feministwomenofcolor:visayaan:feministwomenofcolor:“The Balm Company basically started last year whe
feministwomenofcolor:visayaan:feministwomenofcolor:“The Balm Company basically started last year when my now 7 year old daughter said “I want to make lip balms and sell them, momma.” Naturally I wanted to nurse her young entrepreneurial spirit, so a few weeks later we made lip balm packs and sold them on Instagram.She wrote her customers handwritten notes to say “thank you” and she was able to stick some of her money into her piggy bank. She was thrilled and so proud! Being a full time ‘mommaprenuer’ I knew we could create something great together and give back to the community simultaneously.A year later we have or first mommy daughter business made specifically for families. Ten percent of the sales will go to a women’s shelter in our area and in the 2015 we will be dropping off gift baskets to families in need.We are proud to say our goodies are vegan, handmade with fair trade ingredients and all natural. They are also GMO and gluten free.”Click Here for their Etsy page!Instagram: @thebalmco I encourage all of our followers to check out her page and purchase the products :) - Mod KP.S- If you know of anymore WoC with businesses and would like to share please feel free to submit here.they now have their own siteshopthebalm.co Thank you for sharing the link!- Mod K -- source link