You’ve decided it’s time to pivot away from hobbyist to full-fledged handmade entrepreneur. But feel lost…like you're missing key pieces.
Scouring the internet you come up short on information about starting your own business. Especially your online business.
But it's hard to know what to look for or who to trust.
Other options seem fly by night, or just designed to get your money and not serve you.
Joining some groups makes you feel anonymous …. like you're a cog in a wheel not getting any individual attention.
Without reliable resources and committed leadership, it’s easy to get distracted from achieving your goals.
Well, Indie Business isn’t...
Indie Business is for you if:
I loved it so much that I left my job as a corporate attorney to open a small shop to sell my handmade products.
It was then I discovered how hard it was to find the resources and suppliers I needed to make my business a success. Or where to go to understand regulations. Or get support and reliable advice.
And there certainly wasn’t a place to find people like me, who wanted to make a business out of making and selling small batch artisan products.
There were local networks full of plumbers, real estate agents and gift and clothing shop owners — even huge cosmetics manufacturers! But they didn’t know what I needed either.
So…I decided to create a safe space where American Maker Entrepreneurs like you and me COULD find what they needed, and be surrounded by it all day every day.
22+ years later, Indie Business Network® is thousands of American Makers strong, and growing!
At the Indie Business Network, you'll get what you need because we get you need!
We work hard together. We grow businesses together. We even play together at our virtual events like our weekly Coffee With Donna Maria and our signature business mastermind event, Maker Mastermind Live.
You are welcome here, and we cannot wait to serve you!
Think of it this way...if you sell 7 bars of soap or 2 bottles of lotion or 2 candles a month you can have access to:
Indie Business Network has 2 membership tiers to serve you ...
24/7 access to our PRIVATE ENTREPRENEUR MEMBERS ONLY FACEBOOK GROUP for our accountability groups, entrepreneurial training, support and community to inspire and uplift you when you need it most
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Exclusive quarterly access to the Indie Business Network® Maker Planner™, our quarterly planning system that incorporates the Maker Method™ and helps you clarify your goals and organize your tasks and priorities so you can be more productive and have more fun in your life and in your business.
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Exclusive ENTREPRENEUR MEMBERS ONLY LIBRARY, with access to hundreds of hours of organized and categorized training audios and webinars aimed specifically at Makers and Handmade Entrepreneurs
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LIVE CLASSES (and a treasure trove of live and recorded workshops, webinars and classes) with experts who can help your business grow
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PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Connect with new customers and prospects as we share video content on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook to give fans a behind-the-scenes peek at what makes your products so special
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Join our founder, Donna Maria, weekly for Maker Monday Q+A and get your toughest and most pressing business questions answered
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Enjoy weekly Brainstorming and Accountability Groups to brainstorm, problem solve, and make progress together toward your goals
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The MAKER METHOD: IBN's proprietary sequential entrepreneurial training program that guides you through the four phases of entrepreneurship
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Independent study course: INDIE BEAUTY UNIVERSITY: 9 hours of at-your-own-pace training: FDA regulations, trademarks and business set-up, etc.)
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Display the Indie Business ENTREPRENEUR MEMBER BADGE at your website or blog
Exclusive quarterly access to the Indie Business Network® Maker Planner™, our quarterly planning system that incorporates the Maker Method™ and helps you clarify your goals and organize your tasks and priorities so you can be more productive and have more fun in your life and in your business.
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Our Founder's exclusive weekly Indie Business Tips, containing practical mentoring advice, tips, and strategies to help you get started in business
Donna Maria and Indie Business are a huge inspiration to me. Indie Business is the BEST organization I've joined. I learn so much from everyone's questions, comments and of course, Donna Maria's videos.
Indie Business is the best professional membership I have joined. The networking is great, the sharing of information is phenomenal, the teaching that Donna Maria brings is outstanding. I have learned the skills to take my business to the next level. It's a great group to join regardless of the size of your business.
Indie, and Donna Maria, has been a guiding force in my life and business since 2002! When I first started my handmade business I was green and naive to what it takes to be a good natural products manufacturer. Over the years I have listened to Donna Maria and utilized the Indie Business Network for resources and insurance.
Joining this group, hands down and without question, has been the best thing that I have done for my business. The contacts I've made, the information that I've gotten has changed the course of my business. The supportiveness, the helpfulness of the group makes me feel that I am never alone to figure out a problem, to vent or to celebrate! Thank you DM for providing us with this wonderful resource and for your gentle, kind guiding hand.
“Donna Maria is trailblazer. She is a constant beacon of light leading the way for others to follow and pursue their own dreams. Women and men across America have created businesses that support the lifestyle of their dreams under the wings of Donna Maria. She has broken every limiting rule that could have held her back. Not only has she built her own corporate ladder, but she has shown anyone, willing to learn from her, how to build their own ladder.”
My business was a “hobby” until I started taking full advantage of all the resources available at Indie Business Network. Once I made time for this, my business soared. Having a guiding light in Donna Maria is a HUGE advantage to an independent entrepreneur and the camaraderie with other Indies is invaluable.
I joined IBN because it afforded me insurance that I desperately needed, but I what I really gained was an amazing community of empowering, inspiring, and resourceful entrepreneurs. Donna Maria unlocked a door I didn't even know I needed opening. … I can't imagine I would have had the confidence to try new things without IBN and all it has to offer. The connections and learning experiences I have had through IBN is priceless and the people within it are truly a definition of “network.”
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I cannot even imagine where my business would be without Indie Business, Donna Maria, or the incredible group of makers, she mentors and leads.
Without Indie Business, I would be bound to make mistakes that would assuredly come back to haunt my growing business in the future.
The Indie Group is always my first go-to place for opinions, advice and info on growing my business. I wonder why I did not join years ago!
IBN is an awesome community for Makers. My business has been blessed beyond measure since I joined!
My income continues to climb because I have the unwavering support of Donna Maria and the entire Indie Business Network Team.
