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Join Me for Dinner in Portland, Oregon!

by Donna Maria on October 24, 2009

Iam pleased to announce the final Indie Business Revolution event of the year! It will take place at the lovely Bay 13 Restaurant in Portland’s hip Pearl District on November 14 from 6:00 to 9:00. Portland is one of my favorite cities, in part because two of my favorite woman business owners live there. They’ll be joining me and I hope you will too! We will be speaking on the topic, “A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Business Excellence.” My special guests are Kayla Fioravanti and Monique Hayward.

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Kayla (above, right) is the co-founder of Essential Wholesale, an IBN member and one of my sponsors. Started with her husband in their bathroom medicine cabinet, Essential Wholesale is one of the fastest growing and most successful small cosmetics businesses in the nation. Monique is the author of Divas Doing Business: What The Guidebooks Don’t Tell You About Being A Woman Entrepreneur.

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A Beginner Blogger’s Bonanza

by Donna Maria on June 24, 2009

This past Saturday, I hosted Indie Business Revolution in Washington, DC. Our special guest was Debbie Weil, social media strategist and author of The Corporate Blogging Book. Here is a picture of Debbie and I showing off her book, which I highly recommend you purchase if you want to make the most of your blog.

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For more pictures from the event, visit the Indie Business Facebook Page. Debbie shared tons of tips and strategies for maintaining an effective corporate blog, but because many of Saturday’s attendees do not have a blog or a just launching a blog, some of the fundamental things she addressed where especially on point. Here are a few of them. Continue Reading…

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6 Reasons Why Small Business Ownership is So Great

by Donna Maria on June 11, 2009

At last Saturday’s Indie Business Revolution: Raleigh, co-sponsored by the Carolina Mixed Media Artists Guild, I met with with dozens of artisans, crafters and independent business owners in various stages of their small business journeys. Events like these confirm a thousand times over that I am indeed doing what I am called to do: help people maximize their potential through small business ownership. Here’s a group shot of most of some of the attendees.

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Lisa Stewart of EC Stewart joined us to share how she uses social media to spread the word about the artwork she and her business partner husband produce in their Raleigh, North Carolina, studio. You can enjoy the entire event photo album at the Indie Business Facebook Fan Page. In my opening remarks, I shared some of the reasons I enjoy being a small business owner. Maybe some of them resonate with you. Continue Reading…