Monthly Archives: August 2016

In the next in our series on businesses that achieved small business grants, we talk to Fergus Moore, co-founder and director of recycling enterprise, Revive Eco, about how grant funding has been instrumental in helping to get the business off the ground. 1. What is your business, how long has it been going and how was it
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Employers willing to pay more for good apprentices

by Ben Lobel • August 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

The research, carried out by Positive Outcomes, questioned 100 UK employers over their attitudes towards apprentices in the run-up to the GCSE and A-Level results days. As part of the study, employers were asked, ‘Are you prepared to offer more money than the standard apprenticeship wage for the right apprentice?’ to which 92 per cent said ‘yes’,
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ForeverGreen Appoints Rick Redford As Executive Team Leader

by Nicole Dunkley • August 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation (OTCBB: FVRG), a leading direct marketing company and provider of health-centered products, today announced Rick Redford will join the team as an executive team leader to help drive global sales.
Redford brings over 25 years of successful Direct Selling industry experience, previously working at Unicity International, Genesis Pure and Viz. His extensive experience includes contract manufacturing, sales, marketing and international expansion.
Along with his experience in direct selling, Redford brings his expertise in running several businesses, international sales and public speaking.
“I am delighted to join ForeverGreen at this time, ahead of the Paris event in October. I have had the privilege of serving our members in the past, and I am thrilled to be welcomed home again. I am committed and excited to assist the team in taking the Company to

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Reliv Reports Q2 Sales Down 12.9% To $11.1 Million

by Nicole Dunkley • August 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

Reliv International, Inc., a maker of nutritional supplements that promote optimal health, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2016.
Reliv reported net sales of $11.1 million for the second quarter of 2016 compared with net sales of $12.4 million in the second quarter of 2015. U.S. net sales decreased to $8.4 million from $9.6 million, a decline of 12.9 percent.
Net sales in Reliv’s foreign markets for the second quarter of 2016 decreased 5.5 percent compared with net sales in the prior-year second quarter. Excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuation as the result of a stronger U.S. dollar, foreign sales increased by 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the prior-year quarter.
Reliv reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2016 of $988,000 (loss

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Nerium Achieves $1 Billion In Cumulative Sales

by Ted Nuyten • August 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

This September, Dallas-based Nerium International will convene at the American Airlines Center once again to host its international conference Get Real Dallas 2016 and celebrate the burgeoning anti-aging company’s Fifth Anniversary milestone.
Nerium was founded on August 29, 2011, by veteran relationship marketing entrepreneur Jeff Olson.
Nerium has made an impact in the direct selling industry since the company opened its doors in Addison, Texas with a corporate team of 11 employees. Now with more than 400 employees, the company’s exponential growth over a short five-year period is attributed to Olson’s strategic development of science-based products, attracting a highly motivated sales organization and hand-picking his extraordinary leadership team, positioning Nerium as a phenomenon in the competitive health and beauty industry.
Beginning with the launch of one proprietary skincare product in its first year,