Gambit's Small Business Spotlight 2019

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SMALL BUSINESSES

Your dollars spent in locally-owned businesses have three times the impact on your community as dollars spent at national chains. When shopping locally, you simultaneously create jobs, fund city services through sales tax, invest in neighborhood improvement, and promote community development. — staylocal.org

Kim Dejan

John & Jackie Abston

KD’s NOLA Treats

NOLA T-Shirt of the Month Club

OWNER KD’s NOLA Treats (KDNT) is a locally owned and operated, full-service Dessert Company specializing in old-fashioned homemade desserts with Vegan and Gluten Free options. KDNT offers dessert catering and delivers to metro New Orleans, Westbank, Metairie and Kenner. KD’s Signature Desserts include Buttered Rum Bread Pudding, Mini Cheesecakes, Praline Brownies and more. KDNT now offers Breakfast/Brunch options. Favorites include their Mini Banana Bread Loafs and Spinach Feta Frittatas. Single serve desserts may be purchased at Nesbit’s Market, Edison’s Espresso & Tea or local markets and festivals. KDNT ships the Praline Brownie, Praline Blondie, and Creamy Pralines. For more information, visit kdsnolatreats.com.

Allow KDNT to cater your next corporate event, wedding or birthday party. Need treats in your store? Contact KD’s about wholesale packages. Also, KDNT loves to fest. If you’re in need of a dessert vendor for an upcoming festival, email info@kdsnolatreats.com.

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OWNERS John & Jackie are the creators of the NOLA T-Shirt of the Month Club; a unique club where, each month, members receive a fresh NOLA-inspired tee for just $15 a month.

They do it all; from designing each t-shirt to screen printing everything in-house. These two created the business in November 2015 with their first shirt, a new website and $15 Facebook ad. Over the next few years, their business grew by attending local art markets & festivals every weekend, building their social media following & word of mouth.

In March of 2018, they opened their 1st brick & mortar location on Magazine Street, which was recently voted the #1 New Retail Store in 2018 by Gambit Readers in the Best of New Orleans readers’ poll. You don’t have to be a member to shop at their store. All of their past month designs are available for purchase on their website or at their shop on Magazine Street which also features tons of great local products sourced from other NOLA small businesses.

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Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy

April L Watson & Mary Hong

PROPRIETORS “Anyone can be an artist,” according to local attorney, April Watson. She opened The Shard Shop with artist, Mary Hong two years ago. Watson learned about ShardWorx at Hong’s studio while vacationing in Grayton Beach. “I wanted to re-create the feeling that I had on vacation making art in a relaxing, beautiful studio. Now we teach people how to use broken shards of glass to make sparkling art. The best part of my day is seeing people surprise themselves. The technique is fun and forgivable.” Unlike painting, you can move the glass around and play with different glass colors and sizes until you achieve your desired look. The Shard Shop has artists on staff 7 days a week to provide you with as much or as little help as you want. They offer art for sale, classes, workshops, and parties for kids and adults and workshops. “We love people, and to make it affordable for everyone we are now offering Shards and Chardonnay. Adults get 20% off Friday classes after 3 p.m. and a complimentary glass of wine.”

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Cedric Martin

Martin Wine Cellar

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PRESIDENT Martin Wine Cellar is a family owned and operated local retail business that provides an extensive collection of domestic and imported wines, spirits, beer, and handmade gift baskets. Martin’s also has a quality focused, wide ranging selection of gourmet cheese, meats, pate, caviar, and a full service deli. The bistro serves lunch daily, brunch on the weekends, and features daily specials and to go options.

We also offer full service catering that can service ten people or thousands. Whether you’re joining us for lunch or a tasting hosted by our knowledgeable staff, we’re glad you’re here!

The company began as a mom and pop business with one retail location which over the years has grown into a retail and catering icon, as well as a mid-size wholesaler.

Today we have retail locations in four cities with distribution services encompassing the entire state of Louisiana. “My father always said to start at the bottom and work your way up. I did everything from learning the handset type machine to printing labels and unloading trailers.”

Martin Wine Cellar was founded in 1946 by David Y Martin and currently operates four retail stores and a wholesale distribution center under the founder’s son, Cedric Martin. David Martin joined his father and currently works alongside of him in our original uptown location. > M E TA I R I E : 71 4 E L M E E R AV E • 504 -896-73 00 > N E W O R L E A N S : 3 8 237 B A R O N N E S T • 504 -899-74 11 > M A N D E V I L L E : 28 95 H W Y 1 9 0 ( V I L L AG E S H O P P I N G C E N T E R ) 9 8 5 -951 - 8 0 81 > B ATO N R O U G E : 724 8 P E R K I N S R OA D ( I N P E R K I N S PA L M S ) 225 - 61 0 -1 1 9 0 > M A R T I N W I N E .CO M

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OWNER Camille Whitworth runs the city’s premier cocktail school – New Orleans Drink Lab. The ultimate cocktails experience begins here! New Orleans Drink Lab is a venue designed like famed Storyville era where guests learn the history, tradition and culture of classic New Orleans cocktails before getting behind the bar to make them themselves. You’ll learn how to make the Sazerac to the Hurricane to Ramos Gin Fizz. New Orleans Drink Lab teaches it all. You and your friends can participate in an interactive cocktail making experience while the New Orleans Drink Lab team shares tricks of the trade from muddling and mixing to shaking and stirring. They offer Classic New Orleans Cocktails, The Makings of Mixology, Wine Enthusiast Tasting and Bourbon & Whiskey Tasting classes. In addition to their classes, they welcome small groups for an interactive, hands-on New Orleans cocktail experience. Not only does this award-winning team stay on top of the latest trends, flavor combinations, and market demands, but they also provide unique entertainment and education.

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Christina Calamia

Colin Casey

SWEAT Active Fashion

LGD

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New Orleans’ go-to activewear boutique has quickly made a name for itself, providing customers with unique, quality activewear and athleisure. Christina Calamia saw the fitness trend growing and flourishing each year and decided that New Orleans needed an option to stay fashionably fit. SWEAT offers a curated selection of both functional and fashionable activewear and accessories to take you from sweat-to-street.

Colin Casey worked for a prominent landscaping company in New Orleans for 6 years before he started a career in sales. While working full time in sales, he started LGD in 2011 and built the company in his spare time. In 2017, he decided to veer off his successful sales career path and dedicate himself solely to growing LGD. LGD now serves neighborhoods across New Orleans, Metairie, and Kenner.

LGD is a licensed landscape contractor and irrigation installer, using the latest in technology to improve customer experience and results. Colin commits himself and his crews to attention to detail rooted in tested knowledge of native plants, seasonal planning, correct pruning practices, subsurface drainage, irrigation, and landscape lighting.

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Melinda Bourgeois

Travel Central OWNER

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Travel Central is celebrating 30 years in business of helping people in the New Orleans area curate travel around the world. Dining with a Duke at a Scottish castle as his guest?

Flying over an African Savanna in an open bi-plane? Being greeted in your cruise port of call by your private car and driver? We can make those dreams and so many more come true! Let us help you discover your world on your terms!

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New Orleans Drink Lab

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Yvonne La Fleur

Yvonne La Fleur PROPRIETRESS Yvonne La Fleur… the woman, the store, the fragrance. Celebrating 50 years of business dressing women for celebrations in life. Opening in 1969, the store started selling $8.00 blue jeans and over the years became the destination for career clothes, ballgowns, tailored suits, sportswear, party and casual dresses, fine knitwear, imported handbags, lingerie, jewelry and hair ornaments, furs, custom millinery and bridal gowns… and her own crafted fragrance – a bouquet of her favorite flowers. Many clients travel from other cities for annual wardrobe selection once they discover the store.

The 10,000 square feet store at 8131 Hampson Street – its original location, is a magical retail experience offering curated collections designed and/or collected by Yvonne La Fleur personally. She has travelled and manufactured throughout the world – France, England, Italy and mainland China. Now much of her inventory is made in the U.S. Also, the store has always offered complimentary alterations from the beginning with the $8.00 jeans to now with wedding gowns and other merchandise.

Refreshments are offered while shopping and a television/bar area for the men.

Visit Monday thru Saturday 10-6pm and ‘til 8pm on Thursday.

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Louisiana SPCA

NO Fleas Market OWNER NO Fleas Market, owned and operated by the Louisiana SPCA, is a resale shop that supports animal welfare by donating a portion of proceeds to local shelters and rescue groups. Animal overpopulation is an issue throughout our community and it impacts more than just one organization. Through NO Fleas Market, the Louisiana SPCA is able to support its partner groups by covering the cost of veterinary care, offering a space to host adoption events and so much more!

Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday 12 -5 pm, NO Fleas Market is a great place to find high-end women’s and men’s fashion as well as small household items. In addition to finding great items and amazing prices, you’ll even get to meet adoptable animals from the Louisiana SPCA as you shop! Help support the homeless animals in our community by donating and shopping at NO Fleas Market.

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BBC Creative Services is a production studio located in mid-city Nola with a focus on event décor and custom creations. Backed by a staff with extensive knowledge of art and design we can bring to life any theme for your corporate reception, private party, wedding, or fundraising event. Our services include custom décor elements, curated theme designs, and vendor coordination for setup & teardown. We also have a uniquely southern collection of centerpieces & décor wares that fit perfectly in the city’s historic venues.

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Nick J Hebert

Nick J OWNER In the heart of the South Market District is NICKJ - Nola’s new one stop shop.. Owner Nick J. Hebert has been in the floral and event business for over 15 years and has offered interior furnishing services since 2015. He is thrilled to announce the opening of his second location!

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When asked to describe how this new location differs from the original, Nick says: “I really just tried to let the city inspire me while staying true to my design aesthetic. Our furniture and accessory selection really fits the vibe of the chic and elegant crowd that has nestled in this part of the city. I also felt that New Orleans offered a wide range of clientele for our Events Department. We have been coordinating weddings and parties for the past 5 years, and I am excited to offer these services in New Orleans.”

Nick J features a daily selection of cash and carry premium florals, unique gifts & home accent items. The boutique will offer Champagne Thursdays from 5pm to 7pm during the month of May.

Strictly Salt OWNERS Take a deep breath. Easy?

For many, it is a battle. Nathallie Strickland watched her mother struggle for air with pulmonary fibrosis for years. Hearing of the effectiveness of Halotherapy, the practice of inhaling dry salt aerosol, they traveled out of state and tried it together. Her mother’s energy levels elevated as she experienced greater quality of sleep with soothed and cleared airways.

Halotherapy is proven to decrease inflammation and bacteria in the respiratory system, and Nathallie saw it work first hand. She and her husband Stephen decided to bring the amazing treatments home!

Strictly Salt’s services are not just relaxing. Individuals who regularly attend Halotherapy sessions experience a decrease in mucosal blockages due to Asthma, COPD, and Cystic Fibrosis, a reduction in sinus pressure, and less snoring, resulting in sounder sleep. A solution to skin ailments such as eczema, psoriasis and acne, Halotherapy helps to soothe the inflammation in the skin, calming flare-ups and preventing future flare-ups with regular visits.

When you breathe better, you live better.

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Nathallie and Stephen Strickland

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Jewel Bunch

Nail Bar Nola PROPRIETRESS Jewel Bunch was a frequent traveler to New Orleans for business and pleasure before founding Nail Bar Nola in late 2018. She perceived that there was a deficiency of high-end nail salons that catered to the discerning customer, both local and traveler, and took advantage of the unique opportunity to fill that void. Jewel chose the New Orleans Arts District as the location for Nail Bar Nola because of her desire to offer original artistic nail designs to customers. Customers enjoy a drink around a bar in a true social environment. She didn’t start Nail Bar Nola alone, but rather recruited a talented team of nail artists to help her bring her vision to reality. One of these, Nethan Nguyen, has created nail designs for movie stars, famous singers, and models from around the world. Nail Bar Nola specializes not only in acrylic nail design, but also offers private sorority, bachelorette, and wedding parties to groups as large as twelve individuals. Come in today and pamper yourself to either a classic, opulent, or decadent package while enjoying a drink around our bar.

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Marshall Love

Love Swimming FOUNDER & OWNER In 2002, Marshall Love and Kaye Doiron founded Love Swimming with a philosophy and passion to provide the most effective, fun lessons for swimmers of all ages. Students often say their weekly lessons are the high points of their week! Love Swimming features indoor, warm saltwater lessons for swimmers starting as young as 6 months. With safe, small classes, they provide a strong foundation for a lifetime of love and respect for the water.

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Mamae Hingle Illustration Born and raised in New Orleans, Mamae is taken in by visual details around her, and as a young person inspired by Walter Anderson’s illustrations of his natural world. She studied Art and earned her Master’s degree in art education.

She is an art teacher and illustrator in her hometown.

Mamae’s unique and heartfelt style makes for unforgettable custom invitations, stationary, portraits, love notes, and prints. Explore Mamae’s work and talk ideas with her via her website!

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