A full-time nail tech and a part-time chocolatier, Melodie Hand has no problem finding synergy between the two careers. The corporate clients of her chocolate business have made her Gift Certificate Chocolate Bars a big seller, and her nail clients love purchasing the bars as well. “The Gift Certificate Chocolate Bars have been a huge hit,” she says. “Clients love that they can give the recipient not just a gift certificate, but also something that can be enjoyed immediately.”

She also carries chocolate bars promoting the nail business with her wherever she goes, earning her the unofficial nickname, the Chocolate Nail Lady. “I don't go to a networking meeting or meet anyone that isn't my best friend without me giving them chocolate,” she says.

You too, can tempt people with customized chocolate bars. For ordering information, check out Hand’s website at www.melodiehand.com/chocolates.html or e-mail her at mel@melodiehand.com.

— Judy