Feature Stories
(Year, Publication, Article Title)
2020 – First for Women; Make Money with Crafts
2018 – Kitchenware News; Gift and Gourmet Expert Appointed to Design Program Advisory Board
2018 – Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Rutgers Appoints Shirley George Frazier to its Center for Innovation Education Advisory Board
2014 – Gourmet News; Gourmet Retail Gift Baskets on a Budget
2008 – The Record; Women Bloggers Unite
2008 – Gift Shop Magazine; Gift Baskets: Wrap Up Sales
2008 – Gift Shop Magazine; A Gift Basket in Ten Easy Steps
2007 – Gourmet News; Gift Basket Expert Packages Website Tips
2006 – Florists’ Review; Gift Baskets: Under Construction
2003 – Florists’ Review; Basket Building Basics
2003 – Souvenirs, Gifts & Novelties; Sweet Survival Shows and Tells About Sweet Gift Basket Profits
2001 – Flowers&; Gift Basket Show Hits the Internet
2001 – Gourmet Business Magazine; News & Trends: Online Gift Basket Show Debuts
2000 – The Record; Using Her Gifts to Build a Life and a Business
2000 – Florists’ Review; Baskets Bring in Bucks
2000 – Florists’ Review; Find Your Gift Basket Niche
2000 – Florists’ Review; Construction Zone: Step-by-Step Gift Basket Designing
Published Articles
Printed and Online Media Quotes (Year, Publication, Article Title)
2016 – MyCorporation.com; Experts Weigh In: What’s Your Best Advice for Entrepreneurs?
2016 – Washington Post; Negative Online Reviews are Double-Edge Sword for Businesses
2015 – Florists’ Review; Gourmet Merchandising
2013 – Costco Connection; Thinking Inside the Basket
2013 – Gourmet News; Successful Specialty Food Gift Companies Must Set Themselves Apart from the Pack
2012 – Gourmet News; Gift Basket Makers Opting for Classic, Well-Made Products
2010 – The Record; Small Business: Tailoring Tech for Small Businesses
2007 – Florists’ Review; The Business of Baskets
2007 – Florists’ Review; Gift Basket Trends
2005 – Gourmet News; Marketwatch: Retailers Pack in Profit with Gift Baskets
2004 – Country Business; Festive Foods
2004 – Produce Business; Gift Baskets Stir Sales
2004 – Fancy Food; It’s a Wrap!
2004 – Newsday; Sunny Disposition Shakes the Blues
2004 – Black Enterprise; Turning Receivables into Received
2003 – Snohomish County Business Journal; Gift Basket Biz Gears Up for Season
2003 – Florists’ Review; The Case for Gift Baskets
2003 – Costco Connection; Basket Cases
2003 – Gourmet News; Gift Basket Industry Veterans See Plenty of Market Potential
2002 – Die Geschaftsidee (German publication); Gift Baskets
2001 – The Charlotte Observer; Food Calendar
2001 – Newsday.com; Food Talk
2001 – Birmingham Business Journal; Gift Baskets Can Say It All
2001 – Gourmet Business Magazine; A Tisket, A Tasket: A Look at the Booming Market for Gift Baskets
2000 – Star-Telegram.com; She’s Got a Handle on Gift Baskets
2000 – The Gourmet Retailer; Building a Better Gift Basket
2000 – Black Enterprise; Turn Your Passion into Profit
Book Citings
The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century, by Paul & Sarah Edwards
The Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, by Priscilla Huff
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Wholesalers
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Press
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Sweet Survival LLC®
New York City Metro Area
Shirley@ShirleySpeaks.com
973-279-2799