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Avara Founder and CEO Emily Wickard. [Photo: Avara]
How Avara Grew from a Small Dallas Fashion Startup to an Inc. 5000 eCommerce Powerhouse
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley | Oct 5, 2023
Five years ago, Emily Wickard launched Avara with a Google search and a "showroom" in her dining room. In August, her company made the Inc. 5000 list as the No. 1 fastest-growing e-commerce business in the U.S. Wickard tells Dallas Innovates how she got from there to here—and how Avara's success proves "you can start small and make it."
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