As inviting as the “working from home” concept is for many people, for others it is literally the only solution for them to earn income.
Alexander Plokhih was born in Arkhangelsk, Russia with infantile cerebral palsy on April 2, 1992. His condition was so severe that he could not speak; in fact, he could not even sit up.
“Thanks to my parents my physical status finally became better,” Alexander recalls. “I had special treatment including two serious surgeries. I finished special school for disabled children. I wanted to continue my education but our educational institutions have no facilities for people such as me. I couldn’t receive full time education.”
Alexander was determined, however, and took it upon himself to complete computer training courses and became a programmer. Even this accomplishment proved insufficient to help his family deal with his mounting medical bills.
“My invalidity pension is very small, so I worked as a moderator and web-designer. But my father told me that I would never earn enough money in that line of work.”
Alexander sought out Relationship Marketing Companies that would allow him to work from home, but met with constant rejection due to his illness. Then he found out about Talk Fusion.
“In that moment,
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Origami Owl Hosts 5,000 Attendees At Phoenix O2 Experience
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Origami Owl, a national jewelry company known for its customizable jewelry and signature Living Lockets hosted the O2 Grow Experience, their second annual conference, in Phoenix, Arizona this past weekend.
More than 5,000 attendees descended upon the Phoenix area from across the country to see the latest product launches and participate in presentations designed to support and empower the Independent Designer sales force that is at the heart of Origami Owl.
The brand mission to be a ‘force for good’ and ‘make a difference in the lives of others,’ was evident throughout the three-day program, which balanced practical as well as motivational information and speakers.
The big news out of the conference was the launch of a beautiful new collection of elegant crystal lockets, crystal leather wrap bracelet lockets, crystal lanyard lockets, crystal stud earrings and colorful individual crystals which includes an exclusive custom hexagon crystal design, all made by the world-renowned crystal brand, Swarovski. The leader in crystals, the name Swarovski has become a synonym for craftsmanship, quality, prestige and creativity all over the world.
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Amway Korea Flaunts Regulations, Receives Slap On The Wrist
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Ammway Korea (CEO Park Sae-joon), the largest multi-level marketing company, received correctional orders from the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) for flaunting the regulations set for multi-level marketing companies. However, the FTC has also been criticized for handing out a too-light punishment.
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According to the FTC on July 29, Amway forced its salespersons who resell Amway products to not sell products cheaper than a stated purchase price. If any salesperson violated this order, they were temporarily disqualified from conducting any sales activities. Disqualified salespersons are not eligible for support allowances, usually paid depending on each person’s sales performance and that of their subordinate salespersons. Disqualified salespersons can no longer recruit subordinates, either.
This is a clear violation of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (Section 21). Amway salespersons are not employees of the multi-level marketing company, but are considered to be independent retail distributors. Accordingly, salespersons can legally dispose of products they buy from the company via any method, including price discounts. This possibly helps consumers buy daily necessities at lower prices.
The FTC gave Amway corrective orders to stop the price fixing activities and delete the relevant clause from their sales guidelines. The FTC said, “Amway deprived consumers of the opportunity
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Ambit Energy Introduces Power Payback
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Ambit Energy, a leading national retail energy provider, is introducing its Power Payback program to reward Texas customers who reduce energy use during periods of extreme electricity demand. The program provides users with bill credit if they reduce their consumption during designated time periods.
“We’ve already rewarded our customers for making referrals with our Free Energy program,” said Ambit Energy Co-Founder and CEO Jere Thompson, Jr. “It seemed like a logical next step to also pay them back when they help reduce the strain on the power grid during periods of extreme electricity demand.”
Under the program, customers in Texas who have Smart Meters will receive advance notification of an impending period of extreme electricity demand. They then have the opportunity to cut back on their electricity use during the specified time. If their electricity usage during this time is lower than their average from the same time period over the previous five weekdays, they receive a bill credit of $1.00 for every kilowatt-hour saved.
“Power Payback is the easiest and most generous program of its kind in the Texas market,” Thompson says. “In fact, with automatic enrollment, our customers don’t even have to sign up. These simple savings come in the form of $1.00 per kilowatt-hour bill
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Brig Hart Goes Public As An Owner Of The Healthy Home Company
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Brig Hart unveiled today that he is an owner of the Healthy Home Company. The Healthy Home Company launched in January 2014 with twelve products and after several acquisitions and joint ventures now has over 100 products made from organic, ToxicFree®, EcoCert and all-natural ingredients.
Brig and several partners are focused on pioneering a new space they call Direct Retailing, combining the best practices from one-to-one marketing with a membership buying club to offer premium quality products at retail competitive prices. This direct retailing approach has proven successful, as the company has broken two Diamond Executive ranked members in its first six months and brought over 20 couples to Belize in July, its first Gold incentive trip. Several dozen members have already achieved ranks from Bronze level through Ruby.
The Healthy Home model uses word of mouth advertising to compete directly with large organic grocery stores, vitamin shops, all-natural products companies and specialty online businesses. Healthy Home pays active members a 10% commission for referring others to join the club based on everything they purchase, and uniquely for as long as they purchase products.
Members who wish to upgrade their membership and become certified Healthy Home Professional Representatives can earn a
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Youngevity Completes $4.35 Million Convertible Notes For Expanding Coffee Operations
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Youngevity International, Inc. (OTCQX: YGYI), a global direct marketer of nutritional and lifestyle products and also a vertically-integrated producer of gourmet coffees for the commercial, retail and direct sales channels, announced today that it entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company issued $4.35 million aggregate principal amount of Secured Convertible Notes (the “Notes”) and Warrants to purchase up to 11,185,714 shares of its common stock (the “Warrants”).
The Notes, which mature in July 2019, are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.35 cents per share. The Notes are secured by certain assets of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, CLR Roasters, LLC, personally guaranteed by the Company’s Chairman and CEO, Stephan Wallach, and bear interest at a rate of 8% per year. The Warrants are exercisable for five years after the closing date of the Purchase Agreement. For each $100,000 of principal amount of Notes, the holder received a warrant to purchase up to 257,143 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.23 cents per share.
“This capital raise is another milestone for our company and we believe the acquisition of the additional coffee plantation coupled with additional capital
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Zija To Launch Two New Product Divisions at Upcoming 2014 Convention
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Thousands of Zija enthusiasts across the globe will come together this September for the company’s international convention being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Not only will September 25-27 be an exciting time for Zija’s existing employees and Distributors, but millions will soon also be able to experience two new exciting product divisions being launched at Summit 2014: essential oils and sports and fitness nutrition products.
The life-changing and motivational weekend will also include huge prize giveaways, the unveiling of new promotions and tools, personal development speakers and breakout sessions, tours of Zija Corporate Headquarters including the company’s new state-of-the-art processing and shipping facility, training sessions with top field leaders, and an on-site store and expo.
Attendees will also receive invaluable product and business training from Zija corporate leaders including Founder, Ken Brailsford, President and CEO, Rod Larsen, Vice President of Sales, Ryan Palmer, Vice President of Research and Development, Dr. Joshua Plant, and Director of North American Sales, Jarom Dastrup.
Dan Clark, a world-renowned inspirational speaker and leadership trainer, will be Zija Summit’s featured Keynote speaker. Clark is the CEO of an international, high-performance consulting firm, a university professor, an award-winning athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury
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Steve And Yvette Mitchell Earn Over $100K In Lifetime Earnings Through Visalus
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Vi UK proudly recognizes 1-Star Ambassadors Steve and Yvette Mitchell for achieving over $100,000 in personal earnings.*
With almost 1,200 Rising Stars behind them, they have rapidly grown their business and generated over £2 million in sales since January 2014. They have also helped 250 Promoters achieve their BMWs and nearly 2,000 people earn their Challenge Kits for FREE.
“Our #1 reason for joining Vi was the opportunity it gave us to change more people’s lives. Already in a matter of months, that’s exactly what we’re doing, thanks to Vi,” said the Mitchells, adding, “Having fun, making money, helping people look and feel better, and positively changing lives—that’s a great way to live life… that’s the Vi-Life!”
ViSalus, Inc. is a healthy lifestyle company dedicated to Challenging the World… 10 lbs. at a time. Founded in 2005, ViSalus develops quality weight-management products and nutritional supplements that it markets and sells direct-to-consumers through an international sales force of independent promoters. ViSalus markets its products in North America under the ViSalus® brand, and in Europe under the Vi™ brand, through the PROJECT 10 Challenge®.
Having helped millions of people lose millions of lbs., The Challenge is one of the fastest growing weight-loss and fitness platforms in the world today. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California and Troy, Michigan, ViSalus is majority-owned by Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH). For more information about
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Cosmetics Veteran, Diane Miles, Joins MonaVie’s Scientific Advisory Board
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MonaVie announced cosmetics industry veteran Diane Miles has joined their Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The addition of Diane will help round out the science and research as it pertains to how products can help consumers look and feel their best. In addition, she will play a key role in helping guide product development efforts into potential new market segments for MonaVie.
Diane brings more than 25 years of experience to MonaVie within the prestigious skin care, makeup, and fragrance sectors. She has exceled in a variety of key roles at renowned companies, including as CEO of skin care company Perricone, MD; president of Bare Escentuals, one of the most successful and fastest growing beauty brands in the United States; and CEO of Benefit Cosmetics, a now billion dollar brand based in San Francisco.
She has also worked extensively with luxury brands Dior (in London and New York) and L’Oreal in various sales, marketing, and management roles. Diane has a degree in Pharmacy from the University of London and is a registered pharmacist and member of the Pharmaceutical Society in the UK.
“The beauty world is changing, and the future of beauty will be a fusion of health and beauty,” said Diane. “Naturally, I’m excited to
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Health-Conscious Japanese Help Grow Mannatech’s Business
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Health-conscious Japanese consumers are helping Mannatech™, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTEX), the pioneer of nutritional glycobiology and leading innovator of naturally sourced supplements based on Real Food Technology™ solutions, grow its international business.
According to a report by McKinsey Quarterly, “Japan has been perceived as one of the world’s healthiest societies, thanks to a combination of lifestyle, diet and genetics, and Japanese consumers are increasingly conscious of their health.”
A recent government study by Alberta, Canada notes that, “the Japanese supplements market is the second largest in the world, after the U.S., and that Japanese consumers are among the most health-conscious in Asia.”
“Japan has been a good fit for our patented products as well as our marketing programs,” said Dr. Robert Sinnott, Mannatech CEO and Chief Science Officer. “Japan is the number two country in the world for marketing programs such as ours and the world’s second largest consumer market. So even though the direct selling field is crowded, our patented products stand out.”
“After the Tsunami tragedy in 2011, people started to think about mutual cooperation and connectivity,” said Tatsuya Ogami, Mannatech Japan General Manager. “The social entrepreneur culture here is also growing. This makes Japan a great fit for Mannatech’s