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Betty Belts in the Media: Donna’s a Cover Girl!

Wow, I’m blown away!
I’m a “Cover Girl” today!
Check out this inspiring article below from this week’s VC Reporter…
Commerce, Compassion and Community
by Claudia Pardo McFayden

The sweet scent of African freesia wafting through the store and onto the street entices visitors into the carefully decorated eclectic space that is Betty Belts. Cradled in a corner just off [...]

New Designs!

Our sweetest new designs are ready for you!In time for your holiday giving and wishing.
Here’s a taste, click on any to go see the rest!
With lots of  love from your favorite Betty!

Come see my new sea glass designs and why beach glass is such a cherished ocean gem for the most unique jewelry!

Come see the [...]

Partridge Twins Featured in Good Times, Santa Cruz

Partridge Twins Featured in Good Times, Santa Cruz

Read about Sierra and Hailey Partridge of Team Betty in this great article on the Good Times Blog.
More Than Meets The Eye
by Kelly Vander Kaay
The Partridge twins prove powerful role models
Despite the packed schedule that comes with being in demand, or perhaps in order to give thanks for the associated good fortune, Sierra and Hailey [...]

Note From Bali: Enchantment (from August 30th)

Note From Bali: Enchantment (from August 30th)

Enchantment is the word that flows through my mind throughout this trip. Bali is incredibly enchanting.
Inspiring…
Gorgeous…
The land of the Gods.
We are almost done here. I’ve been working on new designs with my artisan friends and also with each of the young women from Team Betty who joined us for a portion of the trip. Mary [...]

A Distinctive Style Magazine Interview

http://adistinctivestyle.com/
This is an awesome online magazine, complete with soundtracks and short videos to go with the stories, a very hip must-read (See Kate Hudson on the cover). It’s the Vanity Fair of the sustainability movement. And even better, there’s an interview with me in it where I got a chance to talk about some [...]

No Bigger Grant, But A LOT of Love

Relieved that the Intuit contest is over. I didn’t win the finals, but I DID win in many ways: stoke, inspiration, love, generosity & GRACE.
No bad at all!
Smiles,
Donna
PS Read a great article about it all here in the Ventura County Star

Anxiously Awaiting Finalist Results in Intuit’s Small Business United Contest

The judges are judging, the votes are being tallied. Tomorrow I will find out if my video submission won my company a small business grant from Intuit.
You can’t vote on it any more, but please come watch my video and be inspired!
Fingers crossed, my friends!
SMiles and Aloha,
Donna

Inspiring Video from Betty Belts Can win 25K with your votes. A must-see and enjoy!

Read Readers of The Betty Blog,
As you may know, I’m a finalist in the Intuit Small Business United Contest.
I submitted my story, it won among over 1900 entries as one of 50 finalists with the help of many of you who read my story and rated it as Inspiring Funny and Useful.
So for the next [...]

I’m a Finalist in the Intuit Small Business Grant Contest!

Wow, I’m so excited!
Thanks to all of you who voted and the judges, who found my story compelling enough to select it as one of the top 50, I win 5K and get to compete in the next round (with a video I make) for an additional 10K or better yet, 25K grant!
Read my winning [...]

Mary Osborne: Unintentional Icon

The lovely, always smiling Mary Osborne was the very first athlete I wanted on my surf team when I got started with Betty Belts in 2003.
I asked her “Mary, I’m starting a surf team, will you be on it?”. And luckily she said gladly and we’ve done a lot together since. The man I love [...]

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