Win for Ballaghaderreen company in Google competition

A Ballaghaderreen based company has picked up a prize in Google’s ‘You’re the Business’ competition.

Lahinch Surf Shop was the overall winner of the competition, in partnership with Enterprise Ireland (EI) and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEO). Twenty three small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the country received a digital support package.

Those selected, including Game Ready Gear from Ballaghaderreen, will receive a digital support package from Google, which includes a one-year Google Workspace Business subscription with access to AI-powered tools like Gemini Advanced and NotebookLM and a one-to-one consultation from Google experts on how to get the best out of Google Workspace. Winners will also receive a You’re the Business trophy and digital assets and are invited to attend a dedicated winners event in Google’s EMEA headquarters in Dublin.

Cian Hanley, co-founder and managing director of Game Ready Gear said they were “so thrilled to have been selected as one of this year's winners of Google's You're the Business competition. We are greatly looking forward to enhancing our digital skills as part of the programme and growing our business with Google."

Delivered by Google in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Office, You're the Business is an online platform offering digital training and tools to businesses in Ireland free of charge. Now in its third year, the initiative has taken on a new AI-focus with the online platform offering new training modules where users can explore AI tools and learn how AI can help them prepare for the future.

The competition element rewards businesses that have demonstrated a commitment to digital at different stages of their journey. Entrants were asked to submit a written entry telling their story around how they’ve utilised or enhanced digital skills in order to help their business grow or succeed online.