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Started this discussion. Last reply by Susan Mann - Manor Hall Soap yesterday.

 

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At 10:34am on March 26, 2012, Diane Orcutt said…

Thank you for the kind welcome. I look forward to meeting other business members, and building our relationship!

At 12:57pm on March 23, 2012, Danny Nardo said…

Thank you for the warm welcoming! There are a lot of fun & exciting things to come in the future! The name will remain Nardo's Natural :-)

I will make sure to keep the Indy Beauty Business Community up to date and I also look forward to follow others and their stories/road to success! 

At 5:17pm on March 21, 2012, Noralinda Ureste said…

Hi dM, thanks for the warm welcome! Looking forward to soaking it all in.

At 3:58pm on March 6, 2012, Cheryl Y. Howard said…

Oh Thanks. I thought that was what I was signing up for, membership and dues. How do I start the process of paying dues? I don't see the info

At 10:20am on December 4, 2011, Carole Mehling said…

Thank you Donna Maria!   I just add a photo to my profile and  yes  I use my real name.  Yes! I will continue to  keep up reading  other's comment and  others.  Right now, I am working on the business plan and  starting to order the eqiupments and supplies except   not  much in December since it is a reason for a holiday  to share with my families.

At 8:29am on October 26, 2011, Maya Wilson said…

Hello there,

 

Thank you so much for the warm greeting. I am actually launching a natural beauty line in Spring 2012. It might be early 2012 because I have so many things I need to get lined up. I already own a work at home company called "Nia Concepts" and thats been working REALLY great for me but this is my passion and I am looking forward to it.

 

So right now I'm kinda in the Beta phase so to speak. Testing, smelling, ordering, looking for a good label company, a good container company...etc.

Either way, I look forward to networking with everyone...thank you for having me.

 

Maya Wilson

At 8:20am on October 18, 2011, Susan Mann - Manor Hall Soap said…

Last night went great dM. Thank you! I love local night. I get to talk with the team and plan for future things. Looking forward to tonight's call!

 

Susan in Boston

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At 8:16am on October 12, 2011, Stephanie Brazzil said…
Nice to meet you. I look forward to building relationships with like-minded businesses.
At 10:52am on September 21, 2011, Ginger Moore - Neos Creations said…

dM,

 

Thank you.  No, I didn't mean to suppress comments.  I usually make sure that the comments is left open with no appoval needed.  If that is happening, what can I do to change it? Or can you change it on your end?  Any revisions you made are fine.  As I've said before, I trust you. 

 

BTW,  I think I've found a great place for a Local meet-up.  I'll email you with the info in a bit. 

 

*Hugs*

~~Ginger

At 4:05pm on September 17, 2011, Curtis Durham said…
Hey Donna Maria! Thanks for the warm welcome and compliments. We've been around for awhile. We started a company called Bathed & Infused in 2005 and bought Bath Nation from Meghan Micozzi in 2006. I knew about Indie Beauty but never had time to research it much. Recently a member (Gigi Saint-Fort)  inquired about product photography (which I do more than Bath Nation stuff actually) and I so I thought I should get involved. Thanks again for the welcome!
At 8:23pm on September 1, 2011, Tricia Browne said…
Hi Donna Maria, I see that the Atlanta, GA Local Group is in need of a leader/director.  What would be involved with me leading this group?
At 7:32pm on August 12, 2011, Darlene Duke-Lopez said…
Great - thanks so much.  I'm very grateful for this site and I can't pull myself away lol
At 11:20am on July 1, 2011, Mandy Embury said…
Hi!  Thanks, great to meet you too!  Lincoln is just 45 minutes away from Omaha.  Thanks for the referral!
At 11:19pm on June 18, 2011, Subhashini said…

Thank you dM, its a great pleasure being a part of Indie Beauty. I've had so many networkers helping me here. A special thanks to Susan Mann who is a great help with my soap-making. I would be more than happy to have some activities happening in Asia in regards to Indie Beauty. Please let me know of any activities. Thank you again for giving me an opportunity to be apart of Indie family.I made good purchases and met some nice friends. Great day..

At 11:57pm on June 15, 2011, Azhar AbdAziz said…
Thanks...have a nice day and cheeers
At 4:55pm on June 15, 2011, Katie Sherman said…
I'm happy to be here! I can't wait to connect with as many Indie Business folks as possible. :)
At 1:05pm on June 14, 2011, Gigi Valina said…
Hi dM, thanks for accepting the friendship request. It is truly great to be able to connect with you thru social media.  Each day on IndieBeauty and thru all that you offer in your blogs, webcasts, etc I am finding more and more people that inspire me - you for one, Susan from Manor Hall, Lela Barker of Bella Lucce and I'm sure there will be more.  You are all incredible business women and I can only hope to be one as well someday. This truly is a great support system and network of women and so glad that I landed here. Keep up the fantastic work! ~ Gigi
At 7:09am on June 9, 2011, Susan Mann - Manor Hall Soap said…

Hiya, dM... Great show you and Darryl put out last night. Me and Jason loved the chat feature, and it was so good to be talking with Gigi Valina. She's in the planning stage of her business, and was inspired by what you guys were telling her. I was reminded of how I felt all those years ago when I also found you and IndieBeauty. This is a great place, and thanks for a great show!

 

-Susan

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At 1:41am on June 9, 2011, Subhashini said…

Great day DM,

 

I have been going through your events hoping to find one in Asia, unfortunately there arent any. Hoping to see you guys in Asia soon.

 

Rgds

Subha Dharan

 

At 10:00am on June 7, 2011, Ellen Holder said…
Great!  Where do I go to view it?  I seem to have the worst memory on how to login to everything lately!

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