Network to hear how kitchen table start-up grew to international business.
The co-founder and chief storyteller of The Irish Fairy Door Company, Niamh Sherwin-Barry, will be the guest speaker at a Network Ireland Limerick event on 21st February at The Savoy Hotel, Limerick. Businesswomen throughout the Mid West are welcome to attend the event which is being run in association with LEO Limerick and is free for Network Limerick Members and just €20 for non-members.
The Irish Fairy Door Company helps fairies relocate into homes and gardens all over the world by producing high quality Irish fairy doors.
After being hit very badly by the recession, Niamh and Oisin Barry and Aoife and Gavin Lawler were on the verge of emigrating. Following a conversation around the kitchen table in June 2013 the company started a business, largely through Facebook and word of mouth that August. Their mission was to bring children’s imaginations back and enable them to play like they used.
Four years later and the Irish Fairy Door Company now employ 15 people and ship to over 120 different countries and have sold close to 500,000 pieces worldwide.
At the Network Ireland Limerick event, attendees will learn how this simple idea has quickly grown into a hugely successful business which now sees every second child in Ireland own their own Fairy Door.
Valerie Murphy, president of Network Ireland Limerick, said, “We are very excited to be bringing Niamh Sherwin-Barry to Limerick. The Irish Fairy Door company is a really unique business and appears to have enjoyed a fairytale start. We’re looking forward to hearing all about the highs and lows of building a hugely successful company in such a short space of time. This is the perfect event for existing and budding entrepreneurs who are looking for that little bit of magic to building a successful business.”
About Niamh Sherwin-Barry
Co-founder of the Irish Fairy Door Spokesperson (better known as Chief Storyteller) Niamh Sherwin-Barry has worked with children since 2002. She is a qualified Montessori Teacher and has also ran her own business teaching music classes to under 5’s through a Jo Jingles franchise. Niamh happily admits to being a big kid herself which really helps in her line of work. Helping Queen Kate (queen of all the fairies) tell her story is a true honour for her! Since setting up the business in 2013 Niamh looks after brand and heads up the social media, customer services and PR teams.
About Network Ireland Limerick
Network Ireland Limerick is a forum for women in business, the professions and the arts. It provides a forum for Women in Business to network, exchange ideas and increase their business contacts at monthly networking events. All businesswomen, both self-employed and employees, are welcome to join Network Limerick.
Date: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Time: 6pm - 8.30pm - Registration at 6pm with open networking, refreshments and nibbles.
Kick-off: 6.30pm sharp with facilitated networking
Venue: The Savoy Hotel, Limerick
Fee: This event is FREE for Network Ireland Limerick Members and €20 for non-members including employees, entrepreneurs, SME owners, professionals, not for profit and public sector.
Booking: Please see here to book.
For more information on Network Ireland see here.