The holiday are in full swing and it’s time to introduce you to more of the Indies featured in IBN’s 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. I continue to be so proud to introduce you to some of the nation’s most amazing small business owners … people who are making massive contributions to their local economies and…
This morning, our member, Lisa Kennally of lisa anne skincare, was interviewed on her local television morning show in Connecticut. Watch as she demonstrates how to make a quick and easy mask with yogurt, pumpkin, honey and herbal tea. (Click the “full screen” option to enlarge the view.) As you can see, host Al Terzi…
The holidays are in full swing, and it’s time to introduce you to more of America’s “real” small businesses, featured in IBN’s 2012 Handmade Holiday Gift Guide. Today, I’m pleased to introduce Magic Moon SoapWorks, Bella Lucce and Naturally Good Soaps! Let me tell you a little about these companies.
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more.” -Melody Beattie HANDMADE ENTREPRENEURIAL COACHING AND MENTORING The best coaching and mentoring for handmade entrepreneurs is at Indie Beauty Network. Click here to connect at our social network.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and…
I have been an entrepreneur since 1995 when I left my job to start a business. I knew what I wanted my business to accomplish and how I wanted it to make the world a better place. What I didn’t know when I started was that my business would teach me a lot about life.…
It’s two days before Thanksgiving and the holiday season is now in full swing! I’m thrilled to be traveling to my hometown of Washington, DC, to visit my family. Before I go, I’m excited to cue up a few introductions so you can get to know the people and products featured in IBN’s 2012 Handmade…
IBN member Jeanne Kissman of Plum Hill goes to CosmoProf Asia, the largest cosmetics show in the world.
Tips from #HandmadeChat No. 26: How To Use Awards Programs To Grow Your Business.
For those of you who don’t know much about my life before IBN, I quit my job to pursue my desire to turn my passion for making cosmetics into a business. In the process, one of the most exciting opportunities that came my way was the chance to become a published author. My book, Making…
All of us know someone who has been adversely affected in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Those of us in the Indie Beauty Community are no exception. In the midst of the devastation, one story stands out and I am asking for your help. Here’s why: This is a picture of the trash heap that…
Bramble Berry is featured in IBN’s 2012 Handmade Holiday Gift Guide.
HANDMADE ENTREPRENEURIAL COACHING AND MENTORING The best coaching and mentoring for handmade entrepreneurs is at Indie Beauty Network. Click here to connect at our social network.
I enjoy opportunities to use LinkedIn to recommend the work and/or products of people who have enhanced my life. Since I frequently receive requests for recommendation from people whose work or products I have never tried, I thought I’d share these tips to help you request LinkedIn recommendations that maximize your chances of receiving a…
As you probably know, I am the founder and CEO of the Indie Beauty Network (IBN), which offers coaching, mentoring and services like products liability insurance for handmade entrepreneurs. Since I founded the organization in 2000, I have watched your options for quality handmade products expand from items you would only come across now and…
While most of my posts are designed to help you maximize your potential through small business ownership, a few are designed to make me personally happy. This post is one of those. My son is Number 85 on our local Pop Warner football team. Like his Titans teammates, he plays offense and defense, and 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 members of business owners and artisans who make handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the growth of…
I am pleased to announce that IBN member Lela Barker of Bella Luccè in Columbia, South Carolina, will join join me and dozens of other Indies on #IndieCruise 2013 as a speaker and fellow MasterMinder. The theme for #IndieCruise 2013 is Conceive! Believe! Achieve!, making Lela’s topic of How To Get More Retail Stores To…
“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.” -Elizabeth Lawrence Walking through the North Carolina woods with the kiddos. HANDMADE ENTREPRENEURIAL COACHING AND MENTORING The best virtual coaching and mentoring for handmade entrepreneurs is at Indie Beauty Network. Click here to connect at our social…
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 members of business owners and artisans who make handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the growth of…
All of us know someone who has been affected by the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. One of the people I know, a member of IBN, lost her home, many of her pets and her business. Her name is Mariann Smith and she is the founder and CEO of Just Bubbly, a…