My name is Saul, and I’m the founder of Ment to Bee.  I work in the trades, and most of what I’ve built in my life has come from showing up, learning through experience, solving problems, and putting in the work even when things weren’t easy.
  At the same time, I’ve carried another goal with me for years: building something of my own.
  That idea became Ment to Bee.  The name comes from something I learned personally: sometimes you can want something so badly that you try to force the outcome. But there are moments in life when letting go, trusting the process, and continuing to move forward allows what is truly meant for you to find its way back.  That lesson stayed with me.
  Eventually, I realized I didn’t just want it to be something I believed in personally. I wanted to build something around it that other people could carry with them too.
  Ment to Bee is more than clothing to me.
  It represents resilience, patience, hard work, purpose, and the belief that where you are today does not have to be where your story ends.  I’ve already started doing the work to turn this idea into a legitimate business.
  I’ve been building the brand, developing the designs, handling the business formation and licensing process, securing the domain, preparing the legal and tax side of the company, and working toward getting our first real products into production.
  I’m not starting from just an idea anymore. I’m building something real.
  Now I’ve reached the part where passion and hard work alone aren’t enough.
  Producing quality apparel, ordering inventory, creating professional embroidery and printing, building an e-commerce website, protecting the brand, purchasing packaging and fulfillment equipment, marketing the launch, and creating enough operating room to grow all require real capital.
  My goal is to raise $50,000 to help take Ment to Bee from the foundation I’ve built into a fully launched brand.
  The funds will help support: 
<ul>
<li> High-quality apparel and our first production 
</li>
<li>inventory
Professional embroidery and printing 
</li>
<li>Product samples and packaging
Website and e-commerce development 
</li>
<li>Photography, branding, and launch content 
</li>
<li>Marketing and advertising
Trademark, legal, accounting, and business expenses 
</li>
<li>Shipping and fulfillment equipment
</li>
<li> Working capital to help the company grow responsibly
</li>
</ul>  I am not looking for a shortcut.
  I’m not asking someone else to build this for me.  I’m asking people who believe in the vision to help me take something I’ve already started building to the next level.
  Every dollar raised will be treated as an investment of trust.  Whether someone contributes $10, $25, $50, $100, or simply shares this fundraiser, every bit of support moves Ment to Bee closer to our first major production run and official launch.
  And I want the people who support this early to be able to see exactly what they helped create.
  I plan to share the process — the samples, designs, production, packaging, milestones, setbacks, improvements, and eventually the moment the first finished Ment to Bee products are ready to ship.
  I want you to be able to look at what this becomes and say:  “I helped that get started.”  I know that raising $50,000 is an ambitious goal.
  But I also believe big things are built one person, one opportunity, and one step at a time.  I’m willing to do the work.
  I’m willing to take the risk.  And I’m committed to building Ment to Bee into something people are proud to wear because they believe in what it represents.
  If you believe in taking a chance on yourself, trusting the process, working toward something bigger, or supporting someone who is trying to turn a real dream into a real business, I would be incredibly grateful to have you be part of this journey.
  Thank you for believing in me.
  Thank you for believing in Ment to Bee.
  And thank you for helping me prove something I’ve come to believe deeply:
  What’s Meant to Be Will Find You.
  Welcome to Ment to Bee.
  Built by hard work. Worn with purpose.

Anonymous

Debra Crespo

What’s Meant to Be Will Find You

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What’s Meant to Be Will Find You

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