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Advocacy

Podcast: My Interview With Dan Marshall: How Small Business Owners Can Influence Public Policy

August 27, 2010

Donna Maria’s interview with Dan Marshall, discussing how small and independent business owners can positively impact public policy.

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The New Consumer Business Owner: Are You One?

August 9, 2010

Donna Maria coins “consumer business owner,” a term describing a new type of American entrepreneur.

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Indie Beauty Network Opposes H.R. 5786 Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010

July 29, 2010

As the founder and CEO of the Indie Beauty Network, I am confirming that IBN opposes the bill named, “H.R. 5786: The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 (SCA or H.R. 5786). If you have not already done so, please read and sign our petition opposing the bill. As of the publication of this post, over [...]

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Announcing the Oppose The Safe Cosmetics Act Website

July 24, 2010

Donna Maria announces the new collaborative small business website: Oppose The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010!

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Links to Text of Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010

July 21, 2010

This is a link to the printer friendly version of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010. This is a link to the PDF version of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010.

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The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 Has Been Introduced

July 21, 2010

The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 Has Been Introduced Yesterday, I told you in this post to brace yourself for the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics’s (CFSC) latest effort to scare everyone into thinking that cosmetics are contaminating them with cancer causing chemicals. As I suspected, the video they are circulating today is filled with misinformation [...]

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Campaign For Safe Cosmetics To Release New Cosmetics Video

July 20, 2010

Earlier today, I told you about the Personal Care Products Council’s newly announced proposed cosmetics legislation. This post shares a teaser for a video entitled, “The Story Of Cosmetics,” that is slated to be released tomorrow by the Campaign For Safe Cosmetics. As you watch this teaser, and the full-length video that will be released [...]

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July 20, 2010

Donna Maria shares commentary on the contributions of industry trade groups, and how the smallest companies benefit from representation geared specifically toward them.

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Building A Business With Talent, Guts and Common Sense

July 19, 2010

Donna Maria shares the story of how one determined mother provided for her children one day, and ended up starting a business.

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The Things We Make, Make Us

July 10, 2010

Donna Maria borrows a few lines from a Jeep Cherokee commercial to underscore the need for laws that enable America’s small and family businesses to thrive and grow on a level playing field.

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