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Directory archive of MLM and direct sales companies no longer active under their listed name, including closure notes and preserved Npros profiles.


These companies are marked inactive in the Npros database. Listings are sorted by most recent profile update first. Click a company name to review the preserved profile, closure notice, and executive information where available. View the active directory.

Paperly logo

Paperly

Paperly Stationary line

Paperly no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

CVSL Inc. acquired substantially all of Paperly’s assets on December 31, 2013. The transaction provided the sellers with 155,926 CVSL shares and an earnout equal to 10% of Paperly’s EBITDA from 2014 through 2016. CVSL later became known as JRJR Networks and filed for C... Read the complete Paperly profile

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Petra Fashions

lingerie, sleepwear

Petra Fashions no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Petra Fashions is no longer active. Former company leader Linda Tardiff stated in a 2012 profile that Petra had suffered from mismanagement, was sold by its owner to an investment banking firm, and subsequently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Other former consultant accounts place the company... Read the complete Petra Fashions profile

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PRO STEP

LEAD GENERATION

PRO STEP no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

ProSTEP was a Florida lead-generation and marketing-services MLM aimed specifically at people already involved in network marketing. It ceased operating around late 2005.

Original Npros business profile for PRO STEP, preserved below for archival purposes:

ProSTEP Inc. was a Destin, Flo... Read the complete PRO STEP profile

OceanGrown International logo

OceanGrown International

OAVE Body, OAVE Face, OAVE Mist, OAVE Inside, Nutritionals, and Weight Management Products

OceanGrown International no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Original Npros business profile for OceanGrown International, preserved below for archival purposes:

OceanGrown International, commonly known as OGI or OGILife, was founded in Utah in 2007 by Kerry Brown and Travis Martin. Brown served as president, while Martin was identified ... Read the complete OceanGrown International profile

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MAXIM INTERNATIONAL

PERSONAL CARE

MAXIM INTERNATIONAL no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Online records connect Maxim International to Top Line Creations, a later Salt Lake City home-party company that sold scrapbooking supplies. One former operations employee described Top Line Creations as previously being Maxim International and stated that Maxim’s owner later started ... Read the complete MAXIM INTERNATIONAL profile

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NestFamily

bible related books, audio and video

NestFamily no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Nest Family Entertainment remains active as an educational-products and family-entertainment retailer, but its former multilevel home-party program is no longer offered. The company now operates primarily through NestLearning.com.

Original Npros business profile for NestFamily, preserved bel... Read the complete NestFamily profile

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Signature Homestyles

Home Decor and Organizing Products

Signature Homestyles no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Signature HomeStyles was a long-running home décor party-plan company. It closed abruptly in April 2025 and is no longer active.

Original Npros business profile for Signature Homestyles, preserved below for archival purposes:

Madolyn Johnson founded Signature Homestyle... Read the complete Signature Homestyles profile

QuestNet logo

QuestNet

Travel, Collectibles, Jewelry, Watches, Wellness Products

QuestNet no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Quest.net was the former website of QuestNet, the company now known as QNET.

Original Npros business profile for QuestNet, preserved below for archival purposes:

QuestNet was a former operating name of QNET, the Hong Kong-based direct-selling company founded in 1998 by Vijay Eswaran an... Read the complete QuestNet profile

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Take Shape for Life

Nutritionals

Take Shape for Life no longer appears to be active as a direct sales company.

Take Shape For Life was renamed OPTAVIA in July 2017.

Original Npros business profile for Take Shape for Life, preserved below for archival purposes:

Take Shape For Life was the direct-selling division of Medifast Inc., a publicly traded Maryland health-and-wellness company ... Read the complete Take Shape for Life profile