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I am happy to report there is a lot of hope for the next generation of young entrepreneurs! In May and June there will be 6(!) new companies launching from our Incubating Innovators program at the Yarmouth Farmer's Market. Stay tuned for specific dates. When I originally reached out to our schools to see if they could help spread the word, I was told that entrepreneurship is the #1 request kids have. Not only did they help get information out to parents and students, but we are now working in Yarmouth's High School and Middle Schools!  Beth and I have...

25 Years ago, Mad Gab's was "discovered" when Gab mailed 80 purple envelopes off to beauty editors in NYC... Vogue magazine was the first to leave an (actual) answering machine message saying they wanted to help us tell the world about our new Shea butter balm with a funny name.  Dozens and dozens of publications featured our fine, trunk-ed fellow and soon they were for sale at Anthropology, Nordsrom, L.L. Bean and countless retailers around the world!  Elephant Lube was formulated to sink into skin, to soften it for reals. The Shea butter made all the difference, along with olive...

💗 Gabgirls-What is it? Why do we do it? Gab was only a teenager when she started making lip balm. Turning that into a business didn't happen overnight and it didn't happen with out a lot of help. A degree in Anthropology, (and many failed math classes), did not prepare Gab for business in a lot of ways, but that did not stop her! Helped by friends, customers, local professionals and eventually vendors and other businesses, Gab learned a lot because people took time, made space and showed her the ropes. Over the years, Gab has always made a point to...

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