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Vend Raleigh Etsy Treasury for December | It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…

Deck the halls, your children, your presents, your mailbox and even your self with this wonderful collection from the ladies of Vend Raleigh! This Treasury Collection of Vend Raleigh Etsy Members includes everything you may need to get ready for the most wonderful time of the year. Vend Raleigh is a unique professional group for Raleigh small business women, specifically …

Vendor Applications Now Open For Holiday Sip and Shop

It’s that time! Applications for Vend Raleigh’s 2014 Holiday Sip and Shop on Friday, November 21st are officially open to everyone! Members of the Vend Raleigh Business Directory had a week to apply before we opened the applications to all our Mompreneurs, and now we invite you to participate in this year’s Vend Raleigh Christmas shopping event!   If you aren’t familiar with …

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Holiday Sip and Shop | Raleigh Sponsorship Opportunity

The Vend Raleigh Holiday Sip and Shop is a highly publicized event that keeps getting bigger each year!  At our 2013 Holiday Sip and Shop, all 100 Swag Bags were gone in the first 40 minutes of the doors opening! We are excited to announce a new location for 2014, Cobblestone Hall Downtown Raleigh! Here we can accommodate more vendors …

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Why Attend Illuminate: Because Your Business is Real

Vend Raleigh’s 3rd Annual Illuminate Conference is on October 3, 2014 in downtown Raleigh. It is open to all Mom-owned business owners and future business owners. This day-long conference features speakers, workshops, networking and more! Still need to purchase your ticket? Get it here before it’s too late. When I was planning the launch of Little Details, my friend told …

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Vend Raleigh July Fourth Celebration Guide

Vend Raleigh July Fourth Guide | Raleigh Small Business Women Vend Raleigh is the place for Raleigh area Mompreneurs. Shop small, local and now mom-owned businesses for July Fourth and any occasion with Vend Raleigh’s Business Directory.             Looking for a great 4th of July activity for children? Look no further than Jessica Hipp Designs’ American Flag Puzzle! Each piece is hand patterned …

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Five Steps to a Better Logo

How can a client know that the logo I design is something they’ll like? It’s a gamble clients must make with their limited resources, and want to ensure that their money will not be wasted on a poor fitting logo. After working as a graphic designer for over 14 years, I have been able to tailor my questions and learned …

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What you should do before making a big financial investment in your company. Make a Plan and Work It.

I started a small monogramming business and soon realized my true passion was creating home décor items embroidered with unique designs.  These designs required an embroidery machine capable of stitching multiple thread colors and a very large stitching area.  A multi-needle embroidery machine like this would mean making a big financial investment in my business. I want to share with …

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Vend Raleigh Etsy Treasury For April

April’s Product Parade of Raleigh Etsy shop owners is a perfectly paired pallet of pretty Spring colors! Lisa Lisson of Esther’sHeritage Gifts.  Has put together a collection of colorful Spring items.  The items are all from Vend Raleigh Members and 14 of them are Directory Members.  Please take a minute to check out all these Spring colored items in the “Spring is …

My Closet Studio Office

Like many mompreneurs, I needed an office or studio to run my businesses, and I needed the space to perform many functions. I am a business owner. I own Esther’s Place, an online Etsy store that sells custom photo jewelry and gifts.  I am a genealogist.  I perform client genealogy research at Lisson Genealogy Services. I am a blogger.  I …

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Valentines From Our Etsy Shop Owners

Its 2014 and the beginning of January! That means its time for the Product Parade from our Etsy Shop Owners!  What’s the Product Parade you ask!? It is a collection or a “Treasury” of items from our Vend Raleigh Etsy Shop Owner Group put together by a different Etsy Shop Owner each month. This month, Vend Raleigh Directory member, Gretchen Krueger of …