Friday, September 28, 2007

The Shelf Life pt.1

How Long is too long for Personal Care Products?


We have run many test on the shelf life of our products, and although they have yet to be completed, we feel secure in the knowledge that the shelf life of our products is comperable with most widely available products. However to be certain you will find a use by date on every "Love, Gaia" Natural Personal Care Products product. For more information on Shelf Lives of cosmetics and personal care products, see this article in the Seattle Times Living section.

We will be providing more information on Shelf Life in the near future as we receive more information from our test.

Thank you for stopping by... have a nice day.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Business Plan v1.0 rough draft "Who are We"

An installment of a plan for the business.

Not being a very good planner, I am now attempting to change that by writing everything here, and hoping that it will be able to be edited down into something useful for the business plan.

Today I am tackling "Who We Are", or at least who I think we are.


Everyone should know me by now, I am James Doud, the more literary of the pair. My wife is Arleta Dix-Doud, the basis for the business in the first place. We are not complicated individuals, at least not in the sense that we are hard to see, in that what we are attempting is easy to understand. We are a bit above the average person in intellect, although many of them have more formal educations. Who we are is two individuals who together have tried to bring a vision to life. We are at odds with each other on how that vision should be, but for the most part, I think as we work towards the creation of the basic parts of the business, we will find that my grander vision is only an extension on her more earthly vision.

Arleta has experience in business management, and in health related fields, so she has the most closely related practical experience for this business. She has owned her own business, and worked as a office manager at a flooring showroom. She also has been an EMT, and phlebotomist and involved personally in the medical fields. She has also nearly completed her biology and psychology degrees.

Well more later...