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Simple PleasuresChoosing not to put her profits into one basket, an entrepreneurial gourmand is now savoring the sweet taste of success.

ByGisela M. Pedroza•

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What:Home parties sellinggourmet food
Who:Jill Blashack ofTastefully Simple
Where:Alexandria,Minnesota
When:Started in 1995

Want to know how Jill Blashack converted her gift basketbusiness into a $100 million enterprise? She got rid of the giftbaskets.

After realizing that the products inside her gift baskets werewhat really interested customers, Blashack, 43, decided totransform her existing business into a home party opportunity thatspecializes in gourmet food.

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