Have you been bitten by the DIY bug yet? If not, give it a few months and you will be. I was bitten over a decade ago when I learned how to make my own soap, and look what happened! Not only a passion for making soap and cosmetics for myself, but also, a whole…
Just a few more shopping days left! You can still get some goodies from the handmade entrepreneurs featured in IBN’s Handmade Holiday Gift Guide… Today, we’re spotlighting Senica Naturals in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Waimea Body Essentials in Kamuela, Hawaii.
One of the hallmarks of a well organized business is a logical corporate structure. A solid corporate structure makes it easier for you to keep track of expenses, follow up on outstanding invoices and pay taxes in a timely fashion. Join me tonight as I interview Nellie Akalp, CEO of CorpNet.com, to learn the ins…
Donna Maria shares her ideas and experiences with newsletter publication days.
Today, everything is red and luscious and Christms-y! I just love the background designs that showcase our featured products. How is your shopping going? I hope you’re having fun discovering handmade products from across the nation. Today, we are celebrating Anna’s Potions and Lotions and Zhi Bath and Body.
Have you ever wondered whether your soap and cosmetics products labels comply with FDA law? Have you ever struggled to understand how to make cosmetics in accordance with the Good Manufacturing Practices recommended by FDA to protect your customers and produce safe products? Do you ever think you should label your products to comply with…
Donna Maria shares an IBN member’s Beauty In Haiti IndieGoGo campaign to empower women through entrepreneurship.
Donna Maria announces the 2012 12 Handmade Holi-Days Multi-Media Celebration!
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.
This page in IBN’s Handmade Holiday Gift Guide is filled with discount codes, so don’t miss them. Even without a code, our publication is filled with articles and American businesses owners who will inspire and encourage you.. Please join me in celebrating the entrepreneurs featured today: Dropwise Essentials, High Sierra Botanicals, Sweet & Woodsy Aromatherapy.
Earlier this month, I had an interesting conversation with a local store owner who is having trouble getting her store off the ground. She opened in September with a ribbon cutting party (I attended), and was well received in the community. Her space is located in an area with good foot traffic. Stores around her…
In her book, The Sweet Potato Queens’ Book of Love, author Jill Conner Browne writes as follows: Cheap jewelry, however, is worse than no jewelry at all, and there are very few things in life than are worse than no jewelry at all.” I have always loved jewelry, but even the most dazzling jewels I…
Every Thursday evening from 8 to 9pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to help handmade entrepreneurs sell more products and make more money. While the show is aimed mainly at artisans, crafters and business owners who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the growth…
Introducing Flower Essence Energy and Skin Perfection in IBN’s 2012 Handmade Holiday Gift Guide!
Achievement is by executive decision. You decide. You achieve.
Recently, Kelly Johnson with our member Plum Hill in Eagle, Idaho, was featured on their local ABC4 station. Watch as she shares how sugar scrub can help you take care of your skin, especially during the winter months. There are some super winter skin care tips, and for all you guys out there, check out…
Donna Maria shares tips to help you avoid your own fiscal cliff.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Handmade Holiday Holiday Gift Guide Features: Sea Blossom Soaps, This Little Soap of Mine, Mailelani Samoa, Eclipse Spa.
10 steps to an efficient, effective content marketing system.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.