At the end of the day, despite our age, each one of us has a regret or 20 that haunt our memories. 

 There have been multiple studies on this issue conducted by psychologists, social scientists and business data analysts. Below we have compiled a list of the top 10 of the biggest regrets in life and business that were commonly found in results.

 1.    Not enough time with those I love.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in business, hobbies, passions, but if the balance of time spent greatly lacks involvement with those that you love, time will have passed quickly and you will have missed it.

 2.    Taking on much too much myself.

Each of us feel like we have something to prove. But, when we take on more than we can handle in business or in life, we will ultimately have shown our priorities to be to one unbalanced part of our lives and regret missing each and every other part.

 3.    I wish that I had lived my own life.

You will never regret trying to accomplish your goals.  Changing your career, starting a new business, learning about other cultures, beginning a family. You may try and fail, you may try and succeed, but the biggest regret you will ever have is not trying at all.

 4.    Borrowing too much.

Homes, businesses, school, there is always money out there to borrow and there is always someone willing to lend it. However, one is never truly free until they are financially free.

 5.    I wish I had asked for help.

Do it now. So much time, days, months, years, can be wasted with trial and error. But, those that can ask for help, swallow their pride, seem more approachable and get to their end goal quicker.

 6.    Been more honest.

Many people regret not being more honest. Whether it is with themselves, or others, falsehood ends up owning you. The clearest path to happiness is honesty.

 7.    Facing your fear.

Most of life is lived between one’s biggest desire and worst fear. Fear can be overcome, it is only temporary, but regret lasts forever.

 8.    Using personal resources.

This is for those businessmen/women out there. Use only finances set aside to run your business. Be true and faithful to your budget and to those personal finances that are for you personally, only.

 9.    Living more in the moment.

Do it today. Make each day worth remembering.

 10. Don’t stand down.

Many people die wishing they had stood up for themselves. Never allow yourself to be silenced. Compromise is good, complete lack of respect for your own opinions is not.

Boli Naturals believes in living a healthy, natural life. We believe in entrepreneurism, caring for those around you and never fearing living your dreams of building your own business. Luckily now, you can build it with Boli.

According to the Hartman Group’s 2014 Organic & Natural Report, 29% of adults bought more local, 28% organic, 25% natural and 23% non-GMO foods last year; 27% of adults buy organic to avoid GMOs.

When marketing a new supplement product to your customer base, it is important to know what terms consumers are drawn to. Above is a chart with data taken from the FMI 2015 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends Report.

Whole grain is at the top of the list. When speaking specifically about supplements, the top terms that could apply are “High fiber”, “No artificial ingredients”, “Natural”, and “Non-GMO”.

To better view this chart, click on image.

As long suspected, specialty diets are officially on the rise. Gluten free, low sugar, Paleo, low carb, lactose-free, organic, clean-eating, you have heard of them all. Specialty diets are driving the natural food industry. 

According to a 2014 Packaged Food report, 44% of adults say food restrictions dictate what they eat. Whether it is food allergies, avoidance of certain ingredients, or cultural or religious requirements, many are motivated more by a "lifestyle" rather than weightloss.

Recent surveys show 1 in 3 adults is going gluten free; 10% of millennials is vegetarian or vegan; and up to 3 million people identify themselves as part of the "ancestral health movement", a fancy term for Paleo.

What does this mean for the vitamin and supplement industry? We have posted recently about the label claims that consumers are drawn to. Cross referencing those claims, with the specialty diets report, allows you to get a bigger picture of how to market your brand. Supplements are similar to foods in many ways. Supplement ingredients can also be found in many health foods, certain lifestyles, vegan for instance, lack some necessary vitamins or minerals. Also like food products, supplements can be vegan, vegetarian, organic, support cold relief or contain anti-inflammatory ingredients, for example.

What is important to remember with these statistics is to make them your own. Allow your brand to grow with good statistical information behind it.

According to the publication, Nutraceuticals World, and an article from Euromonitor, the desire for specialty ingredients has grown dramatically. Because of this growth, the global market is expected to produce 27.2 million tons from 2008-2018. 

Botanicals and bioactives are leading the suggestion that was made stating the reason these ingredients rose to the top of the pack is because of their health benefits. Read more about this fascinating report here.

Those that succeed in business, love what they do and fight hard to do what they love.

Fitness coaches, natural health practitioners, chiropractors, athletes, dieticians and nutritionists alike have been drawn to starting their own supplement lines.

The following 7 steps cover some, not all, very important things to consider.

What kind of supplements are important to you?

There are so many options to consider when choosing what kind of product line to develop. Some might be interested female focused products. Others want to explore cognitive and aging health.  Whatever your passion is, it is important to specialize.  All the large supplement companies have a vast array of products. However, if a smaller company can specialize in their own product category, it makes it easier to compete.

Develop your brand.

What message do you want to convey?

 Many companies miss the boat with their generic “We Care” approach. As a consumer, I hope that you care. I also want to know what you are doing to show me you care.

For instance Boli Naturals has their “Her” supplement line. Who is the product for? (Obviously for Her)

They also name their products similar to “Her Happy”, “Her Sleep”, “Her Cuts”, all of which tell you what the product does and who the product is designed around.

Again they show that they care by developing a product just for “Her”.

What makes your personality, mantra, characteristics you? Think of your brand as an extension of yourself.

Research shows that the most untapped supplement and fitness markets are the baby boomer, prenatal, and children. At times it takes a different perspective to succeed with your new business.

Find a manufacturer

There are two types of manufacturers.

Contract Manufacturer- Contract manufacturers will develop custom products for your product line. However, they also require large minimum purchases i.e. 6,000 bottles minimum for each formulated product developed.

Private Label Manufacturers- These companies can also be manufacturers, however, they require lower minimums for the products that are already developed and your brand attached. You can find as minimums as low as 50 bottles per in stock product. Of course the higher volume you order, the bigger price break you receive.

Design

Product label design is the first meeting with your consumer. The label needs to reflect your brand. When deciding on your final label design make sure it speaks to you. Also you can survey friends and family (only those that can be honest) to see what they think of the design.

Boli has a fantastic design team that can assist you in the label design. When looking for someone to design your logo, there are low cost options through websites like Fiverr.com.

Fulfillment

Despite if the product you choose to sell is a custom product or in-stock private label product, the manufacturer you choose should have in house fulfillment capabilities. Some private label companies can ship their in-stock product out within 2-3 days. Custom products can be developed and shipped out within 6 weeks, but this is only with the most reputable companies.

Payment Systems

There are many ways to set up your company to take payment. There are services like Shopify that give you a quick online shop and will allow you to take payment.

You can also sign up for Square, which is also a quick way to get approved to take payment. Both Shopify and Square make this step very easy but charge a higher interest rate on your sales.

Finally you can set up a merchant account and gateway. These are often set up through the bank that approves your account, can be tougher to get started, but offer lower interest rate on you credit card sales.

Often smaller entrepreneurs are tempted to sell on Amazon which will manage your online sales, payments, and delivery, however, Amazon has many companies fighting for the same attention.

Launch

Now that you have your product, brand, fulfillment services, website, and payment systems ready, it is time to launch your website or brick and mortar store. (Brick and mortar stores should also have a website, even if it is only for information.) Social media and content marketing are quick inexpensive ways to get your product out there. Clever or witty marketing campaigns stand out , don’t rush your creativity.

The road of an entrepreneur can be a difficult one. It is those that develop a solid business plan, do the research, believe in what they are doing and stick it out, are the very people that will succeed.

As you start your own health coaching business, take a little time to follow these 6 simple tips.

1. EDUCATE YOURSELF

Before you can start to coach others, you ned to make sure that you are prepared and up to date on all things fitness, diet, and general health questions. With a successful business comes diverse clientele that will require different instruction. In order to help these clients, you will have to educate yourself on health among cultures and ages to create a personalized plan. It is more than just creating a fitness your routine, a personalized diet, supplement schedule and support network will be necessary. If you don't have a formal education in health or fitness, it is a great idea to try to find a successful professional that you could assist or intern with.

2. BE PASSIONATE

This is simple. If you are not passionate about health and helping other people, you simply will not be successful. It isn't good enough to just know the subject matter you are teaching. Clients will take notice when they read your impatience or annoyance with their needs. Your clients will talk about you, so don't give them anything bad to say.

3. HAVE PERSONALIZED FITNESS PLAN OPTIONS

Again, you will have a diverse set of clients. Some wanting to lose 100 pounds, some wanting to gain muscle, and some wanting an immunity boosting diet and fitness plan. Obviously each of these concerns needs to be addressed with a different plan.

4. HAVE A DIET PLAN

This plan needs to coincide with the fitness plan you provide each client. Taking into consideration how much they will be working out, what their goals are, and don't forget what your clients enjoy, can help you compose the perfect diet plan.

5. HAVE PERSONALIZED SUPPLEMENTS

Even on a strict diet there will be key nutrients that  your client is missing and needs. Not all bodies metabolize the same way. Certain bodies are unable to convert some vitamins and nutrients, others are highly effected by the smallest change. Recommending supplements can be a good idea and help some of your specialized clients achieve their goals, possibly even faster. Now this is where your business acumen comes in. As a health coach you can send your clients to the store and get all of their supplements, or you could private label your own line of supplements and further cement your brand. This allows you to show your clients that you really know your stuff. Boli Naturals is an example of a company that easily helps you start your own supplement brand.

6. SHOW BY EXAMPLE

Last but no least, a client is not going to trust a coach who doesn't take their own advice. Make sure you are living the lifestyle you are teaching your clients to live. Prove to your clients that their new lifestyle is actually possible.

Boli Naturals supplements are manufactured in cGMP certified facilities. We take great care that our products are safe, healthy and made of the best ingredients. cGMP is necessary for a serious, high quality supplement company. This certification requires peace of mind when choosing a manufacturer for your supplement business.

What is cGMP and why is it important?

"CGMP refers to the Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations enforced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

CGMPs provide for systems that assure proper design, monitoring, and control of manufacturing processes and facilities. Adherence to the CGMP regulations assures the identity, strength, quality, and purity of drug products by requiring that manufacturers of medications adequately control manufacturing operations. This includes establishing strong quality management systems, obtaining appropriate quality raw materials, establishing robust operating procedures, detecting and investigating product quality deviations, and maintaining reliable testing laboratories.

This formal system of controls at a pharmaceutical company, if adequately put into practice, helps to prevent instances of contamination, mix-ups, deviations, failures, and errors. This assures that drug products meet their quality standards." -FDA

It is important to understand what your manufacturers quality standards are. At Boli, we are proud of the work we do and the improvements we make everyday.

If you ever have questions with manufacturing processes please contactinfo@bolinaturals.com

Clean and natural label supplements were reported to consist of 43% of supplement users preferred choice, up from 36% in 2012 according to a 2014 Gallup poll study of the U.S. market for vitamins and supplements.

Labels using the words natural or naturally sourced had 23% of users opting for purchase, 19% labeled no artificial colors/flavors, 15% organic, 12% preservative-free, 8% gluten-free, 6% non-dairy/vegetarian made from wholes foods and 5% yeast or soy free.

Of supplement buyers 41% shopped by ingredient and after value, potency was the most important attribute.

Dietary supplements may struggle unless the consumer understands the origin and value to their diet. Many consumers feel that their supplements should be from whole foods. When addressing these issues dietary supplement suppliers can boast convenience, value in price vs. enough produce to be equivalent to the dietary supplement, and how these supplements can be worked into their daily routine.

Boli Naturals makes an extraordinary effort to master quality control, ingredient potency and accurate labeling.

Natural health nutrition, herbs and botanical supplements, extracts and oils have reached their peak performance in 10 years. With $6.4 billion, sales are up 7.1% in 2014, according to Nutrition Business Journal.

Hitting $312 million, plant oil supplements are at a all time high while bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis and other bee products grew another 7.9%

As the driving force in natural remedies and as OTC drugs, natural sleep aids have been some of the best selling products. Boli’s Sleep Aid and Her Sleep contain some of the most popular ingredients in the natural sleep aid category for example, Valerian root, chamomile and lavender have been used traditionally for hundreds of years and are the primary ingredients in Boli’s Natural Sleep Aid.

Ranking 7^th among the best-selling supplements list from Nutrition Business Journal are homeopathics with sales upwards of $1.2 billion and up 5.1%. Homeopathics also had a strong showing among kids OTC cough and cold, ear, allergy and sleep sectors.

34% or 1/3 of adults used a complementary alternative approach to their medical health last year. Finally Turmeric sales are the hottest in the market up 21% in 2014.*
 
Boli has a variety of in stock products for wholesale and private label. Boli can also manufacture custom products and formulas. However, these include larger minimums, a small price to pay for a custom product line.

In conclusion, Boli Naturals possesses the tools to help entrepreneurs compete in the hot personal care, health and wellness market.

 
 
*All research conducted or reported by Nutrition Business Journal.

Say hello to the world of women’s fitness. In a survey of over 2,000 active gym goers, there was a 62% increase in the number of women working out over the last 12 months.

Some speculate that the rise in celebrity health conscious role models such as Miranda Kerr, Heidi Klum, and Kelly Brook, has sparked a major increase in the numbers of women working out, consistently, a number of times a week.

When those surveyed asked how long have they participated in consistent work outs most stated that it has only been the last 12 months.

Another clue as to why the industry is exploding is the increase in fashionable work out clothing. From retailers like Lululemon (the pioneers in stylish work out clothing), Nike, Fabletics and others, one can only surmise that this trend applies to supplements and fitness nutrition as well.

‘Protein Princesses’ as they have been dubbed are those that workout a number of times a week and regularily take supplements. Protein in the number one fitness nutrition for women, with supplements close behind.  Of course in 2015 the more natural the supplements the better. (Boli Naturals is particularily great at this.)

With additional vitamins and minerals like Sea Kelp, Biotin, Omega-3, St. Johns Wort, 5-HTP, Valerian Root, Lavender, B6, Chamomile, Green Tea, Nettle Leaf and more, female supplements take what the boys use and kick it up a notch.

Although primarily dominated by men, women have a different focus. Bulking up is not for them, but toning, healthy, balanced bodies are showing up on Pinterest boards and Instagram feeds around the world.

It is no longer about diets.  Now nutrition plans are based on just that, nutrition. The new fitness woman eats leans meats, real (no processed) foods, and daily natural supplements.

Boli Naturals has just launched their new female oriented fitness line to compliment their very popular nutrition line.  This new line provides our current customers to offer a wider product line, some of which is targeted at the largest buying demographic, women, in the fastest growing market, fitness.

Contact your account representative today to start your own line of Female Fitness Supplements at sales@bolinaturals.com

One of the more popular weight loss supplements in the 20 years is green coffee bean extract, which comes from green coffee seeds. The term Green Coffee Beans refers to unroasted coffee beans that have been clinically studied for its Chlorogenic Acid content and its Lypolytic properties that could allow people to lose weight through enhanced fat burning and metabolism properties. Because of the success reported in reference to green coffee been supplements at achieving weight loss, many green coffee bean products have been featured on television, various talk shows, and magazines. It has even been called a miracle weight loss supplement by many people who have successfully lost weight using these supplements. To understand why Green Coffee Bean is so effective, you need to know how it works.

How Green Coffee Bean works as a Supplement

Green Coffee Bean may provide weight loss and anti-aging properties that could enhance your metabolism, hinder glucose from forming in your liver, and suppressing the absorption of unwanted fats inside the cells in your body. Its main ingredient, Chlorogenic Acid, controls the rate by which your body breaks down food in your body. It also assists your liver at processing fat from the food that you eat. By effectively absorbing excess fat and controlling your body’s metabolism, Green Coffee Bean is a weight loss supplement that most weight loss aficionados should consider using today. 

Chlorogenic Acid Medicinal Uses

Green Coffee Bean has also been reported to contain many ingredients that promote weight loss and over-all health. Its main ingredient, Chlorogenic Acid is perhaps the most crucial ingredient that could allow your body to lose weight efficiently. Aside from promoting weight loss in your body, Chlorogenic acid has many medicinal uses that are beneficial to preventing numerous complications from occurring in your body. The *medicinal uses said to be effective by the use of Chlorogenic Acid are for:

• Parkinson’s Disease
• Gout
• Colon Cancer
• Cirrhosis of the Liver

Green Coffee Bean Health Benefits

Aside from having possible medicinal uses, Green Coffee Bean might also provide you with many health benefits that substantially improve your over-all health. These benefits have been said to be:

• Prevents Accumulation of Fat. Green Coffee Bean is said in the natural healing communities to promotes weight loss in such a way that it stimulates your metabolism to the point that you are continuously burning fat at rapid rates even when physically inactive. It has also been reported to regulate your food cravings by supplementing your body with the necessary vitamins and nutrients to replace actual food. This could result in less frequent hunger cravings.

• Enhances Weight Loss. As your digestion and fat burning process may be stimulated when you take Green Coffee Bean, your body’s metabolism could be stimulated. With this heightened ability, your body will be burning fat and digesting food even when you are sleeping at night.

• Curbs Carbohydrate Consumption. Since Green Coffee Bean contains an active ingredient known as Chlorogenic Acid, different natural helath specialists report the ability to help break down carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, and bread into glucose will be regulated. As your body breaks down these carbohydrates into fat, Chlorogenic acid could possibly convert the excess fat into the energy that your body uses up during the day. This results in minimal fat stored inside each of your cells.

• Regulates Blood Sugar Levels. Since the use of Green Coffee Bean could regulate glucose levels from carbohydrates and other foods, your sugar levels will be controlled and regulated. 

• Contains Potent Antioxidants. Antioxidants are very crucial to your body achieving better over-all health because these contain cleansing properties that are essential at removing free radicals such as germs, dirt, and bacteria in your body that can cause inflammation, hair loss, skin damage, and cellular damage.

Shopping Green Coffee Bean

If you are searching for a weight loss supplement that works, Green Coffee Bean should be considered as one of the top 5 weight loss supplements that are available in the market today. In searching for good Green Coffee Bean products, it is imperative that you search online for products manufactured by reputable supplement manufacturers. Avoid getting Green Coffee Bean supplements that provide less than 800 mg per tablet and always make sure that they contain no preservatives. Lastly, it is crucial that you get a product from a facility that is FDA approved.

*Source: webmd.com

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
The products above are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Forskolin, also known as Coleus Forskolin, is considered by many as a herb that promotes heart health and weight loss. Recently, pure Forskolin extract has been getting a lot of attention in the news about how effective it can possibly be in weightloss by altering their body composition while increasing bone mass and testosterone levels. There have also been successful studies that show Forskolin as an effective treatment for the obese. To understand how this treatment may be effective, let us take a look at a brief history of this herb.

Heart Functions

• Forskolin is suggested to be effective treatment for Congestive heart failure as it helps your heart muscle create more energy to be able to pump more blood to its vessels, which in turn aids in the distribution of blood to your entire body.

• Forskolin amy also good for preventing high blood pressure as it could work to relax the walls where your blood vessels are functioning. That would provide less resistance to blood flow, thus, allowing the heart to pump blood effortlessly.

• Forskolin reduces the formation of sticky blood platelets. This reduces the risk of forming blood clots that can cause heart complications such as heart attacks and strokes.

Skin Health

Forskolin may also be beneficial to your skin as it could enhance the production of melanin in your hair follicles, which results in healthy hair growth. It also provides protection on your skin against the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun that can cause cell damage. In addition, there have been many clinical studies that suggest Forskolin has been heard to be good for treating eczema, psoriasis, and skin irritation.

Forskolin Health Benefits

Forskolin in dietary supplement form could possibly provide your body with many healthy benefits that will allow you to lose weight effectively, build muscle rapidly, and gain a healthier over-all lifestyle. Among the benefits said to be associated with Forskolin are:

• Weight Loss. Forskolin may aid the release of excess fat from the trillions of cells inside your body. Many people who exercise and diet regularly have bodies that are incapable of releasing healthy amounts of excess fat as other people. This is a reason why many people are unable to lose as much weight as they desire.

• Muscle Building. Forskolin has been said to aid people to lose weight by altering their body composition while increasing testosterone levels. With an increase in testosterone, your body rids itself of fat more effectively because your muscles burn excess fat in your cells while converting it into energy that your muscles need to grow and expand.

• Increase in Lean Body Mass. For you to truly lose weight, your body must be able to fully get rid of excess body fat. Excess body fat is what makes your belly round and your arms flabby. Taking Forskolin extract could enhance your body’s ability to burn excess fat inside your cells. Which may result in a very lean body mass with minimal body fat that is converted into pure energy.

• Digestion. The use of Forskolin in your diet can possibly work effectively at enhancing your metabolism by stimulating the production of Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate cAMP, which triggers your thyroid functions to rapidly break down fat from the food that you eat and convert it into energy. Additionally, it prevents excess fat from accumulating inside your cells. This results in the most minimal storage of fat inside your body.

Side effects and Safety

To use Forskolin effectively, it is recommended that you avoid using this together with other drugs, especially heart medication. If you have had previously existing heart conditions, it is crucial that you either avoid using this or, consult your physician. If you are pregnant, it is also recommended that you avoid taking this or any other supplement as it may cause pregnancy complications. Additionally, using this in herbal extract form may require you to follow a healthy diet and to exercise regularly so that the supplement is able to take full effect in your body.

As you age, losing weight becomes much more difficult a task to achieve because many of your bodily functions are no longer working properly. Aging also compromises the ability of your thyroid glands to produce healthy hormones that make you feel healthy over-all. By taking Forskolin in extract form, you are aiding your body to lose weight and to produce healthy amount of hormones that your body requires to be healthy.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
The products above are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Turmeric, a plant belonging to the ginger family, is most commonly known as the main spice in curry. Its bitter taste, beautiful color, and warm fragrance has been popular with foodies for years. Less commonly known is Turmerics role in natural medicine. Curcumin, a chemical found in Turmeric, has been said to been used to treat gastroinstesinal ailments, painful skin conditions, and joints. Curcumin also stops platelets from clumping together to form blood clots.

According to Dr. Weil MD, a holistic health professional, "Turmeric contains more than two dozen anti-inflammatory compounds, including six different COX-2-inhibitors (the COX-2 enzyme promotes pain, swelling and inflammation; inhibitors selectively block that enzyme)." 

Turmeric is also jam packed with anti-oxidants, anti-oxidants are said to provide the additional benefit of fighting free-radicals. Free-radicals are atoms with an additional electron. Electrons need a mate, so having an unpaired electron out there can really reek havoc in the cellular membrane ultimately causing poor funtionality in cells and possibly cell mutation. Anti-oxidants prevent cellular damage. 

Ceramides: Ceramide is the main component of the stratum corneum and of the epidermis layer of human skin.

Together with cholesterol and saturated fatty acids, ceramides create a water-impermeable, protective organ to prevent excessive water loss due to evaporation as well as a barrier against the entry of microorganisms. With aging there is a decline in ceramide and cholesterol in the stratum corneum of humans.

Our skin is protected from germs and infections by the lipid barrier. In addition the lipid barrier helps keep moisture in. Ceramides play a vital role in both infection protection and moisture retention within the lipid barrier.

Many skin care products use plant structures and characteristics to improve their efficacy. Boli Phytoceramides are no different.  Derived from rice, Boli’s phytoceramides contain lipids that are the same as those found naturally in our skin; and they may mimic their actions to provide moisture to the dermal layers of our skin. Ceramides stimulate collagen production which improves the structure of the skin and ultimately plumps it up. With phytoceramides it has been surmised to have the opportunity to improve your skin from the inside out.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
The products above are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

As you start your new business, blog, website or product line it is essential to define and develop your brand. This statement may seem very obvious, however there is more to developing a brand than picking your headshot and getting a new logo.

Creating a brand culture (even if your product is new) is a necessary step to further developing a clear picture of what your brand will represent.

Brand Culture:

1. What kind of industry or lifestyle do you want to portray?

• Expert, Medical, Clinical
• Wellness, Homeopathic, Natural
• Fitness, Sporty, Active
• Calming, Clarity, Sensitive
• Fun, Party, No holds barred 

2. Think of Your Brand As A Person.

• What kind of character, personality, values or beliefs, allow your brand to connect?
• Where would you shop to find your product? Target, Walmart, Outlet, Shopping Mall, Boutique, Natural Food Store, many times there is a stereotypical shopper which frequents each of these retail facilities.

3. What kind of emotion would a person possess if they were your brand?

• Intellectual- Experts, Philosophers, Professional
• Competitive- Active, Courageous, Intense
• Altruistic- Positive, Compassionate, etc.

 4. Be A Brand They Can Trust.

• Be honest
• Don’t over promise
• Stay away from exaggeration
• Relate to Your Customers

 5.  What Does Your Brand Look Like?

• Are your customers more modern, traditional, country, urban, etc.?
• Colors mean something i.e. green would reflect success or nature, red-aggressive or time sensitive,  yellow-grabs attention-caring, you get the point, do some research and settle on a color and font scheme that will lead the physical representation of your brand. (Boli makes it easy, call our customer service, order your wholesale products and elect to purchase their exceptional design services, what could be easier? 1-888-477-3531)

 6. Be bold, stand for something.

• You won’t compete with the big brands, so don’t try.
• Stand for what you believe in and cherish. Allow customers to get to know you.
• Let your brand stick out as an individual. If you try to market to everyone, you will not be successful at really attracting those that would be your perfect customer.

Once you have developed the fundamental characteristics of your brand, you are ready to start marketing your product. Whether you are hiring your own team or contracting services, the brand fundamentals that you have previously established wil simplify the process and provide guidance as you continue on the exciting path of commerce. 

Summer is the best time to get fresh fruits and vegetables, including berries! There's nothing quite like the taste of a fresh-picked raspberry exploding in your mouth. Did you know that the natural compound in this fruit which creates such a delicious smell and taste can also help you lose weight? Research has shown that raspberry ketone can help you lose weight, especially when paired with regular exercise and a well-balanced diet.

Raspberry Ketone is the primary aroma compound of red raspberries. The ketone compound regulates Adiponectin, a hormone used by the body to regulate metabolism. Raspberry Ketone causes the fat within your cells to get broken up more effectively, helping your body burn fat faster. These ketones can be extracted from the fruit and hydrogenated to be taken as a dietary supplement. To get the same benefit from the fruit itself, you'd have to consume 90 pounds of raspberries (for every 100mg of Raspberry Ketone)!

Dr. Oz labeled Raspberry Ketone as "the number one miracle in a bottle" and since then, the product has been a popular weight-loss supplement. Dr. Oz has endorsed the dietary supplement as a safe and effective way to lose weight and obtain the healthy body you desire. Whether you're looking to tone up or drop a few pounds, Raspberry Ketone is an excellent and healthy way to enhance your exercise and diet routine. For more information on our Raspberry Ketone, click here!

WHAT YOU WILL GET TO START THE CHALLENGE:

• 1 free bottle of Raspberry Ketone (enough to last you 30 days)
• 30 day workout program
• 30 day meal plan
• 24/7 access to an expert personal trainer to ask questions and receive guidance

• Location
• Current weight
• *Before photos
• Social media links (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blog)
• 200 words minimum about why you should be chosen to enter the challenge