Buncrana resident Mary Doherty’s business, MD Serendipity Designs, has been announced as a winner of this year’s You’re the Business competition by Google.
Mary Doherty, a Longford native living in Buncrana, runs a furniture restoration business, creating bespoke restyled pieces and giving vintage furniture a new lease of life.
Having launched her workshop during the pandemic, Mary’s stand-out creations include art deco and mid-century cocktail cabinets, drinks cabinets, bureaus and bars.
She is one of 23 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across Ireland to have been awarded an exclusive, money-can’t-buy prize as part of the You’re the Business campaign. Those selected 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 HQ in Dublin.
Mary said: “I was so thrilled to have been selected as one of this year’s winners of Google’s You’re the Business competition. I am greatly looking forward to enhancing my digital skills as part of the programme and growing my 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.