Sandra Divilly is an experienced entrepreneur with over 20 years business experience. Having completed a degree from NUIG in Industrial Engineering and Information Systems, Sandra commenced her career in Mars Inc. in the UK. In the year 2000, yearning to become self-employed, she bought her first business in the retail fashion sector. Two years later she established a second fashion retail enterprise which she sold six years later. In 2010 she established an e-commerce business gaining a global client base. Sandra was an SFA awards finalist in 2005. She received the 30% Club Scholarship to undertake a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) at NUIG from which she graduated in 2019. In 2020, Sandra joined the team at the GMIT Innovation Hub as EMPOWER Programme Manager which is a female entrepreneurship programme for the West and North West of Ireland.

Areas of Expertise:

Business Start Up – brick & mortar and e-commerce

Business Planning and Management

Sales, Marketing & PR

Product Procurement