Beaducation: The Blog: 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