Monthly Archives: January 2016

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How to Work From Home as a Voice Actor

by wahanelson • January 25, 2016 • 0 Comments

By Jason McCoy Voice acting is the art of reading a script and using your voice to bring that script to life by acting or creating a character, which is then referred to as a voice over. Voice actors are also often called voice over talents and voice artists. You probably hear voice acting every […]

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Forever Living Products Opens New AED $1 Million Office In Dubai

by Nicole Dunkley • January 24, 2016 • 0 Comments

Forever Living Products (FLP), a leading multi-level marketing company that manufactures and sells aloe vera-based drinks and bee-derived cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and personal care products, recently inaugurated its new AED 1 million office and training center located at I-Rise Building Tecom, Dubai.
The new facility, which will serve as the company’s new Middle East headquarters, will play a key role in FLP’s continuing move to reinforce its regional distribution of its diverse portfolio of Nutritional Supplements, Personal Care, Weight Management, Sports Performance, Skincare and Cosmetics.
According to Khaled Khayati, Director of Operations, Forever Living Products – Middle East, the opening of FLP’s new headquarters complements its successful performance in 2015—posting an annual turnover of more than AED 70 million and a growth of 65 per cent.
FLP has been in the region since

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Mary Kay Attracts Increasingly Young, Diverse Consultants In 2015

by Nicole Dunkley • January 24, 2016 • 0 Comments

Mary Kay Inc. reports an increasing number of young women starting their own Mary Kay businesses. Women ages 18-34 accounted for 47 percent of new consultants in 2015, according to statistics released by the cosmetics company.
“These young women are tech-savvy and digitally connected. They’re looking for flexibility and not a 9 to 5, one-size-fits-all position,” Mary Kay’s Vice President of U.S. Marketing, Sara Friedman, said in a statement.
“A Mary Kay business can be customized to each person’s individual goals, and our company’s established social media presence and leading-edge digital technology have also proven to be attractive business-building tools.”
Friedman’s sentiments echo the findings of Amway’s 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Report, an in-depth look at the state of entrepreneurship around the world.
Conducted in 44 countries, the survey found that starting a business is

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Sabika Marks 15 Years In Direct Sales Industry

by Nicole Dunkley • January 24, 2016 • 0 Comments

Sabika, headquartered in Robinson and known for its Swarovski collaborations and hand-crafted accessories by European artisans, is thriving, with millions in sales and more than 1,700 consultants in 42 states — and growing. (That’s up from just a couple dozen about a decade ago.)
This year, Pittsburgh-based direct sales jewelry brand Sabika marks 15 years in business. But that’s not all the family-owned company is celebrating.
“It’s exciting because we did, after all, start 15 years ago without any funding, without experience in that particular market of direct sales or jewelry,” says Karin Mayr, Sabika’s founder.
At the time, her husband’s business had closed and the family was looking for an extra source of income. Ms. Mayr, then 50 and a native of Austria, decided to channel what she did know about fashion from her