February 7 - FDA Seminar later this month: How To Make, Label & Sell Your Cosmetics

Hey Indies!

It's Kayla here, with your weekly Indie Social Update! I'm picking out the best of the best at our site to share with you, including some super stuff dM's got planned just for you!

Starting in 1 hour, Common Pitfalls To Starting A Business From Home, with dM and Carrie Wilkerson - the Barefoot Executive. If you manage a home-ba@sed business, or you would like to, this is a super show for you!

Join dM at 11:30am EST -- and hour from now -- right here at this link!

And for all the super cool IBN members, don't forget our exclusive webinar with an official from the FDA, sharing How To Make, Label & Sell Your Cosmetics on Wednesday, February 22, at 1pm EST. Get the details here!

Finally, don't miss Are You A Soapmaker? A Businesswoman? Both? Oh yeah! If you're in business, you know what the answer had better be -- but there's more to this than meets the eye. IBN members and Indie Protégés, make it happen, on Wednesday, February 15 at 8pm EST. Details here.

FEATURED PRODUCTS

Lemongrass candle (pictured)
from Kerensa Bertolino, Lux Aromatica, RI

Heart Necklace from
Charlene Sevier, The Bead Dreamer, VA

Goat milk soap from
Mary Humphrey, Annie's Goat Hill, OH

Beautiful Rose Moisturizing Bars from
Kathy Green, Dragonfly Dew, CO

Fashion Week Gift Bag from
Grace Antares, Pure Bliss Essentials, OR

IBN Members, add your photos by clicking here. We want to feature you!

FEATURED DISCUSSIONS and POSTS

More Reasons Why Preservatives Are Important, from dM

(Yet) Another Reason for Preservatives and Careful Manufacturing, from Mary Humphrey

Just The Right Niche: An Inspirational Example, from dM

FDA Updates Lead in Lipstick Study, from Anne-Marie Faiola at Bramble Berry

Where can I go for preservative challenge testing

Advice wanted for buying lye in bulk (or not ...)

For soapmakers --> INS Numbers - Is the 160 a MUST?

Advice wanted for packaging beauty producs in tin vs. plastic

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PREMIUM CONTENT - for IBN members and Protégés!

--> How To Assess The Intellectual Property Strength Of Your Brand, (and other exclusive expert advice)

--> 7 Hidden Small Business Financial Disasters and How You Can Avoid Them Now!

--> How I Got My Products Into Whole Foods Market (and how you can too!)

--> Go International! --> Introduction To European Union Cosmetics Regulation

--> If you are not an IBN member, what gives? Join here!

FEATURED EVENTS - IBN's movers and shakers!

TODAY! - Common Pitfalls To Avoid When Starting A Business From Home with Carrie Wilkerson, dM's Podcast, Online

2/14 - Roadmap To Revenue with Kristin Zhivago, dM's Podcast, Online

2/15 - IBN Members & Indie Proteges: Are You A Soapmaker? A Businesswoman? Or Both?, Online

2/22 - IBN Members FDA Webinar: How To Manufacture, Label and Sell Your Cosmetics, Online

2/22 - Handmade Business Bootcamp, Chesapeake, VA

2/24 - Bon Voyage #IndieMeetup! before the Cruise sets sail, Miami

2/25 - #INDIECruise, The Caribbean -- Jamaica and Grand Cayman, here we come

2/25 - Make Your Own Mineral Makeup with Lori Nova Endres, San Francisco Bay Area

2/25 - Liquid Soapmaking Class, Binghamton, NY

2/25 - Advanced Cold Process Swirling Class, Bellingham, WA

3/3 - Melt & Pour Soap: Cute "Candy" Confections with Debbie Chialtas, San Francisco Bay Area

--> IBN Members, add your events by clicking here. We want to feature you!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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