Check Out These 10 Small Businesses Founded By Temple Women

By: Milly McKinnish

Is anyone else online shopping way too much during the quarantine, or is it just me? If your new hobby is browsing through Target and Urban Outfitters’ sites for the best deals, look no further. Here’s a list of 10 small businesses you can support by ordering online. The best part? They’re all run by women from Temple.

Copped Philly

Photo Credit: Amanda Tran and Hannah Trottier

Photo Credit: Amanda Tran and Hannah Trottier

Consider Copped Philly your quarantine-alternative to thrift shopping. Amanda Tran and Hannah Trottier––junior business and physics students, respectively––resell clothes on their joint Instagram, @coppedphilly. Each clothing item is posted on their account and customers can comment bids, or buy instantly at a set higher price.

Copped owners Tran and Trottier. // Photo Credit: Amanda Tran and Hannah Trottier

Copped owners Tran and Trottier. // Photo Credit: Amanda Tran and Hannah Trottier

dyejob

Dyejob owner Kate Goldinger wearing her apparel. // Photos Credit: Kate Goldinger

Dyejob owner Kate Goldinger wearing her apparel. // Photos Credit: Kate Goldinger

For all things tie-dye, check out dyejob. Kate Goldinger, a junior public relations student, creates tie-dye crop tops, backpacks, shorts, and more. Check out Goldinger’s Instagram, @dyejobapparel, to see all of her products.

fóstra jewels

Photo Credit:  Dani Meenan

Photo Credit: Dani Meenan

Dani Meenan*, a senior advertising major, sells upcycled vintage jewelry at her shop, fóstra. Each piece is handpicked and unique. Browse fóstra’s earrings, necklaces, and headscarves selection on Instagram, @fostr.a, or on the shop’s website.

fóstra owner Dani Meenan wearing her jewelry. // Photo Credit: Dani Meenan

fóstra owner Dani Meenan wearing her jewelry. // Photo Credit: Dani Meenan

LINDLEYWALLKIT

Photo Credit:  Lauren Lindley

Photo Credit: Lauren Lindley

Need to add some personality to your apartment or dorm? Check out senior communication studies major Lauren Lindley’s Etsy shop where she sells photo collage kits to decorate your room. Go to her Etsy page to make your home Pinterest-worthy. 

Lindley poses in front of her collage. // Photo Credit:  Lauren Lindley

Lindley poses in front of her collage. // Photo Credit: Lauren Lindley

Made By Taylor Nicole

Photo Credit: Taylor Zubkousky

Photo Credit: Taylor Zubkousky

Thanks to Made By Taylor Nicole, you can quarantine in style. Alumna Taylor Zubkousky, a marketing major from the class of 2020, handmakes tie-dye hoodies, shirts, and sweats. Plus, she has some Eagles and Flyers shirts on sale that are perfect for tailgating season. Shop now via Zubkousky’s Instagram, @madebytaylornicole, or her website.

Zubkousky models her tie-dye. // Photo Credit: Taylor Zubkousky

Zubkousky models her tie-dye. // Photo Credit: Taylor Zubkousky

Made It by Morgan

Photo Credit: Morgan Yoder

Photo Credit: Morgan Yoder

Earrings are a great statement piece. If you’re in need of a new pair (or a few), look no further than Made It by Morgan, senior speech, language, and hearing science major Morgan Yoder’s online shop. You can buy handmade clay earrings on her Instagram, @morgan.madeit.

Made it by Morgan owner Morgan Yoder. // Photo Credit: Morgan Yoder

Made it by Morgan owner Morgan Yoder. // Photo Credit: Morgan Yoder

PrintandCaboodle

Photo Credit: Emily Miliszewski

Photo Credit: Emily Miliszewski

Wanna share some love and positivity during quarantine? Print and Caboodle is the perfect place to do just that. Emily Miliszewski, a senior advertising student, sells printable quarantine greeting cards on her Etsy shop. Her other products include room decor prints. Browse all her designs on her Instagram, @printandcaboodle, and Etsy site.

Print and Caboodle owner Emily Miliszewski. // Photo Credit: Emily Miliszewski

Print and Caboodle owner Emily Miliszewski. // Photo Credit: Emily Miliszewski

Rize Boutique

Photo Credit: Tori Tucci

Photo Credit: Tori Tucci

Rize Boutique is an online clothing boutique founded and owned by alumna Tori Tucci, an English and education major from the class of 2017. The boutique sells everything from swimwear, to coats, to bralettes, and even dream catchers. There’s something for every season at Rize. Go to the shop’s Instagram, @rizeboutique, or their website to learn more. 

Rize Boutique owner Tori Tucci. // Photo Credit: Tori Tucci

Rize Boutique owner Tori Tucci. // Photo Credit: Tori Tucci

Urban Glow Cosmetics

Photo Credit: India Green

Photo Credit: India Green

Alumna India Green, a media studies and production major from the class of 2020, founded her health and wellness brand, Urban Glow Cosmetics, to empower women. Some of her natural, handmade products include face masks, body butters, and lip gloss. Check out the company’s Instagram, @naturallyindyugc, and website to start shopping.

Glow Cosmetics owner India Green. // Photo Credit: India Green

Glow Cosmetics owner India Green. // Photo Credit: India Green

Your Chic Greek

Photo Credit: Ally Tuttelman

Photo Credit: Ally Tuttelman

Sorority girls, go to Your Chic Greek for all your apparel needs. Ally Tuttelman, a senior graphic design student, is the force behind this company. Check out her Instagram, @yourchicgreek, for big/little shirts, sorority sweatshirts, and personalized accessories.

Your Chic Greek owner Ally Tuttelman. // Photo Credit: Ally Tuttelman

Your Chic Greek owner Ally Tuttelman. // Photo Credit: Ally Tuttelman

What are you waiting for? Start shopping—and supporting your fellow Owls! You never know, you might find your new favorite store. 

*Dani Meenan is on REFINE’s team but was not involved in the writing or editing of this article.

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