Calling all brand new business owners! This week’s episode is just for you. Pam Colon is the owner and founder of Muted Closet, and we’re diving into the lessons she has learned being in the thick of new business ownership in just the first year.
Get comfortable and listen in as we dive deep into what it has been like for Pam starting her business, how she has grown it organically through word of mouth and popup events, and how she leveraged collaborations with other brands. We also talk about how she balances being a full-time teacher with running her boutique and how she is planning to celebrate her very first year in business in only a few short weeks.
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- Pam Colon: Website | Instagram | Facebook
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- The Boutique Hub: Facebook | Instagram | Website
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- Summer School
- The Boutique Hub Membership
- Boutique Hub Black
- Retail Bootcamp
- Hubventory.com
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Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business
- How Pam got started in the boutique business.
- How she balances a full-time job and her boutique.
- The importance of community over competition.
- How Pam has grown her boutique organically.
- What she wishes she had known about vendor events before starting.
- What she would do differently in the first year of business.
- How she is planning to celebrate her first year of business.
Favorite Quotes from Pam Colon
“It’s a lot easier to get through business when you support each other.” – Pam Colon [8:50]
“It’s easy to underestimate the power that email still has.” – Pam Colon [19:25]
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Original Air Date: June 6th, 2023
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