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women who were once my age to start a business and be successful. One person that my Mom told us to research and read about is Lisa Price. Lisa LG * What has your school experience been like and how did you find your close group of friends? L // I love school. I sing in the school choir. I enjoy singing and dancing. I am a social butterfly so it is easy for me to have fiends. My close friends are girls that have the same interest as me pretty much. I have like maybe 4 really close friends that I talk to everyday even after Price started Carol’s school. We come Daughter right in up with all types of her kitchen and she ideas of things we marketed to family can do together. and friends as well. Like one is starting a When I read her story fashion group, we are I knew that we could fashionista’s! do the same thing. Layla & Mya of Suga Babes 24 JANUARY 2014 LG * What is your favorite part of throwing the Spa Parties? M // I do not get to go to all of the parties like Layla but when I do I like when they offer me cake. LG * How did you become confident and love yourself for who you are? L&M // My mom has always taught us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. My dad has always treated us LG * Who is your mentor and why? L // My mom is my mentor. My mom is so sweet and nice. She is always there for us and my brothers. When we told my mom about our business idea she never said no or brushed us off. She said yes we can do it. I admire my mom because she is a single mother raising us and she still found money and time to help us with our business. She works hard at all of the parties. She has meetings with us and the staff trying to make sure that we are doing our best and she asks us for our input and ideas. My mom teaches us how to handle customers and handle our business the right way. She takes the time to explain to us why we do things the way we do and the purpose of why we do the things we do. My mom is very active in our lives. She takes care of us and stays up late at night working on Suga Babes business after she p