Young Living’s own Ben Riley has been named Executive Vice President of Global Sales for the essential oils company.
Monthly Archives: February 2017
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Oriflame Reports 3% Sales Growth in 2016
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Why the high street isn’t dead
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In a world where everyone is now choosing to shop online, are we ready to wave goodbye to the high street store? It appears not. Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics have shown that high street sales were up by around 7 per cent year on year in October 2016 and consumers also increased
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Why your property could be your businesses most important asset
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Property is undoubtedly a financial asset that every business should consider investing in. With modern building solutions, such as modular building making buying a business property a distinct and affordable possibility, it may be that more businesses will be able to invest in a business premises. There are many pros and cons to leasing a
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Consumers letting hackers sneak into their homes through smart devices
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Recent global research from Norton by Symantec reveals one in five UK consumers have smart devices, and an overwhelming majority of them (84 per cent) find they simplify their life. However, while they welcome the added convenience of internet-connected thermostats, TVs, gaming consoles and baby monitors offer, consumers’ lax security habits and overconfidence in connected
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Lessons learned from… Uber’s #deleteuber crisis
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In this SmallBusiness.co.uk monthly series of ‘Lessons Learned’, Jennifer Janson, author of The Reputation Playbook and managing director of Six Degrees, assesses how a company recently in the news has handled a crisis, and provides top tips for small businesses to avoid making the same mistakes. This time, she looks at what businesses can learn
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Despite Brexit, the UK is the best country to start a business
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Idinvest Partners launches an annual study into the UK’s attitudes towards entrepreneurship. Idinvest’s UK Entrepreneurship Barometer measures the concerns of the next generation of entrepreneurial talent and therefore addresses the health of the UK’s innovation ecosystem. In its first year, the barometer poses questions about Brexit consequences, personal motivations, fundraising challenges and economic climate. Despite
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Nerium Vs. Modere Lawsuit – The Follow Up
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On December 30th, 2016, Nerium International filed a lawsuit against Modere.
Nerium claims the lawsuit, which also sought a Temporary Restraining Order, was an attempt to stop two of its high-ranking salespeople and a paid Nerium consultant from raiding Nerium’s salesforce and customers, in direct violation of their non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, for a competing company Modere.
Modere (and individuals respectfully) requests that Nerium’s Emergency motion to Compel be denied, that it be ordered to reserve written discovery in accordance with the typical non-emergency guidelines with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, that such discovery be narrowly tailored in accordance with the jurisdictional claims it has made, and for all such other relief to which they may be entitled.
The following exchange comes from the Deposition of Dennis Windsor, the President of Nerium from its
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Youngevity Beta Launches Omni-Direct Cross Channel Direct Business Model
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Youngevity International, Inc. (OTCQX: YGYI), the only omni-direct lifestyle company, today announced the beta launch of its anticipated revolutionary and all-inclusive new online destination — temporarily housed at www.youngevitybeta.com.
When the site is formally launched as expected at the end of March, it will be fully transactional. Ultimately, at the conclusion of the transactional beta, the site will be located at its permanent web home — www.youngevity.com.
Youngevity has coined the term “omni-direct” to describe its innovative cross channel business model that adds flexibility and convenience into the direct selling customer and independent associate experience. As an “omni-direct” lifestyle company, Youngevity represents a unique hybrid of direct selling, e-commerce and social selling business models.
Steve Wallach, Youngevity CEO, stated,
“This technology platform has been a significant investment for our company and we are pleased that it should