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Just a quick note of appreciation...received my first order from you a couple days ago. I was very impressed with my experience. The beads are of high quality, exceeded my expectations ... they are beautiful! Your website is well done, the ordering process was straightforward, the order was filled accurately and promptly, packaged very well, and arrived very quickly. Thank you so much! I will certainly be ordering from you again. Everyone did a great job! Phil, Crooked Lake Studios

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Stone Treatment Codes

(B) block
(D) dyed
(E) enhanced
(H) heated
(I) irradiation
(M) man made - synthetic
(N) natural
(O) oiled
(P) pressed
(S) stabilized

Masterclass in Business

Want to know my secrets to success? Read this interview!

Staring a small business.

She Inspires, a website for women entrepreneurs, did an interview with Szarka, owner and crazed bead slinger at Magpie Gemstones. 

A Masters Class in Business for Smart Entrepreneurs

 

Szarka Carter is the creative and business talent behind the colourful and captivating Magpie Gemstones. This talented lady is growing her business in some of the toughest economic times American small business has faced and it comes down to being generous with sharing information and ethical selling.

Magpie Gemstones was born out of a passion for authentic gemstones, the stories behind the stones and for creating an ethical business and is now a thriving online and offline gemstone supplier based in Texas, USA.

We caught up with Szarka to find out what makes this beautiful lady do what she does so well and found ourselves having a master class in business.

Tell us a little about yourself, what’s the day to day life like for a small business owner of Magpie Gemstones and who makes up the team?

I am the sole owner and crazed bead slinger at Magpie Gemstones. In a nutshell, the business started when I was making and selling handcrafted jewellery decades ago in Canada. Gradually, I began selling beads at shows in the US and then eventually led to the online store.

 

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