Monthly Archives: March 2015

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UK, drugmakers establish $100M Alzheimer's venture fund

by Successful IBO • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

Major drugmakers, the British government and the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK are pooling more than $100 million to create a global fund to accelerate efforts to find a treatment or even a cure for the mind-robbing disease in a decade.

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5 Ways LinkedIn can Fast Track Your Work-at-Home Career

by wahanelson • March 17, 2015 • 0 Comments

By Erica Breuer Ah, LinkedIn. When you’re new to the networking game, LinkedIn might look like the starched white shirt of social media platforms —a whole lot of “blah,” zero fun, resume website. The reality: LinkedIn can be the casual Friday happy hour piece of your career strategy; the place where you connect with people […]

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Avon Drops off S&P 500 after 50 Years

by mallen@directsellingnews.com • March 16, 2015 • 0 Comments

Avon Products Inc. is ending a 50-year run on the S&P 500 in yet another symptom of the company’s poor performance over the past few years.

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Uber says CFO Brent Callinicos is leaving

by Successful IBO • March 16, 2015 • 0 Comments

Ride-sharing company Uber said Monday that CFO Brent Callinicos is leaving the company to spend more time with his family.

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Jeunesse Completes Strategic Acquisition Of MonaVie

by Ted Nuyten • March 16, 2015 • 0 Comments

Positioned to expand product offerings and geographic footprint to bring company closer to $1 billion sales target
New ownership offers MonaVie a financial partner with strong leadership and balance sheet to support growth
Jeunesse Global (Jeunesse), a leading direct selling company devoted to inspiring healthy living and youth enhancement, announced today the acquisition of MonaVie, a provider of premium nutritional products sold through a global network of independent distributors, as well as its brand mynt™, creating a leading multigenerational healthy living company with a growing emphasis on the youth movement.
As a combined company, the Jeunesse brand will operate on an international platform with a network of more than 4 million distributors in over 100 countries, supporting consumers from Generation Y to Baby Boomers with numerous products to help them live healthier lifestyles.
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Trending at SXSW: Mind cloning, off-the-grid messaging

by Successful IBO • March 16, 2015 • 0 Comments

As a plane with a Grumpy Cat flag flew overhead, courtesy of Friskies, the Technorati flooded into panel discussions and happy hour spots at the annual tech festival South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.

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McDonald's workers detail burns, job hazards

by Successful IBO • March 16, 2015 • 0 Comments

McDonald’s workers in 19 cities filed complaints over burns from grease, a lack of protective equipment and other workplace hazards, according to labor organizers.