Small Business Essential: Crossing the Bridge to Brick and Mortar

Presenter: Alyshea Gow, Owner/Interior Designer of Feather Your Nest Interiors

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Location: Online

Registration: Click Here

Are you ready to make the jump to a brick and mortar business? As a business owner, the decision to open your first physical store is an exciting and important one. Whether you’re expanding on current online or at-home operations or you’re starting a brick-and-mortar store from scratch, there are multiple factors to keep in mind.

Join The Iowa Center and Alyshea Gow, owner and interior designer of Feather Your Nest Interiors as she discusses her journey to owning a brick and mortar storefront.

During this session we will discuss…

• What type of a budget is needed?
• How to manage availability in the new space.
• How to engage and establish yourself in the neighborhood.
• Tips, tricks, and advice for those opening up their own space.

About Our Speaker…

Alyshea Gow, Owner/Interior Designer of Feather Your Nest

Alyshea is now the second generation owner of Feather Your Nest Interiors. Alyshea grew up in Muscatine and attended college at Iowa State University and Scott Community College. She has degrees in Interior Design and English & Professional Communication. After graduating college, Alyshea moved to Nashville, TN.

While in Nashville, she worked for large Fortune 500 companies that were in the manufacturing business of commercial interiors. She was promoted in 2006, and moved to Atlanta, GA. In Atlanta, Alyshea worked as a Hospitality Account Executive and designed for four and five-star hotels. In 2010, Alyshea moved back to Muscatine to help start Feather Your Nest Interiors.

Alyshea has many design consultation services to offer her clients, including project management, whole home CAD 3D drawings, floor plans, furniture layouts, and kitchen and bath designs.

She also offers design consultation services for paint selection, flooring selection, space planning, accessorizing and much more.

Alyshea designs for residential & light commercial projects. Her 20+ years of interior design expertise are an asset to Muscatine.

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