Cora Barnes of Three Q Catering wins Dublin City Female Entrepreneur Award 2006

The Dublin City Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award was presented this week to Cora Barnes of Three Q Catering. Presenting this award to Cora were Orla Barry from Newstalk Radio, guest speaker and Greg Swift, CEO of the Dublin City Enterprise Board.

Started in 1999 3Q Catering was established by three friends who worked together in a generalist recruitment agency. They spotted a gap in the market place for a quality recruiter for the catering industry that would concentrate solely on this market. Whilst three other catering recruitment specialists were in operation none of them were pursing the temporary contracts market and were providing only permanent placement services. All three partners have experience in working in the industry and were familiar with client needs. The name Three Q Catering spells out the company’s founding mission: To offer a Quality service, with Qualified Staff in the Quantity our clients require. Cora joined the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women, run by the Dublin City Enterprise Board for female entrepreneurs, in 2005, and as part of this network, the Dublin City Female Entrepreneur of the Year Award is selected from network members, of which there are nearly 100 established female entrepreneurs who regularly take part in the network. “The Networks are a great idea for people in business to discuss with other small business owners common issues & allow us to see what other people are doing. The Networks have assisted me personally to be excited about my business again and reminded me of the reasons why we went into business to begin with!” Cora Barnes, 3 Q Catering winner of the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women commented at the presentation of the 2006 award to her. “Cora Barnes of Three Q Catering is passionate about quality, from earning the FAS Excellence Through People quality mark to delivering excellent customer service to her clients. She identified a market need and has grown a steady business with 8 full time staff and over 100 contractors, while also managing achieve personal goals including charity work and learning to swim. She has ambitious plans to triple her office staff in the next 3 years and diversify into new services. Barnes is an excellent role model for Entrepreneurs and Dublin City Enterprise Board are delighted to recognise her achievements and support her in every way we can”, commented Eibhlin Curley, Assistant Chief Executive, Dublin City Enterprise Board. The Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women is run by the Dublin City Enterprise Board (www.dceb.ie) as a support forum for female entrepreneurs who have established their business to help them develop their business skills and also increase business success. Meetings take place on a monthly basis, the 2nd Monday of every month, in Trinity College’s Printing House Hall from 7pm to 9pm. These meetings encourage active business alliances, development of the entrepreneurs goals and overcoming challenges to business success. Full details on the network and their upcoming meetings can be found on www.dceb.ie. The Dublin City Enterprise Board actively encourage women to enter in to business and stay in business through their Women Entering Business Programme and also various training workshops and seminars that they run throughout the year. The network is a successful initiative which has been in operation for over 3 years. The Dublin City Enterprise Board are pleased to announce they are now recruiting more members for the network. About the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women The Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women is a Dublin City Enterprise Board initiative that aims to provide encouragement and support to women in business in the Dublin City area. The Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women has been set up to create a Business Network within which women already in business or considering starting up, will have an opportunity to share experiences; create and foster an entrepreneurial culture amongst women in Dublin City; create an enterprise environment for potential women entrepreneurs which will encourage more women to become involved in starting up their own business; provide an ongoing programme of activities on business related topics and entrepreneurial skills; support the overall Initiative with a network project manager who is available on an ongoing basis to assist female entrepreneurs. The Network meets once a month, on the 2nd Monday of Each Month. Venue: Trinity College Printing House Hall Registration: 6.45pm Meeting: 7pm sharp till 9pm All queries regarding the network can be made by contacting Jennifer McConnell, Network Coordinator on (01) 4197000.

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