Awesome Candles- Awesome Company!

Are you looking for some great gifts? Well, why not some incredible smelling, clean burning candles from Mia Bella?? over 90 scents to choose from, from votives to 26oz jars, as well as the flamless versions! You can also become a Candle Of the Month Club member for $39.95 + tax and shipping. With that you have the opportunity to purchase candles at a 50% discount for yourself or for resale!

Also from now until the end of the year, I will be donating 75% of my online retail profits to Grand Sheramina Food Bank (my local food bank). The more you purchase, the more I can donate!  ;o)

I will have a small amount of inventory for sale this Saturday, April 21, at the Spring Craft Show at the Sheridan United Methodist Church from 9am -4pm. I will be accepting orders as well, and 75% of all my orders from that day will go to Grand Sheramina as well!

Visit my website for more details and to see the amazing line of candles available to you!

http://www.kira.scent-team.com

This is the Orchard Collection- 

9oz jars in Honeydew Melon, Crisp Apple, Fresh Peach, and Juicy Pear.

Incredible tool for Small Business Owners

I have discovered a great new tool for small business owners. I plan on obtaining this tool to use when I am doing vendor fairs and craft shows.

So, what IS she talking about, you ask?

A small, compact, and very useful tool, called Square.

The best thing about this very useful and compact tool is that it's free. And the fees are only 2.75% per swipe of a credit card. There is no other cost to using the Square to accept credit card payments!!! NONE! And easy deposits straight to your bank account- no need to open up a paypal account to accept credit cards!!!

Transparent Pricing

• 2.75% per swipe for Visa, MasterCard, Discover and AmEx.
• Free app, free Square Card Reader and free shipping.
• No merchant account, monthly fees or set-up costs.
• Manually-entered cards cost 3.5% + 15¢ per transaction.

What I love about Square is that it works on nearly any smart phone that has a touch screen, and you can even use your Ipad as a cash register! Man, I think I may get an Ipad just for that, LOL!


But seriously, not only is the card reader a free tool to obtain and the app is free to download for your apple Iphone, Ipad, or Android smart phone, but anyone who downloads the app can create an account and not have to worry about having their credit card on them at all times! Just walk into, or up to, a merchant that is listed on your Pay with Square app, open a tab from your smart phone, and tell them to put it on your tab. The merchant will then look up your photo, and ID you by the photo, then ring you up and hit charge, and within less than a minute you get a notification on your phone that you have paid. Note: all you need to do is input your credit card information into your Square account


Not to mention  if you have any problems with your account, you will be assured that customer service is amazing and very helpful. I blogged about a recent problem I had with my Square app on one of my other blogs:  http://dailyramblingmom.blogspot.com/2012/03/square.html

So if you are a small business owner, do yourself a favor and get Square! Great tool to use for craft fairs, vendor fairs, a home party business... you name it! ;o)

For more information go to https://squareup.com/

I am reactivated!

With Mia Bella Candles! ;o)

I have LOVED these candles ever since I received my first Candle of the Month shipment, which was probably sometime in 2006, if I can remember right.

The best thing about Mia Bella Candles is that they are TRULY top quality. If a candle retains it's scent after 4 years, burns virtually soot free, is pleasing to the nose of someone who has severe allergies (like me), then it is TOP QUALITY, GOURMET!! :o)

Here's my proof. My last shipment was sometime in 2007. I moved that year as well, then moved again in 2009 and put all my stuff in a storage unit for 2 years. I moved again, this time to a different state, unloaded my storage and brought everything up. I just went through the box of candles that I still have, and boy oh boy I was pleasantly surprised to open the box and have all the different scents wafting up to me, smelling the same as they did the day I received my auto-ship!

I still have over 6 dozen votives in 8 different scents, 1 dozen Bella Buns that look and smell like a cinnamon bun, 1 simmer pot with 2 packages of melts in different scents, and 5 Bella Bars in 4 different scents.

When I went to the website to see what was still available, I was amazed to see all the "new-to-me" variety of candles and scents! I can't wait until I start getting my Candle of the Month shipments in April again. I am so pleased with this amazing company that I had to reactivate my distributorship and get back into the groove. :o)

Interested in learning more about the company or just wanting to place an order? Visit my website at www.kira.scent-team.com

Too important of a quote not to share! ;o)

Don't delay. Once you start putting off your new beginning, it keeps getting easier to put it off


more. Don't be afraid to succeed. Start striving toward your ultimate goals NOW.

Don't give up. Never, ever give up. Most entrepreneurs fail, almost all of them within the first


year. They see their business struggling to get started and instead of persevering, they quit. 


Don't be among those who quit when success is a heartbeat away. If you always believe in 


yourself and never quit trying, you will achieve your dreams.

It takes time, but you have the talent, imagination, and drive to be a successful entrepreneur. 


Reach your pinnacle of success. I know you can do it.


Management FOLLOWS Leadership

Managers work IN the system / Leaders work ON the system

Managers find PROBLEMS / Leaders find OPPORTUNITIES

Managers work with complexity / Leaders work with change

Go to the sounds of the cannons! People buy with their EYES!

There are CHOICES – DECISIONS – and CONSEQUENCES

…and it all starts with YOU!


Jennifer Ballinger & Cornell Jones Sr

CEO,Founder/COO,

Power of 31 Inc.






And yes, I am a part of this amazing company called Power of 31/Gratitude Candle

Company.

Come check it out: http://www.powerof31.com/the_gratitude_place.php?inviter=1586

31.00 - One-Time Purchase

• 2 Luxury Wax Melts
• Our wax melts are made with the finest quality all natural waxes
• Can burn up to 12 hours.

Just from your Purchase you can participate in our:

• Free Customer Rewards & Referral Program:
• Bonuses
• Scholarship
• Student Loan Repayment
• Power of 31 – Dynamic Financial Training

Updates coming soon!!

I am not active in my old businesses sadly, but I really want to get back into them, especially Noah's Ark.

Life threw me a nearly impossible curve-ball, and I moved down to Mexico for two years. (on top of forgetting my password to this account, LOL)

During that time, I actually opened a Cyber Cafe. If it hadn't been for shoddy internet service, we still would be open for business. Right now our computers are collecting dust- well,not entirely true, LOL, but they are sitting in a corner not being used until we can get a reliable internet service installed. Business was great, for the first 3 months we had good internet service. Anyway, that is a dream of ours to open a more permanent Cyber Cafe in a better location, and have other services available. We just need to get the reliable internet service first!

So for now, I am doing some online money making opportunities, and those I will post about in my other blog: http://dailyramblingmom.blogspot.com/

I am planning on revisiting some older posts and going back through goals and what I will or am doing to accomplish those. I have decided that 2012 will be THE YEAR. No more excuses!  :o)

Fundraising with Noah's Ark

I am a parent in Novato Public Schools. Over the last few years we have lost some amazing programs, Teachers and support staff.

This has got to stop!!!

Our children's education is in jeopardy when we start cutting money to education. Novato Public Schools has a budget deficit of approximately $9mil over the next three years.

Current fundraising efforts are just not enough to keep what we need in our schools.

I have personally pledged to donate 25% of every workshop I host to a local foundation that helps pay for programs such as Music and Art, as well as other programs and teachers that our local PTA's cannot fund. Basically this foundation helps cover the gap of governement funding. But they also need support- they can not fund without donations. This foundation is aptly named
Novato School Fuel .

How you can help:

Anytime between now and December 31, 2009, book a workshop with me as your host, and I will donate 25% of the total workshop to Novato School Fuel.

Here are some great workshop ideas for this coming fall:

September 20-October 31st (must be booked and deposit recieved by September 1)
TEDDY BATS
Flying in for Halloween, these Teddy Bats are a great treat!! Wings and mask are removable.
Choose from purple, green, or orange wings , and let them fly you to the moon- or at least to where the treats are!!! ;o)
Teddy Bats are $16 per person.
Groups of 16-25 people= $14 per person
Groups of 26-35 people= $12 per person
Special promotional price of $10 per person available for groups of 36 or more!!
Available only while supplies last.

SCARE UP SOME HALLOWEEN FUN!

Time to scare yourself silly! Take your pick from any of our amazing cuddly friends and add thier very own Halloween Costume! Choose from Scarecrow, Skeleton, or Pumpkin. Teddy Bear Monster also available while supplies last!
Any 16-18" animal plus outfit=$30 per person
Special pricing available for large group workshops of 25 or more.

ANYTIME SPECIALTY WORKSHOPS

CAREBEARS ™
They are finally ours!! These adorable friends will certainly brighten anyone’s day! Bedtime Bear is the special bear that helps people get a good night’s sleep and makes sure that they have sweet dreams. Superstar Bear dazzles everyone with her winning attitude, reminding everyone that at the center of every star there is a big heart! And we cannot forget Cheer Bear, who helps others see the bright side of life, always wearing a symbol of hope and happiness, the rainbow! Bring your Care Bear to life, then settle down to watch one of three special Care Bear DVD's with your new friend! DVD's approximately 1hour and 20 minutes long.
$20- Bedtime, Superstar, or Cheer Bear

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE™
Strawberry Shortcake is a sweet but spunky little redhead with enough optimism to fill a strawberry field. She puts her heart and soul into seeing that things improve for everyone she meets, and can’t wait to become your new best friend! You can also sit down and watch the "Meet Strawberry Shortcake" DVD. DVD approximately 45 minutes long.
$20- Strawberry Shortcake

NOAHSAURS
Have a ROARING good time!Perfect for those little Dino Lovers ages 3-5, or for any age! Choose from T-Rex Clyde & Triceratops Thorpe. Comes with Themed Invitations and Birth Certificates.
$20- T-Rex Clyde or Triceratops Thorpe