Handmade Christmas Selection

Since Christmas is moving in, and I am a big believer in supporting small, home businesses, I thought it would be a great idea to ask anyone who does handmade items that would make nice Christmas gifts to jump in on the comments section and add your site.

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Magnificent Morning Ritual

One of the most amazing things that I've been doing lately has been to expand my morning routine to include an essential oil facial steam. It takes about 10 minutes and really makes me feel clearer for most of the day. It's also a nice way to relax into the day while at the same time, energizing.

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Economic Bailout - Small Business Perspective

I just came across this article on Sparkplugging, a home business blog, about how the Economic Bailout and new policies are affecting small business in the US. I am sure that we in Canada also need to keep a close watch as well because as you know, US policy always effects us and often we are [...]

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Globalization Act of 2008

I came across this video about the Globalization Act of 2008 on SoapWire this morning and thought that it would be of great interest to you if you haven't seen the info. As you probably know, Donna Maria Coles Johnson of the Indie Beauty Network has been an active leader in the handmade industry for years [...]

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Looking for Natural Skin Care Sales Reps?

I just did a post on my work at home mom blog called Direct Sales of Natural Skin Care Products, it will be followed with another article about options for starting a work at home business in the natural skin care industry, written by Carrie Lauth, the author of the  Natural Mom Business Guide. If you have [...]

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May I Use Skincare Naturals Pictures on My Site?

Hi Janice, I was wondering since I buy my Shea Butter & Cocoa Butter from you and then package it for sale. I am wondering if I am able to use your photos on your website to help sell them. I am particularly interested in the Shea butter and Cocoa butter ones. I know most of the companies [...]

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Your Website Here

I was browsing through a link on an email the other day and it went to a beautiful natural skin care/handmade soap site. It occured to me #1 - that I should post it and #2 that it would be a feature that I could add to this blog. Since I am a quite small company, I [...]

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Online Directory for your Biz

If you sell handmade skin care items, you might be interested in this free directory http://www.smallbizcommunity.com/shop/beauty/ 

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More Natural Skin Care Opportunites For You!

I had planned to kick back a bit this summer, but there is so much going on, that it’s not happening! The first thing I want to tell you is that I am going to be adding some new buying and selling opportunities to the Skincare Naturals website and blog. I am taking applications for affiliate programs [...]

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Are You Using Local Media For Free Exposure?

Here’s an article written by Carrie Lauth of “Natural Moms Business Guide” (I’ll have more info on that later) I thought any of you with soap businesses may find it of interest, local media is an excellent and cheap way to boost your marketing and sales. A press release is a document that contains newsworthy [...]

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