Leading Industries
Legal
Cork Chamber is the leading business organisation in the region committed to supporting business in Cork, representing over 1,000 member businesses in Cork who employ over 95,000 business people, thus ensuring the businesses of Cork are strongly supported and represented on critical business issues arising within the region.
Cork Chamber's membership base covers the entire spectrum of Solicitors and Legal Services companies from large international legal firms to small and medium specialised firms such as Ronan Daly Jermyn, JW O'Donovan and Terence J O'Sullivan Solicitors to name a just few.
As part of the busy Chamber events diary, we have run events on Directors Responsibilities, Employment Law and Succession Planning as well as events featuring speakers from the office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Data Protection Commissioner and local firm Maguire Desmond Solicitors as well as regularly running dedicated and subsidised training courses through the BiznetCork Skillnet.
We have direct access to decision makers at the highest level, and engage with Government both regionally and nationally on key policy issues affecting your business and the overall economic development of the Cork region. Through our policy committees and working groups, members can engage in the public policy process and drive change for the betterment of your business.
Cork Chamber is committed to the advancement of the Legal Services sector in the region and to strengthening partnerships with the legal community.
Food/Drink
Cork Chamber is the leading business organisation in the region committed to supporting business in Cork, representing over 1,000 member businesses in Cork who employ over 95,000 business people, thus ensuring the businesses of Cork are strongly supported and represented on critical business issues arising within the region.
Cork Chamber's membership base covers the entire spectrum of Companies from the Food/Drink Sector, from large food producers such as Dairygold, Carbery Group and Heineken Ireland as well as home grown brands like Ballymaloe Relish, Food for Living and Blue Haven Kinsale*.
Cork Chamber has a proven track record at successfully influencing policy that impacts on companies operating within the food and drink sector, including but not limited to issues such as local authority charges and rates, cost competitiveness and fiscal policy.
We have direct access to decision makers at the highest level, and engage with Government both regionally and nationally on key policy issues affecting your business and the overall economic development of the Cork region. Through our policy committees and working groups, members can engage in the public policy process and drive change for the betterment of your business.
Retail
Cork Chamber is the leading business organisation in the region committed to supporting business in Cork, representing over 1,000 member businesses in Cork who employ over 95,000 business people, thus ensuring the businesses of Cork are strongly supported and represented on critical business issues arising within the region.
Cork Chamber's membership base covers the entire spectrum of Retail / Wholesale Companies from national retailers such as Musgraves, Kilkenny and Brown Thomas as well as local retail outlets such as Amity Boutique, Keanes Jewellers and Fitzgerald Electrical.
As part of the busy Chamber events diary, we have run events that are specific to the retail/wholesale sector such as Online Sales & Marketing Strategies, No Money for Marketing and have run specialised training courses on Sales Techniques and Cold Calling through the Biznet Cork Skillnets Training Programme.
Cork Chamber has a close working relationship with all local authorities in the Region and have direct access to decision makers at the highest level, and engage with Government both regionally and nationally on key policy issues affecting your business and the overall economic development of the Cork region. We have a number of active policy committees and working groups which are fully committed to the advancement of the retail sector in the region.
Financial
Cork Chamber is the leading business organisation in the region committed to supporting business in Cork, representing over 1,000 member businesses in Cork who employ over 95,000 business people, thus ensuring the businesses of Cork are strongly supported and represented on critical business issues arising within the region.
Cork Chamber's membership base covers the entire spectrum of Financial Services Companies from large, international financial services organisations to small/medium financial consultancy, taxation and accountancy firms such as Deloitte*, Taxback International, Arachas Corporate Brokers and Treasury Solutions to name a few.
As part of the busy Chamber events diary, we have run events specific for the financial services industry including Financial Tips for members (Chamber Clinic) as well as speaker driven events, featuring Frank Daly, Chairman of NAMA, Mark Cunningham, Head of Business Banking at Bank of Ireland and Kevin Cardiff, Secretary General at the Department of Finance as well as regularly running dedicated and subsidised financial training courses under the Munster Finuas Network.
Cork Chamber has dedicated policy committees and several working groups working on specific policy issues affecting the development of the Financial Services sector, which are fully committed to the advancement of the financial services industry in the region and strengthening partnerships between industry, education and government organisations.
ICT
Cork Chamber is the leading business organisation in the region committed to supporting business in Cork, representing over 1,000 member businesses in Cork who employ over 95,000 business people, thus ensuring the businesses of Cork are strongly supported and represented on critical business issues arising within the region.
Cork Chamber's membership base covers the entire spectrum of ICT Companies from large, multinational ICT organisations to small and medium software and IT Development firms, such as EMC Trend Micro, Adapt IT and HR Locker* to name a few.
As part of the busy Chamber events diary, we have run events on Social Media, Online Sales, Internet Strategy and Marketing as well as events featuring speakers from Google, BT, Social Media Expert Damien Mulley as well as Vice-President and General Manager of EMC Bob Savage. We have also organised dedicated and subsidised ICT training courses under the BiznetCork Skillnet.
Cork Chamber has a dedicated Technology, Media & Telecommunications Policy Committee and several working groups in this field, which are fully committed to the advancement of the ICT services industry in the region and strengthening partnerships between industry, education and incubation centres. We have direct access to decision makers at the highest level, and engage with Government both regionally and nationally on key policy issues affecting your business and the overall economic development of the Cork region.