Hy Local Guides,
As part of @Globe_trotter_Ish’s Let’s Empower Women Owned Businesses on Google Maps and @Julie_A’s Help others choose sustainability with Google Maps, I am glad to show to the community and give support for this unique business which focus local vendors and recycling on Google Maps.
Let’s meet Gifty.
Gifty, founder of Giftys - the Craft Store where they provide raw materials for art and craft. She also owns On the Soil, which basically works as a warehouse for all craft business and online order houses. Deckled Edge Handmade Papers is her new initiative and business, where she sells Recycled 
Papers and old clothes and have 100 local vendor which spans around Kerala and South India. As a women owner, Gifty looks for women empowerment in her business and all her store & warehouse works on 95% Women with facilities like bathrooms.
Let’s hear what Gifty has to say:
- What inspired you to start your gifting store ?
Answer : I m a crafter, when I get inspired about a craft the materials wasn’t available on the market, so I thought of provide a solution for the fellow crafters.
- How do you think Google Maps helps you to run a successful business?
Answer : Google maps has a crucial role in my business, when we get an online enquiry the first request from our customer is to share the Maps location of our craft store. Google Maps also shows our customer’s satisfaction and their view of our service and products through reviews which we regularly check and replies.
- Do you think Reviews on Google Maps matter and why?
Answer : From what I think and believe, Google reviews are genuine. I think most people opt for a product/service on the basis of Google reviews.
Thank you Gifty for sharing insights on your business.
More about Gifty’s Business and How I as a Local Guide helped.
- Uploaded Store Front photo of the store, added review and uploaded video of interior view of the store.
- Shared information on how to enable “LGBTQ+
Friendly” feature as Gifty’s business welcomes all individuals from any spectrum.
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A warehouse and online service centre for all Gifty’s Art and Craft materials. Customers can also visit this warehouse and collect products on-hand. On the Soil basically focuses on Wax seals and invitation cards.
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Added store front photo and review.
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Shared Information on how to enable “identifies as Women Owned” and “LGBTQ+
Friendly” to Gifty, which she later enabled.
- A new initiative and Store from Gifty. She started this store to have cost effective and high grade coloured papers which are recycled from papers and clothes. She takes raw material from 100 local vendors, of which 90% are women owners.
- Edited this business into Google Maps and added the first review.
- Shared information on how to claim and enable “Identifies as women owned” and “LGBTQ+ Friendly” feature with our attributes and features.
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Share unique Arts and Craft stores owned by women and give support to them editing their business to Maps, giving reviews, sharing information on how to enable “identifies as Women Owned” with other attributes.
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