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NATIONAL WOMEN’S ENTERPRISE DAY – CALLING ALL COUNTY WEXFORD’S ENTREPRENEURS Female entrepreneurs and budding businesswomen from across County Wexford are being encouraged to look to the future and register for this year’s National Women’s Enterprise Day (NWED) after the line up for the event was announced. The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) initiative, now in its
15th year, will be hosted by entrepreneur and broadcaster Aine Kerr. Traditionally National Women’s Enterprise Day has taken place locally with LEO Wexford hosting events across the county for female businesswomen or those who may have a business idea
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they want to get off the ground. Following a successful online programme in 2020, this year’s event will again take place online. The free event, titled “Build The Future”, takes place online on the 7th October and will feature some of Ireland’s best known female entrepreneurs including the likes of Aimee Connolly of Sculpted by Aimee, Rachel Doyle of The Arboretum and Sharon Keegan of Peachy Lean, who was recently supported on Dragon’s Den UK. Wexford Leading Light for 2021 is entrepreneur Niamh Hogan, Holos Skincare. Niamh launched her business in 2014 producing an award-winning range of luxurious plant-based skincare that nourishes skin health and helps prevent the signs of premature ageing. In addition to selling their products throughout Ireland, Holos has partners in Austria, Hong Kong and the USA. Holos has always had its eye on the e-commerce space and exploited this position when Covid hit in March 2020 to channel all its resources into driving the online market. In 2020, 67% of all revenue was online, up from only 30% the previous year. Revenue increased by 103%. The focus for Holos going forward is to continue to grow the domestic e-commerce market, partner with like-minded retailers in the B2B space and to grow the US market. The Holos team is made up of six women and their product range is manufactured in-house at their premises in Enniscorthy. Niamh has ambitious plans to grow her business and increase employment over the coming years. The NWED programme will feature topics such as how to build the future of a business, how to get started, internationalisation, finding new markets, trading effectively online, sustainability and innovation. This will be coupled with breakout rooms for networking and a
