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...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 5, 2013 | Inspirational Entrepreneurs, News, Uncategorized
We thought what better way to finish this week off than with a bang; our fab The Small Business Fairy readers will be getting a double dose of entrepreneurial inspiration this week, as we share the uber inspiring story of Steven Spielberg. With a current net worth of...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 4, 2013 | Branding, Craft/Artists, News, Rural Enterprise & Farming, Uncategorized
In a follow-up installment to last Thursday’s blog post about the support farmers can find for off-farming enterprises, this week we here at The Small Business Fairy are following up with two shining examples of how off-farming income in the farming business can...
by Aisling Hurley | Jul 2, 2013 | Be Yourself Mistakes and All, Branding, Craft/Artists, Rural Enterprise & Farming, Uncategorized
Similar to last week’s post on ways of dealing wit creative block, this week I’m writing about another topic that everyone – especially those working in the creative field – experiences. No matter how stony their exterior or fancy their title...
