How I opened up my own gift shop at 22 years old.

[@tresannrn8454]

Your story proves that when one door closes....another will open. Your shop looks beautiful behind you and you can hear the love and pride you have for it. These component's are perfect for success. Thank you for sharing your journey of business ownership with us.

[@pauliedavis49]

Fun and inspirational. Loved this! Thanks, Taylor...

[@johnsandell4501]

What a gift to hear your story. Congratulations on your successes.

[@tomcanfield705]

Hey Tay, have met you at several fairs Deerfield, Sandwich) and followed your travels. I imagined you had some guidance and am not surprised your mom was a key. But your obvious intelligence and drive are also key. My dad was self employed, but not really a "businessman" in the true business sense, but I branched out from him some 50+ years ago, and am still (sorta) at it. Hope to find your haunts someday soon as I have a likely job in Gilford.

[@travellingcats1047]

Hey this is really neat! My daughter, 16, has been baking since she was 8. She started her own cottage goods bakery a year or so ago. I feel like she's learning a lot about business this way. I homeschooled her because of severe dyslexia. She recently got into Goddard College's early college dual enrollment program. So she'll be headed to Vermont for residencies twice a year. ( I went to Goddard for my MFA.) I think eventually my daughter will open her own bakery. So cool to see women/girls get into entrepreneurship. I think it's empowering to be able to own your own business and not have to work for 'the man' so to speak. Great job!

[@frolege1]

Interesting story, I do find it's amazing that you took 4 months off to hike. Most new business owners can't take a day off but I'm assuming your business is seasonal and you had one fabulous employee running the place while you were hiking. To me, that sounds like the perfect business. Good luck going forward.

[@Dante07cid]

Visiting from Illinois. Stopped in your place yesterday. It was great to meet you. Super story. Really like your hiking videos.

[@GaerHampton]

Way to make things happen! The following is kinda off topic for this particular channel, but this story reminded me of it: Last spring while I was watching your AT vids you mentioned one day how you and Chet had just bought your house. That really made me think, for for the first time, that my wife and I really needed to buy our own home. We'd been living in the same rented condo unit for the past seven years, living by/dealing with people we didn't want to be around, dealing with the general headaches of apartment living, AND the place was being sold for the second time in about a year and a half. Well, by the end of July we moved into our own home! It was about time! (And only after our bid had been accepted on the house, did I tell my wife about the Zpacks Duplex that I had bought, lol) My wife says that she knew I'd love our new place because it has a fireplace. Now I just need to get all my Aspen ski posters framed.....

[@DeRocco21]

like mother like daughter, you are a great business woman!

[@nolan5251]

I always went to your gift shop at mills falls marketplace because my sisters loved the candy store and book store before I knew you from youtube so its cool to see the story behind it. meredith is the coolest town and i’m glad i grew up going there!

[@Elizabeth-pt4bv]

You have to always follow your gut instincts. Never let anyone or thing hold you back. Your a smart business woman, great job and I love these videos. Thanks for sharing

[@marymarks8713]

The curious mind of following you has been affirmed that you are truly amazing. Love what you do!

[@lark518Photo]

Great story, and I wish you many years of Profitable business. I'm very familiar with renting space in a shared space and you one own, it is so much more satisfying having complete control. Keep up the cool store videos and of course the Hiking ones too.

[@rebeccamccormack5012]

Stopped in your store in Gilford at the end of June 2023 after hiking 🥾 to the top of Mt Major. Bought some tee shirts and will put Hiker Monopoly on my Christmas 🎄 wish list. 🎉

[@pattypatten1626]

It’s a wicked cute shop! If your talking about Kathy…. She’s so nice and pleasant. Hope you liked your Nahampsha Gnome

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

Thank you for sharing your story. Inspiring.

[@hdbinnc8583]

Great story! I enjoyed hearing about your journey as a business person. 😊

[@RedStickLouisiana]

I admire you drive and initiative in starting your own business. Best of luck in the future.

[@meadowlarkphoto]

I really need to stop in sometime. We drive often from Vermont to see family in Maine and we take the "scenic route" around downtown Meredith, but maybe next time I won't. :) - Leigh

[@DanielOutdoors]

Love it :) I am doing exactly the same as you. But an outdoor store, and I am 41 😅

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

Thanks for sharing your story. I wish you continued success!

[@kenmachine9951]

I'm so happy that you are going to hike ATT❤️👍😎😎😎 Ken NC ❤️

[@fredgarvin5964]

Very cool

[@smh988]

outstanding

[@aaronm6988]

Thanks for the background story. I enjoyed all your hiking videos. As for yhe business I wonder what is your process for finding items to sell, the supply chain side of things. Who do you go to for your new widgets?

[@tomellis3218]

Great insight to how you came to be a small business owner . 😮

[@leedanielson7452]

Great explanation kiddo!🥰👍

[@deviantentertainmentllc]

Awesome! Will have to stop by and check it out on my way up to Madison. :-)

[@melissaverdoni845]

hope to come down and see your shop one day :)

[@kathycipriani2493]

I knew you loved me! 😁 😉

[@BearTrekAdventures]

Nice video and story how you got started 👍

[@frugalsquirrel1725]

You are an amazing person! 😃

[@traderz4788]

cool story mommy bought you a gift shop.

[@ivyfussell-raymond7177]

Congratulations 🎊

[@Mawgbot]

...I was Today Years Old when I realise that "Nahamsha" means "New Hampshire"...I mean, I'm Australian, and have never been to NH, but still. Today I learned. 😆

[@isabelcastillo2394]

Congratulations on a wonderful success story and thanks so much for sharing it. I admire your entrepreneurial spirit and your spirit for adventure. What a wonderful match. You're so blessed to have a trusted associate. Good luck and enjoying your channel.

[@danielerlichofficial]

Awesome story! can I ask where do you make more money? in your actual shop on your online shop?

[@TayloratNahamshaGifts]

The actual shop

[@siliconegiftskitchenwarema6802]

wow, good

[@Onnitfan1]

Wait...stay at home dad?? I want a full episode on this!!!

[@jplum7708]

I'm a stay at home husband because an invisible disability has destroyed my life. Taylor's dad's story may not be a happy or exciting one she wants to make public.

[@Onnitfan1]

@@jplum7708 Good point, jplum!

[@walterpaton8698]

Leominster Massachusetts here...

[@albino_46]

I would like to open my own shop

[@chuckhines459]

I'm from Massachusetts where at Mass are you from?

[@mkyhbz1802]

आप कहाँ से हो ? Where are you from?

[@TayloratNahamshaGifts]

Nahamsha

[@MsSweetcelebrations]