Ahhh, The Tweet Life
Donna Maria interviews Matt Hamilton of Online Labels.com about why he likes Twitter so much.
Donna Maria interviews Matt Hamilton of Online Labels.com about why he likes Twitter so much.
Donna Maria encourages Indie Business owners to surround themselves with a solid collection of teammates to help them in life and business.
Donna Maria interviews Indie Beauty Network member Susan Mann about how she dares to introduce new products in the middle of a recession.
Donna Maria shares Pooka Pure and Simple and Dawn Fitch’s good news of being featured on the CBS Evening News.
Donna Maria shares the story of how Indie Beauty Network member Kristen Fraser Cotte left her job to work in her beauty business full-time.
Donna Maria shares how parents can work together to raise kids and profits at the same time in a family business.
Donna Maria interviews Ginger Derrickson, her Virtual Assistant, about the benefits of hiring a VA.
Donna Maria interviews IBN member Rosanne Tartaro of SunRose Aromatics about her business and her new book, “Chakra Balancing: A Beginner’s Guide.”
A Survey Designed to Help Me Serve You Better As you know, one of the things IBN offers to its members through a highly rated insurance broker is products liability insurance. I am currently working with the company to expand the types of coverage offered to include professional beauty service providers such as estheticians, nail…
Donna Maria encourages readers to focus their marketing efforts on a smaller number of products in order to maximize impact and profits.
Donna Maria shares the Indie Business Model, her 10-step approach to launching a small business.
dM interviews Lela Barker of Bella Lucce about the benefits of blogging for business, and why she does not allow comments at her blog.
dM interviews Dawn Fitch of Pooka Pure & Simple about the benefits of blogging for business.
[Note: this post was slightly updated on February 22, 2010.] I am the founder and president of the Indie Beauty Network (IBN) so it will come as no surprise that I think my members make the best products in the world. Whether you want candles, sugar scrubs, perfumes, essential oils, lotions, jewelry, body oils, hair…
Longtime Indie Beauty Member Struts Her Stuff I am always so pleased with the success of Indie Beauty Network members. Of course "success" is different for all 650+ of our members, but there’s no denying that video makes it easy to share what my members are doing. Today, I’m pleased to present this clip where…
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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 85 featuring my interview with Edwin Gaskin, a financial planner at Gateway Capital Financial. Edwin specializes in working with families and small businesses, helping them navigate the complexities of financial planning and make…
Check Out The Latest Indie Beauty Gossip I love gossip — craft gossip that is. But with two young’uns, a radio show and a growing business, there’s not much time for crafting (or gossip) unless it’s done with safety scissors and crayons. But I can live vicariously through Craft Gossip. Former Indie Beauty Network member…
Tips for Being a Cheerful Giver All Year Long It’s mid-October and the season of opportunitites to donate to various worthy causes is upon us. For most Indies, philanthropy is not seasonal. Instead, we give back in numerous ways, not all of them financial, all year long. I believe that how much we give is…
During a radio show interview this morning, I was asked how couples could be successful in business despite challenging life issues that are common to all families. I told them about Kibby and Jay Mitra and Sheri and Rich Schmelzer. During the show, the hosts joked about how an increase in family businesses could result…
Donna Maria shares an overview of blogging tools, including Wordpress, Typepad, Blogger and Movable Type.
Since it was originally published in 2007, this article has been slightly edited to remove dead links and update the formatting. Thank you for visiting! The media devotes much attention to big business success, but not so much to small family business success. Let’s also hear it for the “regular” moms and dads who are…