#HandMadeChat No. 51: How To Start Your Own Handmade Candle Business

On Thursdays, Indie Business Network hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to educate, train and inspire creative and artisan entrepreneurs to become profitable business owners. While the show is aimed mainly at entrepreneurs who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the growth of any small business. This…

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The New Indie Business Network Member Badge Is Here!

We are pleased to announce that the new Indie Business Network member badge is here! Indie Business Network members in good standing can log in and grab the code for the badge for the current year at this link. The badge looks like this, except the year is 2013 and there is no “sample” watermark.…

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#HandMadeChat No. 50: How To Use Social Media To Get a Job

On Thursdays, Indie Business Network hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to educate, train and inspire creative and artisan entrepreneurs to become profitable business owners. While the show is aimed mainly at entrepreneurs who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the growth of any small business. This chat…

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Indie Business Studio Pre-Renovation Tour Video

For those who have not yet heard, the Indie Business Studio will open this summer outside Charlotte, North Carolina. In addition to learning how to make your own soaps, cosmetics, candles, herbal remedies and aromatherapy products, you’ll enjoy classes on how to manage a profitable artisan handmade business. The space will also serve as the…

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10 Reasons to Be Grateful For Business Challenges

If you’re not experiencing any challenges in your business, then don’t read this post. But if you are, and you can’t seem to figure out how they will pay off in the long run, then keep reading. I’m going to tell you. By the way, I don’t wear rose-colored glasses. I don’t walk around all…

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#HandMadeChat No. 49: How To Launch A Successful E-Commerce Site with @IndieMade

On Thursdays, Indie Business Network hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to educate, train and inspire creative and artisan entrepreneurs to become profitable business owners. While the show is aimed mainly at entrepreneurs who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the growth of any small business. This…

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Joseph RiverWind of NativeTouch is Taino Musician of the Year!

Of course you know Indie Business members make great products, but what you may not know is that one of them in particular also makes great music. Joseph Riverwind, who operates Native Touch, LLC, in the mountains of western North Carolina with his wife, Laralyn, was named Musician of the Year at the Taino Awards…

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May 2013 Indie Business Book Club Pick: The Athena Doctrine

Iam pleased to announce our May 2013 Indie Business Book Club pick: The Athena Doctrine: How Women (and the Men Who Think Like Them) Will Rule the Future, by John Gerzema and Michael D’Antonio. If you are an IBN member, click here to join me in our private Facebook book club group, and request to…

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#HandmadeChat: May 2013 Lineup

On Thursdays at 8pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a weekly Twitter talk show to coach, inform and inspire handmade and creative entrepreneurs. If you’ve never attended, now is the time. #HandmadeChat is a fun, inspirational and supportive event where you’ll learn so much about making your business more successful. As you’ll see below, you can…

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#HandMadeChat No. 48: How To Make Natural Cosmetics, With @JoanMorais

On Thursday evenings from 8 to 9pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to to educate, train and inspire creative and artisan entrepreneurs to be successful business owners. While the show is aimed mainly at business owners who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the…

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurship: From Artisan, Back to Artisan Again

I came across this insightful information graphic showing the evolution of entrepreneurship, and I wanted to share it with you. Notice how it all began with Renaissance Tradesmen (and women!) — artisans who turned their ability to make things into a living. These creative entrepreneurs not only knew how to make beautiful things that people…

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Indie Business Member in the News: Funlayo Alabi in Poize Magazine

Our member, Funlayo Alabi, co-founder with her husband of Shea Radiance, is featured on the cover of the current Poize Magazine. Inside, she shares a bit about how she got her products into Target stores. Doesn’t she look lovely on the cover? According to their Facebook page, Poize is a guide for women who are…

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#HandMadeChat No. 47: How To Use Independent Consultants To Sell Your Products

On Thursday evenings from 8 to 9pm ET, Indie Business hosts #HandmadeChat, a weekly Twitter talk show to educate, train and inspire handmade and creative entrepreneurs to be successful as business owners. While the show is aimed mainly at business owners who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and…

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