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Market place meets businessplace She Chocolat The Decadent Date was the first product of She Chocolat which first appeared at Lyttelton Farmers Market. Since then they have expanded and are now wholesaling chocolates around New Zealand and online around the world. She Chocolat emerged from the combining of She Café and She Chocolate. It now also includes a mobile chocolate café and cinema onboard a 1947 double decker bus from London. They also have a hot chocolate bar at The Colombo in Christchurch City. She Chocolat still frequents the Lyttelton Farmers market every second Saturday as well as the Riccarton House and Bush market every Saturday. Their big tent offers hot chocolate, iced chocolate, pure fruit ice cream dipped in chocolate and a full range of hand crafted chocolate moments. www.shechocolat.com Felt Felt is an online marketplace in New Zealand for handmade goods. People can sell or buy from the internet site which aims to be a platform for artists, craftspeople and designers to develop their craft into a viable enterprise. Felt was founded by Christchurch based Lucy Arnold who also is co-owner of graphic design business Board of Design. Lucy's passion is handmade goods and she was intrigued with the thought of making someone a living from home on a small scale selling hand-made goods which was a part of the reason that she created Felt. www.felt.co.nz Mama's Donuts This little business started off with two mums wanting to make a little extra money. After establishing a cult following with their homemade donuts in Templeview, Hamilton, they quickly gained 'regulars' and sold out at all the local markets. Whilst the family-focused pair were happy to continue their presence at the markets, due to the huge demand from their very satisfied customers they have opened up their first store on 67 Duke Street, Hamilton. They still sell donuts at Waikato markets such as Gordonton, Morrinsville and Matamata, as well as in their store and at a caravan in Templeview every Friday and Saturday. A lot of heart and soul is put into making sure their donuts are the REAL thing – as they say, just like mama used to make them. www.mamasdonuts.co.nz I Love Pies I love Pies was awarded best emerging business at 2012 Westpac Auckland Central Business Awards. Five years ago, Maree Glading and Jessie Stanley started off producing a handful of pies each week at the Clevedon Farmers Market and now they are producing thousands of pies a week for their business. The couple were inspired to start their business after experiencing pies that were grimy and gristly when, in their opinion they should be tender, delicious and buttery. With their background in product innovation they started making pies to escape the corporate world and raise families at the same time. I Love Pies has grown immensely and continues to do so with their goal to expand their business five times its current size within the next five years. No two pies look the same because believe it or not, each pie is still handmade! Fillings are encased in a special sour cream pastry which is then hand-crimped. There are no cutting corners for these two! Source: www.ilovepies.com Mama said so... The Mama's Donut's top 5 tips for taking your market business to the next level'.... • Bite the bullet and just DO IT • Believe in your product • Be consistent, stick it out and be there every time for your customers • Get your brand out there • Grow into your next stage www.h e rmagaz in e .co.n z | 21