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Rainshadow LabsRainshadow Labs - Innovative Natural Science

Issue No. 1 - Winter, 2006

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In This Issue:
  • Fair Trade, Custom Wildcrafted, Hand Harvested Shea Butter- the best on Earth!
  • Personal Care Tip of the Quarter
  • RainShadow Business Development - Take Time to Build Your Foundation!

The Sustainable Path - Holding our Feet to the Fire!

In an effort to do as the heading suggests we will be publishing our discoveries and understandings and describing our experiences on our path toward creating a truly sustainable business enterprise. We will share with you every quarter to create a built-in discipline and a transparency that will support our intention to be “In Service!!” to all our stakeholders.

With that in mind we are pleased to announce our acceptance into the membership rolls of the The Social Venture Network or SVN. The SVN mission is to “transform the way the world does business by leveraging its members’ collective strengths of leadership, knowledge and enterprise for a more just and sustainable economy.”

Our intention for joining SVN is to plug into a forum for gathering and sharing information with some of the most visionary business people in the world. We are looking forward to passing along what we learn to our customers.



Fair Trade, Custom Wildcrafted, Hand Harvested Shea Butter- the best on Earth!
Fair Trade, Custom Wildcrafted, Hand Harvested Shea Butter- the best on Earth!

Did you ever dream that by purchasing body care products you would be supporting a tribe of women in Ghana? That is what you are doing when you purchase our Shea Butter and incorporate the Shea Butter into your products.

Trivia - Did you know that legally food in Africa is owned by the women and men are legally forbidden to participate? Since all foods are owned by women, and shea butter is a food, the women get all the profits from all sales of any food product. This alters the balance of power in Ghana and supports women into decision making positions. For more on our Shea visit our website.

Personal Care Tip of the Quarter
Personal Care Tip of the Quarter

Brought to you this month by Vanessa Johansson, Chief Custom Designer and resident Alchemist. Developing a dry skin treatment for winter? How about trying Hyaluronic Acid?

Typically this ingredient is derived from Roosters however we do not use animal products; ours is a vegan alternative. This acid holds up to 1000 times its weight in moisture. We have this available to add into your custom base of choice. For questions, contact Vanessa at info@rainshadowlabs.com.

RainShadow Business Development - Take Time to Build Your Foundation!
RainShadow Business Development - Take Time to Build Your Foundation!

Creating intentionally, i.e. taking the time to create a comprehensive vision statement (what you are about), a supporting mission statement (what you do), and a core value statement (your abiding principles) for your business, whether you are a start-up or you are up and running are the most critical and most often overlooked steps in the business process. By taking the time to create enduring vision/mission/core value statements you are creating a container to receive all the abundance you have ever imagined. So first, take the time to create intentionally (including a vision/mission and core value statement) for your business and/or life undertaking. Second, begin to act intentionally by creating the plan to support the intention and finally act upon your plan.”

This is a reminder to all our existing customers to take advantage of the RainShadow Business Development Program with RSL CEO Tim Johansson. The initial phase or discovery process is 30 minutes long and free of charge. On-going Business Development Services can be purchased in packages or by the hour. For more information please visit our website Business Development page or email tim@rainshadowlabs.com

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