When we first began, we started by assisting small entrepreneurers get their products to the marketplace. We did this for items ranging from jewelry to stationary to home décor. Many benefitted from our efforts and many went on to have successful businesses and products.
Taking a cue from these successes, Beacon Imports was born, our model of import marketing through the use of a sold sales force, a growing web presence and a keen eye on customer needs. We used this model as a baseline for tracking what our clients and our customers needed not only in terms of product, but as a way to identify barriers to entry and pass along valuable business lessons of the 21st century.
Towards the end of 2010 however we began to reach out across the oceans in a way that we felt would be the most helpful to our fellow business men and women in third world countries. We began to establish a fund based on our net sales that could be used towards microlending in impoverished nations. It is in these locations where the need for free enterprise is most needed. Knowing our limitations as a small business, we began sponsoring grants to help African businesses procure needed materials to begin and continue their enterprises. After this, as revenues permitted and new steps put into place, we began Beacon Worldwide, our microlending branch of Beacon Marketing and Beacon Imports.
Beacon worldwide currently has a portfolio that includes business partners from Algeria, Mexico, Cameroon, Kenya and Nicaragua. We’ve helped food wholesalers, clothing manufacturers, educational suppliers among many others. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished and continue to receive funds both online, through our web store and through Beacon Marketing. We set aside a portion of this income strictly for Beacon Worldwide. The thanks that we have received for this endeavor have been numerous and the results have been magnificent to observe. We invite all of you to check out what we are doing with Beacon Worldwide by signing up for our newsletter. You too can be a global beacon.
