 11 and we are here from DLDC celebrate Dunnegull business showcase Live from the Clannery Hotel here in Letter Kenny, and I'm joined on the program now by Ingrid Proberkite. Is that is that the if I pronounce that right? My god, I've been really worried about that all morning I saw on the page. I'm like, oh no, I'm going to a Fender now I've been called different names So we got that right so we're off to a good start So you are the prider I suppose of Ingrid's balloons So Ingrid tell us tell us about your business. What's Ingrid's balloons all about so Ingrid's balloons is Actually based in Brookless, but we covered all Dunnegull Okay, so it's a luxury styling balloons for any occasion really so starting from a smallest birthdays, christens, Anniversaries you name it going into the bigger events like corporate events, weddings, as well So we do a lot of it Okay, and I mean, you know, where did the idea for this business come because it's a very it's a It's an unusual business. It's a niche business. Where did the idea come from? I guess I suppose I always been very creative And you know it at the back of my head it always was like oh, I do want to work for myself Yes, but I never knew what I want to do Mm-hmm And it's always one of these things when you start to think too much never goes anywhere very true I actually had a few ideas and Then I was approached by a few people and they guided me to Dunnegull local development Yeah, and I went there with my ideas a couple of times actually Whatever the girls were absolutely amazing. They were like ingrate. No, you're not going anywhere with this They gave you a sort of an honest appraisal. Yeah, and it was great And you know, it's been days and nights you you didn't sleep and you think what I'm gonna do Yeah, and obviously the power of social media is on really this yeah And I think one day I was scrolling through Instagram, and I see that's the display and I was like oh That's so me it was sort of just an epiphany Out of the air it just landed on me. I was like, you know what I'm gonna give it a go Yeah, and then I landed to Dona from don't go local development, and I showed my idea and She goes yeah go for it. This is that's what I needed You know I do I think I told a lot of people are gonna do this and kind of a lot of people was looking at me, right? This is a crazy idea Yeah having a head and I think it's more people said no I wanted to show them that Actually, you had a point to prove. Yeah. Yeah. I want to go somewhere with this You know and quite often I suppose that's sort of the driving force you need to push you on to show I can do this. I will do this. It'll be three years. I'll be in business now in November and It's going strong. It's going really strong, and I'm delighted because I have Customers who still come on back to me for day one So if you do a christening, you're gonna do a first birthday if you do a first birthday, you know You're the first communion. Yeah, the first communion confirmation everything goes on like that So people you just gain the trust and then you know, you don't know maybe 15 20 years time You could be doing the wedding You know people recommend me and I'm just so grateful because all the people who come into me Angered my friends. Yeah, but you know, it's great like yeah And it's both the type of business here and you would you would depend quite a bit on word-of-mouth referral business Things like that. Yeah social media is great, but you know, what am I at the best? It's still yeah, that's still Absolutely. Yeah You know so you you came in to as a relatively new entrepreneur Okay, and you're in business now three years. You said it will be November three years Okay, what advice would you give if there's somebody out there listening right now as I'm sure there is somebody out there that's had this kernel of an idea for setting up a business and Are just a little bit afraid to take those first tentative steps What advice would you give them as someone who's done that and loved that? I just say don't be afraid Listen you got go for it. You're nothing to lose, you know It's loads of loads of supports out there, especially if you go to Donegal local development Mm-hmm. Oh the team is amazing there They will guide you from set it up the business plans full trainings like I come in and I had no experience Anything at all to do with the business and they guide me through completely From a yeah, so from the start so those first steps right through absolutely Go for it. It's plenty support out there. Don't be afraid of it. That's good advice good advice What can people expect today at the at the exhibit so from yourself and from from you from what you've seen from the other Exhibitors that are setting up right now as we speak. What what can people expect to see? It's a lot of exhibitors out there from different kind of business So definitely come in and check it out. It's loads of fabulous displays suppliers are showing their best So it's going to be a lot of fun. So come in and check us out and support your local businesses Couldn't have said it better myself a grid. Thanks so much for joining us this morning You had something you wanted to tell us about yes, so we doing a wedding fair on Thursday in Silver Tassie from 4 p.m. To 8 p.m. I think okay, so we're going to do a really special offer So we're going to offer a hundred euro off to every couple who are going to book us And we're going to have a luxury goodie bag for them as well. Wow, so definitely don't miss it out come in So just tell us again silver Tassie silver Tassie Thursday come in 4 to 8 p.m. Come in and have a look at all the displays. You heard it here first and good Thanks so much for joining us this morning Take care. Bye. Bye