KILKENNY’S THE COOKIE CO-OP ANNOUNCED AS A WINNER OF YOU’RE THE BUSINESS DIGITAL ACCELERATION INITIATIVE

Kilkenny based The Cookie Co-op is one of ten businesses to receive a suite of customised supports and €1,000 worth of Google ad funding

You’re the Business - a partnership between Google, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices - focuses on supporting Irish SMEs to upskill digitally and enhance their online capabilities

30th January 2023: Google, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices are today announcing that Kilkenny’s The Cookie Co-op is one of the ten businesses that secured a truly unique, money-can't-buy prize as part of the You’re The Business campaign launched last year. ‘You’re the Business’ is a programme that aims to accelerate Irish SME growth through digitalisation.

The Cookie Co-op is a family business founded by Brian Walsh based in Kilkenny City. It began trading in July 2020 at the local Farmers’ Market in Kilkenny and went on to develop a wholesale supply business for local cafés, as well as introducing a nationwide next-day delivery service via its website. 

The Cookie Co-op will receive a customised suite of digital supports from Google, expert sector and industry-specific mentoring across a range of technical areas that will help the ten SMEs to further develop their business. The selected businesses will also receive a €1,000 Google ads package each.

Speaking at the announcement, Brian Walsh, owner, The Cookie Co-op said:  “We had just launched our website offering next day delivery when I decided to participate in the You’re The Business initiative. It sounded like the perfect opportunity to get guidance and support around how best to promote our business online. It is invaluable for us to have the opportunity to have such a wonderful level of support from a company like Google. As a small business, we take on many roles on a daily basis. It will be helpful to gain clarity on suitable approaches for our specific business, allowing us to play to our strengths in the areas of creativity and strategy implementation.”

Launched last year, You’re the Business - a partnership between Google, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices - focuses on supporting Irish SMEs to upskill digitally and enhance their online capabilities. It continues to provide Irish SMEs with access to a series of live and on-demand training sessions, geared towards supporting companies at all stages of their digitalisation journey, including those at early stages right through to those more digitally-sophisticated businesses. The training consists of three modules that will help businesses understand how they can use digital to get online, grow online and expand internationally.

For further information on the winners and the You’re The Business initiative, please visit:g.co/yourethebusiness