Neil Carr in Ingrams 20 in their 20’s

That’s right! Neil was just listed as one of Kansas City’s top 20 business people still in their 20’s. They gave him a nice little write up too, with only one little mistake… They listed us as Blue Boutique instead of Blue Bouquet.

The other business…

In case there is any confusion, Blue Bouquet (that’s us) is a floral design shop that specializes in events. Blue Boutique is a lingerie and novelty shop in Salt Lake City. One of our clients suggested that in the spirit of entrepreneurship we should ride the wave of the press, start a second shop out of the basement and call it Immoral Floral. Who knows, it might be a good idea…

On a serious note, we are all very proud of Neil for making it into Ingrams. All of us at Blue Bouquet put great effort and care into the work we do, and it’s an honor to get such recognition for it. So, without further ado, here’s what Ingrams had to say.

Neil Carr | Blue Boutique (Blue Bouquet)

The right environment, applied to the right vision at the right stage of life, is a powerful recipe for entrepreneurship. For Neil Carr, that environment was Spur Communication, which he calls “a brilliant little marketing agency here in KC,” From owner David Svet, Carr developed two concrete operational guidelines: “First, that a small team, if clever and flexible, can usually accomplish more than a large one,” he says, and “second, that efficiency, even for a small team, is impossible if the focus is too broad.” Thusly inspired, Carr and his wife, Drue, opened Blue Boutique Blue Bouquet, a floral and design shop that draws on his design degree background and his wife’s 12 years in floral design. After launching in 2007 with modest revenues of $30,000, they dashed past the quarter-million mark last year, and Carr anticipates more than $350,000 in sales this year. That would place his blossoming business just above the midline in terms of industry revenue metrics. The niche they have created for themselves: “No retail, no corporate, only events,” says Carr 28.
Dennis Boone | Ingram’s Magazine.