Monthly Archives: June 2015

A lot of the new features Apple discussed seemed familiar. Awfully familiar.

Waitress Buys Dinner for Customers Whose Daughter Died

by Kate Taylor • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

In an age of aggressive customer-versus-waiter interactions, this waitress’s kindness stands out.

Accepting Credit Cards: 5 Myths About EMV Clarified

by Successful IBO • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

There’s been a lot of buzz about EMV, but are retailers missing the mark? Here are some common misconceptions, clarified.

6 Big Reasons Female Tech Leaders Love Their Industry

by Successful IBO • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

The technology industry has long been a “boys club,” but ambitious female tech leaders are changing the game. Here’s why they love their field.

Funding Your At-Home Business

by wahanelson • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

By Deborah Sweeney Funding for any kind of small business is challenging. Though, it can be daunting to ask for money when you know you’ll be running the entire operation from your domicile. But I’m here to tell you to get that thinking out of your head! If you’re not spending money on office rent […]

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Women show greater entrepreneurial ambition than men

by Successful IBO • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

Almost half of female entrepreneurs claim they are interested in starting another business in the next three years, compared to just one in five men, research finds.

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Brian McLane – CEO Safe ID Trust Interview

by Ted Nuyten • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

Brian McLane, is founder and CEO of Safe ID Trust. The company provides unmatched identity restoration and recovery services.
Identity theft is a form of stealing someone’s identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person’s identity, usually as a method to gain access to resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person’s name. Most Americans are not aware of this growing epidemic, even though it is the most reported crime in the country.
The Safe ID Trust compensation plan is based on a Direct Selling strategy.
The company’s mission is simple: Provide the highest quality of ID Theft membership services available, at a price that every family can take advantage of.
Brian McLane has been a recognized industry consultant to the direct sales industry for the past 16 years. He has

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Take Shape For Life in DSA Top 20 List

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

Medifast, Inc. a leading United States manufacturer and provider of clinically proven weight-loss and healthy living products and programs, announced today the company’s direct selling division, Take Shape For Life, was recognized as one of the 20 largest members of the Direct Selling Association (DSA), a national trade association of leading firms that manufacture and distribute goods and services sold directly to consumers.
The recognition, which was based on 2014 U.S. net sales, was announced at the 2015 DSA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
This news follows an announcement the Company made in April after it was named to Direct Selling News’ 2015 Global 100 and 2015 North American 50 lists, accolades that were both based on revenue generation.

“Take Shape For Life, since day one, has been dedicated to providing our network of Health Coaches and Clients with products,

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China’s Direct Selling Boom Fuels European Tourism

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • June 9, 2015 • 0 Comments

Last weekend, 90 buses, filled with 4,500 Chinese tourists, roamed the Netherlands courtesy of Perfect (China) Co. Ltd., a direct sales firm specializing in household and beauty products. It was an ostentatious trip, but nothing compared to the early May tour of France that Tiens, another Chinese direct sales firm specializing in health and beauty sponsored for 6,400 of its representatives. And that was smaller still than the 110 flights chartered in mid-May to take 12,700 Chinese tourists to Thailand, all of whom work for another Chinese direct sales company, Infinitus, specializing in health and beauty products.
Welcome to China’s booming direct sales sector, where revenues have gone from zero to $18 billion in the past decade. It might seem surprising that such an old-fashioned business model — which revolves around people hawking wares to people they already know — is succeeding despite