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Finding Indie Craft Shows

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

It’s CRAFTY WEEK here at Indie Biz Chicks and I’m going to start off by answering a question I hear a lot … “How do I find shows?” There are a lot of ways to find shows. Here are some examples: Check out online resources, such as IndieCraftShows.com and IndieCraftFairGuide.com Get involved in your local scene! The best way to…

Power In Groups!

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

If you find yourself lacking in motivation, one of the best ways to get inspired is to bounce ideas off someone else. Once you start talking to someone, ideas may come to you that you didn’t even know you had inside you! Now, if you work from home by yourself, it can be a little hard to do this ……

Money As A Motivator

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Crissy Herron ~ 1 Comments

I think that money is one of life’s best motivators! Think about it, if you had millions of dollars at your disposal, would you really wanna get off your ass and go to work? Probably not. It would be a lot funner to travel, shop, and basically be a rich jet-setter. Of course, the majority of us do not have…

Take a Shot!

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Bethany Nixon ~ 3 Comments

I often hear (and am guilty of it sometimes myself) small biz owners say “I’m not a big enough business to try that” or “I don’t have a chance of getting into that”, so they don’t bother to submit articles, send samples to magazines or websites, or try to get their product into that big store they dream of. The…

Episode 26

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Crissy Herron ~ 3 Comments

This week’s podcast hits the air as we are celebrating our 1 year anniversary… and it features our first male guest. Yep, that’s right…. a boy! Justin Pierre from Motion City Soundtrack stops by to talk business (actually we talked about everything from sushi to the fact that Minnesota is located smack dab in the middle of 4 biomes –…

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My article in Venus is now online…

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Crissy Herron ~ 0 Comments

If you missed my article in the Spring issue of Venus on techniques indie businesses can use to get their businesses noticed, the article is now online for your reading pleasure. You can find it at http://www.venuszine.com/articles/diy/resources/3409/Spotlights_on_you_

Are you going to be in Michigan on May 28??

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Crissy Herron ~ 2 Comments

I am going to be very busy for the next 45 hours or so, trying to cross off all the “to-do’s” on my list and pack my bags because I am heading home on Friday. Three flights later, I will be arriving in my home state of Michigan on Saturday, landing just before noon. (You gotta remember – I’m starting…