by Aisling Hurley | Jul 30, 2013 | Inspirational Entrepreneurs, News, Uncategorized
Did you know that Coco Chanel began to design hats as a hobby? Her hats quickly caught the attention of the female Parisian elite. In 1909, with the help of Balsan and Arthur “Boy” Capel, another rich lover, Coco was able to open her own millinery, or hat...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 30, 2013 | Inspirational Entrepreneurs, News, Uncategorized
Monday’s #inspirational #entrepreneur this week is the lovely JK Rowling who earns approximately £5 every second. She followed her dream for Harry Potter and created a global brand and franchise movie series which, to date, is the highest grossing film series of...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 22, 2013 | Inspirational Entrepreneurs, News, Uncategorized
Darlings I have sinned. I have broken my self imposed financial constraints and it’s all Lulu Guinness’s fault. I (genuinely) had to pop into Kildare Village. This is one of the Villages by Value Retail. Founded in 1992, Value Retail is the creator and operator...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 10, 2013 | Branding, Craft/Artists, News, Social Media, Uncategorized
The inspiration for todays post came from a discussion I had with a group of crafters recently. I was appalled at the seemingly large mark up some shops are putting onto the pieces, which meant little or no profit for the crafters who had spent all their time and...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 8, 2013 | Inspirational Entrepreneurs, News, Uncategorized
This week’s inspirational entrepreneurs produce one of my all time favourite off farm enterprise products. It’s a food product and it’s called ice-cream. As I write we are enjoying the lazy hazy days of summer with temperatures set to soar even higher this week...
