{"id":79216,"date":"2026-07-03T05:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/murci-fashion-side-hustle-from-nans-house-turns-into-10m-business\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:22:45","slug":"murci-fashion-side-hustle-from-nans-house-turns-into-10m-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/murci-fashion-side-hustle-from-nans-house-turns-into-10m-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Murci fashion side hustle from nan&#8217;s house turns into \u00a310m business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Olivia always loved fashion, but never imagined a side hustle from her grandmother&#8217;s house would grow into a brand turning over \u00a310m. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">That brand, Murci, has since featured on TV show Love Island, and has seen her move from her nana&#8217;s to a site for her 35 staff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After completing a placement at major brand Boohoo, Olivia Prince, 31, started working as a receptionist, which is when she began selling clothes on a website as a side venture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It has grown to such an extent that in June, The Times ranked her label among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/sunday-times-100-fast-growth\/company-feature\/article\/uk-fastest-growing-companies-2026-h6wg55v0n\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">the 20 fastest\u2011growing companies in the UK<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A business expert said the UK had a &#8220;bustling side hustle culture&#8221;, but that high-level success was &#8220;difficult to replicate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Olivia, originally from Conwy, loved experimenting with styling and clothes as a teenager. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She went on to study fashion buying and merchandising at Manchester Metropolitan University and won a placement at the city&#8217;s major international fashion brand Boohoo.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think one fear of mine was obviously going to university and then not being able to get a job after it, especially in the field that I wanted,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;So I thought if I get a placement, even though it&#8217;ll take me an extra year to graduate, hopefully that&#8217;s a foot in the door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Olivia said it was &#8220;a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity&#8221; for somebody like her &#8220;to come from Wales and land their first job at Boohoo&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She said: &#8220;You had to make a really creative CV to show off your skills&#8230; I can&#8217;t draw but I was like, &#8216;how cool would it to be to have this leather jacket with my CV all across the back of it?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c9d20vdlen0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia always loved fashion, but never imagined a side hustle from her grandmother&#8217;s house would grow into a brand turning over \u00a310m. That brand, Murci, has since featured on TV show Love Island, and has seen her move from her nana&#8217;s to a site for her 35 staff. 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