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eClass Handout: Saving Your Business Before it Starts

~with Donna Maria Coles Johnson~

eClass Handout	Details	Purchasing Options
Saving Your Business Before it Starts eClass Handout $39 Instant Download	Saving Your Business Before it Starts Instant Download: 3-hour Audio eClass with 6-page Detailed Outline	Credit Card	Call 510-234-5700 to Purchase Via Mail Check

OK, you've finalized your recipes, hooked up with the best suppliers and are ready to enter the marketplace. Or maybe you've been around for a while and are still waiting for you ship to come in. Either way, you may soon discover that there's a lot more to turning dollars into profits than you once thought! While "small business workshops" abound, this one gives you the real low down so your mind set can keep up with the realities of business in a fast paced, global economy. In this workshop, Donna Maria bares the business and lifestyle mind set principles that she uses to successfully run her business and help others run theirs. In this eClass, you'll learn:

How to choose the right business structure (sole proprietor, LLC, corporation, etc.) for you
Discover the business and lifestyle mind set principles that will help you successfully run your business now and into the future
Donna Maria's 12-step approach to business planning, or business planning without the headaches
and more!
3 hours of information!

Table of Contents - Saving Your Business Before it Starts eClass: (with the time frame for each topic)

Overview
Introduction (0 to 3:17)
The Law (03:17 to 09:07)
What is considered a cosmetic? (09:07 to 13:40)
Changing your true soap into a cosmetic or a drug (13:40 to 18:20)
Labeling your Product (18:20 to 24:50)
What is required to be on the label? (24:50 to 48:00)
What would a regulator want your customer to see? (49:00 to 1:02:26)
Creating a level of trust with your customers (59:00 to 1:02:26)
Claims on Labels (1:02:26 to 1:08:22)
FDA Requirements (8:22 to 13:40)
Warnings & Product Testing (1:13:40 to 1:16:55)
Water Verses No Water (1:16:55 to 1:23:00)
When you buy a base & modify it, does it make it yours? (1:23:00 to 1:29:10)
Good Manufacturing Practice / Procedures (1:29:10 to 1:34:47)
FDA Globalization Act (1:34:47 to 1:54:45) P
roduct Liability Insurance (1:54:45 to 2:02:22)
Small but mighty! Small company set up & structure. (2:02:22 to 2:12:47)
Ready? What is the first thing you do? (2:12:47 to 2:26:23)
Establishing the business mindset (2:26:23 to 2:39:30)
Saving your friends & family relationships & your sanity (2:39:30 to 2:49:18)
Educate yourself! (2:49:18 to 2:54:12)

What you are purchasing contains 2 parts: 1) The main content in audio form (MPEG file) and 2) a 6 page detailed text outline with hyperlinks (.pdf document) of what is covered, minute by minute. After purchasing, you should download both files to your computer (and save them). There you can listen & access them as many times as you like. We recommend printing the outline (.pdf document) and using it to refer to & make notes on as you are listening to Donna Maria's voice on the audio (MPEG file).

Comments from survey: what’s the most important point you got from this presentation?

Lots! Insurance, structure of business, most of what I got from the presentation is that I need an accountant!
Learning that I can get insurance w/the IBN
A lot of things need to be considered, planned and spelled out before you get started
The things to consider to help launch your business
Do your research beforehand
Cover your butt in all aspects of business
Legal aspects of the pending globalization act and what it means to business
Insurance, trademark and ingredient information.
Great topics! Labeling info & organizations
Dotting your i's and crossing your t's in setting up a business
Going into the Indie networks
I have a much better idea of where to start and how to prioritize the steps to take

This Small Business Boot Camp was originally intended to be experienced as a whole (all 4 parts), but we are offering the option to purchase each day individually, so that you can pick and choose the part(s) you want, when you are ready for them. You can rest assured that each individual Audio eClass stands on its own as a valuable business resource. Additionally, these sessions were professionally recorded & professionally edited to ensure excellent quality and a pleasurable listening experience.

ABOUT THE TEACHER: Donna Maria Coles Johnson is the founder and CEO of INDIE Business Media, a company offering personal development, leadership, and coaching for small and independent business owners. She is the leader of the INDIE Beauty Network, a nationwide trade organization, as well as an attorney, author, and award-winning small business advocate. She blogs at http://www.indiebusinessblog.com. Read comments from Donna Maria's Business Boot Camp students HERE.