Juju Beadz Information

As far back as I can remember, Ive been crafty. However, it wasnt until about 10 years ago that I began my obsession with beads. Any trip my husband and I took, whether near or far, we well ok, I had to stop at a correction ALLbead stores we could find. In my late thirties, I had finally figured out what I wanted to do with my life! I dont know how kids go off to college at 18 and know what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Im not the type of person that follows rules all that well so, of course, I didnt write up a business plan, nor did I study the demographics. I started researching beads. The more I researched, the more addicted I became. I want those, I need those, and those, and those. It took me three and a half to four years from the time I told my husband Id like to open a bead store for it to finally happen. So two and a half years of searching and making plans, and then another year and a half of actually remodeling our first location, getting stock in, tying, tubing, packagingWE OPENED! On November 16, 2006, JUJU BEADZ opened their doors for business. On December 2, 2006, a day we had planned to have our official grand opening, the river behind the shop decided to burst out of its banks and fill our store with 18 inches of water. Awesome are the men and women that showed up and helped get everything in our building up. What did we learn? Two hours flat we could get everything put up, flood water is filthy, we only lost a few bead mats, BUT, that which doesnt kill you makes you stronger. I did paperwork in the back room with a make-shift desk, and tried to help customers who stopped by, if we could get to the stock that was still stacked on tables awaiting the showroom to be remodeled. Two weeks later we were back in business. January 5, 2007, we had the last of the new carpeting put into one of the back rooms, which I had planned to use on January 6th, our second try at a grand opening. The river had other plans for us. We got 20 inches this time. Women are awesome creatures; the ...