Representing You
Sweepack claims for EWSS
 

Eligible employers can back date a claim for Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme to 1 July 2020 if the employer was not eligible for TWSS, or the employer had employees not eligible for TWSS.

 

All applications must be submitted by the employer or agent through Revenue Online Services (ROS) before 14 October.


Micro Enterprise Fund
 

A new Micro-Enterprise Assistance Fund has been announced, to help businesses with fewer than 10 employees, which are ineligible for existing grants, with a grant of up to €1,000 to help them adapt and invest to rebuild their business.

 

About 2,000 businesses nationwide will benefit from the Fund.


Leap Card Discount
 

Travelling around Cork by bus? Bus Eireann are offering at 30% on single fares to those using Leap Card.

 

Take the leap and save!

 

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Member News
 
Promoting You
Member To Member Support
 
Advancing You
Focus on Life Sciences: Meet in Italy 2021
 

Meet in Genoa, Italy from 12-14 May 2021 for Life Sciences is a leading meeting and matchmaking event for companies and start-ups interested in partnering and networking opportunities in the life sciences sector.


Meet in Italy for Life Sciences is a leading meeting and matchmaking event for companies and start-ups interested in partnering and networking opportunities in the life sciences sector.

 

A physical brokerage event will be held in Genoa, Italy from 12-14 May 2021 in collaboration with Italy’s ALISEI National Technology Cluster for Life Sciences and the Enterprise Europe Network.  However, participants can register and set virtual meetings anytime from an online matchmaking platform starting from today

 

Irish start-up companies, research and healthcare organisations, investors, life sciences stakeholders are welcome from the following fields:

 

Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical, Medical devices, Biology/Biotechnology, IT Applications for Health, Medicine, Human Health and well-being as well as related value chain activities, from research to business & development, manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, regulatory issues, professional and consulting services and investment.

 

See more <CLICK HERE> 

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Resilience & Recovery
 

Dear Chamber Member,

 

I hope you, your families, friends and colleagues are all well.

 

Yesterday, Government launched the 'Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19'. This Plan is a helpful step that will hopefully influence continued conscientious behaviour throughout our community, with clear indicators of how we fare that are easily communicated and understood.
 
However, for aviation and tourism, which are...


Dear Chamber Member,

 

I hope you, your families, friends and colleagues are all well.

 

Yesterday, Government launched the 'Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19'. This Plan is a helpful step that will hopefully influence continued conscientious behaviour throughout our community, with clear indicators of how we fare that are easily communicated and understood.
 
However, for aviation and tourism, which are so deeply intertwined, it is essential that Government commits urgently to the necessary airport testing systems and to an effective robust Green/Red route system until such time as the EU travel protocol is agreed.

 

In the weeks ahead of Budget 2021, attention must also move towards refining and simplifying business supports such as the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme to ensure that it is functional and accessible for the businesses needing it most. We call on Government to progress, without delay, the infrastructure projects critical to the economic growth of the region, and which will provide counter cyclical support for our construction sector.

 

While the economic impact of COVID-19 continues to be immediately pressing for business, we must prepare in parallel for the UK’s departure from the EU. Taken together these adverse events will cause significant economic impact. We urge businesses to review the Brexit Action Plan, avail of appropriate Government supports and take the time now to be Brexit ready.

 

We continue to represent the interests of our members in Cork and advocate locally and nationally for the supports, policies and infrastructure needed to make Cork the best place for business. I welcome your feedback and input so that, together, we can build economic resilience for Cork, email me <HERE> or 087 9471858 or make contact with any of the team at Cork Chamber.

 

Take Care,

Conor Healy

CEO

Connecting You
Keeping the Show on the Road... and the Sea
 

Thurs Oct 1 | 2.30pm-3.30pm | Online

 

Cork Chamber is delighted to be partnering with the Irish American Business Chamber Network (IABCN) in Pennsylvania to bring you a webinar focused on the themes of trade, export and infrastructure. International connectivity has always been vital for Ireland, in order to facilitate trade and export to and from the island, and now more than ever, we need to ensure that our trading routes are as direct and regular as possible.

 

The Port of Cork plays an important part in facilitating this connectivity, and we are delighted to be jointly hosting a discussion with panelists Conor Mowlds, Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Cork Company, and Jeffery L. Culbertson, CPE, Chief Commercial Officer, PSA Penn Terminals, LLC, to learn more about the importance of the Port infrastructure and the new, direct ICL shipping route between Cork and the USA.


Connecting You
Greening Our City
Connecting Nature, Bringing Life to the City
 

Tues 22 Sep | 2.30pm-4pm | Online

 

We have teamed up with SHEP Earth Aware, Green Spaces for Health, Cork Healthy Cities, the Environmental Research Institute, UCC and Cork Environmental Forum for this informative session titled 'Connecting Nature: Bringing Life to the City' to highlight the importance of how a greener city is not only more pleasant to live in, or to visit but how it also helps sustain biodiversity, mitigates the effects of climate change and provides opportunities for innovative and sustainable economic development


Sustainable Cork Programme with Reddy Architecture + Urbanism
 

Fri 2 Oct | 11am-12pm | Online

 

Our second webinar of the series titled 'Living in the Heart of Our City' will feature Tony Reddy, Chair of Academy of Urbanism and Sean Kearn, Director of Reddy Architecture + Urbanism who will discuss best principals of urbanism at this pivotal time, including topics such as City Centres, the pandemic, and the City Development plan.


Supporting You
State of the Union Address by President Ursula von der Leyen
16 September 2020
 

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presents her first State of the Union speech in the European Parliament today. She pays tribute to the late John Hume and also discusses the importance of the withdrawal agreement and ongoing Brexit negotiations. 


Upskilling You
Practical Productivity using MS Outlook
Member Price €175
 

Mon 21 Sept | 11:30am-1pm | 2 mornings

 

This Practical Productivity training course will provide you with a totally practical and workable solution to managing your workload and time more effectively.

 

Do not let e-mail control your day - instead, you can take control through the customisation of MS Outlook and by using various features & tools within Outlook.


MS Excel Advanced
Member Price €150
 

Tue 29 Sept | 11:30am-1pm | 5 mornings

 

This course is designed to follow-on from MS Excel Level 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.


Recognising Your Success
Semi-finalists in Cork Digital Marketing Awards Announced


Informing You
National Standards Authority of Ireland
22 September 2020
 

NSAI’s Brexit Unit will present a series of four weekly webinars to explain and address how Standards, certification, manufacturing and trade will intersect with Brexit in the coming months.


Brexit- Get Ready!
5th and 6th October 2020
 

Revenue has committed in providing interactive online webinars, to assist businesses in identifying their potential needs, possible customs implications and how different challenges can be addressed post transition period.