Meet Tara Bosch, the Young Woman Who Sold Her Low-Sugar Candy Company for $360 Million

Tara Bosch founded SmartSweets, a low-sugar candy company, in 2016 at age 22.

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Tara Bosch founded SmartSweets, a low-sugar candy company, in 2016 at age 22.

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She faced challenges such as losing her manufacturer, raising funds, and being underestimated as a young woman entrepreneur.

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She adopted a “take the whole platter” mentality and did not let others’ opinions stop her from pursuing her vision.

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She grew SmartSweets to over $125 million in annual sales and sold it to TPG Capital for $360 million in 2020.

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She learned that the mind is the only limit to achieving big goals and that challenges are opportunities in disguise.

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She is now behind Bold Beginnings, a program for women under 30 with big ideas, to support them with knowledge and peer group.

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Bosch wants to empower women to know that they are infinitely capable and to overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome.

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Bosch believes that putting one foot in front of the other every day will lead to success and impact.

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