Posted in Business Stuff, tagged eco events, eco fairs, green events, green fairs on May 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Boutiko will be attending various fairs around the UK this summer, so if you’re in any of the following areas on these dates, come and say hello!
June 21st, Arundel, West Sussex: St Nicholas’ Church Fair, from 12 noon
July 20th, Horsham, West Sussex: Horsham Eco Fair, 10.30 - 5pm
September 20th, Balham, London: Balham Eco Fair, times [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, Green Things, Link Info, tagged art, cards, crafts, etsy shop, handmade on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
There’s a cryptic title! I am a huge fan of art and crafts of all kinds, and recently opened a shop on Etsy to sell my own work.
Etsy is a craft site, a bit like Ebay in the sense that you can open up a shop under its ‘umbrella’ and sell the things you make. [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, Website, tagged hand cream, new stock, paraben free on May 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Hooray, we’ve had some lovely new handcreams in! They are handmade in Somerset from a light, non greasy, paraben free luxurious base, with added aloe vera and comfrey extract to soften and condition your hands. They are scented with essential oils, locally sourced where possible, presented in a recyclable glass pot, and finished with a pretty [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, tagged press coverage, the Independent, national press, pr, being misquoted on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Today Boutiko got its first national coverage in the Design section of The Independent! This is really exciting for us and a bit of a landmark, but I’d like to point out that anyone who feels what I ’said’ was somewhat insensitive, I actually said something more along the lines of ‘I set up Boutiko [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, tagged Business Link, money awarded, win on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
I am delighted to announce that due to me being efficient and sending in some forms super fast to my local Business Link, I, or rather Boutiko, has been awarded £100! The best thing about this is that I can lavish some love on my little shop and buy it some new stock. So keep your [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, Green Things, Website, tagged EPO, ethical products, shield of authenticity on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Boutiko has now been officially approved by the Ethical Products Organisation , a website whose aim is to “raise awareness of the ethical products available to shoppers and to enable shoppers to find online shops that are truly ethical with our organic directory.”
By ethical online shops they mean shops where all the products are either ethically sourced, traded or made. [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, Website, tagged bee cushions, evening standard, press coverage on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Last week we were very pleased to be featured on Alison Cork’s ‘Really Useful Guide’ in the Evening Standard with our hand embroidered bee cushions. See the PDF on our press page.
Posted in Business Stuff, tagged Happy New year, january sale, new year eco resolutions on January 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I am so excited about the coming year, and plan to bring you lots of lovely new products, as well as some fab developments to the website, so do pop in from time to time to see what’s new!
Each month we will bring you great offers, competitions and news, as well as ideas and tips for greening [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, tagged Happy Christmas, Happy New year, christmas wishes, january sale on December 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Sadly my lack of tech expertise (texpertise?) means that my carefully crafted email to all my customers and subscribers failed to actually arrive in anyone’s inbox. Hmmph. I just wanted to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has been so unbelievably supportive, from simply wishing me luck to being very involved in Boutiko’s introduction [...]
Posted in Business Stuff, tagged Fairs on December 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Two fairs in two days. Lots of packing and unpacking, hefting suitcases, and explaining about ethically sourced products. Fairs are good because you get to meet your customers face to face, which as an online business doesn’t happen very often, and it’s also instant cash, which is always nice! There is a lot of work [...]
