In June 2025, social media consultant Michael Corcoran’s first attempt at being his own boss crashed into an acrimonious liquidation that remains before the courts to this day. Yet one year later, he says the business he built up from the wreckage is profitable, paying him and two colleagues, and on track to double its revenue to over €1.2 million in its second year. “When it comes to a business operating in this space, we are doing quite well,” he says. “If we get to that sort of number in our second year for a team of three people, it…

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