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Promote Your Business to the Largest Business Network with our new Member Information Centre and Member Plus App
Cork Chamber are delighted to announce that over the coming weeks we will be launching our new Members Information Centre and Member Plus App. Your membership gives you exclusive access to this specialised tool to help promote your business.
You will have the ability to submit press releases, advertise job postings, advertise events, submit members offers as well as manage your account and update your membership listing to ensure all members have access to complete, up-to-date information either from your desktop or on the move.
Please keep an eye out on your emails over the coming weeks for your exclusive invitation to join this online Members-only Information Centre.
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March Business After Hours hosted by Regus, Monahan Road
Date: Thursday 10th March
Time: 5.30pm - 7pm
Venue: Regus, Phoenix House, Monahan Road
Cost: Free
To book: online Cork Chamber is delighted to partner with Regus to bring you March’s Business After Hours Networking event. This event will take place in Regus’ newest Cork location in Phoenix House, on Monahan Road. Join with your fellow Cork Chamber members for an exclusive preview of the almost complete Phoneix House, one of Cork’s newest and premier office locations.
Regus is the largest provider of serviced office space in the world, with 3000 locations globally across 120 countries and 900 cities, including both City Gate and now Phoenix House in Cork along with other Irish sites in both Dublin and Limerick. Regus offers a myriad of office space solutions to satisfy the requirements (and pockets!) of start ups, entrepreneurs, SMEs and major global businesses.
Don’t miss out on what promises to be a fantastic evening of networking!
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Stepping Stones to the UK
Come, listen, learn and network!
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Date: Wednesday, 16th March
Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Venue: Nimbus Centre, CIT
Cost: FREE
To book: online This seminar is being run by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) in association with the Rubicon Centre and will include nuggets of information for Irish SMEs that aspire to entering the UK market. It will take place from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm. Speakers on the day will include Chris Lyons, EEN Bristol; Shirley McCay, Director of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in Dublin and Dirk Schaefer, Manager of the University of Warwick Science Park.
We are delighted to confirm that our case studies at this event will feature Justin Mc Inerney, founder and Chief Executive of Accuflow, a Cork company with a strong UK presence. Justin also sits on the board of the British Irish Trading Alliance (BITA). Meanwhile Helen O’Dowd of Cork-based Virginia Foods Ltd. will provide an insight to her experience in the UK retail grocery market for both branded and private label products.
See ‘read more’ for speaker bios.
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Find out more about your Chamber membership
This Friday 4th March from 9am to 11pm you are invited to the Cork Chamber Offices on Summerhill North. You will get the opportunity to have a one to one meeting with a member of the team and to learn specific ways in which Cork Chamber can help your business.This is open to both members and non-members.
Please forward this information to anyone who may be interested in learning more about Cork Chamber. Contact Patrick on 085 - 7535456 or please feel free to pop in for a cup of coffee and a chat about maximising your membership.
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Ringaskiddy Resource Recovery Centre
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On the 13th of January 2016, Indaver lodged a planning application for a 240,000 tonnes per annum waste-to-energy facility (waste incinerator with energy recovery) for the treatment of household, commercial, industrial, non hazardous and suitable hazardous waste. The facility will generate approximately 18.5MW of electricity for export to the national electrical grid. This will be enough to supply the power needs of approximately 30,000 households. In addition, the proposed development will include an upgrade to a section of the L2545 road, coastal protection measures on Gobby Beach, a connection to the national electricity distribution grid, raising the ground levels in part of the site, and the provision of an amenity walkway along the eastern and part southern boundary of the site. The deadline for submissions to An Bord Pleanala is the 9th of March 2016. See online for more information about the planning process. Should you have any views/observations on this development, Cork Chamber would like to hear from you before 1pm next Monday March 7th. Please contact Alma Murnane at alma@corkchamber.ie or alternatively on 021-4509044 to discuss further.
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Financial Supports for Companies to Fund Research
A new directory of research supports has been published by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. This directory provides an overview of the many State-backed financial supports available for companies to fund research and development.
For further information on how your company can be assisted with innovation supports, click here.
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March-ing into Training!
March is a very busy month for the Cork Chamber Business School, kicking off with these 2 courses running next week!
PMI Exam Preparation Course
8th & 9th March
Are you a Project Manager? Does your work involve a lot of Project Management?
Now is the time to make that experience work for you! This 2 day course prepares you to sit the PMP Certification Exam and become a qualified Project Manager and achieve PMI Credentials!
Also, we have 2 places left on our Google Analytics Course running next Monday 7th March. This fantastic workshop will help you identify and drive better traffic to your website!
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International Events
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Eurostars Match – ICT solutions for smart cities, 5th April 2016, Helsinki, Finland Eurostars Match is a free one day brokerage event will focus on developing business in the smart city area and is a joint event between Enterprise Europe Network at Tekes and Vinnova. The event is aimed at SMEs and organisations active in the area of smart cities who wish to engage in transnational R&D&I projects or innovative offerings. This event may be of particular interest to those with a focus in mobility and transport services and within smart building processes and products. Brokerage event at Hannover Messe, 25th-29th April 2016, Hannover, Germany This matchmaking event will take place during Hannover Messe, the world’s leading industrial and technological trade show. The matchmaking element of the event will include: 5 days of business meetings, professional on-site assistance, business meetings and a representation from 60 countries. Registration for the matchmaking event is free of charge for companies that register via the EEN before 16th March 2016. After 16th March, participation fees will be €95 for exhibitors and €119 for visitors.
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Rising Sons Pizza & Pint €10
Period of the offer: Sunday - Thursday Corks Original and best Pizza / Pint Deal. The Rising sons brewery, Cornmarket Street is offering a pint of Rising Sons beer and a 12inch Italian style handmade pizza for just €10 Sunday - Thursday. Choose from classic lagers to hoppy IPA's which are brewed in - house. 100% Irish Owned
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DigiCon Cork 2016 March Madness
Date: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 9am-5.30pm
Venue: Cork City Hall
Cost: €195 during March Madness
To book: online
DigiCon Cork 2016 is Ireland’s biggest digital conference for SMEs. The theme of the day is Grow Your Business Online and the event will provide small and medium businesses with the knowledge to drive your businesses forward through the delivery of real and relevant information, presented by leading experts in the online space. Hear speakers from Google, facebook, PayPal, Linkedin, YouTube and lots more explain how to learn and connect with new and existing customers, increase sales in a cost-effective way and become more competitive.
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Local Enterprise Week – Cork City
Date: 7th – 11th March
Time: Daily events
Venue: Various
Cost: Many events are FREE to attend
To book: online
From March 7th – 11th, Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Cork City will host a wide array of events for the local business community and those seeking to embark on new ventures, as part of Local Enterprise Week. 19 separate events including workshops, seminars, information and networking sessions, and business advice clinics, are being hosted across the city. For the full programme of events and to book visit here.
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Innovation Week
Date: Monday 7th – 11th March
Time: Various times – please online for the schedule of events
Venue: CIT Bishopstown Campus, CIT Cork School of Music, CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Nimbus Centre and The Rubicon Centre
Cost: FREE of charge
To book: Please see the calendar of events online for more information.
CIT’s Innovation Week 2016 will kick off on Monday 7th March, the annual event, which is now in its 6th year, will see a week-long series of events including seminars, exhibitions and workshops promoting entrepreneurship. The highlight of the week is the Local Enterprise Offices (Cork) CIT Prize for Innovation competition which awards €10,000 in cash prizes to student business ideas.
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Ireland Club XV v Scotland Club XV
Date: Friday, 18th March
Time: kick - off 19:30pm
Venue: Ulster Bank Club International 2016, Temple Hill, Cork
Cost: Adults, €10, Juveniles & students €20
Tickets can be purchased from: - Cork Constitution F.C. Office (Mornings Only) Cork Constitution Shop.
- Munster Rugby Ticket Offices at Irish Independent Park and Thomond Park.
- Ticketmaster , Merchants Quay , Cork.
- Finns Corner On the corner of Grand Parade & Washington Street.
Credit Cards not accepted.
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Inside the Sporting Mind
Date: Thursday, March 3rd
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Everyman
Cost: €25 plus booking fee
To book: online
Sporting stars Ronan O'Gara, Liam Brady, Ruby Walsh and Donal Lenihan to headline Irish Examiner ‘Inside the Sporting Mind’ live discussion at The Everyman in Cork. Enjoy a once-off opportunity to journey inside the mind of sporting legends on Thursday, March 3rd at The Everyman in Cork.
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