Monday 26 February 2001

She's got a gift

Erica Mintz is beating her own sales targets with homespun industry

PAUL DELEAN The Gazette

Erica Mintz wants to have it all. And at 25, she's well on her way. Less than two years after starting Unique Corporate Gifts in her parents' home, Mintz is directing an enterprise with annual sales of more than $500,000.

She's gone from one employee - herself - to three, along with two sales representatives working on commission.

"I know I can take this business to $5-to-$10 million (a year)," she said in an interview at the corporate office on De La Savanne Rd.

"But I'm faced with a dilemma. I'm married six months, and I'd like to be a mother in a few years. So I may not be as aggressive as I could be in growing it, because I want to keep it manageable. I usually go for everything, but I want to be a good mother. That's my priority. Family will be first, business second. But a close second."

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