Area entrepreneur grows tea company through retail stores, ecommerce and wholesale

Abigail StClair has plans for more growth ahead. Staying true to some core hiring principles will be crucial to her company's success.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:00 a.m. February 26, 2021
Courtesy. Abigail StClair, founder and CEO of TeBella Tea Co., has led the company’s growth since its founding in 2010. TeBella now has four retail stores, 150 wholesale clients and increasing online sales.
Courtesy. Abigail StClair, founder and CEO of TeBella Tea Co., has led the company’s growth since its founding in 2010. TeBella now has four retail stores, 150 wholesale clients and increasing online sales.
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Soon after Abigail StClair opened her tea shop, a man who worked at the real estate office next door walked in and said, “So let me get this straight — this is going to be a tea shop, and you plan to make money at this?”

 

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