Course opens potential of women in business

Linda Coyle used to be “a busy fool” preoccupied with the humdrum routine of running her business — now she’s a savvy entrepreneur with an eye to the future, thanks to the help of a Women in Business Programme run by her Local Enterprise Office.

“I first started working for myself because of family commitments and, for many years, I scheduled my work around the needs of my young children,” said Linda, a voice, music, and speech and language therapist.

One of 13 West Cork women who have just ‘graduated’ from an intensive three-month Women in Business training course, Linda says she benefited significantly from the programme which is funded and managed by the Local Enterprise Office, Cork North and West.