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PASSION INTO PROFIT

Three North Shore women turned their passions into successful businesses. Practicing yoga, designing floral art, and creating incredible baked goods might be hobbies for some people. But when they’re combined with amazing talent and an entrepreneurial spirit, those passions might just turn a profit. That’s exactly the case for these three North Shore women, who turned their passions into successful businesses that ignite their creativity and allow them to share their talents with the community. (These conversations have been edited for clarity and length.)

SANDRA SIGMAN, Les Fleurs

Sandra Sigman fell in love with French flowers while living in France as a professional figure skater and dreamed of opening a French flower shop with her mother, who had run a small, at-home floral business for years. But just a month after that dream came true, Sigman’s mother died, leaving her to

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