Double Win

Lorien Owens became interested in Haiti’s Jewels in February when she came down on a service trip to Haiti, especially when she found out that she could buy wholesale, resell to family and friends, and use the profits for something new and exciting!

“I purchased jewelry wholesale, took it home with me and immediately showed friends and family. In just a month, I’ve raised $800 of pure profit and am donating it directly to Respire Haiti to fund the costs of their first t-shirts. Hopefully I’ll raise another $800 and will be able to completely fund the project! That way, 100% of every single shirt purchase is 100% profit for Respire!” -Lorien

Lorien is furthering a culture of sustainable business by supporting Haiti’s Jewels but then taking it a step further by using the proceeds to develop a t-shirt campaign for fundraising and awareness.

“My favorites are the goat leather and Haitian seed macrame necklace, the glass earrings and coconut earrings. The triple wrap majok seed bracelet is also a favorite! I set up an online store, linked it with my Paypal, and got it up and running in an hour. Sales have been great!!! I’ve sold the most via the online store, but when I brought them to a friend’s home show, women went crazy over them! It’s the best of all worlds–Haiti, Respire Haiti, and recycled!”- Lorien

The link to Lorien’s online boutique is: http://lorienloveshaiti.storenvy.com

For a limited time, enter the code BLOG20 for 20% off on all online orders!

Please support Lorien who is making a difference in her community and ours! 

Sales Force

Haiti’s Jewels, LLC is a wholesale company partnering with Haitian artists to design, produce, and sell beautiful jewelry made of recycled materials and local Haitian products. 

In my opinion the business’ success is truly determined by its sustainability. If Haitians are unable to operate something, how will it have any resounding value? Part of making this company sustainable is finding bulk buyers… wholesale customers. The focus on large scale buyers has been necessary to build the wonderful group of clients we now have.

Bret Pinson is one of these individual buyers who is quickly expanding a market for HJ in Baton Rouge, LA. He is on the board of Respire Haiti and has been coming to Haiti regularly for the past two years.

“This was one of the first tangible economics development projects in the area that had early success and momentum (creating jobs and changing lives), the initial market response was outstanding; women absolutely love the story, the jewelry and most of all, the purpose!” –Bret

I met Bret in June of 2012 when he came down to Haiti on a service trip with his church, The Chapel from Baton Rouge, LA. He’s a consultant who works independently with a growing number of companies across the United States… so naturally one of the first things we did was talk. Bret got the whole story of Haiti’s Jewels, the artisans, myself, the business plan, and then asked one fateful question, “How can I help?”

At the time SALES were a problem for us. We were selling enough jewels to break even and inventory was stacking up. I asked Bret to help by buying a wholesale package to sell it to his friends and associates. I knew that between his outgoing personality and large network, they would sell quickly. I didn’t expect, however, that he would become Haiti’s Jewels’ #1 individual buyer, impacting Gressier in a new way…

“I am a management consulting and a big part of my practice area is executive recruiting. (I have) recruited dozens of CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and many other leadership positions. Once those jobs are filled there is some satisfaction from a job well done. That being said, nothing in my professional life has ever given me the fulfillment that working with you (Haiti’s Jewels) and the many others that are working to serve our Haitian brothers and sisters. Helping an affluent American secure another position is one thing but helping a Haitian feed their family, pay for education, provide funds for life threatening medical care, and all the many other life changing things has a depth and purpose that supersedes success in the excessively abundant world we live in here.” –Bret

Individuals are just as strong as businesses when it comes to sales. Haiti’s Jewels is still in need of individuals who are interested in adopting a unique story and product to share with their community.

1. You further a culture of socially responsible business in Haiti- a nation where 90% of it’s population are unemployed.

2. Jewelry has a 2-3x retail value. You can make 50-70% profit on every piece sold.

3. By building a network of people who become passionate about the jewelry, the story, and the artisans, you will be able to expand your market by supplying and selling to other individuals.

email info@haitisjewels.com for more information.