
Sisters Use Free Government Help To Start
Laptop Bag Business
Emily McHugh
CEO/Creative Director
Casauri
925 Edwards Road
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
772-460-8978
emily@casauri.com
www.casauri.com
Interview Highlights:
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Her and her sister design the bags.
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Been in business 10 years.
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Started as a class project in business school.
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Tired of all the boring laptop bags.
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They are working with Office Depot and will be on their website and catalog.
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Their bags are on
Apple.com
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She started in her bedroom.
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You keep learning; there is a lot of trial and error.
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Ideas do not matter unless you do something about them.
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You think no one is noticing and all of a sudden something comes out of the blue that says you are great.
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They used a lot of free government resources to get started, like SBA and Small Business Development Center.
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You do not have to pay for consultants and help.