How one Co Armagh mum started a blossoming children’s boutique on Instagram

Nov 09, 2021

Good morning. Fair play to those of you reading this at 6am. I found it is a good time to put the newsletter out and there's always a few replies shortly after too from those early risers, or in far flung reaches of the world, which are really nice to read. I love the newsletter for that kind of interaction. And I'm always up at that time, having been kicked out of bed by a three year old with legs almost as long as my own.

Which leads me onto this great conversation I had with Laura Black recently. Laura is a young mum of three children herself. She started a started a personalised clothing and gifts company in 2019....through Instagram. It's being going great since but not without its bumps of course. Here's an insight, from our conversation, into how she has managed it...note: it's a bit of a long one...

How one Co Armagh mum started a blossoming children’s boutique on Instagram — armaghi.com

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