TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – About two months ago, A Lux Boutique moved to its current location, in the Renasant Center for Ideas on East Main Street. Since then, business has been thriving.

Amara Rogers started A Lux Boutique out of her house two years ago. She moved to a storage unit as business grew, but soon needed a retail space. That’s when she found out about the Renasant Center for Ideas, a business incubator that is part of the Community Development Foundation. Her storefront is in a prime location, with the entrance on East Main Street.

“We have had a lot of people see us from sitting at the red light. We have some people say they have done U-turns and came back,” Rogers said.

Rogers said there are challenges and rewards to running a small business.

“The biggest one since opening t

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