Reflections on 2011 and goals for 2012!

2011, what a year! We were busy and we had a blast!

Beaducation.com 2011highlights...new and exciting stuff

• 5 new employees!
• 670 new products
• We designed (in house) and launched 51 new Beaducation original design stamps
• 15 new stamping blank shapes in 5 different metals
• 24 new Online Classes launched, and 10 are FREE!
• Over 30 new Product Demos
• 47 new Design Ideas
• Added in Silver Filled...and lots of it!
• Launched our Classes on DVD program
• Formed the Beaducation Video Response Team to answer your questions quickly and thoroughly with a youtube video.  Our version of "ask the experts".
• Nearly doubled our Facebook, Blog and Twitter followers, and we are now on Pinterest too
• Collected $1250 (net proceeds from our Awareness Ribbon stamp) to donate to the Bonnie Addario Lung Cancer Foundation
• New location, which is just shy of 3 times the space we were in before (and did I mention 5 bathrooms!)
• Brainstormed and implemented many "greener" business practices
• As a team, we identified our company core values, and we now live by them
• We blushed and blushed at the recurring customer feedback notes that literally said "YOU ROCK!" - Thanks, that's our goal

Goals for 2012

• Continue to buy and sell stuff that makes us giddy!
• Continue to teach stuff that is super cool and feeds the soul
• Continue to make our customers feel happy, supported, beaducated and confident
• Do all the 2011 stuff again, but even more, and even better (except maybe the Zumba)

Random Beaducation staff 2011 highlights

• 2 new Beaducation babies (well, one due this month!)
• First ever Employee Appreciation Day, a grand outing to a Giants baseball game
• 2 employee enrichment classes - Spiro Pendant and Torch Enameling (we like to grow our knowledge so we can better help and teach YOU!)
• Tried a few all-staff Zumba classes - this did not go well. Maybe Yoga in 2012!
• Installed a Disco Ball and lights for those spontaneous "dance it out" moments

On behalf of my entire Beaducation staff, 
thank YOU for shopping with us!
CHEERS TO 2012!