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June 10, 2008
Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition - Guest Speaker June 10, 2008

"Running a small e-commerce business: Practical, real-world tips & tricks"

March 26, 2008
Microsoft Small Business Summit 2008 - Guest Speaker

Think you can turn your hobby into business? Julie can tell you how it�s done.

November 2007
Today's Mama Holiday Gift Guide - Cards and Stationary (November 2007)

If handmade cards are your cup of tea or if you�re looking for the perfect items for your holiday scrapbook, Scrap Your Trip�s holiday paper selection includes something for every project you can dream up this holiday season.

September 2007
Entrepreneur Magazine - Make Your Mark - September 2007 Issue

ScrapYourTrip.com, an Orlando, Florida, scrapbooking supplier, uses customized Priority Mail boxes from the U.S. Postal Service that are specially branded with the company logo...

July 2007
Yahoo! Small Business Insights - Customer Profile (July 2007)

How do you go from being unemployed to owner of a multimillion-dollar business with 17 employees and 5,000 feet of warehouse space in just 5 years?

June 12, 2007
Marketwire - Basic & Advanced Sessions for Users of Stone Edge Order Manager

A highlight of the Warehousing and Shipping session was the presentation given by Order Manager user Julie Swatek, founder and president of ScrapYourTrip.com.

June 1, 2007
Florida Trend - At Any Age - Making Memories (June 1, 2007)

When I started scrapbooking, I was instantly addicted," says Julie Swatek, now 39. While vacationing in Utah, two years after she got hooked on the scrapbooking hobby, she got the idea to launch an online store for hard-to-find travel-related scrapbooking supplies

March 2007
Crafts 'n Things Magazine - Turn Your Passion Into Profit - March 2007 Issue

As founder and President of ScrapYourTrip.com, Julie Swatek shares how her great idea and determination evolved into a personally rewarding career.

January 2007
Southeast Area Update (January 2007)

Julie Swatek, owner of ScrapYourTrip.com, is very happy with the Postal Service's free pickup service.

Winter 2007
Athena PowerLink (Winter 2007)

Swatek turned to her hobby of scrapbooking and decided she could fill a niche providing stickers and other accessories for people who like to document their travels.

September 16, 2006
Scrapability Interviews Julie Swatek (September 21, 2006)

Armed with an ever-so-familiar yellow and black covered copy of �Starting an Online Business for Dummies,� Swatek became self taught in e-commerce and began running the online store from her spare-bedroom in what she calls her bunny slippers in 2002.

September 2006
Student Interview

Ms. Swatek�s number one key to success has been to trust her instincts. She also credits her background in business to helping her make sound business decisions. Another very important key has been to put customer service first. �If you take care of your customers the profits will take care of themselves�.

Fall 2006
Athena PowerLink

"I am delighted to be the first local businesswoman to benefit from the PowerLink Program," said Swatek.

July 6, 2006
Southwest Orlando Bulletin (July 6 - 19, 2006)

MetroWest resident Julie Swatek is the founder of ScrapYourTrip.com, an e-commerce Web site specializing in vacation and theme-specific scrapbooking supplies.

June 27, 2006
Entrepreneur Magazine Radio (June 27, 2006)

June 22, 2006
West Orlando Times (July 12, 2006)

Postal service executives honored Swatek by creating a mailbox specifically for ScrapYourTrip.com in her name. Swatek's box follows eBay's as the second ever created by the USPS especially for an e-commerce business.

June 2006
Southeast Area Update (June 2006)

Tools for making memories - Orlando entrepreneur discovers there's a future in the past.

May 1, 2006
Central Florida Business

Swatek's Web-based scrapbooking business shipped more packages worldwide via USPS than any other Orlando company last year.

April 26, 2006
Multi Channel Merchant (April 26, 2006)

�Online shopping has allowed rural America to enjoy the revamped scrapbook culture,� says Swatek, who happens to be president of a growing scrapbooking supplies Website, ScrapYourTrip.com.

March 30, 2006
Orlando Times (March 30 - April 5, 2006)

Julie Swatek of ScrapYourTrip.com is scheduled to speak on a panel of industry specialists in the Global Packaging Symposium ... She will be joined by executives from Amazon, Ebay, JCPenney and Cingular Wireless to name a few.

January 29, 2006
Scrapbook Retailer Award Presented to Julie Swatek (2005)

2005 Scrapbook Retailer Award presented to Julie Swatek, President of Scrap Your Trip by Jeanne Wines-Reed, Founder and Group Publisher, Scrapbook Retailer Magazine

October 15, 2005
Press Release NewsWire

Anyone could sell good products, but people would keep coming back if they felt like they were dealing with a friend. As it turns out, she was right.

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