Meredith Marshall from makeUwell
 About you and your business
My business started out of a necessity to survive, as my first husband died 4 years ago and I was left a widow at 33 with 3 boys to bring up on my own. As my late husband was involved in the jewellery industry I decided to work with the contacts I had in the industry and set up an on-line jewellery store. One of the products I was asked for on this site was amber. This inquiry then lead me on an extraordinary fact finding mission which taught me about the amazing therapeutic and healing properties of amber and in particular amber teething necklaces, which is how www.amberbebe.com started.
Whilst on this journey I met a wonderful man on an online dating site and we married 1 year after meeting. Since then we have had 2 boys – and now have a tribe of 5 boys.
Amberbebe.com is still a major part of the business, however the new site www.makeuwell.com.au has enabled me to take the skills learnt and then apply these skills of of promoting, marketing and selling over 50 different brands online and achieving wonderful international sales.
New brands and products are being loaded every day, with the bulk of the products represented coming from businesses (usually stay at home mums) who have a mono product and don’t want the expense of setting up and managing their own website. Makeuwell has evolved from two brands and now reflects the whole business model I planned 5 years ago.
What have been the highlights and challenges of your business?
Becoming a better financial manager has been a highlight and to learn how to run my business so it generates income, as it is easy to keep spending money on building the business and to not draw a salary. The other highlight is seeing the boys take an interest in the business, they ask me every day, what orders I received and how much money I made and then assist me with the organisation of the stock.
What are your 5 top tips for other MIB’s?
- Make sure you have the correct coverage for your brand with trademarks, copyright and product insurance
- Ensure you spend time on the phone talking to people about your business instead of emailing.
- Enjoy the learning process and being challenged to learn new skills, if you don’t no-one will do it for you, unless you are willing to pay for it.
- Expand your creativity and apply it to your business, constantly stretch your imagination and push yourself to think differently.
How has Mums in Business helped you so far?
MIB has gives me the opportunity to present myself and business to a group of like minded people. This has reassured me that I am on track and that most of the boxes on how to run my business have been or are still are being ticked – thanks.
Take a look at what Meredith has to at www.makeuwell.com.au
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