Ever wondered how someone makes it as their own boss? What it takes to run your own business? Here at VIP, we love speaking to some of Ireland’s top business people to find out the secrets to their success.
This week we chatted to Maria Reidy, who owns Signature Events her stunning event planning business and her latest venture is Signature Rentals, where she rents out a beautiful edit of tabletop and event decor.Yes. From a very young age I have always wanted to own my own business.
I think my parents were a bit concerned how I changed from a little girl to a business mogul in a matter of minutes!!I find you are always learning as a business owner and each day and particularly with event management new challenges arise each day. Covid has been the biggest challenge to ever present to my business.It can be hard and I love to work so I do sometimes have the tendency just to keep going.
Learning to outsource aspects such as logistics and other areas that are not our speciality was a key learning.Navigating Covid and my entire event management business coming completely to a halt. Setting up both a rentals and online e-commerce business during a pandemic has been a huge success Impossible to choose one. Being self employed is very rewarding and I would never change it but I know how hard it is.
Every Irish woman that works for themselves and owns their own business is a hero in my eyes. Irish business women turn up every day and do the best that they can in their business for their staff, their customers and their community – always inspirational.To continue to grow all three aspects of my business – Maria Reidy Events, Signature Rentals and Signature Editions. I am in business 6 years and I feel I am only starting – I have very exciting plans for the next five years.
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