Synergy worldwide shared on their blog that they are celebrating another record year:
“We are proud to announce that during the 2014 fiscal year, Synergy experienced record-breaking growth! Synergy’s sales dramatically increased by approximately 18.3% according to Nature’s Sunshine Products’ fiscal year-end report—an accomplishment that can be attributed Synergy’s leadership and Team Members all over the world.
Synergy’s Japan and South Korea markets had an especially monumental year, and much of Synergy’s success in 2014 is owed to their teams’ incredible efforts.
Synergy’s Team Members are the lifeblood of the company and we are proud to have shared this year with such talented and hard-working individuals. Every successful year with Synergy is made possible by the daily business dealings of its Team Members in the field who are spreading Synergy’s vision of superior health,
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Jeunesse Climbs To No. 38 On DSN Global 100 List With $419 Million In Sales
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Jeunesse Climbs to No. 38 on DSN Global 100 List with $419 Million in Sales. Ranks No. 19 among top 50 North American Direct Selling Companies
Jeunesse Global was named number 38 on the Direct Selling News’ Global 100 List, as well as number 19 on DSN’s inaugural North America 50 list. The company’s continued rise to the top of the direct selling industry follows another impressive year of growth, with 2014 global sales revenue reaching $419 million.
Jeunesse was also recognized as one of only 10 companies to maintain $100 million in sales revenue growth over the previous year. The youth enhancement and healthy living company continues to experience unprecedented growth, with sales in the first quarter of 2015 closing at just under $180 million — a more than 150 percent increase over
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8 Places to Find Work-at-Home Opportunities in Your Own Town
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By Diana Schneidman One of the obvious benefits of working at home is that it doesn’t matter where your employing company is located. You have a worldwide market for your services. Given that there are certain benefits to having international opportunities, why would you prefer to work for a local company? There are several pluses […]
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Nature’s Sunshine Products To Close Vietnam Market
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Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., recently announced a plan to streamline its operations and refocus its activities on profitable growth opportunities in response to conditions in certain of its markets.
The planned streamlining is expected to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and renew focus on larger and more profitable Company markets.
As part of the streamlining, the Company expects to close its Vietnam market, eliminate approximately 100 to 130 positions worldwide through both severance and attrition, and incur one-time expenses during the current year of approximately $3.9 million, which includes approximately $3.1 million of employee severance costs, $0.7 million related to the closure of Vietnam and $0.1 million in other related costs.
The vast majority of these costs will be incurred in the second quarter and all but approximately $0.1 million will be cash
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CVSL 2014 Revenues Up at $108.8 Million
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
CVSL Inc. [NYSE MKT: CVSL] has been recognized on two recent direct selling industry rankings. Direct Selling News has named CVSL as #84 on the 2015 Global 100 list of the top revenue-generating direct selling companies in the world. It also has ranked CVSL as #45 on the 2015 North America 50, which lists the top direct selling companies in North America.
CVSL’s 2015 global ranking is 15 spots higher than last year, when CVSL ranked #99.
The 2015 ranking does not include CVSL’s most recent acquisition, Kleeneze, which joined CVSL after the rankings were calculated. Kleeneze made the Global 100 list on its own, coming in at #100.
“For a company like CVSL that is only two years old, ranking #84 on the Direct Selling News Global 100 is an impressive distinction,” said CVSL Vice Chairman John Rochon, Jr.
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FTC Commissioner Praises Direct Sellers
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The direct-selling industry on Tuesday earned praise from a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner amid calls for greater regulation.
FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen praised the industry’s efforts to improve its self-regulation efforts during remarks at the National Press Club in Washington.
“I commend you for your partnership with [Council of Better Business Bureaus] that has increased awareness and understanding – and appreciation – of the importance that the direct selling industry places as an industry on ensuring it is an ethical and trustworthy marketplace,” she said.
The industry has come under fire from advocates who say more regulations are needed from FTC officials to protect consumers from pyramid schemes and faulty advertising.
But Ohlhausen said that sometimes self-regulation is “the only option for certain advertising practices where government intervention is limited by First Amendment concerns.”
Still, Ohlhausen
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Total Life Changes Recognizes Their Top Earners
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The first wave of financial freedom can be seen on the faces of TLC’s elite leaders that launched their business in Total Life Changes within the past 16 months.
The vision and the foundation was prepared by V.P. Kenny Lloyd and carried out by a team of dedicated IBO’s that had a history of success in the MLM industry. Now they are capitalizing on the benefits of their teamwork and dedication toward creating one consistent message to the field; each of these leaders is now earning $100,000 a month or more as a result.
“We’re so proud to be a part of this movement and the momentum that continues to improve every single day. My wife & I just purchased our dream home, in cash, because of our decision to join Total Life
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Mary Kay Goes Country as Official Beauty Sponsor of the ACM Awards
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Mary Kay got back to its Southern roots on Sunday as the Official Beauty Sponsor of the 50th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.
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Indian Govt Looks Abroad For Anti-Pyramiding Laws
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From Saradha to Rose Valley and the Pearl scam, with a slew of ponzi-like financial frauds rocking the country in recent years, the government of India is also looking for solutions abroad.
Top government sources said that the finance ministry’s department of financial services (DFS) has obtained information about industry and regulatory practices from around the world in order to amend laws relating to ponzi-like, multi-level marketing pyramid schemes.
“A request had been sent to all the embassies and high commissions of India to gather all relevant information about legal and regulatory framework and industry practices for direct selling, multi-level marketing and pyramid marketing schemes in select countries,” an official document from a recent meeting said.
“Some of the inputs received from the Indian missions abroad are being incorporated in the proposed Prize Chits and
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Will Google 'Mobilegeddon' Wreak Havoc on Small Business?
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A new Google search formula set to go in effect Tuesday could wreak havoc on small businesses.