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Uptown Boutique Builds Brand

Miami, OH - Previously known as Collected Works, Lane & Kate is a “new” store run by siblings, Rachel Pfeiffer and Jessica Greene. Located at 29 E. High St., these sisters believe their store has... more »

Chrysalis Home Décor Opens in Downtown St. Charles

St. Charles, IL - Two St. Charles women have found their creative outlet in a store they opened earlier this year.Kathy Munyon and Lauri Clark had a soft opening May 24 for Chrysalis Home Décor,... more »

New Children’s Clothing Store Minithreadz Opens in Grimsby’s Abbeygate Shopping Centre

Grimsby, UK - A NEW children's clothing and accessories store has opened in Grimsby's Abbeygate Shopping Centre.Minithreadz, which caters for newborn babies through to 14-year-olds, has moved from Louth, where it first opened two years... more »

Hope’s Land of Candy

Park Island, NY - Step through the doors of Hope's Land of Candy in Island Park, Long Island and you''ll be taking a trip back in time.There's no WIFI but they do have a Victrola... more »

Baker Mary Lesh Turns Sweet Dreams into Success with Mary’s Creative Cakery

Saginaw, MI - For Mary Lesh, 57, what started as baking cakes for her children evolved into creating a business for people in the community to satisfy their sugar fix since February 1999. Mary's Creative... more »

Primitive Decorators Share Their Talents With Shop

Green Springs, OH - When Debi Whited had to close Rosebud Cottage early this summer because she moved out of state, she didn’t just shut the doors and leave the little Green Springs shop building... more »

Chelsea Rogers Opens Downtown Boutique and Makeup Bar

New Braunfels, TX - Chelsea Rogers has turned her passion into a business in downtown New Braunfels, all while helping area artisans pursue their passions as well.River Rose, a clothing boutique and makeup bar, opened... more »

The Cheesekeeper: A ‘Unique Little Boutique’ in West Belleville

Belleville, IL - At 26, Diane Hamilton swapped selling newspaper advertising for life as a shopkeeper.It's an all-consuming career that began "as a leap of faith."But she felt almost right from the start it would... more »

New Shop Fits Mother and Daughter To a “Tea”

Clermont, FL - When Erika Shanoff was a little girl, her mother Leila would often play “tea party” with her.“We had tea parties at home and she loved it, so I decided to start taking... more »

Jackie Carrington Traded Corporate Life to Open Laila Rose Boutique in Saginaw’s Old Town

Saginaw, MI - Jacqueline "Jackie" Carrington, 38, worked in a corporate setting, in a hair salon and in event planning, but today she is wearing the hat of a small-business owner.Carrington calls her jewelry boutique... more »

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