Hiya!
I've said
it before, learning to make lotion let loose my “mad scientist” alter ego! I was finding healing
solutions for those I care about, as well as for myself. A few years after
noticing the remarkable difference in my skin, many of my friends and family
began to buy my lotions. What
began as the need to heal my damaged skin became a vision that has now
transformed into SweetSavours Natural Body Care Apothecary.
My goal is for SweetSavours to make its public debut on national Small Business Saturday, November
29, 2014 at the Phoenix Public Market in Phoenix,
AZ.
There, I will also launch the newly formulated products that include body, lip,
hand, and foot care. Maybe I'm a little
biased but I do believe the “savours,” the products I make are in a
league of their own. The SweetSavours standard is – "love infused,
need-formulated, small batch, handcrafted, natural body care products."
As do all
businesses, SweetSavours has had its economical ups and downs and last fall I thought
about shutting the doors of my business.
I got the advice I needed to hear when I was told to remember why and
how SweetSavours' began, raise my expectations of what SweetSavours can be,
establish new goals and determine what I need to do to make my vision a
reality.
I realized early on that I can’t
do this by myself. I believe "It
takes a village to build a strong small business." From the
owners of a company to its customers, it takes a multitude of people to make a
small business grow and survive. When I realized I couldn't build my business
by myself, I was thankful to have the answer made known.
Crowdfunding has been around for a while but came more into focus in 2012 when the
JOBs Act was signed into law. It is the practice of funding a project or venture by
raising monetary contributions from a large number of people,
typically via the internet. This gives businesses, like SweetSavours, the
freedom to ask its customers, friends and anyone who chooses, to contribute
money to the business. The crowdfunding
concept is NOT an investment opportunity.
With every contribution a business receives, that business will give the
contributor a "perk", or gift, in return.
The complete funding goal of the SweetSavours
campaign is to raise $7,350 by November 30, 2014. The funds raised will be used to purchase the
ingredients and containers for the newly formulated products, increase social
media and local publicity and help SweetSavours
make its public debut on Small Business Saturday, November 29, 2014 at the Phoenix Public Market. I am asking for you to support
SweetSavours and make a contribution that will help this business grow.
Your contribution
will help make the vision of SweetSavours Natural Body Care Apothecary become a
REALITY! Time is key right now
and response to the crowdfunding campaign has been slow. The fact is, in order
to keep SweetSavours operating and make it's opening on the 29th, I need to
have at least $750 more in contributions
by November 8, 2014. With this amount in contributions, I can
begin to work on what needs to happen before November 29th. The reality for
SweetSavours is, if this portion of the campaign goal isn't met, I will have to
close my business. This is something I'm
not yet ready to accept.
I'm asking you to take a look at the SweetSavours crowdfunding
campaign by clicking the link, http://igg.me/at/sweetsavours. You will see the full SweetSavours'
campaign, learn
more about SweetSavours, see the variety of
"perks" SweetSavours has made available to its contributors and learn
more about Indiegogo and the crowdfunding concept.
When you support SweetSavours and make a contribution it's not only
about the money. Your
contribution is a "sweet" gift! You will also become a “Savours’Sweet" and
a member of SweetSavours' village. You will receive the perk you've chosen and
you'll also be included in "sweet" opportunities like testing new
products when the time comes; receiving samples of new products or fragrances
to help us make "sweet" decisions; the ability to purchase the new
products before the general public and advanced notice of specials and
discounts SweetSavours may offer it's "Sweets." If you aren't able to
contribute, may I ask you to share the campaign link with people you know?
I am still believing for
contributions to be made and for SweetSavours to not only continue operating
but also to grow. I really don't want to
give up now. Thank you for taking the
time, looking at the SweetSavours' campaign and making a decision.
As
always, thanks for bloggin' by. I hope your days are "sweet" and that
you "savour" every moment.
Sherri
