Biggest Mistakes: How Ginger + Liz Learned to Play Nice With Vendors When the nail-polish making duo Ginger Johnson and Liz Pickett began their production efforts, finding the right vendors to work with was easier said than done. Here's why having a plan B can mean all the difference.

By Diana Ransom • Mar 11, 2013

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