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So what\u2019s the secret to success?<\/p>\n

Genesis Llapur and Jessica Andrews with Dreams to Reality design are dedicated to trying to figure it out by launching their own party rental business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe planned our own wedding, actually,\u201d Llapur said. \u201cA destination wedding in California and we rented a ton of items and kind of really enjoyed putting together the small details that really turn it into an event and that kind of sparked our interests again.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said answering the call to actually turn this idea into a party supply rental business wasn\u2019t all flowers and rainbows.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very challenging. I came from the retail industry and building was a hobby for me, so turning that into a full-time job was challenging for me,\u201d Llapur said.<\/p>\n

Now, they\u2019re able to offer services at birthday parties, corporate events and conferences.<\/p>\n

But there are times \u2014 even now \u2014 when they\u2019ve had to look to others to show them the way.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what Sarah Benken Foushe said is the sweetest part of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found that high-achieving women really needed an opportunity to be seen, heard, recognized and known for all of their hard work and achievements,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Benken Foushe founded the global networking group for female entrepreneurs, The KNOW Women, and she said Tampa is their second largest market for women-owned businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cKNOW is really about two things, like I said, visibility and connection. So we partner with ambitious business women to help them get connected. I always say this, the good ol\u2019 boys have been doing this forever and girls, we can do it and do it better with a glass of bubbly,\u201d Foushe said.<\/p>\n