learn all about:

• Networking is for everyone - Why Networking
• Networking for introverts and extroverts
• Enhancing your career through networking whether employed or self-employed
• Safe Cross Code to networking
• The networking pitch
• Working the room.

Due to the nature of this event, places are extremely limited, so there will be a cap of one booking per company, please BOOK NOW to secure your place.

The core of every business, no matter what business you are in, is your customer and that’s what marketing is all about. Understanding their patterns of behaviour, how they consume and how they engage, and this environment is changing at an incredible pace, driven to a large extent by technology.  The vast majority of us now are multi-platform communicators in our everyday lives.

Cork Chamber and the Marketing Institute of Ireland Southern Region have joined forces to bring you a highly informative seminar entitled “Marketing for the Future – Are you Ready?”  which will take place on Tuesday 21^st January at 6pm in the Clarion Hotel.  There will be diverse panel of speakers at this event who will share their insights into how they have changed their business model and their marketing strategies, how they are now engaging with their customers and the impact that this has had on their brand, and hence their business.  CLICK HERE for further details.

Happy New Year to everyone from the Business School @ Cork Chamber! We have a huge range of courses on offer during Q1, covering everything from IT skills, business leadership, management skills, lean six sigma and project management. Why not make 2014 the year you focus on yourself and your employees – make up-skilling your New Years Resolution!  

Here’s a brief look at what’s on offer in January – first up is our Certificate in Train the Trainer (FETAC Level 6) course, starting on the 22^nd, followed closely by Project Management Professional on the 28^th and E-Mail & Business Writing on the 30^th. Let us help you kick-start your 2014!!

The Enterprise Europe Network helps small business to maximise their presence on the European marketplace. Working through a network of local business organisations across Europe and further afield, we can help you develop your business in new markets, source or license new technologies or access EU finance and EU funding.

For more information, please see: www.een-ireland.ie or contact Liz@corkchamber.ie

See the ‘read more’ section (below) for further information on the following:

• Experts and Evaluators Wanted for Horizon 2020
• ‘Meet the Buyer: Schools Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme’, January 31, Portlaoise Heritage Hotel
• Business Partnership Opportunities

• Our weekly ebulletin (sent to over 3,000 people) allows you to showcase upcoming events or offers you may have for fellow Chamber members. 
• Our monthly Chamberlink magazine has various advertising options allowing you  advertise for as little as €80.
• Are you part of the Cork Chamber LinkedIn group? If not join us here.
• Are you looking for the Chamber Directory? Make sure you log into the Members Area of our website where you can find fellow members, upload your business logo, twitter & LinkedIn address.

The Engineers Ireland’s Cork regional branch invites you to attend a debate on future investment priorities for transport infrastructure in the region. After short presentations from leading local experts on air access, the road network and overall priorities for Cork transport infrastructure, the audience is invited to grade the current infrastructure and put forward your priorities for transport infrastructure investment in the Cork for the next five years. This detail will inform the transport chapter in the 2014 commentary and provide the basis for a Cork regional ‘State of Ireland 2014’ report which will be published in February as part of Engineers Week.

Date: 15^th March       
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork
To book:  here
Cost: Participants raise a target amount that covers training as well

Are you promising yourself to get fit and healthy in 2014. Have you also said you definitely would do something for a worthy cause. Then the Irish Heart Foundation has the perfect package for you. They have just opened registrations for their annual Big Heart Fight Night which will take place in the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork on Saturday, March 15^th 2014.

 Pictured: Kerry Footballer Aidan O’Mahony, Head Coach Dan Lane, Anne Riordan IHF, Noel O’Leary Cork Footballer

Date: 15^th February
Venue: Fota Island Hotel, Fota, Cork
Cost: €130 per person
To book: Call Helena on 1890 998 998, 021 454 4400 or email Helena@breakthroughcancerresearch.ie


Our annual Valentine’s Ball is a fabulous evening of entertainment, dancing, gourmet dining and exceptional tombola prizes all in aid of Cancer Research

Date: Bank Holiday Monday 2nd June

Get your team running in 2014 with the Cork City Marathon.

Are you looking for an exciting challenge to inspire your workplace? Why not gather together your work colleagues and enter a corporate team in the 2014 Cork City Marathon!

Entering the Cork City Marathon will not only encourage employee wellbeing and team building, but it will also boost morale while raising funds for charity, helping your organisation to meet its CSR objectives. It’s a win-win for everyone. Get going – visit here and sign up your team(s) today.

If you would like to talk to one of the marathon team at City Council, please call 021 4924170.

Date: 28^th January
Time: 6.30-8.30pm
Venue: Room 2.26, Western Gateway Building, UCC, Western Road, Cork.
Cost: Free
To book: Places are limited and prior booking is essential. Please confirm your attendance to Lyndsey El Amoud at l.elamoud@ucc.ie or on 021-4904712 as soon as possible.

This workshop series is targeted at business executives/managers wishing to enhance their toolkit in the area of technology and business management, and to enable their organisations to drive sustainable value from technology and innovation initiatives. The workshops tackle key challenges that managers and organisations are faced with and provide a blend of newly developed techniques/solutions to these challenges.