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…
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…
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…
I am thrilled to introduce you to Maia Singletary, IBN’s new Local Director in Chicago! Maia is CEO of Astrada Naturals in Chicago, where you can get “Freshly handcrafted skin care & fragrances customized with natural ingredients.” Maia has been an active and enthusiastic participant in the Indie Social community since 2010. She decided to…
I am thrilled to introduce you to Christine Laureano, IBN’s new Local Director in Long Island! Christine is the founder and Chief Formulator at Ba6 Botanicals. Christine has been connected to the Indie community for years, going back nearly a decade when she led a company called Good Ground Botanicals. I am so pleased to…
Iam pleased to announce our March 2013 Indie Business Book Club pick: The Power of Starting Something Stupid: How to Crush Fear, Make Dreams Happen, and Live Without Regret, by Richie Norton. If you are an IBN member, click here to join me in our private Facebook book club group, and request to join in…
Iam pleased to announce our February 2013 Indie Business Book Club pick: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz. Indie Business Book Club (now merged into our private members only Facebook group) provides a private, convenient way for IBN members to grow together in business and in life. As…
Plans are underway for the next #IndieCruise. You can find out about our next destination and get registration details at this link.I’m stoked, and so are dozens of people who are joining me. But I’m still hearing some interesting reasons why people have decided they cannot join us. (See sad face on me.) I thought…
Donna Maria announces the January 2013 #HandmadeChat lineup!
Donna Maria shares her ideas and experiences with newsletter publication days.
Tips from #HandmadeChat No. 26: How To Use Awards Programs To Grow Your Business.
Every Thursday evening from 8 to 9pm ET, IBN hosts #HandmadeChat, a Twitter talk show to help handmade entrepreneurs sell more products and make more money. While the show is aimed mainly at members of business owners and artisans who make handmade consumer products, the topics and discussions can empower and encourage the growth of…
I am pleased to announce that IBN member Lela Barker of Bella Luccè in Columbia, South Carolina, will join join me and dozens of other Indies on #IndieCruise 2013 as a speaker and fellow MasterMinder. The theme for #IndieCruise 2013 is Conceive! Believe! Achieve!, making Lela’s topic of How To Get More Retail Stores To…
Our member, Liana Spiegel of Marmalade Hills was featured on her local fox news station in Detroit, Michigan, earlier this week! Check it out here … for some views, there’s a short commercial first. Liana’s company operates out of a 2,000 square foot studio in Bloomfield Hills where they make 13 types of cosmetics and…
Congratulations to Indie Business Network Member Funlayo Alabi at Shea Radiance! Several of their hair care products, including conditioner, shampoo, hair milk, and hair cream, are coming to select Target stores on August 16! Funlayo and her husband run shea radiance, as they also parent two young sons just outside Baltimore, Maryland. They have been…
“Feeling overwhelmed today. … My garden has gone to pot and I can’t keep up, with 2.5 hours on the mower a week, and then the house needs cleaning. Maybe it will lift after I do my big event at our county fair. I’m making lists of my priorities in life, and the yard and…
Donna Maria interviews Alfred Edmond, Jr. of Black Enterprise Magazine about health and fitness, the “creative economy,” social media, and small business success.
Donna Maria interviews Adelaide Lancaster about how to have the “big enough” company.
Donna Maria shares that her business tips and the Indie Beauty Network are featured at Forbes.com.
Donna Maria announces Indie Business WorldWide Meetup for January 14, 2012.
Donna Maria Tweets IBN member Cyber Monday deals!