Labor Day
History: Labor Day to most people has become a weekend celebration of cooking on the grill, getting out on the boat or to the beach, and going to parades. Sounds like a good time to me! Yet, I found myself wondering, what did Labor Day mean to it’s founders? I did some research, and who [...]

Win With Words
Hello Everyone! Our Inspiring Women Contest will be ending soon, and I wanted to make sure you had enough time to get your entry in! All you have to do is write a few words about a women that inspires you, email it to me, and you are entered to win! Your write up can [...]

What Makes Us Different?
Hello Readers! This week, I attended a Lunch ‘N’ Learn Seminar at the Chicago Market entitled “Image Building 101″. Many of the points made throughout the presentation got me to think, and think hard. It was primarily geared at small businesses trying to find their place in the world. A great question posed by the [...]

Have It All [Diaper] Bags
To be honest, I adore most the products we carry here at Fresh Force. One of my personal favorites are the chic-o-bello diaper bags. What makes these bags so awesome in my eyes is two things. 1. If you are actually using them for a baby/child, they have everything you need all bundled into one. [...]

Life Is Like…
Hey Fresh Force Blog readers! Unfortunately for all you Forest Gump fans out there, that is not where this post is going, but it does apply. I’ve been reading, well listening (Mary was right, audiotapes are amazing!) to Firefly Lane by Kristen Hannah, and that’s what got this question into my head. One of the [...]

Despicable Me Minions Marketing
Went to see Despicable Me on Sunday, and it was awesome! If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I strongly encourage you to do so. Although they weren’t my favorite characters from the movie, the “minions” were undoubtedly cute and entertaining. From a marketing standpoint, they drew plenty of attention in ads and movie trailers [...]

FREEdom Sale
“Let FREEdom ring.” To celebrate 234 years of freedom in the United States of America, we are having a FREEdom Sale! Here’s how it works, you spend a dollar for every state there is in the U.S. (I’ll do the math for you, that’s just 50 dollars.) Once you get $50 worth of awesome gifts [...]

Inspiring Women Contest!
From day one, the vision for Fresh Force was to Inspire, Empower, and Encourage women from all walks of life to do what they love and help them provide for themselves and their families. We strongly believe that each and every one of the artisans we feature on Fresh Force is doing just that, and [...]

Please Welcome Kohana Girl!
Our new artisan is here, and you will be able to buy her products soon! Your guessing and wondering about who our new artisan is is over! Dawn Molski’s story is already up on the site, you can read about her here: http://www.gofreshforce.com/pages/Kohana-Girl.html. Kohana Girl products are coming in next week, so check back then [...]

New Product On Its Way!
The “new” trend continues! In addition to getting a new artisan, we will be getting a new product! It’s probably not what you think either… the new product isn’t coming from the new artisan, it’s coming from a current artisan! Can you guess which one?