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If you had told me I would be writing an article on redefining wealth a year ago, you may have never heard me say these two words.. “I quit” Those were the 2 words I spoke to my boss last year.I handed in my badge, my laptop and walked out the door.OK, it sounds a […]

Frustrated Woman with Head in Hands

As many of you know, I have built from the ground up my candle company, Hart Design Co, and I wish I had a dollar every time someone had told me in my entrepreneurial journey what an over saturated market the candle industry is.   I would be a rich woman and wouldn’t even need a […]

Pop-up markets (also called vendor events or vendor fairs) are a common place for product-based business owners to sell their products and to get valuable face-to-face feedback from customers.   Which is why I participated in my first pop-up market in 2017.  And this pop-up event was a total bust!  Despite being in sales for years […]

Image of a shop owner holding a tray of jewelry presumably at a pop up market