The "new" small business
Donna Maria shares Charlotte, North Carolina, mayoral candidate, Anthony Foxx’s, response to questions about the “new” small businesses cropping up in cities across America.
Donna Maria is an entrepreneur mentor, the founder and CEO of the Indie Business Network, and the host of the Indie Business Podcast and the Indie Business Retreat. She has been recognized as one of the most trusted voices for Makers and Creative Entrepreneurs. Her coaching and consulting enterprise trains thousands of new and evolving entrepreneurs every day.
A study in tenacity and resolve
Donna Maria shares some of the impossibly miraculous story of how Madam C.J. Walker turned a legacy of poverty and slavery into a multi-million dollar enterprise.
Turn your thoughts into assets
Donna Maria shares the importance of turning thoughts into assets by acting on them.
You're a mentor, whether you know it or not
Donna Maria reminds entrepreneurs that they are mentors, 24/7, whether they know it or not.
Vault Episode #147: Michael Bungay Stainier [Podcast]
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The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 147 featuring my interview with Michael Bungay Stanier, the author of “Find Your Great Work.” Michael is not only an accomplished author but also a renowned speaker at business and coaching conferences.…
Social media strategy made easy
Donna Maria shares one of Jason Keath’s tips from Indie Business Breakfast: Charlotte.
Collaboration nation
Donna Maria shares the inspiring story of two entrepreneurs who collaborated to create a new mutually beneficial relationship in both life and business.
This week's #indiechat: marketing tips
Donna Maria shares the chat stream from #indiechat for the April 8, 2009.
Give 'em somethin' to talk about
Donna Maria shares the importance of going beyond giving customers just a product or a service, to giving them an experience.
Indie Cafe: April 6, 2009
Donna Maria shares the live video stream and chat from the April 6, 2009 edition of the Indie Cafe, a bi-monthly event exclusively for Premium members of the Indie Beauty Network.
Four steps to writing your book
Donna Maria summarizes tips from this week’s Indie Business Radio Show guest, Sophfronia Scott, author of “Doing Business By the Book.” Sophfronia offers 4 great tips to help you get your book from concept to reality.
Indie Beauties at the 2009 Georgia Spring Fling
Donna Maria interviews Regina Mowrer (Dr. Flower’s Essentials), Kelly Bloom (Southern Soapers), Jennifer Kirkwood (La Dolce Diva) and Evelyn and Debbie Shepherd of Goode Scents about the Indie Beauty products they offer.
Optimize your website for free
Donna Maria shares a simple and effective way to use your email newsletter to drive new traffic to your site year after year after year.
How to buy online advertising
Donna Maria shares tips to help you make the most of your online advertising budget.
Vault Episode #146: Sophfronia Scott [Podcast]
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The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 146 featuring my interview with Sophfronia Scott, the author of “Doing Business By The Book: How to Craft a Crowd-Pleasing Book and Attract More Clients and Speaking Engagements than You Ever Thought…
Get paid for what you deliver
Donna Maria shares how easy it is to charge a flat fee for some products and services to create more efficiencies for buyers and sellers and new mutually beneficial business relationships.
A lucky happenstance
Donna Maria shares the cool collaboration between two Indie Beauty Network members who met at the social networking site and worked together on a new project.
Create a new opportunity today!
Donna Maria encourages readers not to wait for new opportunities, but to get out there and create them!
People in glass houses …
Donna Maria interviews Melanie Notkin, the Savvy Auntie, about her experiences with sponsored Twitter conversations for the Walt Disney Company.
Scale down to scale up
Donna Maria summarizes tips from this week’s Indie Business Radio Show guest, Marc Kramer, author of “The Small Business Turnaround.” Marc advises that sometimes, a business needs to scale down in order to scale up.
Vault Episode #145: Marc Kramer [Podcast]
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The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 145 featuring my interview with Marc Kramer, the author of “Small Business Turn Around: Revitalizing Your Struggling or Stagnant Enterprise.” With the recent spotlight on large corporations facing financial crises and the…