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Monthly Archives: October 2015
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Network Marketing Is Booming In Iran
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
For the first time in 37 years, an American will be speaking to a live audience in Iran. The speaker is John Milton Fogg. The subject is Network Marketing. And Payam Moghim and his colleagues are the people making it happen.
Payam and his partners are producing 6 events in Tehran and two other Iranian cities featuring John Fogg this November, 2015: GET RICH SLOW and what makes it the fastest way of all, and the subject of John’s next book, Speaking & Listening: Life Is a Conversation.
“The first person that comes to Iran and speaks about MLM,” Payam said, “must be the one who sold 3 million copies of the book that changed so many people’s life around the world— including me.”
Payam has translated two of John Fogg’s books into Persian: The
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15 Surprising Tech Mergers That Could Have Happened But Didn't (Infographic)
by Kim Lachance Shandrow • • 0 Comments
MySpace could have snagged Facebook. Facebook could have scored Snapchat. Alas, there are many offers that can be refused. Not every match is made in heaven.
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Barefoot Books Cuts UK Operations
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
Barefoot Books is reducing its number of UK titles, closing its Oxford bookshop and putting a stop to its ambassador programme, the publisher’s co-founder has confirmed.
Tessa Strickland, who is also editor-in-chief, said the company has decided to focus on its core business, which is “publishing multi-cultural picture books”. The Oxford studio, which consists of a bookshop and events space, was “somewhat of a time-consuming distraction”, she said.
The publisher has also let go of its UK-based ambassadors – freelance booksellers, working for themselves and selling to the public – although Strickland did not say how many people were involved with the programme.
An email CEO Nancy Traversy sent to the ambassadors in June, seen by The Bookseller, said Barefoot Books made the decision after a period of “soul-searching”.
“Following a tremendous amount of soul searching,
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Belcorp President in Forbes Billionaires List
by Ramya Chandrasekaran • • 0 Comments
President of Peruvian direct selling beauty giant Belcorp, Eduardo Belmont Anderson is one of the four Peruvians on the Forbes list of the richest in the world, according to the real-time ranking updated by the magazine.
Eduardo Belmont is ranked No.4 in Peru behind Intercorp Group president Carlos Rodriguez Pastor and sisters Rosa Brescia Cafferata and Ana Maria Brescia, heirs and shareholders of Pandora Group.
69-year-old Eduardo Belmont Anderson, sits in the 1,627 position with a fortune of US $ 1,100 million. In 2014, he was at the 687th position on the global billionaires list.
Belcorp was recently ranked No.12 in the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces, making it to the list second time in a row. The company employs more than 10,000 at its headquarters in Lima, Peru, and in seven additional markets across Latin America. Belcorp also has
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3 Steps to Getting the Most Out of a Business Association
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Men's Jeans That Fit the Woman and the Times
by Carly Okyle • • 0 Comments
At a time when the national conversation about gender and sexuality is at fever pitch, one couple has created a line of jeans that look masculine but are designed to fit women.
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4 Startup Strategies From ZinePak Co-Founder Kim Kaupe
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The media company founder specializes in providing tangible experiences for major fans.
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Steps to Starting a Small Business
by Carolyn Sun • • 0 Comments
You want to start a business. You’ve got ideas. Is the entrepreneur life for you? Before you leap, here are key questions to be asking yourself.
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Work-Life Balance Is Nonexistent for This Entrepreneur – Though She Does Have One Rule (VIDEO)
by Laura Entis • • 0 Comments
Kegan Schouwenburg, the co-founder and CEO of 3-D printed insole company SOLS, believes in doing what you love, full stop.