Chandler Guild - The Chandler Guild Business Model

Chandler Guild - The Next Generation

Sun, 23 May 2004 11:45:56 -0400

The Chandler Guild was established to be a self-organizing alliance of independent small candle makers. There are no staff, there are no dues to pay. Under these circumstances, we've accomplished a lot culminating with the First Continental Congress. We've learned some valuable lessons and now it's time to start moving forward with The Chandler Guild - The Next Generation!

Annual Chandler Congress Status

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:13:40 -0400

As you know there was great enthusiasm at the 3 day Chandler Congress last summer in August 2003. It will take much more than 3 days and enthusiasm to have a functional Guild that operates 365 days per year. At the Congress we agreed that 2004 would be an exploratory year to decide what form the Guild would take as a permanent organization. We found out that a volunteer Board of 12 people cannot devote the time and effort necessary without financial compensation. The Guild is a great idea that must now move from good idea to a functional reality.

We decided not to have a similar 3 day "show" this summer, but rather skip one year of Chandler Congress until we can build a working organization so that a Chandler Guild Congress event in Summer 2005 will have proper followup and a strong Guild organizartion behind it.

Chandler Training Goes Global :-)

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:51:05 -0500

We've had a delegation from El Salvador complete our Village Chandler training session in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We now also have an associate to build our global connection for Chandler training in Europe.

Best Rate UPS rates from Wax Warehouse Partners

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 12:34:28 -0400

Warehouse Partners/Best UPS Rate

Brian Bock/The Candlelier has just pointed out that some Chandlers would have a lower UPS rate from one wax warehouse partner rather than another depending on the exact location of each Chandler.

All of the wax warehouse partners work as a team. If any Chandler determines that a better UPS rate is available from one warehouse location than another just contact your own regional warehouse partner. Let them know the location that you want your wax shipped from to achieve the best rate UPS. The warehouse partners are all committed to providing excellent service to all Chandlers. They will coordinate their effort to achieve this.

Important News: Brian Agrees to Lead Guild Mediation Team

Sun, 21 Sep 2003 22:37:30 -0400

"He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that." - John Stuart Mill

The Guild has elected a governing body, The Table of Twelve. The Table of Twelve is now forming a conflict resolution Team of Three mediators. Brian Bock, of West Virginia has stepped forward to lead the Mediation Team. Any Guild members that have a complaint or any guild members that have a business dispute can submit their situation to this team for productive resolution. That process will be much more productive than random complaints, angry statements and accusations.

The Guild is Good News!

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:55:22 -0400

Our collective effort building the Chandler Guild is very good news. In the world at large, bad news always grabs the headlines and feature stories of print and broadcast media.

History books are filled with the records or wars, disasters assasinations and global violence. The good deeds and productive work of the day to day silent majority are left out of the pages of official history. History books report much less than 1% of the actual human experience. The good work and loving actions of the masses within families, homes, small business and communties remains the silent reality of the human condition. Herstory and Humanstory are left out of traditonal History Books. History Books would be more accurately described as The Bad News Annals of the Human Race and The Games Big Men Play.

The Chandler Guild: Much More than a Trade Association

Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:05:08 -0400

The Guild will have processes and services far beyond a traditional trade association. The Guild will become a global microenterprise and small business network. During our first formative year, the Table of Twelve will invest extensive research time to determine the best legal structure for the Guild to operate through. Read this short article about seven essential developmental goals for the Chandler Guild, then join in the discussion.

Conscious Community Conflict Resolution

Tue, 09 Sep 2003 12:26:40 -0400

One of the most important life lessons that an entrepreneur learns is that any problem presents an opportunity.

I have been very direct and upfront both with postings on this site and at the Chandler Congress that a business challenge in my own company caused the delay of shipping goods to a few of my customers.

Several of these parties have posted complaints here at this website. The challenge that I had expereiced is now solved. The delayed goods will be shipped or a refund provided to these parties within the next few days.

Objectives of Chandler Training in Cedar Rapids

Sun, 07 Sep 2003 20:04:50 -0400

Recently an issue was raised by Jen and Bob that some people recieved information during Chandler Training that others did not. I completed a training session of 4 new Chandler enterprises this weekend. Every week we will have more new Chandlers that will want to joint into the Chandler Guild Alliance. It is important for me to state exactly what the objectives of this training are:

1. It has been stated clearly in every training session and in all printed material about Village Chandler that our objective is to create an alliance of independent candle producers rather than a franchise or any type of standard one size fits all business model.

Being a Chandler

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 23:51:11 -0400

Hello Fello Chandlers,
I just wanted to pass on a little encouragement. Especially to the new Chandlers. But also to anyone interested. So, I would like to offer the definition of the word:

PASSION: That surge of spriit that helps you know---and pursue---what you really want out of life.

ADVICE TO NEW CHANDLERS

FIRST, take it easy. Because it's your passion, you can get carried away and burn out.

Regional Warehouse Partners Are Ready to Serve You

Wed, 03 Sep 2003 16:46:55 -0400

The Phytowax Regional Warehouse Partners were recently organized. During the last few weeks the warehouse partners have worked together to stardardize incoming freight expenses. The warehouse partners all pay incoming freight on wax inventory, so that cost must be added to the price of the wax. Standard Phytowax prices are now posted. You can request shipment by UPS from your regional warehouse or if it works geographically, you can drive you own vehicle to the warehouse for your region.

Chandler Guild Objectives

Sun, 31 Aug 2003 15:30:28 -0400

In the last century, our Chandler Guild objectives were stated very clearly by the British essayist, Aldous Huxley:

�Let us provide ordinary people with the means of doing profitable and intrinsically significant work. Our goal is to help men and women achieve independence from external economic control, so that they may become their own employers, or members of a self-governing, cooperative group working for subsistence within a local market. This differently oriented technological progress would result in a progressive decentralization of population, ownership of land and means of production and political and economic power. This new economic structure would result in a more humanly satisfying life for more people, a greater measure of genuine democracy.�

Melter Donation Heats Up Congress and Guild's Future

Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:17:29 -0400

Scott Cooper of Coogar Products LLC, inventor of exceptional wax melting units and candle fill/batch machines, has generously donated a wax melter to celebrate the Guild's first Congress and to support of the evolution of the Chandler Guild business network. Learn more about Scott's donation in this article.

Soywax Supply Summit set for June 22, 2003

Thu, 05 Jun 2003 15:56:08 -0400

The Chandler Guild is growing very rapidly. In order for this effort to work in a way that benefits all of us, ready supply and rapid delivery of soy wax is essential.

All of the new soy wax warehouse partners for the United States and Canada will convene a Soywax Supply Summit on June 22, 2003.

Solution for Soyawax Supply Problem

Fri, 30 May 2003 01:40:52 -0400

The criticism posted by Nicole of Blueridge Mercantile is totally valid. There is a challenge to meet supply needs and it must be solved now.

Background: I founded The Village Chandler last fall with the goal to train 10 Village Chandlers before Christmas. The response was way beyond our expecations. By the holiday season, 60 Village Chandlers were busy producing candles for their local market.

We now have 84 Village Chandlers trained. This is very good, but it does create a very major supply challenge.