Tickets for the Cork Chamber Annual Dinner on Friday 3^rd February 2017, will go on sale at 9.30am on Wednesday 14^th December.  Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis and there is a limit of 4 tickets maximum per member company.

As with all Cork Chamber events, you will need to LOG IN to purchase the tickets.  We would advise you to make sure you have your login details and get accustomed to logging in before that date.  As you are aware, tickets for this event sell out extremely fast, so being able to login and purchase quickly and efficiently will enable you to complete your booking with ease.


PLEASE CONTACT NAOIMH BY EMAIL OR CALL 021 - 4530131 IF YOU DO NOT HAVE LOGIN DETAILS.

After 3 days with more than 1000 delegates attending over 15 events and meetings across Cork, the Startup Nations Summit drew to a close in Cork’s County Hall on Saturday 19^th November.  An awards ceremony, co-ordinated by the Global Entrepreneurship Network, acknowledged a number of leaders and startup advocates from all-over the world.

Cork innovates, the partnership between Cork stakeholders from local government, education and business support organisations, was recognised with a Global Leadership Award. 

The Draft Local Area Plans for each Municipal District in Cork County Council is now open for public feedback.

The Plans cover the areas of East Cork, Fermoy, Kanturk-Mallow, West Cork, Ballincollig-Carrigaline, Bandon-Kinsale, Blarney-Macroom and Cobh. Once finalised they will replace the previous Electoral Area Local Area Plans adopted in 2011 and will incorporate and update the land use zoning maps and associated policy objectives of the nine Town Development Plans adopted by former Town Councils.

Have your say on the draft plans before Friday 6th January 2017 by clicking the link below or contact Sarah if you want to share your views ahead of Cork Chamber’s submission.

Chambers Ireland will be preparing a submission in relation to Revenue’s proposals to modernise the PAYE system, as announced by Minister Noonan in his Budget statement.

The consultation paper is available here and calls for the views of employers, employees, payroll providers, tax practitioners, bookkeepers etc on PAYE modernisation. At its core, PAYE Modernisation means that, for each member of staff, employers will make the right tax deduction when the staff member is being paid, employees will have the certainty of knowing that they are not overpaying or underpaying tax and Revenue will, through real-time reporting by the employer, have the most up to date information possible to determine that each employee is subject to the tax deduction that is appropriate. It is anticipated that this reporting process by employers to Revenue will be fully integrated into the employer’s payroll run, thereby contributing to a significant streamlining of business processes and reducing administrative cost for employers.

If any Chamber or member business has feedback that they would like to be considered for inclusion in the Chambers Ireland submission please contact Sarah by 5^th December 2016. 

Date: Tuesday 29th November 
Time: 09.00-11.30 
Venue: The Kingsley Hotel
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Working with other like-minded companies or exploring the knowledge that exists in research institutes can significantly improve the competitiveness of your business. Let us help by introducing you to some of the businesses who have worked with the CAPPA and TEC research centres in CIT! 

Our industry speakers will outline how they have benefitted from their partnerships with the research centres and the experts will be available to answer any questions you might have about: Innovation vouchers; EU-funded research projects; New product development; Innovations in your business plan; Internet of Things.

Date: Tuesday 6th December
Time: 08.30-12.00 
Venue: The River Lee Hotel
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Join us at this workshop, held in association with the EU SME Centre (China),to learn more about the WeChat phenomenon and how it is changing the face of e-commerce and communications in China WeChat is sometimes described as the Chinese equivalent of WhatsApp, but in reality, the WeChat app has a lot more functionality than WhatsApp, including the widely-used instant payment and money transfer facilities.

If you are interested in the Chinese market, in e-commerce with China or in app development, then you need to understand how WeChat works! Tap into China’s 700 million WeChat users and understand what they like and dislike about your products and services!

Starts December 6th- €160 for Chamber Members!

• Would you like to have an EMPTY INBOX at the end of each day?!
• Would you like to schedule realistic days and never have to worry about forgetting to do or follow-up on a piece of work?
• Would you like to have an organised system that will help you work more effectively on a daily basis?

The Practical Productivity course will provide you a practical and workable solution to managing your workload and time more effectively in the work place!

Starts December 8th - €130 for Chamber Members!

• Competent use of Shortcut Keys
• Use formatting tools such as the format painter
• Write and copy formulas – Relative / Absolute
• Work with multiple worksheets and write formulas across sheets / Link Sheets
• Create professional looking charts and use drawing tools to enhance these
• Use the database functionality of MS Excel – Sorting & Auto Filter

The Excel Intermediate course  is designed to work through basics including the use of shortcut keys & some less familiar formatting options and topics such as working with and linking multiple worksheets, creating charts, managing lists among other options.

• LeisureWorld awarded highest grade in The White Flag National Quality Standard Awards - read more
• A Carol's by Candlelight Concert in aid of Cork Association for Autism to take place on Friday December 9th - read more
• Rate Increase and Economic Development Fund Reduction Requires Overhaul of Local Government - read more
• Cork's Purple Patch for Pancreatic Cancer - read more
• Chambers Ireland Welcome New Strategy on Positive Fiscal Stance by European Commission - read more
• EY's charity fundraising event wins Tia Maria Hi Style Award 2016 - read more
• Make a cup of tea on the Mercy Hospital Foundation and take a moment to think about what is really important in life this Christmas - read more
• UCC Project tests DS Tools to enhance emergency preparedness, response and recovery - read more
• GLOW, Cork Christmas Celebration November 25th to December 18th - read more
• Christmas at the Cathedral With Majella Cullagh - read more
• Hayfield Manor's Charity Breakfast Initiative supporting Cork Simon Community - read more
• An Post is making it easier for Irish businesses to ‘Make it Personal’ this Christmas - read more

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• Brown Thomas: up to 20% off - read more
• Fin's Horticulture: 10% off  Christmas Tree's - read more
  
• Space for Change: 15% Saving on Strategy and Change Workshops between now and Christmas - read more
• Dublin Coach: Receive an extra 10% discount on all private hire booking - read more
• CEA Engineers & Architects: 10% Reduction in all Services for all Cork Chamber Members - read more
• The Ambassador Hotel: Christmas Lunch and Dinner at McGettigans Cookhouse & Bar Cork - read more
• Musgrave MarketPlace: Christmas Day Pass for your staff - read more