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Ministry of Found RIP

18 May

So…that’s it.

It’s been an emotional (and sometimes stressful!) journey. It’s been like a surreal dream from thinking up the initial idea of starting my own pop up shop, to seeing it actually come to life. Not to mention working with some of my 90s music idols and organising a celeb-studded launch night. Madness!

Thanks to everyone who has helped along the way. There are so many people to name, but special thanks go to the guys at Yell for supporting the venture from the start and all the experts who offered their pearls of wisdom – Savannah Miller from Twenty8Twelve, Lee Lapthorne at On|Off, Taryn Ross from Urban Junkies, Aysun and Morag at Selfridges and Dan Thompson from the Empty Shops Network. The team at Mixmag have been great supporters of Ministry of Found too and their help in getting the word out was invaluable in making it a success.

But most of all I want to say a huge thanks to everyone who took the time to read the blog and leave positive comments, all of you who came down to the Ministry of Found and visited/bid on my eBay auction. It’s been such an amazing experience and I’ve learnt so much. Plus, it’s all been in aid of some worthy causes: Centrepoint, Oxfam and the Jamie Oliver Foundation.

Keep an eye out for my next venture, whatever that may be. Thinking about it, the shed could do with a clear-out…

What’s that in your window?

18 Jan

I’m on a roll…

These guys really are the business when it comes to making your shop stand out… I learnt a number of great pointers from the window dressers at everyone’s favorite department store, Selfridges. Check Aysun and Morag’s top tips on making the biggest impact with the design of your pop-up store. The most important one…? “Don’t hold back!”

I shall bear that in mind.

Invaluable advice from the experts

12 Jan

The good people of Yell have been offering me all sorts of help and advice in my little pop-up venture, one bit of which has been meeting up with a whole bunch of fantastic people with masses of experience and knowledge of pop-up businesses, retail and promotion. These have included people like Savannah Miller, co-founder with her sister Sienna of Twenty8Twelve, Taryn Ross from Urban Junkies, Dan Thompson of the Empty Shops Network, Sarah McCulloch from the mighty Selfridges and Lee Lapthorne of On/Off. You couldn’t wish for a better bunch of mentors!

Later on today (hopefully – or at least in the next day or two…we’re making the final tweaks as I type!) I’ll be posting some short videos that have been made over the last week or two with some invaluable advice, hints and tips from the guys. They’re really great and very useful for anyone thinking about setting up their own business, whether a temporary pop-up or permanent.

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