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Up from the Dust brings beautiful handmade products to the U.S. marketplace that helps support and economically empowers women around the world. We import jewelry, purses, and home decor from women entrepreneurs in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Guatemala, Egypt, Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Palestine, and China.
We target our sales to women in business so they can enjoy these unique products and help support their sisters in business worldwide. We continue to develop new relationships with women entrepreneurs in many other countries. |
FOUNDER
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FOUNDER
A specialist in communications for almost 30 years, Mary owns a variety of businesses focusing on communications and is an award-winning writer, reporter, public relations specialist and advocate. She calls Up from the Dust her "passion" business.
After traveling around the world and meeting women who were talented and skilled in their craft, and committed to increasing their economic empowerment, she decided to start importing their items, making them readily available to buyers and supporters in the United States.
She has met a majority of the women with which she does business and hopes to cultivate new relationships with other women around the world. |
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Mission
Our mission is to help women from developing countries grow their businesses by:
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Accessing the U.S. market with their products and opening new distribution avenues
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Mentoring women with artisan marketing suggestions, and assisting them with resources to help them grow their businesses,
- Targeting sales to women in business so U.S. women business owners have the opportunity to help women around the world grow their businesses
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We are importing items from Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Swaziland, Guatemala, Egypt, Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Palestine, and China.
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A BIG THANK YOU to Bob Coates
of Bob Coates Photography who
has donated his services to improve
our product photography! .
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