We had the good fortune of connecting with Be Tarino and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Be, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I was making creations at home for friends & they all pushed me I should go big or stay home, lol. So I decided to purchase a commercial bldg, renovate it up to the local Health Dept. recommended standards & open my doors!

What should our readers know about your business?
I am a small, woman owned business. I am proud that I created my business on my own, love designing & using ONLY the best chocolate for the fresh fruits. I am in the store Mon – Fri, so I have control of the quality & taste of all fruits, if it doesn’t taste good, it does not get used. If the creation doesn’t look full enough to me, I add extra fruit at no extra charge.
I am able to work with any budget, large or small to give the joy of gift giving to less fortunate.
I am also a licensed hair stylist & almost opened a hair salon, but saw there was more of a need for healthy gift giving in Kingman & focused on Kingman Fruit Creations instead! Yes, it was easy & fun to build from scratch. As long as I had the guidelines from the bldg Dept & Health Dept, requirements, I knew what was needed to be done.
The lessons I have learned along the way, keep my kitchen SPOTLESS & sanitized daily. Have consistent store hours, be professional, donate when I can (my favorite group to donate is to Feral Cat Warriors in Kingman, I am a HUGE cat lover).
I am small business, I am woman, I use ONLY the BEST in my business, Kingman Fruit Creations is the BEST at gift giving! We also just opened a location in Flagstaff, AZ .. Flagstaff Fruit Creations! SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would take them kayaking at Willow Beach, the hot springs off the 93, the Grand Canyon Caverns. I would eat downtown at Grand Canyon Brewery.

Website: www.kingmanfruitcreations.com

Instagram: Kingman Fruit Creations

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Other: Flagstaff: www.flagstafffruitcreations.com

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