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What’s in a SipNStitch Box?
I’ve gotten some good questions on Instagram and Facebook lately. New customers are curious about subscription boxes in general and about the SipNStitch Box specifically. Now is a great time to offer an explanation. Subscription boxes have been around for a long time. They are generally an interest based product centered around a them each…
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Starting the Year Off Great
The subscription box continues to grow. We offer knitters and crocheters a box that is filled with great products. Each month, the boxes have a color theme to fit the season. We match the tools and a tea sampler to the theme. The boxes are designed to feel like a visit to a yarn shop…
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How Selling Online Saved Us
Back in the fall of 2019, we had just settled in after moving our small yarn shop to a cute Main Street location. The tourist season in our town is booming in the late summer and early fall. There are tour buses regularly stopping for lunch and shopping. Our cash flow had jumped just by…
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Solving Holiday Gift Challenges
The holidays are creeping up on you. There are less than 100 days until Christmas as of this writing. If someone on your list has a hobby or an overly active interest area, it’s a good bet you can find a gift to fit that interest. But if you don’t understand or follow that hobby,…
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Holiday Box 2022
We have been sending out monthly subscription boxes for over a year. Each month we feature one skein of fingering yarn from a great small batch dyer with other notions and goodies. This year we are adding a special holiday box. The box is a great gift for the knitter or crocheter. It will include…
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June SipNStitch Box
The June SipNStitch Box just went out in the mail. This makes 11 months that the shop has sent out a curated box for sock yarn lovers. It has been a crazy journey and I’ve learned a lot. It has been crazy but worth it. Here are four big things that I have learned about…
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Mastermind Groups for Small Businesses
Mastermind groups? I have owned a business for the last 10 years. I have taken classes, participated in workshops and local mentoring groups. One idea that has been on my mind and growing is the need to participate in a mastermind group. The concept of a mastermind group is not a new one. Napoleon Hill…