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Illustrator-turned-entrepreneur Nicole Alesi shares how she founded Nicole Marie Paperie and the lessons she’s learned from entrepreneurship.
Aspiring entrepreneurs may hesitate to start their businesses for many reasons, including a perceived lack of capital. Though entrepreneurship is an investment, it doesn’t have to be a significant financial output up front, according to illustrator and business owner Nicole Alesi.
“You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars up front to start a business,” she emphasized. “Start small, stay focused, be patient.”
Alesi gained this knowledge firsthand with her own company, Nicole Marie Paperie. The NYC-based stationery design studio began as a hobby back in the early 2010s. That hobby turned into a passion (and business) when Alesi couldn’t find a same-sex engagement card for her friend — inspiring her to make one of her own.
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