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Current Trends in Home & Gift with Angela Schmook, Road Runners

If you’ve been around for a while, you no doubt remember when the separation between apparel boutiques and home and gift boutiques was much wider than it is now. Since the pandemic, we have been on a fast track to see a lot more crossover between these two categories. In this episode, I’m excited to dive into this growing trend with Angela Schmook, VP of Sales and Marketing at Road

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Boutique Revenue Growth

10 Tips on Ways to GROW your Revenue this Year – YES, please! Sara Burks – our Director of Education and Partnership – is sharing her top TEN tips on how to grow your Boutique’s revenue this year.

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Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business with Pam Colon, Muted Closet

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

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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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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

Current Trends in Home & Gift with Angela Schmook, Road Runners

If you’ve been around for a while, you no doubt remember when the separation between apparel boutiques and home and gift boutiques was much wider than it is now. Since the pandemic, we have been on a fast track to see a lot more crossover between these two categories. In this episode, I’m excited to dive into this growing trend with Angela Schmook, VP of Sales and Marketing at Road

Read More

Boutique Revenue Growth

10 Tips on Ways to GROW your Revenue this Year – YES, please! Sara Burks – our Director of Education and Partnership – is sharing her top TEN tips on how to grow your Boutique’s revenue this year.

Read More

Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business with Pam Colon, Muted Closet

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

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
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
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