We had the good fortune of connecting with vayola mezard and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi vayola, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
My thought process behind starting my own business started after the loss of my daughter, I always thought about opening a business of own at a very young age, but when my daughter suddenly passes away at birth the ARRIE’S FASHION came to me in memory of her.

What should our readers know about your business?
What sets me and my business apart from others, is that I’m trying to go back to the more traditional way of fashion and sell modest clothing. Clothing from small children to adults, so there something for everyone. My business got to where it was today through prayer, a lot of mentorships, failures, restarts, and of course successful moments. I overcame my challenges by taking it slow, learn from various different views and prayer. The lessons I learned along the way is that its tuff running a business with two small kids. What I would like for you guys to know is me having this business is a way for me to keep my daughter’s name alive.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
A spot I want to go out to eat with a friend would be, Pearl of the island cuisine. It has a nice ambience and great food there. Then I would also take them to church (The Ark of God Church).

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
First off Ill like to shoutout my lord and savior Jesus Christ. Then Secondly my husband and my family for the support of starting this business. For encouragement, mainly came from my Husband and My close friends. Pushing me further even though I wanted to give up. It gets very stressful in this line of work, but with their support it makes it that much easier to keep on going. And lastly, Ill like to give thanks for my church for the support of my business. And giving honest feedback and advice to get better.

Website: https://www.arriesfashions.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arries_fashion/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arries.fahion

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