Meet Cat and Harris who took the bold decision to quit their high flying corporate jobs in Hong Kong and come back to Scotland, with a year's worth of salary savings and an idea to start a business with a purpose... and that was it!Today they run Treen - a vegan clothing retailer and brand for the conscious shopper. All their stockists share their values of being ethically made, cruelty free, organic and vegan and often using recycled materials. Treen is an online retailer but you can also visit their beautiful shop on St Stephen’s Street in the heart of Edinburgh.There’s a whole load of pragmatic and detailed advice to budding retail business owners in this episode Thank you Cat and Harris!Important topics covered: Business plans and ideas, mission-led and passion based business, sustainable fashion, securing shop premises and the importance of networking, pop-up shops, building a brand, Brexit stresses, digital challenges...and the rewards.Find them on www.shoptreen.com and on Instagram @shoptreen_ :-) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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