January 3: Happy New Year! 21 Cities and Counting for Indie Meetup!

Hey Indies!

Happy New Year!!!

This is Kayla, stepping in for Donna Maria, as she enjoys a little extended holiday time with her family.

Show of hands, who had a wonderful holiday? Keep your hand raised if you're excited for 2012!

Have you signed up to attend the Indie Business WorldWide MeetUp on January 14th? We are so ecstatic about this meetup! As of right now, there are 21 cities with scheduled meetups!! If you haven't already, sign up for a meetup in your city or schedule one in your area today! After that, be sure to spread the word about the meetup :: More Indies = More FUN!!

Stay tuned for a post from dM with more details on the upcoming meetup. And Simon says you can put that hand down now.

Enjoy the first week of 2012 and #occupyyourhomeoffice!

Kayla

Now, onto the latest discussions, events and products at the site!

FEATURED PRODUCTS

Tribal Coin Clip on Earrings (pictured)
from Charlene Sevier, The Bead Dreamer, VA

Lime Margarita Scrub from
Allison Kontur, Smell No Evil, OH

Personalized Business Hang Tag from
Sherri Willson, Designer Label Gal, CA

Candy Apple Soap from
Melissa Anderson-Stowe, Mellabelle Designs, GA

CocoaBanana Handmade Soap from
Katie Friedland, Frankincense & Rose Botanical Skin Care and Perfumery, VT

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

FEATURED DISCUSSIONS and POSTS

Making the most of IBN in 2012, from Heather Cain

Indie Business WorldWide MeetUp: January 14, 2012, from dM

Wonder Curl's First Commercial, from Scarlett Rocourt

Looking for opinions on shopping carts vs. PayPal

Indie Beauty Network Featured In Forbes, from dM

What is RSS?

For Sale: Photo Light Box

--> Add your blog posts and discussions so we can feature you!

PREMIUM CONTENT - for IBN members and Protégés!

--> How To Assess The Intellectual Property Strength Of Your Brand

--> Introduction To European Union Cosmetics Regulation

--> 60-Minute Business Planning, Part 1 & 2

--> How To Get Your Innovative Beauty Product To Nationwide Retailers

--> INDIE Business MasterMind: How To Keep Your Beauty Business Humming With Good Financial Planning

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

FEATURED EVENTS - IBN's movers and shakers!

1/9 - The New Relationship Marketing with Mari Smith, dM's Podcast, Online

1/14 - Indie Business WorldWide MeetUp, Various nationwide locations

1/15 - Intro to Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, Orange, NJ

1/15 - Essential Oil Blending, Orange, NJ

1/16 - Common Pitfalls To Avoid When Starting A Business From Home with Carrie Wilkerson, dM's Podcast, Online

1/21 - Handmade Hydrosols with Alice Duvernell, San Francisco Bay Area

1/21 - Formulating for Skin Conditions with Alice Duvernell, San Francisco Bay Area

1/22 - One Day Soapmaking Intensive, Orange, NJ

1/22 - All Buttered Up: 3 Types of Natural Body Butters with Alice Duvernell, San Francisco Bay Area

1/22 - Luxury Facial Serums with Alice Duvernell, San Francisco Bay Area

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

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Best & Success

dM

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