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Expert Advice: How to Balance Motherhood and Your Career

Balancing motherhood and your career can be a challenge that many women face. It can be tough balancing the act of excelling in your career to support your family and also maintain your independence, but to also feel like you are showing up for your kids and being the best mom.

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Dallas Marker Center

How the Fashion Industry is Growing in Dallas

Why is Dallas the topic of so many buzzy conversations around shows, retail, and
reaching new customers? That’s because its community of contemporary brands
continues to grow at the same time as it attracts buyers eager to order. As better
retailers seek quality and unique designs to help them stand out, Dallas Market
Center has cultivated a growing number of trusted partners and emerging brands to
help them thrive.

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boutique owner mental health tips

14 Mental Health Tips for Small Business Owners

Being a business owner is tough. And owning a retail business is even tougher. Now add in the stresses of managing your kids, sorting through piles of laundry, coping with Gran’s death, and making an overdue mortgage payment and you’ll start to feel like you’re at your whit’s end! So how do you cope? How do you handle the stress? Do you plow through & let the stress pile up? Do you guiltily eat french fries in the carpool line while choking back tears? Do you feel like you’re ready to give up?

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Short-Form Video for Boutique Marketing

Short-Form Video for Boutique Marketing

Guest blog post provided by Switcher Studio Short-form video has dominated the social media landscape in recent years. We’re talking about vertical videos typically under one minute — AKA “snackable content,” Reels, Stories, Shorts, or TikToks. You know ‘em, you love ‘em, and guess what? They’re now a non-negotiable component of your boutique marketing strategy. (Surprise! 🎉) Why is short-form video important for boutique marketing? Not convinced? Here are just

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Sustainable and Ethical Boutiques Making an Impact

Sustainable and Ethical Boutiques Making an Impact

What does it mean to be a sustainable boutique, and why is it important? To celebrate Earth Day, we are highlighting the impact the fashion industry has on the environment and small business retailers who are making a difference and fostering change to create a more sustainable future through their businesses. 

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Building a Successful Personal Brand and Business with Emily McCarthy

Are you looking for inspiration to build your own personal brand and business? Emily McCarthy is a successful entrepreneur who has built an impressive personal brand through her designs in print and apparel. She has a successful eCommerce and brick-and-mortar business combining home, gift, lifestyle, and apparel products, and on top of that, she is also a busy mom! A true inspiration, she joins the show today to share how

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tips for balancing motherhood and your career

Expert Advice: How to Balance Motherhood and Your Career

Balancing motherhood and your career can be a challenge that many women face. It can be tough balancing the act of excelling in your career to support your family and also maintain your independence, but to also feel like you are showing up for your kids and being the best mom.

Read More
Dallas Marker Center

How the Fashion Industry is Growing in Dallas

Why is Dallas the topic of so many buzzy conversations around shows, retail, and
reaching new customers? That’s because its community of contemporary brands
continues to grow at the same time as it attracts buyers eager to order. As better
retailers seek quality and unique designs to help them stand out, Dallas Market
Center has cultivated a growing number of trusted partners and emerging brands to
help them thrive.

Read More
boutique owner mental health tips

14 Mental Health Tips for Small Business Owners

Being a business owner is tough. And owning a retail business is even tougher. Now add in the stresses of managing your kids, sorting through piles of laundry, coping with Gran’s death, and making an overdue mortgage payment and you’ll start to feel like you’re at your whit’s end! So how do you cope? How do you handle the stress? Do you plow through & let the stress pile up? Do you guiltily eat french fries in the carpool line while choking back tears? Do you feel like you’re ready to give up?

Read More
Short-Form Video for Boutique Marketing

Short-Form Video for Boutique Marketing

Guest blog post provided by Switcher Studio Short-form video has dominated the social media landscape in recent years. We’re talking about vertical videos typically under one minute — AKA “snackable content,” Reels, Stories, Shorts, or TikToks. You know ‘em, you love ‘em, and guess what? They’re now a non-negotiable component of your boutique marketing strategy. (Surprise! 🎉) Why is short-form video important for boutique marketing? Not convinced? Here are just

Read More
Sustainable and Ethical Boutiques Making an Impact

Sustainable and Ethical Boutiques Making an Impact

What does it mean to be a sustainable boutique, and why is it important? To celebrate Earth Day, we are highlighting the impact the fashion industry has on the environment and small business retailers who are making a difference and fostering change to create a more sustainable future through their businesses. 

Read More

Building a Successful Personal Brand and Business with Emily McCarthy

Are you looking for inspiration to build your own personal brand and business? Emily McCarthy is a successful entrepreneur who has built an impressive personal brand through her designs in print and apparel. She has a successful eCommerce and brick-and-mortar business combining home, gift, lifestyle, and apparel products, and on top of that, she is also a busy mom! A true inspiration, she joins the show today to share how

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