Monthly Archives: August 2017

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The unprecedented growth of cryptocurrency trading

by Jon Sumner • August 31, 2017 • 0 Comments

Those in the know have been following digital currency since inception in 2008, when Bitcoin exploded onto the scene. For the rest of us, Bitcoin gained prominence in 2016, and its unprecedented growth continued in 2017. Once again, traders and investors caught the tail end of the Bitcoin boom and are now looking to cash
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Youngevity Celebrates Twentieth Year Anniversary

by Ted Nuyten • August 31, 2017 • 0 Comments

Youngevity International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YGYI), a leading omni-direct lifestyle company, – a Triple A classified opportunity by Business For Home – recently commemorated their twentieth year anniversary at their annual convention entitled “Lead the Change”.
The event which began on August 17 and ended August 20 was held in Dallas, TX at the Hyatt Regency Reunion Conference Center.
In addition to celebrating this momentous milestone, this year’s event featured new product launches and packaging, over 100 breakout sessions, and a brand-new Expo and Hub area that allowed attendees to interact with Brand Champions and learn about the vast assortment of Youngevity products.
The open-concept space offered an immersive experience for distributors in the areas of shopping, networking, demos and product samples. The company created a photo share at www.photos.youngevity.com/ that allowed distributors to easily view and share branded Youngevity event photos. So far there have been 644,755 total views.
Keynote speakers included Connie Podesta, considered an expert in human behavior as it relates to sales, leadership, and personal development and author of seven books and New York Times best-selling author Shawn Achor. Mr. Achor authored “The Happiness Advantage” and is the Founder of GoodThinkInc and Co-Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research.
Steve Wallach, Chairman and

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Thirty-One Gifts Appoints Jeff Dahl As President

by Ted Nuyten • August 31, 2017 • 0 Comments

Thirty-One Gifts has announced that Jeff Dahl has joined the company as president. At the same time, company’s founder, Cindy Monroe, will continue in her role as CEO.
“Our (former) president retired in June of 2014 … so our CEO took on that role and her title was founder, president and CEO,” said Sara West, spokeswoman for Thirty-One Gifts.
“She has developed some pretty significant, aggressive growth plans for the next three years, and so we brought (Dahl) in to help achieve those plans.”
Dahl has spent the past 12 years in the direct-selling industry, but has more than 35 years of experience working for companies including Amway, Coca-Cola and Lufthansa, according to Thirty-One Gifts.
“We’ve worked hard over the past few years to set Thirty-One on a path of long-term growth,” Monroe said in a press release.
“Jeff’s background, skill set and international experience will complement the strengths of others on our leadership team.

“With Jeff on board, I am confident we can take Thirty-One to the next level.”

Dahl was raised in Dayton and received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and his MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
About Thirty-One Gifts
Founder, President & CEO Cindy Monroe started Thirty-One in her basement

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How small retailers can beat the three biggest challenges of 2017

by Ben Lobel • August 31, 2017 • 0 Comments

We’ve recently seen data from the British Independent Retail Association (bira) that shows there’s been an average of four new store openings a day in the first quarter of this year. That’s a huge leap from 2016, when there was a net increase of just four stores over the whole year. Our customer data supports
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The impact of effective lighting in the workplace

by Owen Gough • August 31, 2017 • 0 Comments

In today’s performance-driven society, employee productivity is the key to success for many businesses. No longer is it enough to provide workers with the right tools to do their jobs properly. From the chairs and desks they sit on, to the facilities and office buildings they work in, it is becoming increasingly important to consider
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