February 3, 2010

“Set a goal that scares you.”—The Bonnie Marcus Collection Rule. In an episode of Small Business Rules^SM Bonnie Marcus revealed that she started her couture line of invitations and holiday cards when she was 8 months pregnant with her first child. Having worked for designer Diane Von Furstenberg, Bonnie combined her background in fashion with invitations to create trendy, fun and fashionable prints on cards for all occasions, tote bags and flip flops. Now her fashion forward designs are in over 1,000 retail locations like Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdales.

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• KIMBERLY MARTINEZ 2 years 0 months and 3 days ago

  

  Bonnie I am so proud of you! It has been an honor to know you this last few years. Your story strikes a cord as I got married 14 years ago and couldnt find any invitations that matched my style. I ended up creating them after sourcing hand made papers at Kates Paperiere in NYC! If only your collections were available back then!!! Congrats

• Miracle Wanzo 2 years 0 months and 5 days ago

  

  Bonnie, your success is amazing and inspirational!

• MOLLY FULLER 2 years 0 months and 5 days ago

  

  excellent profile! It's great to see you, Bonnie, and hear your story again. I love that you turned all of your employees into salespeople. What a brilliant idea.

• KRISTIN WITTENBERG 2 years 0 months and 5 days ago

  

  Awesome interview! It has been such a pleasure to see Bonnie Marcus grow her business. Her line is gorgeous and she is an incredibly talented businesswoman who always remembers to give back. She is a woman entrepreneur who has always inspired me. All the best to you Bonnie!
  Kris Wittenberg
  http://www.SayNoMorePromotions.com
  http://www.begoodtopeople.com

• BRYAN DESILVA 2 years 0 months and 6 days ago

  

  What an excellent goal. When I first started the video I thought, "Not even close to what I do", meaning the wedding planning/cards idea. However, as we all know, great ideas come from every industry, every plane of society.
  
  Bryan deSilva
  www.improvizations.com