Another Q&A from another of our fab concessions!!
Name: Wendy Jones
Company: Soapy Jones
Website/Facebook: www.soapy-jones.com
Describe your products: Handmade artisan soaps and bathing goods
When did you start your business? January 2011
What inspires you? The british countryside
What did you do before setting up your business? I was the finance manager of our family run air conditioning business
What is the best thing about running your business? Doing something you love and getting positive feedback from your customers
Why did you start your business? It started as a hobby and only became a business when I realised there was a marketplace for the products
Your favourite product? Currently the 'Milky Way' soap bar, I just love the smell, like fresh watermelon on a summers day.
Best business tip: Join The Federation of Small Businesses - You get great deals on banking, credit card machines and free advice.
Favourite colour: Pink! My lipstick of choice.
Biggest Business Success: Having my cupcake soaps featured as 'editors choice' in the Sunday Express magazine was great, but still surviving during two years of recession feel like a success in itself.
Business dream: To have a chain of gift shops across the West Midlands
Do you prefer tea or coffee? Earl Grey tea, white, no sugar.
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