Entrepreneurial duo launches Funkee

Entrepreneurial duo launches Funkee

After many months of hard work, Funkee has finally launched its online shopping website www.funkee.co.nz .

Set up by Marijke Dunselman, owner of Strategies Marketing Consultancy and Laura Farrell, Funkee offers gorgeous fashion accessories such as suede handbags, tote bags, jewellery and scarves.

“Accessories are a great way to enhance any outfit”, says Marijke. “The Funkee collection is handpicked, high quality yet has a designer look at a really affordable price. We only stock small numbers of each design, so if you see something you like snap it up before it's too late!”

Laura has family connections is Vietnam. “We source our products mostly from Vietnam. Using a percentage of our profits we are in the process of setting up initiatives in Vietnam to help the local businesses there. Even though I’ve been to Vietnam many times in the past fourteen years as I have family there, it’s been a huge challenge working in a country with a very different economic climate and political environment than ours. Our customers are delighted with the products and we love what we sell!” she says.

Both Laura and Marijke live in Queenstown and moved to New Zealand from Europe. Laura emigrated from the UK in 2002 and Marijke from the Netherlands in 1994. “We saw an opportunity with our complimentary skills and wanted to offer great products in New Zealand that were within reach of most people.” They say. Though they are focusing on the New Zealand market initially, they have already sold products to Australia.

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