A few days ago, I attended the first Digital Business Bash here in Charlotte. (In case you missed it, I told you about it in this post.) Here I am (middle) with IBN member Lela Barker of Bella Lucce (left) in South Carolina and Susan Lassiter-Lyons (right) of Investor Insights in Colorado. Our speaker was…
Donna Maria interviews Alfred Edmond, Jr. of Black Enterprise Magazine about health and fitness, the “creative economy,” social media, and small business success.
Last year, I hosted FaceBook Fridays, where I posed a question at the INDIE FaceBook Page and shared the insightful answers people shared at this blog. You can read some of the more popular FaceBook Friday posts here (about joining competitors’s FaceBook Pages) and here (about attracting more fans to your FaceBook Page). In recognition…
Donna Maria shares Dr. Martin Luther King’s advice to write your own emancipation proclamation.
Donna Maria asks Indies to share a bit about their merchant services needs so she can negotiate better rates for IBN members.
Donna Maria shares what she learned in her meeting with Tim Kaine and several influential political bloggers.
Recently, Dr. Greg Henley, director of the Herman J. Russell Center For Entrepreneurship at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Ga, interviewed me for his “NexXt Entrepreneur Day In A Life Video Series,” sharing the stories of entrepreneurs in all 50 states. I’m excited to share his video interview of me. It’s 28 minutes long, and…
Donna Maria shares a CBS news video showing the growth of Indie-crafted beers, portending a bright future for small and family businesses nationwide.
Donna Maria announces the impending re-launch of the Indie Business Magazine.
For those who may be new here, I am the president of the Indie Beauty Network, a trade organization representing small manufacturers of soaps, cosmetics, candles, fragrances and aromatherapy products. IBN members also make confectionery products and jewelry, and many members provide services to the companies that make products. I am an attorney (though not…