Helping an entrepreneur to see wood for the trees

Name: John Fagan

Company: EirEco

The Pitch: high-efficiency wood burning stove

Mentoring support from his local enterprise office in west Cork gave EirEco founder John Fagan the “kick” he needed to knuckle down and develop a sound business plan for the wood-burning stove he had invented for eco-conscious homeowners.

Originally from Dublin, Fagan lived in Germany for 26 years before returning to Ireland in 2004 and settling in Ballydehob. By the time he ...