A Day In the Life of a Candle Business Owner

Candle making is a fun hobby—and it can also be a lucrative business. Blk Sunflower started in March 2020 and made $300K in their first 18 months, and owner Jazmin Richards gives us an insider scoop on a day in her life as a candle business owner in this video. This video is sponsored by Shopify, the #1 eCommerce platform for businesses. Find out more here: Jazmin started making candles in 2019 to relieve stress from her corporate job. After she made more in 5 days at a holiday market than she earned in 3 weeks at her job, she decided to take her candle making business full-time. And that decision paid off. Her start-up costs were only brought in $1,500 in her first week, and getting featured in more than 50 publications helped keep her sales growing in the months since. We’ve talked to Jazmin before about starting her business, and in this follow-up, we’ll take a closer look at how to make candles and run a successful handcraft business. Making