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One Year VIP Leadership and Personal Development Coaching With Donna Maria
As IBN’s founder and leader, Donna Maria has watched thousands of companies with great products die on the vine because the company leader was uncomfortable taking on leadership roles. Effective leadership requires confidence, decisiveness, developed a leadership, and a bit of thick skin. If you want your business to grow, you’ll need to be all…
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When Donna Maria launched IBN in 2000, she immediately knew that she had to use technology to create community — not just within the organization, but also outside of it. Today, she hosts a business podcast, this interactive website, which supports not only Indie Business, the trade organization, but also its members and their communities.…
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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…
#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…
#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…
#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…
#HandMadeChat No. 46: How to Lead a Successful Bath and Body Business with @BackPorchSoap
On Thursday evenings from 8 to 9pm ET, Indie Business hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to help artisans and handmade product makers succeed as small 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 growth of…
#HandMadeChat No. 45: Growing An Ethnic Men’s Grooming Line with @SoloNoirforMen
On Thursday evenings from 8 to 9pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to help handmade and creative entrepreneurs sell more products, have more fun, and be more successful personally and professionally. While the show is aimed mainly at business owners who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can…
#HandmadeChat: April 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…
#StartSomethingStupid, with @RichieNorton
Looking back, I am still stunned at what has happened in my life since I quit a pretty “secure” job to start making beauty products full-time. Of course, I’m not making products to sell anymore, but I still marvel at how the “stupid” idea of starting a nationwide trade organization from scratch now empowers many…
Video: #IndieCruise MasterMind 2014 Registration Now Open!
Iam pleased to announce that #IndieCruise MasterMind 2014 will set sail January 26-February 1, 2014 for a 6-Night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Falmouth, Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island, and Labadee, Haiti. Our cruise designer is Suzanne Niemeier at The Cruise Authority. Call her with your registration information…
#HandmadeChat No. 44: Bath, Body and Natural Hair Care Business Success, with @oyinhandmade
On Thursday evenings from 8 to 9pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to help handmade and creative entrepreneurs sell more products, have more fun, and be more successful at the intersection of life and business. While the show is aimed mainly at business owners who make and sell handmade consumer products, the…
April 2013 Theme and Book Club Pick: #LeanIn by @sherylsandberg
Iam pleased to announce our April 2013 Theme and Indie Business Book Club pick: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. If you are an IBN member, click here to join me in our private Facebook book club group, and request to join in the upper right. For…
IndieMeetup: Newark: March 27, 2013: with @SoapCoach
Today’s the day — #IndieMeetup Newark, hosted by IBN’s Local Director: La Shonda Tyree. The fun goes from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at The Crop Shop, 720 Monroe Street in Hoboken. In case you have never been there, The Crop Shop is a wonderful arts and crafts boutique offering classes to help kids and adults…
#HandmadeChat No. 43: Tips for making money at farmers markets, with @dirtybeautyskin
On Thursday evenings from 8 to 9pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to help artisanal entrepreneurs sell more products, have more fun, and be more successful personally and professionally. While the show is aimed mainly at business owners who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and…
#IndieMeetup: Chicago: March 23, 2013: with @AstridaNaturals
Tomorrow’s the day — the first #IndieMeetup in Chicago, hosted by Maia Singletary, our new Local Director there! The fun starts at 1:00 at the Overflow Coffee Bar at 1550 S. State St. in Chi-town. By he way, Overflow Coffee is not just any old coffee spot. It’s Indie and woman owned, and all…
The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Act of 2013 Is Introduced
According to a press release at the website of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), he and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) yesterday introduced the The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Act of 2013 (PDF). If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that this is not the first piece of cosmetics legislation that has…
Let’s understand the patent application process, with @BreastChekKit
Did you know that simple things we do every day without thinking can form the basis for a multi-million dollar income stream? Consider my friend, Linda Lewis, inventor of Breast Chek Kit, a patented seamless breast self-exam shirt that makes it easy for women to conduct and track monthly self-breast examinations comfortably and privately. Who…
#HandMadeChat No. 42: Customizing Your Skin Care Regimen with @JackieBernardi
On Thursday evenings from 8 to 9pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to help handmade and creative entrepreneurs sell more products, have more fun, and be more successful personally and professionally. While the show is aimed mainly at business owners who make and sell handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can…