Cauzing Elevation
Marie Antionette
Cauzing Elevation Events &
Opportunities...
August 19, 2023'
Jersey Fresh Jam 2023
June 17, 2023'
Juneteenth Finale Mercer County Park
March 25, 2023'
F5 Alumni Band Association
First Annual Women's Icon Awards
May 21, 2023'
Conservatory Mansion
Sisters In Business
Photo-Dumps!
October 14, 2023'
Cauzing Elevation w/Friends Pavillion Pop-Up
Veterans Park - Hamilton, NJ
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The Come Up'
From The Beginning
The Debut
Old Classics Books
Trenton, NJ
March 2007'
La Unique Bookstore
Camden, NJ 2009'
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem, NY 2009'
Urban Knowledge Books
Newark, NJ 2008'
Old Classics
Trenton, NJ 2011'
Boarders Bookstore
Lawrenceville, NJ 2011'
Ila Mae's
Trenton, NJ 20114'
September 15, 2022'
The Re-Birth of
A Girl Named Job
1911 Smokehouse
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The New Classics
Trenton, NJ 2013'
The Big Easy
Trenton, NJ 2021'
Thomaseena's
Trenton, NJ 2016'
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem, NY 2018'
Robert Treat Hotel
Newark, NJ 2015'
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Shiloh Baptist Church
Trenton, NJ 2013'
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Grand Marketplace Burlington, NJ 2009'
Community Outreach
Trenton, NJ 2018'
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January 21, 2024'
Cauzing Elevation w/Friends Post Holiday Market
Bromley Center - Hamilton, NJ
"It's a Mindset..."
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w/Author Nanette Buchanan
w/Author Deshawn Taylor
w/CEO Parle' Magazine Kevin Benoit
w/Store Proprietor Malik
Authors Toya Ward,
Marie Antionette,
Wahida Clark
w/Author Brian Ganges & Company
w/Dr. Jack Washington PHD, Author, Professor
w/Author Antoinette Frost
Carmela Carter
Teresa Bowman
Source of Knowledge
Newark, NJ 2021'
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w/The Women Garret House Camden, NJ
w/Proprietor Larry
w/Body Guard
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w/My Father/Hero
w/Proprietor Amefika Sababu
w/Author Kelli Mitchell
w/DJ Plexx
w/Entrepreneur Jessica Desmond
w/ Proprietors Patrice McKinney
My Team
&
The Good People of Newark, NJ
w/Olugbala Proprietor Big Easy Downtown Trenton, NJ
April 27, 2024
Cauzing Elevation w/Friends Market In The Park
Veterans Park South - Hamilton, NJ
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May 11, 2024
Headwraps, Yoga & Curves 2024
Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem, PA
w/ Proprietor
Reggie Hallett 1911 Smokehouse Downtown Trenton, NJ
My Team, Supporters
&
The Town
w/Honoree Fareeda Stokes
Hosted by TAACF
w/ Neal SG Buttas &
Friends
January 2024's Team
April 2024's Team
Marie Antionette
w/Host Mama Yoga Wellness
w/Host Simply Netfah
May 24, 2024
Hummingbird Restaurant
Pre-Memorial Day Signing
Downtown Trenton, NJ
From planning to execution... Thank You!
June 15, 2024
4th Annual Juneteenth
Festival Mercer County Park
August 17, 2024
Cauzing Elevation w/Friends Community Outreach Market with Newark YMCA @ West Side Park Community Center, Newark NJ
w/Author Deshawn Taylor
w/My Team
w/ The Good People of Newark, NJ
w/Proprietor Laurice Reynolds
Family & Friends
w/My Good Hometown People
w/My Good Hometown People
w/My Team
w/My Good Hometown People, Family Supporters & New Friends
w/My Team
w/Tara Butler
& Guest
w/My Team
w/ The Towns Finest
KD Ranks
Divine Drummah
NYC's Cormega
My Forever Team
April 2024's Team
April 13, 2025
Network/Mixer
@ The Vault
Morrisville, PA
Owner Proprietor
Tamica Horne
Hosted by
Cherlad Lindsay
"Create your own stage. Never tap nor dance for another to be on theirs."
-Marie Antionette
EST. 2007... Coming 2029
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August 1, 2025
First Friday's
A Class Act Returns To Classics
Marie Antionette
The Cauzing Elevation Re-Cap
Cauzing Elevation Books & More
Goal $250K
In 1987, I coined “Cauzing Elevation,” spelled with a “Z. ” Although I didn’t know what I would do with the it back then, I knew it was mine and that one day I’d make a big impact with it. Twenty years later, in March 2007, I launched Cauzing Elevation Publishing LLC, with the goal of producing inspiring, thought-provoking, awareness and entertaining reads for all to relate to and enjoy. I especially wanted to connect with those who weren't already avid readers, our young adults, and those who lacked a willingness to read as an essential fundamental. That vision has never wavered, though it has grown.
In 2009 I launched my website, Cauzingelevation.com. The growth of my catalogue, starting with my memoir [A Girl Named Job] created a need for my own professional platform to host and make my titles available to the public for purchase. The visibility of my website not only increased my sales profits, it also created favorable word of mouth amongst consumers, seeking to retain my services. In 2011, I drafted my first publishing contract and serviced my first independent author. In the years to follow, I published 10 additional Indie writers and their 10 titles, while continuing to grow my own catalogue.
By 2017, I transformed Cauzing Elevation Publishing LLC, into Cauzing Elevation Books & More. Introducing customized practical products which paired with books and reading, such as pens and coffee mugs. The combined merchandise sales heightened Cauzing Elevation to a new level. Three years later, in 2020, I designed the Cauzing Elevation logo and launched the Cauzing Elevation Attire and Glassware line.
The Cauzing Elevation motto is, “Cauzing Elevation is a Mindset." Everything we think, feel, say or do; good, bad or otherwise, begins with the mind. The mindset of Cauzing Elevation is to ‘thrive,” not just survive. To set a standard of elevation for self and others you encounter, with every thought, word and action. Between 2020 and 2025, I completely embodied that motto and pushed Cauzing Elevation to expand its overall reach. Doing so afforded me multiple opportunities to sell merchandise, while participating in and hosting a variety of community events throughout, but not limited to New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The growth and success of Cauzing Elevation for close to two decades (18 years) has proven I can further expand to service the community as an independent, multi-gene book seller. The need to open my Cauzing Elevation Books & More, (books, gifts & café, ) storefront is the future vision for the Cauzing Eelvation legacy.
Future and interested SPONSORS, INVESTORS, and DONORS alike, this is where I will need your charitable assistance.
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Sponsors - $250, $500, $750 or $1000 Contributions - (Tax write off, your business/organization made visible at Cauzing Elevation for up to 3-years, inclusion on investors/donors plaque.)
Sponsors - $250, $500, $750 or $1000 Contributions - (Tax write off, your business/organization made visible at Cauzing Elevation for up to 3-years, inclusion on investors/donors plaque.) •Investors - (Tax write off, plus the benefit of positive atmosphere added to the local business community, VIP status to all Cauzing Elevation events and inclusion on investors/donors plaque.)
Investors - (Tax write off, plus the benefit of positive atmosphere added to the local business community, VIP status to all Cauzing Elevation events and inclusion on investors/donors plaque.) •Donors – (Tax write off, inclusion on investors/donors plaque)
Donors – (Tax write off, inclusion on investors/donors plaque)The space I’m interested in is a 1,400 sq ft. (Vanilla Shell) commercial real estate property, located in Hamilton, NJ (MSC Properties). Vanilla Shell, for those who are unaware, means the overall infrastructure has been provided (HVAC, electrical, finished ceilings, lighting, flooring and restrooms), however the overall customization is left up to the leaser’s desire. THIS MEANS, FUNDING will be necessary to develop the functionality and visual appeal, including, but not limited to; POS devices, showcase/shelving ,furniture/display-showcase, signage, marketing materials, etc., AND leasing assistance. Studies show a successful small business needs a three-year window to test its ability to sustain.
•Year One- Trial and Error.
Year One- Trial and Error. •Year Two- Comparison and Assessment (what works vs. what doesn’t.)
Year Two- Comparison and Assessment (what works vs. what doesn’t.) •Year Three- Balance and Clear Projection.
Year Three- Balance and Clear Projection. My goal is to secure $250 thousand by the end of 2028, to obtain my lease and bring this vision to reality, for 2029 Grand Opening. The $250 thousand will sustain the lease for at least two years and cover the purchase cost of the forementioned essentials. I will maintain a PDF pamphlet on the Cauzingelevation.com website, with updates for all contributors, from the signing of the lease onto the official ribbon cutting ceremony.
Some may ask why not apply for grants.
I’ve worked for the government since I was 18 years old. I know better. :-)
Every contribution, no matter the size, is appreciated. Thanking you all in advance!
~Marie Antionette
