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Mother's Day is just around the corner (May 9th to be exact)! With everything that's been going on this past year with the pandemic and #quarantinelife we know you want to spoil mom (or, hey even spoil yourself).  We've got you covered with uncommon gifts created by artisans from Georgia where our store is located and from all over the world.  We specialize is curating ethically sourced gifts that promote fair trade principles and items from small batch makers. So when you give a gift you can feel confident knowing that it's creating opportunities for "thriving" here and abroad. Gifts...

Who else is constantly on zoom and who else quickly turns off their camera before everyone gets on??  So for your next meeting click on that camera and look super cute! You can be in your comfiest jammies on the bottom but on the top grab one these ideas and you'll be stylin'. 1. Wrap a pretty spring scarf around your neck. Brighter colors will make your face shine and make you feel a bit more put together. These scarves from Fair Anita    2. No time to do your hair before your first meeting? No problem! Pop on a...

  Greek origin, "to thrive, prosper". People often ask me what the name of my store means and how I came up with it. While sitting around the table one night with my husband and two boys throwing out names I knew I wanted a name that spoke to the goal of working with others to create thriving communities and businesses. To be totally honest I really wanted the name Thrive Marketplace but alas someone else beat me to it! So I thought of maybe using a word from another language and Greek naturally came to my mind because it's...

So this week I'm sharing some of my favorite things that relate to small biz (and maybe a few other things). I love, love, love helping out and encouraging other small business owners. This is an artisan gift shop after all where I sell handmade gifts from other small business owners, after all.  1. The Product Boss-Jacqueline and Minna are amazing, encouraging and so smart when it comes to talking about anything to do with product based businesses. From social media, to managing inventory and pricing this podcast and their FB page has helped me tons. They offer several courses,...