Serial entrepreneur Nicole Pomije is the creator and owner of The Cookie Cups, a local bakery with two locations in the Twin Cities area. With a decade of marketing experience under her belt, Nicole started this baking business five years ago after making a mistake in her home kitchen. Since then, it has grown a substantial customer base and has been awarded with Best Apple Dessert in the Commercial category at well-known Excelsior Apple Days in Minnesota. The Cookie Cups has been seen in Buzzfeed, Forbes, Fast Company, and several other media outlets. Nicole is also the founder of marketing and PR firm NB Talent Services. She has a bachelor's degree from Florida State University.
This Halloween will be different for her family due to the pandemic. However, I hopes to find a different way to make it fun. We will spend less this Halloween. We will not be trick or treating but may do a small Halloween party at our bakery so the kids can dress up and have a ‘mask’ contest.
Saving money has been near impossible since she opened her first bakery, but now she's finally in a position to put some cash away.
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