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Mum opens shop in Trafford she won in a competition

A single mum from Sale Moor who started her top trend handbag business at one of the lowest points in her life has opened the shop she won in a competition.

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Mum opens shop in Trafford she won in a competition

Tracey Gibbons with some of the stock for her new shop

A single mum from Sale Moor who started her top trend handbag business at one of the lowest points in her life has opened the shop she won in a competition.

Tracey Gibbons, 33, mum to Abbigail, 11, and Sophie, 2, narrowly took the top slot in the Dragon’s Den style competition entitled Win A Shop.

Her prize is a unit at the busy Stretford shopping hub free from rent, rates, insurance fees and service charge for six months and the doors opened today which is Small Business Saturday.

Tracey started her business earlier this year after the relationship with her partner broke down

Tracey was one of more than 20 applicants who entered the contest and her dream of opening her own shop has become reality quicker than she thought.

“I am just so very thankful for this opportunity and the fact I will now have a proper, permanent base for my customers to come and visit me and see my bags, will be a tremendous step forward for me.

“It’s still sinking in because I have really wanted to take this step and make it happen but it is so hard when you have all those start-up costs to turn it into a reality.”

– Tracey Gibbons

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