Finalist in the BT Home Business Awards

Name: Jacqueline Irvine, Newry Co Down, Northern Ireland
Company: Organic Baby Clothes Direct
Website: www.organicbabyclothesdirect.com

Organic Baby Clothes Direct is an ethical online, award winning business that supplies organic baby clothes to clients throughout the UK and Europe. The business supplies a wide range of organic clothes for children 0-6yrs that are ethically sourced, fair trade and are free from toxic chemicals.

Driven by a passion to provide a service for people that believe their precious babies deserve the best start in life Organic Baby Clothes Direct was born. With public awareness about organic and environmental issues growing, it is becoming an increasingly popular area of growth. Jacqueline has recently won’ The Best Green Business’ from The Greater Newry Area Business Awards.

She believes being a home based business has allowed her to provide her customers with a tailor made first class customer service coupled with high quality organic products making it a winning combination. Jacqueline has a full e commerce website, easy to navigate, and she offers her customers free shipping and a complementary gift wrapping service.

Working from home Jacqueline is able to combine family life with work effortlessly There is no commute to contend with and all this is in context with what she is passionate about, living a greener lifestyle and having as little impact on Mother Earth as possible. All her invoices are electronic therefore there is limited paper printed and she recycles her postage bags when she can.

If she can increase awareness about the benefits of using organic cotton then she feels she will have accomplished something important.

Jacqueline said: "Such excitment! I am delighted about being short listed as a finalist in the BT Home Business Award."