Some companies play in the grey area that separates illegal pyramid schemes from legitimate direct sales companies. That grey area, however, is shrinking as the distinctions become clearer, making it easier to identify a company as an illegal pyramid or a legitimate company. The Federal Trade Commission recently classified one well-known 26-year-old direct sales company […]
On the surface, allowing a customer or prospective new distributor to search for a nearby consultant appears as smart. The customer/new distributor purchases from their consultant of choice, and the consultant benefits from the purchase or new team member. Corporate isn’t getting calls from consultants asking to move orders and people. Everybody wins! When we […]
Cyber Terrorism is Real You go to great lengths to protect your company’s data from cybercriminals. We go to great lengths to protect your company’s data from cybercriminals. Still, encryption and firewalls are worthless if a legitimately logged-in user introduces a bug. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Every device connected […]
How Many Mistakes Can You Find? Have you ever been listening to the radio in your car and a song or a story was so good that you sat in your car until it was over? I had a parking-lot-story experience with a National Public Radio (NPR) story about a well-known direct sales company. LuLaRoe […]
You Are a Victim of Cyber Crime Cyber criminals are VERY smart – they’re not just teenage hackers with too much time on their hands working from their parents’ basements. Cyber crime is big, big business. We give the bad guys plenty of low-hanging fruit. If you’ve ever had your identity stolen, you know how […]
I hoped that 2017 would bring some clarity to the issue of sales tax for direct selling companies. Alas, my hopes have been dashed! If we see any resolution to the sales tax issues for direct sellers in 2017, companies selling over $1,000,000 annually in any state other than their home state should be prepared […]
Do You Sell Real Products to Real Customers? Well, it happened again on Sunday November 6, 2016. This time, it’s gone viral, and as an owner or executive of a network marketing company, your company should be prepared for some fallout. On Sunday November 6, 2016, John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, shredded […]
Health Claims Can Hurt You! Health claims and other claims about healing, curing or treating diseases made by nutritional supplement and functional food companies are regulated by both the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). Companies that sell any type of nutrition products or functional foods want people to know […]
Be afraid. Very, very afraid…… Sales and use tax laws scare the hell out of most Party Plan, MLM and other Network Marketing company owners. I have actually seen party plan company owners give up because they were afraid of sales tax! Yes, really! They quit…. Registering, collecting, filing/reporting and submitting the appropriate tax to […]
