When Laura McCarthy was about eight or nine years old she started holding yard sales outside her house. By her tweens she was selling on eBay.  “I remember this pair of shoes my dad had, they were too small for him,” she said. “When I sold them, I think I got about €200, and at the time, that was a huge amount.” Now, aged 28, McCarthy is the CEO of a thriving SME, has won the Dublin City Enterprise Award, a “One to Watch” at the National Enterprise Awards, and was chosen for the 2024 cohort of EY entrepreneurial winning…

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