Caroline McEnery a Thinkbusiness One To Watch
TRALEE based entrepreneur Caroline McEnery has been named as one of Bank of Ireland website Thinkbusiness.ie’s ‘Irish women entrepreneurs to watch in 2021’.
A lead entrepreneur on the ACORNS business development programme Caroline McEnery established The HR Suite in 2009.
She has also written two books and is an Adjudicator with the Workplace Relations Commission and is a former Low Pay Commissioner.
“The idea to start my own HR business came about in 2009 while on a trip with Tralee Chamber of Commerce to Silicon Valley, California. Many entrepreneurs on this trip spoke with me about the challenges they faced around HR management. I then realised there was an opening for an outsourced model in this space. I launched the business in 2009 and it has grown steadily to a team of 20 employees,” Caroline told Thinkbusiness.
“I funded the business personally and, as the business grew, I reinvested into the business to help it expand and develop key systems and technology foundations. I received excellent support from my Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Tralee, and was lucky enough to join the Enterprise Ireland funded Going for Growth programme for female entrepreneurs,” Caroline said.
“The support for both these forums was invaluable in helping me focus on growth of the business and I am delighted that 11 years later we are now a key HR business partner to a varied range of clients throughout the country,” the Tralee businesswoman said.
She also outlined the challenges met and faced b y the HR Suite during the Covid crisis.
“During Covid-19, our client relationships and our commitment to best practice led us to support our broad client base, Enterprise Ireland, LEOs and Failte Ireland to advise in relation to responding to this challenging pandemic and the HR implications it presented.”