The 2009 StartupNation Home-Based 100 Competition

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StartupNation 2008 Home-Based 100 Winner Profile

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Bella BandanasRanked in Most Glamourous

Bella Bandanas

About the Winner

While going through Chemotherapy and trying to find something chic to wear on her head, Bard Gunselman started making swarovski crystal bandanas. So many people had an interest in them she decided to start a business called Bella Bandanas.

The bandanas come in an array of colors and crystal colors. Gunselman sells them in retail stores and cancer centers. But mostly, she sells them from her website and her brick-n-mortar store, Bling It On. The product is for anybody who wants to add a little bling to their outfits but especially for those going through a rough time and needing to feel pretty again. The line also has bracelets headbands and belts.

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