{"id":50377,"date":"2023-06-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/?p=50377"},"modified":"2023-06-06T09:18:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T14:18:15","slug":"lessons-learned-in-the-first-year-of-business-with-pam-colon-muted-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/blog\/lessons-learned-in-the-first-year-of-business-with-pam-colon-muted-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business with Pam Colon, Muted Closet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Calling all brand new business owners! This week\u2019s episode is just for you. 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We also talk about how she balances being a full-time teacher with running her boutique and how she is planning to celebrate her very first year in business in only a few short weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources Featured In This Episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pam Colon: <a href=\"https:\/\/mutedcloset.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mutedcloset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mutedcloset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hubventory.com\/home-and-gift-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hubventory Home and Gift Week<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Boutique Hub:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boutiquehub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theboutiquehub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashley Alderson:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ajalderson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/retailbootcamp.mykajabi.com\/summerschool2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer School<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/join\/boutique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Boutique Hub Membership<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/retailbootcamp.mykajabi.com\/boutique-hub-black-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boutique Hub Black<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/retailbootcamp.mykajabi.com\/retail-bootcamp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retail Bootcamp<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hubventory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hubventory.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26963064\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/FF12A2\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/boutique-chat\/id1351990699?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&gt;&gt;Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business\u2013 LISTEN NOW ON iTunes &lt;&lt;<\/a><br><i><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4aNB3sAZtEzoHVRhvk7Sdp?si=9e32f1a102e04285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4aNB3sAZtEzoHVRhvk7Sdp?si=9e32f1a102e04285\">Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4aNB3sAZtEzoHVRhvk7Sdp?si=9e32f1a102e04285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><i>\u2013 LISTEN NOW ON Spotify &lt;&lt;<\/i><\/a><br><em>See the Full&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theboutiquehub.com\/boutiquechat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boutique Chat Podcast Website here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Watch the episode on YouTube<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business with Pam Colon\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/osbtgtUieJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Pam Colon [8:50]&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s easy to underestimate the power that email still has.\u201d &#8211; Pam Colon [19:25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the Hub for more training, information, and connections.<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theboutiquehub.com\/join\">www.theboutiquehub.com\/join<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the hashtag&nbsp;<strong><em>#AskAshley<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;Instagram, or tag her at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ajalderson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;@ajalderson<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theboutiquehub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@theboutiquehub<\/a> to suggest topics for the podcast and let us know what you thought about this episode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you love the Boutique Chat Podcast?! Subscribe to our podcast and after that, leave us a review on<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/boutique-chat\/id1351990699?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;iTunes Apple Podcasts here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>Original Air Date: June 6th, 2023<br><\/strong>Do you love the details of <em>Lessons Learned In The First Year of Business<\/em>? 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