One of the best ways to be inspired to make yourself and your business the best they can be is to learn from the success of others. That’s why we love to spotlight our members here at the blog. Today, you’ll meet Emily Caswell, founder and president of GCDSpa in Topsham, Maine. I asked Emily…
As you know, the ribbon cutting grand opening of Indie Business Studio is set for October 3 at 5:30. Get the details here. One of the things I’m most excited about is giving everyone in attendance chances to win fabulous raffle prizes. If you are one of the first to arrive, you’ll also get a…
Lots of amazing things happened on #IndieCruise last week, among them the sharing of these customized lip balms from our member, Emily Caswell at GCDSpa in Topsham Maine. Just look at how gorgeous this is — a customized lip balm made with cocoa butter, shea butter, sweet almond oil and other lip loving goodies. Our…
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…
Donna Maria announces the January 2013 #HandmadeChat lineup!
Donna Maria celebrates the opening of IBN member GCDSpa’s new studio!
Donna Maria asks President Obama when it will be time to address the needs of “real” small business owners.
This is a guest post by Emily Caswell of The Favor Stylist, specializing in tiny thank-yous in personalized packages. If you would like to submit a guest post for my blog, please read the guidelines here. I have spent the past 13 years running two businesses from my home. For most of those years, I’ve…