52 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com /CharlestonWomen NELLIE & LO: PAM WHITE AND TAYLOR SOCCI Like a fine bottle of champagne, Charleston is popping with family-owned, women-run businesses. Although the products and services that they offer are as diverse as they are impressive, a common thread is woven throughout these entrepreneurial women’s stories, with the inspiring moral being “necessity is the mother of invention.” For 10 years, Pam White and her daughter Taylor White Socci dreamed of opening a gift shop named after their beloved dogs Nellie and Lola. Yet, right when they were ready to take the first steps to opening the business by signing a lease, attending market, placing orders and merchandising the store, the pandemic hit. Although the mother-daughter team couldn’t find another boutique like the one they had been envisioning for years, they would not be deterred. The pair moved forward so that they could lighten up life for their customers in a tough time. At Nellie & Lo, White and Socci, they offer unique goods at every price point. Jewelry, home accessories, candles, wine glasses, humorous cocktail napkins, bridal or baby shower gifts, and seasonal holiday décor are all part of the collections. Now, after three years of growing their boutique into the go-to gift store of Charleston, the mother-daughter team loves treasure hunting for unique pieces and working with vendors of women-owned businesses (especially those who give back to causes). Nellie & Lo is located at 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd., Suite B in Mount Pleasant. CHARLESTON BACHELORETTE SERVICES: MEAGAN ASKINS AND MEREDITH RUTLAND While planning her sister Meagan Askins’ These families mean business BY SARAH ROSE Charleston Women in Business Nellie and Lo’s mother-daughter duo (and pooches). The faces behind Charleston Bachelorette Services.
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