# identity.md

## Organization Overview
- **Company Name:** Mermaid Noire
- **Mission:** To create and offer hand-poured candles, proudly made in Laurel, Maryland, as a Black, woman, and queer-owned business.
- **Company Structure and Legal Entity:** Details forthcoming.
- **Founded Date and Location:** Founded in Laurel, Maryland. Date details forthcoming.
- **Size and Scale:** Details forthcoming.

## Leadership & Team
- **Key Leadership Profiles and Roles:** Details forthcoming.
- **Team Structure and Departments:** Details forthcoming.
- **Company Culture and Values:** Committed to crafting high-quality products while embodying values of diversity, inclusion, and empowerment as a Black, woman, and queer-owned enterprise.
- **Team/About/Leadership/People Links:** []

## Operations & Structure
- **Business Model and Operational Approach:** Operates as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce business specializing in hand-poured candles, offering incentives like free shipping for qualifying orders.
- **Location(s) and Geographic Presence:** Based in Laurel, Maryland.
- **Key Partnerships and Affiliations:** Details forthcoming.