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Article: Brownie biz earns points with celebs.(Spotlight)(Company overview)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- January 2, 2008
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Byline: Jenna Russell, The Boston Globe
Trina Beaulier taught school in a small Maine town for years, and when she retired three years ago, the shy, white-haired grandmother figured her busiest days were behind her.
Beaulier never imagined that at 59, she'd be working 60-hour weeks as the chief executive officer of her own booming company. All because she bakes a really tasty brownie.
A project Beaulier started on a whim, to fend off boredom as a new retiree, has snowballed into the stuff of small-business fantasies. Her company, Simply Divine Brownies, has 19 employees on the payroll and is growing fast. Annual sales are expected to double to ...