Our Business Owners Forum continues to provide our SME business owners with a significant opportunity to learn from and share with peers. Guest speakers and industry experts regularly join these sessions to contribute tailored content and niche expertise.
If you are interested in taking part in this forum and attending these regular catch-ups or would like some more information please contact vicky@corkchamber.ie.
This group is typically suited to our Connect and Accelerate members who are running their own businesses.
Join Cork Chamber’s 'Maximise Your Membership' virtual workshop to learn how to maximise your membership through our many promotional channels, particularly focusing on the Member's Area.
This virtual session will offer new and long standing members the opportunity to learn how to make the most of your membership at a time when sharing information, being informed and staying connected has never been more important.
Participants will acquire a range of supervisory and management skills, in addition to improving their interpersonal and communication skills. The programme combines proven leadership techniques with practical advice on how to maximise your team’s performance and engagement.
Gavin Duffy will be joined by a camera director with full equipment, to replicate the studio experience. In this one-day programme you will gain insight on how the media works, and will participate in pilot interviews to hone your personal skills, with recording, playback and assessment.
Match XR, the annual Slush pre-event, is the biggest one-night emerging tech dedicated event in the Nordics, focusing on the current state of XR and Web3 industries in Finland. This event is free of charge!
The Enterprise Europe Network in Finland is organising a matchmaking session during the main event. Take part in pre-scheduled 20-minute meetings which are high-speed and perfect for making first impressions and new contacts.
The Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber are calling for applicants for their new EENergy grant initiative. EENergy is an EU-funded project that provides 900 x €10,000 as a grant across Europe to SMEs that want to implement measures to reduce their energy consumption and therefore their carbon footprint. With a total budget of €9 million, EENergy actively supports against the backdrop of the effects of climate change, the energy crisis and the EU Green Deal.
Please be advised Cork Chamber will be closed on Friday 29th March (Good Friday) and Monday 1st April (Easter Monday).
Export documentation service on Thursday 28th March will be as follows: - Full Service documents, submit by 11.30am - to be collected before 4.00pm - Online certification 9am-5.30pm
If you have any query or require further information please contact: -Imelda on 021-4530130 / imelda@corkchamber.ie
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Economic Trends Survey Q1 2024 survey now open
Your participation in our Economic Trends survey is an important way to inform our advocacy and lobbying activities.The primary contact in each member organisation will have received our survey, which informs our quarterly Economic Trends report. Ensure the experiences of your business are represented in our report by filling out the survey. Our current survey also covers the topic of childcare, and your feedback on this will help to inform our advocacy. Economic Trends is sponsored by PTSB.
Upcoming Consultations Public consultations now open for your input and feedback:
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