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Quote of the Day- August 7, 2017

QOTD: "Love should be an inspiration, not an obligation" - Zsa Zsa Gabor #QOTD #ZsaZsaGabor #TulipeRose

BizSprint

http://arrowheadcenter.nmsu.edu/bizsprint/ Six weeks ago I started one of my most rewarding professional endeavors to date.  I applied for and was accepted into the BizSprint Summer 2017 Cohort.  BizSprint is an  Arrowhead Accelerator program to launch successful businesses. The goal of this program is to accelerate New Mexico startups to drive economic growth. It is a program based off of the National I-corps program .  I had to submit an application pitching my new business startup idea, which was then followed by an interview by Arrowhead staff to see if my business and I were right for the program.   My idea is simple but addresses a problem that I have recently encountered as a new dog owner, fashionable clothing and accessories for pups!  As I mentioned in my previous post I am a thrifter. I wanted to take amazing finds from the thrift store and up-cycle them into pup-wear.   I was accepted into the program with this idea an...

thredUP

Do you thredUP?   thredUP is the easiest way to shop and sell high-quality secondhand clothes. Basically an online thrift store.  Thrifting is in my blood.  My parents run estate sales and my mother owns a consignment store. Most weekends you can find me scouring thrift stores trying to find a diamond in the rough.  I found out about thredUP last year from a coworker and I was hooked.  You sign up for an account online and then the fun begins.  You can shop for your favorite designers (Mine on the site are Diane von Furstenberg, Tory Burch, and Equipment) and sell your gently used clothing and accessories for online credit or cold hard cash. Selling is easy.  You order a pre-labeled thredUP bag, fill with your goodies, and drop off at your nearest USPS. A few weeks later your sales order is processed and you get your moola. I dropped off my bag this morning after filling it last night with items from my closet that are amazeballz bu...