Today is National Women's Enterprise Day and to mark the occasion FYI Galway has caught up with Galway-based childrens shoe store owner Alison McGrath, a winner in the recent Visa She's Next Grant Programme.
Alison won €10,000 in the Early Stage business catagory with My First Steps, which has its flagship store in Liosban Industrial Estate.
The prize also includes a year of coaching through IFundWomen, which helps female entrepreneurs to expand their business.
Our reporter Caoimhe Killeen has been chatting to Alison about her achievement:
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