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Maura Forcier purchased MinkyMink in Downtown Glens Falls, in 2016. The business just launched a new website with enhanced online shopping capabilities and enhanced inventory.
Mark Bolles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Andrea Harwood Palmer<\/p>\n

Maura Forcier purchased MinkyMink, a clothing and accessory shop in Downtown Glens Falls, in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was working in healthcare marketing for several years. I wasn\u2019t passionate about it,\u201d she said. \u201cMy dad and I were talking about his upcoming retirement. He had worked in medicine for decades. I just couldn\u2019t picture myself working in health-care marketing for 20 or 30 years. It got me thinking. What do I actually want to do with my life?\u201d<\/p>\n

Forcier had worked in retail in Saratoga Springs as a side job for years. She loved working with customers, helping people find outfits, and managing the marketing and social media of the clothing shop in which she worked. She decided to open her own boutique.<\/p>\n

Forcier had been a long-time customer of MinkyMink when previous owner Shonna McTiernan had the shop. Forcier and McTiernon started chatting, and McTiernon disclosed she was ready to sell the business.<\/p>\n

Forcier worked with SCORE after work hours every week to develop a business plan in preparation of running her own retail store. In July 2016, she and McTiernon finalized the sale of MinkyMink.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Forcier immediately left her job in healthcare marketing and put all of her energy into the store.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things I love about being a business owner,\u201d said Forcier. \u201cProbably my favorite is really knowing my community. I know so many people through my store. It\u2019s so nice to be able to talk to people and know what\u2019s going in Glens Falls and the surrounding area. And I love being my own boss.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the people of Glens Falls. They support local business a lot. During this pandemic, a lot of my customers reached out to me personally to see if there was anything they could do to help. I was closed for three months. I felt like my customers and the community really banned together and made me feel like I was important, loved and supported,\u201d said Forcier, who is originally from Lake George and currently lives in Queensbury.<\/p>\n

MinkyMink just launched a new website with enhanced online shopping capabilities and enhanced inventory. The website is www.minkymink.com.<\/p>\n

The store is located at 203 Glen St. in Downtown Glens Falls. The phone number is 518-926-7227.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Andrea Harwood Palmer Maura Forcier purchased MinkyMink, a clothing and accessory shop in Downtown Glens Falls, in 2016. \u201cI was working in healthcare marketing for several years. I wasn\u2019t passionate about it,\u201d she said. \u201cMy dad and I were talking about his upcoming retirement. He had worked in medicine for decades. 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