Spring greetings from Elsa's Eco Workshop.
A lot has happened to us in a very short time. As women entrepreneurs, Jenni and Mari, we did quite a spring cleaning in our own lives, as well as in our company's operations. Some of the changes have been tough, and some have happened with light and expectant hearts.
It's good to review the facts sometimes. If an entrepreneur diligently pays wages to their employees, but not to themselves, changes must be made. So, we had to let go of two of our employees, whose work we have been more than satisfied with. Fortunately, our friendship continues regardless, and both will start new jobs very soon. When one door closes, many new ones always open at the same time.
We had already reviewed our premises and gave up the factory outlet retail space. Nowadays, we do all our work in the factory hall, which has turned out to be surprisingly large and versatile. We have divided the spaces with shelving solutions and created many different "rooms" and managed to fit all our operations comfortably into the hall. There is also a small "pop-up shop" at the entrance, where you can pick up online store orders or get refills for your soap supplies, but only when we are there ourselves. We may not be available every day, as the goal is to also work from home when we are not manufacturing products.
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What's new?
Lovely new things have also happened this spring. When we let go of a lot, creativity began to blossom in a whole new way. We have found new partners and are creating plans for many years to come. Our belief is strong: in our company, our products, and our work.
We are currently looking for more enthusiastic retailers to join our team. Suggest your favorite shop where you would like to see our products? You can leave a tip in the blog comments or by email at puoti@elsanekopaja.fi
Read here how easy it is to become an Elsan Ekopaja retailer, and how rewarding the work is. Our wonderful retailers share their own stories.
You can view our current retailers on the map here. Is there anyone near you?
How are our new products doing?
The Dogs of My Life product series has already charmed hundreds of owners of sensitive dogs. Fans are grateful for the washing power and lather of the bar products, their fragrance-free nature, the washing result, and the fast effect of the paw balm. On our YouTube channel, you can also find several videos related to dog care.
We are currently eagerly looking for new retailers for dog products, so that you can buy our products locally and easily. Please help us and tell us your favorite pet product store, so we can get our products sold near you. Send us a message on social media, comment on this blog post, or email puoti@elsanekopaja.fi.
The renewed cleaning soap has inspired many to spring clean. The cleaning soap Anna received a butterfly box, from whose hole you can sense the scent of lemon and lavender even before opening, and if you don't like either, the neutral scentlessness. Now more than ever, you want to clean effectively and ecologically. See examples of cleaning targets here; in this video, I show how easy it is to wash windows with a cleaning soap spray.
Did you know that from one bar of cleaning soap, you can make up to 25 liters of effective cleaning spray? This is the most affordable cleaning product on the market, so one bottle costs only €0.43! At the same time, you save disposable plastic by up to 1.6 kilograms! And you won't find a more effective cleaning product on the market, so revamp your home's cleaning cabinet; you only need one small bar.
SPRING EVENTS AND FAIRS:
In April, for two consecutive weekends, we will be going out to meet people. We have been looking forward to the hustle and bustle of the fairs all spring, and it's wonderful to talk to real people about our favorite things. Here are the events:
Together More Entrepreneur Fair at Heinola's Kailas-talo on April 13-14.
At the fair, you will meet a wide range of cheerful entrepreneurs from the Heinola area, get to know their services, and have interesting conversations. At Elsa's Eco Workshop, you will meet Jenni and Mari in the yellow tent. We have highly polished fair offers that you can only get by coming in person.
Pet Fair at Messukeskus Helsinki on April 20-21.
We are so happy about these fairs! Exhibitions of all kinds of pets and happy pet people. At our stand, you will naturally get to know the Dogs of My Life series, which will be sold by the cheerful Jenni and dog friend Johanna.
So, that was our news. What do you think of the changes we've made? Comment below.
Best regards, Mari Tiira, founder of Elsa's Eco Workshop.
