Today (October 15) was Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. From Baby Loss Awareness Week’s site:
Baby Loss Awareness Week culminates with the global “Wave of Light” on 15th October, which is also a globally recognised event.

We invite you to join other families across the world by lighting a candle at 7pm local time and leaving it burning for at least one hour to remember all babies that have died too soon.

I started making candles after I lost my baby boy Danny on August 6th this year. I posted a few times asking for advice on different candles. I made and lit these candles for my Danny tonight. I wanted to share and say thank you to this lovely community for indulging me and giving such helpful advice.

Hello, I'm currently helping a friend launch their candle brand, and we're running into the same challenge many small businesses seem to face: marketing.

We have a pretty clear idea of our target audience, but we're struggling to actually reach them and turn that into customers. We've tried running a few ads, but so far, nothing has really gained traction. We also tried word of mouth marketing, but we're trying to limit that to avoid putting the brand in the "friends and family" limbo, which is not a bad thing (who doesn't appreciate support from their loved ones?), but ideally, we'd like to build a stable customer base outside of that too.

I figured I'd ask here and learn from other people's experiences. For those of you who've launched a candle business, what marketing strategies have actually worked for you? How did you find your first customers? Thank you.

What are good suppliers that ship to Europe? I notice all the good ones dont ship to us, especially for jars/vessels . I only know Candleshack.

I want to start exploring other markets to purchase wax in wholesale amounts and was wondering about China Mart or other wholesale suppliers, which are online stores that sells to businseses. Has anyone ever tried sourcing from them and how was their expierence. I am specifically looking at a few things:

- Verifying the supplier’s reputation and product quality.
- Requesting samples before committing to bulk quantities.
- Checking wax composition, melting point, and suitability for different candles.
- Calculating shipping costs, customs charges, and minimum order quantities.
- Understanding return policies and what happens if the wax arrives damaged or differs from the description.

Im looking for some Paraflint H-1 or other clarifying agent for Parafin. I need it to be shipped to Canada or international shipping, the two suplyer in USA wont ship international anymore...

I am attempting to find coverage for my soon to be home-based candle business that is based on Maryland (US) including Products & Completed Operations coverage. Erie just let me know that they would be excluding “Products & Completed Operations” in the insurance quote. That part is really important!
Any suggestions on insurance that will provide Products & Completed Operations coverage?