Dec 29, 2014

Small Business of the Year: Sara Jane Children’s BoutiqueBy Julia RitcheySavannahNow.com

Savannah, GA – When business owners talk about going mobile, they’re typically referring to phone apps — but for small-business owner Sara Jane Stroupe, she had a more literal goal in mind.

Stroupe owns Sara Jane Children’s Boutique and for four years has built a dedicated following as one of Savannah’s few remaining independent children’s shops. This year, Stroupe, 29, launched her first mobile boutique in a reconditioned 31-foot Airstream trailer salvaged from her aunt and uncle’s yard in Statesboro, becoming the first store in the area to capitalize on this growing retail trend.

“It’s kind of a new thing; they’re big in New York and L.A., and they just launched one in Jacksonville,” Stroupe said. “We have a lot of customers in Pooler and southside, so we thought this would be a great opportunity to go to where the busy moms are.”

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