PEORIA Justice Parker always knew she would be a business owner.
Parker, 25, owns Hello Poppy Boutique in the Peoria Warehouse District. Because her family owns the 50 s Diner in the Metro Centre, she’s been around entrepreneurs all her life.
Hello Poppy isn’t Parker’s first business. Soon after having her second child, she started The Sparkly TeeCup, an online shop for custom-made T-shirts and tumblers. She made all the merchandise herself from designs dictated by the customer.
“I had it for about two years, and it was super successful,” said Parker. “But I had an injury to my wrist, and I was unable to continue that one, so I opened up the boutique.”