Female solidarity is good for business as close-knit group of Bandon entrepreneurs show

A group of busy working women in Bandon with different — but complementary — businesses speak to Karen Murray ahead of International Women’s Day

There’s a health shop in Bandon that is home to several enterprises, all of them run by women. A vegetarian cafe is nestled on the ground floor, and upstairs you can practise yoga, knit or learn to knit, as well as view and buy art and other natural, health-inspired products. All different businesses — and yet complementary because the women who run them support rather than compete against each other.