The Natural Parenting Boutique on Lehi Main Street
Charlene opened a natural parenting boutique — Boot Baby Boutique — in the old Lehi Hotel near the train tracks on Lehi Main Street. The shop sold cloth diapers and baby carriers, but its heart was parent education and community space. She rented from a midwife in a building that also housed a gem shop and wedding dress rentals. The business later moved up to Sandy but represented a season where business and belonging overlapped.
Key Lessons
- • A business can be more than commerce — it can be a place of belonging and education
- • Lehi's historic buildings have long hosted small, community-oriented businesses that serve real needs
- • Entrepreneurship driven by personal experience creates businesses with unusual heart and authenticity
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Ways to Serve
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