Your Business: Feel the fear and do it anyway

Nicola Byrne, the founder of 11890 and Cloud90, is adamant that self-belief holds the key to running a successful business, writes Caitríona Mc Bride

Nicola Byrne, founder of both Cloud90 and 11890 Picture: Fergal Phillips

Entrepreneur Nicola Byrne still doesn’t know what she wants to be when she “grows up”. The founder of 11890 and Cloud90, she is also president of the Irish Exporters Association and says that while school was not for her, “you can actually end up very happy even if you don’t do well at school”.

Byrne continues: “You can cut through and find your own path and a lot of it is down to ...