Georgie Hyland Healy - Great Companies Women Entrepreneur Award Winner 2020

Georgie Hyland Healy

Dog House Cider Press Limited

Director

Company Details

AFTER WORK EXPERIENCE AT PADSTOW BREWING AGED 15, MY GODMOTHER AND OWNER OF THE COMPANY , CARON ARCHER, TOOK ME TO A CIDER FARM. THE FOURTH GENERATION CIDER MAKER TOLD ME IN THE AUTUMN ALL THE SURFERS CAMP UP PICK AND CRUSH THE APPLES AND HAVE A FESTIVAL FOR TWO MONTHS. THE APPLE SEED WAS SOWN AND FOUR YEARS LATER I STARTED DOG HOUSE CIDER WITH MY PARENTS. I BRANDED THE PRODUCTS CREATED A WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE DOG HOUSE 5.2% THUNDERBOLT AND DAY OF THE DEAD 5.5%. WE HAVE A TAP ROOM AND SHOP AT COTSBROOK FARM SHROPSHIRE. WE INTEND TO DISTILL RUM, TAQUILA, VODCA, GIN WELLL POTATOES ARE CHEAPER THAN APLLES AND WHEREAS A BOTTLE OF CIDER SELLS FOR £4 AND TAKES FOR MONTHS TO FERMENT,A BOTTLE OF SPIRITS RETIAL AT £44 AND TAKES A WEEK TO DISTILL, NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!!

What challenges have you overcome to reach where you are now

I AM 20 I HAD TO LEARN ABOUT CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, INVESTMENT BECOMING A LICENCE HOLDER, MARKETING SALES BRINGING NEW PRODUCTS TO THE MARKET, BRANDING WEB SITES PR HEALTH AND SAFETY

What message you want to give for other aspiring women entrepreneurs

JUST DO IT, YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK

To what do you attribute your success

SIMPLE HARD WORK AND AMBITION

Website or Social Media Page

WWW.DOGHOUSECIDER.COM

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