• Roberts Nathan Podcast: 2020 – The Year that was, and 2021 potential for business growth
• CMRF Crumlin / Temple Street Foundation move to a new name - ‘Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin
• Frosch Ireland Announces Partnership with Rocdoc for Covid Testing
• Focus Ireland will mark Nollaig na Mban 2021 with an Afternoon Tea at The River Lee hotel throughout 2021.

• Managing Remote Teams with Niamh Brady Coaching – 7^th January
• Cork English College Online Evening English Classes 11^th January for 8 weeks
• Hosted by Crawford Art Gallery – Harry Clarke Marginalia (Online Exhibition)
• Republic of Work, Zoom Webinar – How to Build a Strong Network – 12^th January
• Once Upon a Time with The Everyman Panto Stars
• Best & Most Tax Effective options for saving for your Child/Grandchild's education and/or house deposit – Webinar with Alpha Wealth Friday 22nd January  

As we kick off a memorable new year, there are a number of opportunities and positions available to promote your brand and offering through the various Cork Chamber platforms and channels including our weekly e-Bulletin, e-Series programme and ChamberLink magazine.

Please get in touch with Annie (email here) to discuss further.   

After intensive negotiations, the European commission has reached an agreement with the United Kingdom on the terms of its future cooperation with the European Union.

The agreement will protect fair competition and will ensure continued mutual interests will be strengthened.

Revenue issued a press release yesterday morning, Tuesday 5 January, with advice to hauliers and truck drivers moving goods from Great Britain (GB) into Irish ports.

When moving goods between the EU and a Third country, it is the responsibility of the declarant to ensure the correct origin and classification codes are used to ensure the correct tariffs are paid.

In partnership with MODOS, Enterprise Europe Network and the Sustainable Cork Programme at Cork Chamber are delivering a training programme online during February & March 2021. The programme will equip SMEs to apply circular economy principles within their business. 

As business owners re-examine their business models and supply chains in anticipation of a post COVID environment, this is a good time to apply circular economy thinking and create opportunities to save money, increase resilience and boost competitive advantage by offering environmentally kind products and services.

Dear Chamber Member,

From the Chamber team and myself, we would like to share best wishes for the year ahead.

With change as the only constant, we certainly have plenty to adapt to this January, but despite the current situation, we look ahead with confidence and optimism.

Today's announcement by Government of tighter restrictions is a challenge, nonetheless, we must stay the course and do all in our power to curb the spread of the virus across our communities. For those of us who are required to...

Thurs 21 Jan | 12pm-1pm

Kick off your New Year with this interactive Masterclass on 'Networking in a Changed World' where we will be joined by networking expert Kingsley Aikins who will walk you through everything you need to know to fully utilise any networking opportunity so you will be prepared for virtual interactions and face to face meetings when the time comes again.

Fri 22 Jan | 11am-12pm

This webinar will feature Liz Meaney, Arts Director Performing and Local Arts, The Arts Council of Ireland, Lorraine Maye, Director, Cork Midsummer Festival and Shane O’Driscoll, Visual Artist and initiator of Ardú, Cork’s new street art initiative. Speakers will delve into the reach of arts and cultural activities far beyond its own sectoral footprint, the importance of a resilient recovery and the role of the sector to the sustainable economic and social development of the Cork region.

Wed 20 Jan | 09:30am-11:00am | 5 mornings

This course is designed to follow-on from MS Excel Intermediate. Having already familiarised yourself with the most efficient way of performing everyday tasks and now that you have mastered the more commonly used Intermediate topics, it is now time to build on that knowledge.  A large proportion of the course is dedicated to managing and manipulating lists of information from working with tables & slicers up to creating and working with Pivot Tables.

Wed 20 Jan | 11:00am-1:00pm

This webinar will incorporate what types of restructuring are available to businesses in line with relevant legislation.

What Needs To Be Done?

Who Needs To Be Involved?

Types of Temporary Restructuring.

Types of Permanent Restructuring.

The consultation to review of the National Development Plan (NDP) is underway.

Please be in touch with Thomas (email here) with any thoughts you may have by January 22.  

Welcome to issue 5 of Chamberlink which you can now browse online and enjoy the interactive and video content.

In this final issue of Chamberlink 2020, we bring you stories of the awardees of our Sustainable Cork Fund, along with the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Business Award. We bring you research on energy diversity, opinion on key local infrastructure, outline the recent digitalisation of Irish SMEs and explore tools of international trade.

We look forward to 2021 and share the line up of the early 2021 events and training.