But despite all of the challenges, Ms Clark is a finalist for not one but four AusMumpreneur awards.

She said the four nominations blew her away, remembering what it was like when she started her business journey.

"I was super excited," Ms Clark said.

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"The AusMumpreneur Awards have been around for many years, and I've always seen businesses being finalists or winning and thinking maybe down the track that it would be me.

"It was a pretty big deal to me."

Ms Clark runs Pink Nade Boutique in Warracknabeal, which stocks her stunning accessory line, Pink Nade. Pink Nade is stocked in 160 locations Australia wide.

The mum of five also owns a Pink Nade shop in Bendigo and has a Queensland location as her next goal.

She started crafting earrings from a young age but decided to make it a product in her clothing shop.

"I wanted a product I had a bit more control over what I could get," Ms Clark said.

"As a teen I used to make earrings, I would spend my wages at the bead shop and make earring."

When Ms Clark had children, she couldn't wear earrings because they loved to pull them out.

She said being creative with earrings came hand in hand as she worked full time in her shop.

"When I opened up the clothing store I got myself back," she said.

"It was something I could do that had a bit more margin in my store and control over it.

"That's how it started but it's become it's own business."

Ms Clark employs eight women from the area; she said supporting women is a core value.

"It's my why," she said.

"It's why I do what I do."

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The Warracknabeal businesswoman said she faced many challenges as a young mum and wanted to do her best to help other women not face the same hurdles.

"I had my first child when I was 19, I was pregnant when I was 18 and I found it really hard to find a job that was supportive of a mother," she said.

"I went to university, and that was hard. Everything was just hard.

"I just wanted to create something where I could employ women and support women and not make them feel bad about their other responsibilities as a mother."

Ms Clark said she also used her experience to give other women "a bit of a leg up".

"If there was a mistake to be made, I made it," she said.

"If I could help somebody not make that mistake, I will do that."

Despite being a full-time business owner and mother of five, Ms Clark offers business mentorship to other women.

"We want women to feel confident and empowered," she said.

"We help women wherever we can."

Pink Nade is a finalist for the Handmade Business Award, Product Design Award, Regional Business Award and Fashion Business Award.

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