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    SWEET TALKING

    Jul 22, 2019 5 minutes
    BY CAROLINE PETERSEN

    MA MÈRE CONFECTIONS

    LEXI BIRD

    STARTUP COSTS: ‘My startup cost was the price of my KitchenAid mixer, some ingredients and a few sheets of greaseproof paper,’ says Lexi. ‘I was using my mom’s kitchen. I built our website myself with the help of YouTube: if you’re prepared to do a lot of the legwork yourself (and watch a ton of YouTube tutorials!) you can start a business with very little.’

    TURNOVER: ‘Our business has grown about 35 percent year on year, and our turnover has grown to the point where we employ 17 people.’

    All Lexi Bird ever wanted to do was work in advertising. After school, she studied art direction and design, and landed what she had considered to be her dream job

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