Online companies are becoming the preferred way to shop.  One South Dakota business owner has learned that the tiniest business can grow to a global one through the power of the internet.  Laura Benson is the owner of Filly Flair Boutique and just opened a new physical location in Sioux Falls.  She began in 2010, shipping items out of her own basement, but she’s had to expand since then…

 

Benson’s boutique business employs about 20 people, and she says she is glad to help the local community with jobs and taxes.  Her advice for small businesses throughout South Dakota is simple…

 

Benson says the largest challenges as her business boomed in just a few years were inventory management and changes in location to accommodate that inventory.