A Look Back at Lucky Break’s 2015

Lela Barker

  There are so many reasons to love December, but my favorite facet of this month is the opportunity to look back reflectively at the going-on’s of the past twelve months. As a business owner, I’m so often focused on what’s dead ahead of me, that I need a reminder to pause and look backwards-…

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The Difference Between a Distributor and a Sales Rep

Lela Barker

  I often see two concepts confused with one another + I thought it might be helpful to explore these two avenues of getting your product out into the world on a larger scale. Are you game? Hope so!   Distributors are companies that purchase products + house them temporarily in their own facilities, before…

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Announcing A BIG Win For One of Our Favorite Brands!

Lela Barker

I’m doing-cartwheels-excited to share that our friend, Stacia Guzzo of Handcrafted Honey Bee is headed to NYC for Etsy’s “Open Call” event. Stacia was selected as one of 30 makers (out of 5,000+ entries!) in this nationwide competition and she’s in the Big Apple prepping as I type this.   I’m particularly thrilled for Stacia…

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Event Recap: The 2015 HSCG Conference

Lela Barker

Melissa and I are back from a busy week in Indianapolis and I wanted to share some of the fun with you! For the second consecutive year, I was invited to present at the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild’s annual conference. We spent five solid days meeting LBU alumni, answering questions + supporting new brands,…

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Beauty brands: Are You Tracking The New Personal Care Products Safety Act?

Lela Barker

Oh, the irony…   Last night, I was sitting with a table full of LBU graduates (hi, gang!) at the fancy awards dinner on the final night of the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild annual conference. I’d spent the last four days teaching, networking and supporting my fellow beauty makers and this was our final…

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