It's not every day that a woman wins a government contract, but that's exactly what happened to Lauren Duggan.
The co-founder of Riley, an Irish company that makes eco-friendly period products, was contacted by the Irish government's Office of the Executive Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, which was looking for small suppliers for a contract to supply personal protective equipment to state bodies, reports the BBC.
After submitting a proposal to the government's Go-2-Tender program, which helps small businesses win public-sector contracts, Riley was awarded a three-year contract worth about $110,000 with the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, reports the Irish Times.
"It is really encouraging to see that the government is putting such a high on promoting smaller suppliers, and even more so promoting small suppliers who want to sell to government," says Duggan. Read the Entire Article
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