From online to storefront to pop-ups, these Hubbard entrepreneurs are on the move

HUBBARD

To Marissa Devantier, it is all about small business.

The artisan started her business last year online, and it blossomed into the Hubbard storefront it is today.

She has a vision, and a part of that is to help other small-business starters. That’s why she hosts pop-up shops at her Vintie Design Co. Shop at 20 W. Liberty St.

“The pop-up shops were just another idea I had to support small businesses,” Devantier said. “It’s been an excellent source to drive business.”

A pop-up shop is basically a store within a store. Devantier offers her store space to local businesses that do not have that option right now. Those businesses are Lola Bean’s Boutique, a handpicked vintage wares

etsy.com store started by Melissa D’Apolito of Poland, and Culturehouse Coffee Roasters, a single-origin coffee-roasting company started by Stephen and Mary Protheroe of Girard

“We love Youngstown,” Mary said. “Our dream is to be in downtown Youngstown with our own shop.”

But for now, they use the online market and Devantier’s pop-up shops.

Devantier got started creating her city coasters last March. She takes a city’s map from an Atlas and sticks it to a tile to make a coaster. She started selling them on etsy.com — an online shop were many crafters sell their handmade products.

“[Pop-up shops] are a really big thing in Pittsburgh and Cleveland,” D’Apolito said. “I feel like there is a need for that here.”

Read more about the businesses in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.