OUR STORY
When our founder, Belinda B. Bennett, began her notary journey in 1998 it was because as an employee working through a staffing service for Mecklenburg County's Department of Social Services, the position required personnel to be notaries. Once the county paid for the class and the Notary Public manual I took the 6.5 hour class and past the exam with a score of 95%. After the staffing agency found another position elsewhere, she eventually found employment in real estate as a property manager assistant for an apartment complexes and single family homes. In 2003, Belinda had her 2nd child in August after been on bed rest for over a month and was up to renew her notary commission in November of that year and paid to be reappointed for another 5 year term.
After the first year of dedicating time to her new born she ventured on to work for a mortgage brokerage as their loan processing assistant. There she handled the mortgage loan applications along with all the paperwork that was required when a loan is submitted for an approval when sent to the lender. It was while working in this position, that led her to becoming a notary signing agent. The closing attorney for the company needed to close a loan for a customer, however, her paralegal was out due to an emergency and she was searching for a notary. The attorney explained to Belinda what all was needed for her to assist in the closing. Once learning what was required along with the compensation for being the notary to complete the transaction, she knew that she wanted to learn as much as possible and add this to the services that she could now offer.
She took a class to become a certified notary signing agent, bought a professional liability policy to cover this position, a background screening, and signed up for as many signing services that she had access to. Along the way she invested in the supplies and equipment that were necessary to run this part of the business. Enjoying the various aspects of helping others while being compensated was a no brainer and this is how her business began. It has since taken a different direction where she not only serves the public, she serves other notaries of North Carolina in the roles of mentoring and coaching them. These roles she finds very rewarding with giving notaries access to information that was not easily accessible when she began her journey along with trusted guidance.
After the first year of dedicating time to her new born she ventured on to work for a mortgage brokerage as their loan processing assistant. There she handled the mortgage loan applications along with all the paperwork that was required when a loan is submitted for an approval when sent to the lender. It was while working in this position, that led her to becoming a notary signing agent. The closing attorney for the company needed to close a loan for a customer, however, her paralegal was out due to an emergency and she was searching for a notary. The attorney explained to Belinda what all was needed for her to assist in the closing. Once learning what was required along with the compensation for being the notary to complete the transaction, she knew that she wanted to learn as much as possible and add this to the services that she could now offer.
She took a class to become a certified notary signing agent, bought a professional liability policy to cover this position, a background screening, and signed up for as many signing services that she had access to. Along the way she invested in the supplies and equipment that were necessary to run this part of the business. Enjoying the various aspects of helping others while being compensated was a no brainer and this is how her business began. It has since taken a different direction where she not only serves the public, she serves other notaries of North Carolina in the roles of mentoring and coaching them. These roles she finds very rewarding with giving notaries access to information that was not easily accessible when she began her journey along with trusted guidance.
