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I don't know much about wax, but Hobbly Lobby has their own candle and soap company in OKC, and they are packaging a lot of their own stuff now, including candle supplies and soap supplies. law

For a long time, I've looked at photos and read posts, and never had time or felt I could contribute anything of value to the board. But I can speak to you. My husband and I own a mail order firm (not soap), we have worked 30 years together for this business, even when both of us worked other jobs. We had our business sold before 9/11 ended that possibility, but let me tell you what good things the biz did for us. It taught my step-children how to run a business, nuts and bolts things that people living on a salary never have the opportunity to learn. They learned how to balance responsibility, fun and family. They learned success is not always the bottom line. They learned to enjoy a job well done. They learned I was a real person with friends, ideas, desires, not just a one-dimensional Mom waiting on their every whim. It did not make us rich, but it allowed us to be at every play, football game, basketball game they were in. If they were sick, we were able to be at home with them. When our daughter was divorced, we helped raise our grandchildren, rather than send them to day-care. And now that we are growing older, it will allow us to take care of each other and still make a living. I cannot tell you to keep or sell your business. It allowed us to help care for my Dad when he was dying. I can tell you there are many intangible things to consider. And, if I were the buyer, NO WAY would I let you keep the name or logo, and I'd insist on an iron-clad no competition contract for many years. Lou Ann