Browse direct sales, network marketing and work-from-home news from March 2008.
LifeVantage Corporation (OTCBB: LFVN) announces that Fox Broadcast executive Richard Doutre' Jones and business leader Garry Mauro have joined the Board of Directors, bringing their expertise in the management and leadership of both public and private sector organizations. LifeVantage is the maker of Protandim® (www...
Read full storyThe Port of Vancouver has signed an agreement with Green Mountain Energy to purchase Green-e certified renewable energy credits (RECs). The port has purchased the equivalent of 60% of its estimated annual electricity usage from Pacific Northwest wind-sourced RECs. In recognition of that commitment, the port has been...
Read full storyA party for 50 at The Red Door in Portsmouth, with live music by the PMAC Jazz Faculty. A pair of reserved seats (donated by a season ticket holder) for a 2008-09 UNH Men's hockey game between two of the perennial powerhouses in Hockey East, one of the strongest rivalries in college hockey: UNH vs. Maine. Two rounds...
Read full storyThe new ‘Oriflame Beauty Kiss Proof lipstick' is the latest offering by Oriflame with long lasting colour and renewable shine. With this New Lipstick you can kiss, eat and drink in all your business meetings, lunch breaks or even dinner for two with zero trace. This special lipstick has the ability to give you the l...
Read full storyNeways International is pleased to announce that Monzur Ahmed, the company's senior director of regulatory affairs, has been reelected as vice chairman of the Board of Trustees for the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), at the Board's March 13 meeting in Anaheim, California. The American Herbal Products As...
Read full storyShares of Usana Health Sciences Inc. plummeted following the nutritional and weight management product makers' move to cut its first-quarter guidance. The stock fell to $18.25 early in the trading session, its lowest point in nearly five years. Shares fell 20.8 percent, or $5.60, to close at $21.34. Late Thursday, t...
Read full storyALTICOR'S GLOBAL DIRECT-SALES UNIT, AMWAY, is undergoing a brand revamp in 2008 that will be completed in 2009, the company's 50th anniversary. The company, which since 1999 has made Quixtar North America its online brand ID--and de facto brand--in this country, is bringing back Amway as the global brand, and elimin...
Read full story* $10,000 to Milford High School, donated by AARP Utah. * $70,000 to The Road Home homeless shelter, donated by Draper-based DAZ 3D, a software company. * $3.7 million to organizations in Utah donated by Wal-Mart. * $140,000 to Bank of American Fork and Rural Housing Development Corp. to fund affordable housing in U...
Read full storyMonaVie on Tuesday said that TSG Consumer Partners has made significant investment for a small, minority equity interest in the company. MonaVie develops and markets scientifically formulated, premium quality nutritional products, specifically for person-to-person distribution. TSG pioneered focused investing in hig...
Read full storyAMWAY (M) Holdings Bhd expects single-digit growth in revenue for the year ending Dec 31, 2008, given the cautious mood amid economic weaknesses in the US, according to executive director Paul Yee. 'The US and global economies are seeing weaknesses while the domestic market faces inflationary pressure. These factors...
Read full storyThe Pampered Chef. I love everything about it. A friend threw me a Pampered Chef bridal shower years ago, and to this day, when I host a party, I give everyone in attendance the "Quikut Paring Knife," just $1.50. I swear by them. Buggs Temple and its executive chef, Brad Gates. I love his food. He opened my eyes to ...
Read full storyTahitian Noni International, maker of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice and other noni products, marked the one year anniversary of its Do Something Good humanitarian program by inviting children of Tahiti to visit the United States. The Do Something Good program features four intiatives to help the children of Tahiti -- purchas...
Read full storyOriflame, the direct sales natural Swedish cosmetics company, has engaged Kedington to makeover its network. The cosmetics company was originally forced to move half of its Bray operations to a second adjacent location for the duration of a major renovation of its main offices. Kedington was engaged to provide a sea...
Read full storyIt was hard to believe Shaklee's automatic dishwasher concentrate could be so, well, concentrated. I had to check the directions twice to be sure that only 2 teaspoons of the powder were all that was needed to clean a load of dirty dishes with no pre-rinsing. The result: The dishes came out cleaner — and with no res...
Read full storyAnd I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. This week, we tell about one of the most successful American businesswomen. Mary Kay started a company in nineteen sixty-three with a five thousand dollar investment. Today, Mary Kay Cosmetics is an international company worth thousands of m...
Read full storyMannatech Inc. late Friday said it swung to a fourth-quarter loss of $3.57 million, or 13 cents a share, from net earnings in the year-ago quarter of $8.18 million, or 30 cents a share. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 fell to $99.9 million from $106.8 million a year earlier. The Coppell, Texas-based healthcare...
Read full storyCoreVital has closed with this final message from the Founder: CoreVitál Distributors and Customers: As you have seen in recent days we have regretfully posted the announcement of closure for CoreVitál. We as an executive team strived for open communications with you and felt ethically and morally more explanation w...
Read full storySALT LAKE CITY, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Quixtar North America has filed a multi-count Complaint against MonaVie (Mona Vie, Inc. and MonaVie LLC), and several MonaVie distributors for unfair competition in federal court in Salt Lake City. The Complaint alleges that MonaVie competes unfairly by making false claims ab...
Read full story3/20/2008 4:13:00 PM Mannatech Inc. (MTEX) said that it has reached a settlement with counsel for the lead plaintiff in the securities class action lawsuit styled Jonathan Crowell v. Mannatech Inc., et al., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The litigation is the consolidation of...
Read full storyIamVoip CEO Henrik Risvang Working Closely with Leaders in Texas CEO Henrik Risvang is traveling in Texas this week on the first stop of his tour to meet with leaders across the nation. He is there, along with head Agent Rhonda Castle, to open the biggest market for the Hispanic population in the southern part of ou...
Read full storyPro Travel Network, Inc. (OTCBB: PTVL) released the latest quarterly report, substantiating continued growth in both revenues and gross profit. Comparing the six months of operation ending December 31, 2007 to the same time period ending December 31, 2006 PTVL reported total revenues of $4,127,272, an increase of $2...
Read full storyIt's a nutritional beverage that's getting a lot of attention because of one berry: Mona-Vie is invading Colorado. Some say it's changing their lives, making them healthier and feeling better. Recently in Douglas County, an event was held in Lone Tree to promote the drink, which has exploded in states like Florida, ...
Read full storyZippi(TM) Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ZPNW), the innovative force empowering a new generation of online sellers, today announced they have welcomed their newest member to the Zippi Team, Mr. Khait joins Zippi with over ten (10) years of technology, software development and system architecture experience. In 2004 Mr....
Read full storyMorinda Holdings, Inc., the parent company to Tahitian Noni International, announced the creation of a new business entity designed to address the needs of plant and animal agriculture with a line of proprietary products based on the noni fruit from Tahiti. Morinda Agricultural Products is committed to the productio...
Read full storyFortune released the revered "Most Admired Companies" list today and not only was Tupperware Brands Corporation included for the first time on the list but the company also ranked number two in the Household Products category. This is an unprecedented ranking for a first-time appearance on the respected list. The Fo...
Read full storyUSANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today that a large, third-party clinical study recently completed at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) has confirmed that lifestyle change, involving diet, supplementation and exercise, can improve the metabolic syndrome. The results of this study verified t...
Read full storyJewelry is like putting the icing on the cake when it comes to enhancing one's outfit. As we approach a season filled with exciting new fashion trends, Bonni Davis, vice president of sales for lia sophia, explains how individuals can step out of the winter gloom and shine this spring. "The icing we speak of has a my...
Read full storyIn Celebration of International Women's Day March 8th Avon Proudly Announces $1 Million Donation to the UN UNIFEM Fund. This week Avon Products and The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) co-hosted The Second Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow at the United Nations in New York. The Summit took place ...
Read full storyAn extensive cost-cutting plan adopted by Provo-based Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. helped push its fourth-quarter earnings down 63 percent, but could put the Utah company on track for a solid year in 2008. The drop in fourth-quarter earnings to $5.9 million came in great part because of a restructuring charge taken as p...
Read full storyAmway Corporation (Quixtar in the U.S. and Canada) has discovered an internet scam that uses a bogus Amway charity as a lure. Amway cautions individuals to be on the lookout for e-mails from a group calling itself the "Amway Children Charity Foundation". Please be advised that this is not an Amway-sanctioned program...
Read full storyAmway Corporation (Quixtar in the U.S. and Canada) has discovered an internet scam that uses a bogus Amway charity as a lure. Amway cautions individuals to be on the lookout for e-mails from a group calling itself the "Amway Children Charity Foundation". Please be advised that this is not an Amway-sanctioned program...
Read full storyUtah-based supplements company Agel Enterprises has named R. Brent Ririe, Layne Argyle, Melanie Daniels, Noah Westerlund and Dejia Zhang to its corporate team. Argyle was hired as the company's director of global logistics and will oversee the shipping of all Agel products. Daniels is Agel's legal secretary. Westerl...
Read full storyThe John S. and James L. Knight Foundation appointed six local community leaders to its Fort Wayne Community Advisory Committee: David J. Bennett, executive director, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne; Rick Cartwright, dean of art, University of Saint Francis; Herb Hernandez , president, Asset and Estate Ma...
Read full storyQ: What do you think of Vemma, the latest craze in supplement drinks? A: Vemma stands for vitamins, essential minerals, mangosteen and aloe, and it comes as two liquid drinks to be mixed together and consumed daily instead of taking more conventional vitamin/mineral supplements. Mangosteen, one of the highly touted ...
Read full storyJames (JR) Ridinger, president and CEO of Market America, Inc. announced today the company has reached an agreement with Google Inc. to implement the Google Search Appliance(TM) (GSA) hardware and software on www.marketamerica.com. The deployment of the GSA will apply Google's industry leading search engine capabili...
Read full storyHealthy Coffee USA, Inc., the marketing arm of Healthy Coffee International, Inc.(Pink Sheets: HCFE), announces the appointment of Mr. Katsushi Kamijima as Vice President, in charge of sales and marketing for Healthy Coffee Japan, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Kamijima is a graduate of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies....
Read full storyA director of Herbalife Ltd., which sells weight-management and nutritional supplement products, bought 5,000 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Hal Gaba reported he bought the shares for $44.90 apiece on Wednesday. Insiders file Form 4s ...
Read full storyA chance meeting in the Atlanta airport led to a life-changing experience and a new career direction for Lesia Keffer. It was February 2005 and the registered nurse was headed back home to South Charleston after attending a wound care seminar. She recalls she wasn't particularly happy in her career and on a flight f...
Read full storyLifeVantage Corporation (OTCBB: LFVN) announces that Jan Strode, prominent industry expert, advisor and strategist to companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies on the topics of marketing, communications and sales, and Peter Baloff, nationally recognized creative consultant, have joined forces with Li...
Read full storyAppellate court upholds Neways founders' tax evasion, fraud convictions The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the tax evasion and tax fraud convictions of the founders of Neways Inc., a Springville multilevel marketing company, and its former corporate counsel. The Denver-based court rejected the appea...
Read full storyNeways Wins Court Victory Enjoining Sisel and Five of its Top Distributors SALT LAKE CITY--(Business Wire)-- A federal court in Utah has issued an injunction against Sisel International, LLC and five of Sisel's top distributors in Japan. Among other things, the injunction requires Sisel and these distributors to ret...
Read full storyNeways Wins Trade Secrets Injunction against Former Owner and Officers SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Jun 12, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A United States Federal Judge has issued an injunction against Neways' former owner, Thomas Mower Sr.; his two sons, Thomas Mower Jr. and Darick Mower; and their new companies, Sisel Internationa...
Read full storyNeways Wins Trade Secrets Injunction against Former Owner and Officers. SPRINGVILLE, Utah -- A United States Federal Judge has issued an injunction against Neways' former owner, Thomas Mower Sr.; his two sons, Thomas Mower Jr. and Darick Mower; and their new companies, Sisel International, LLC and SupraNaturals, LLC...
Read full storyA backround Article about SISEL Founder Tom Mower from the Herald Extra: A month away from his trip to federal prison, Neways founder Thomas E. Mower Sr. is opening a new manufacturing plant for personal care products and dietary supplements in Springville and plans to hire up to 150 workers by year-end. Mower, who ...
Read full storyNeways founder starts new company in Springville A month away from his trip to federal prison, Neways founder Thomas E. Mower Sr. is opening a new manufacturing plant for personal care products and dietary supplements in Springville and plans to hire up to 150 workers by year-end. Mower, who will start serving a 33-...
Read full storyDistributors recently chose USANA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: USNA) as the best network marketing company for 2007 in an annual report released by MLM Insider. This marks the 10th year that USANA has ranked first in this category. Each year, thousands of distributors make their pick for the best company in network mark...
Read full storyAmway co-founder Rich DeVos made the Forbes list of richest people in the world (again), coming in at 288th. So did Fred Meijer "and family," ranked 605th. But those were the only two of West Michigan's ultra-rich people to turn up on Forbes' radar. The New York-based magazine released its list Thursday.. DeVos' pro...
Read full storyZippi™ Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ZPNW), the innovative force empowering a new generation of online sellers, today announced that its network of Zipsters / Affiliates is rapidly approaching one thousand enrolled and continues to grow rapidly state by state. This current community of Zipsters is made up of leaders i...
Read full storyWhen Market America's James and Loren Ridinger invited Paulina Rubio to perform at their company's annual Leadership Conference earlier this month, it wasn't just because the Mexican pop star is a personal pal. Rubio's performance marked the launch of the direct-sales company's latest growth strategy: the U.S. Hispa...
Read full storyThe executive vice president of operations for nutritional and skin care products company USANA Health Sciences Inc. sold 40,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Fred W. Cooper reported selling the shares on Monday for $32.10 ...
Read full storyExecutives with retail electricity companies say they're selling more renewable energy to businesses these days than to residential customers. Paul Thomas, chief executive of Green Mountain Energy, which sells renewable energy, said corporate customers will make up about half his business this year, more than last y...
Read full storyXanGo has been warned by the FDA for claiming that mangosteen could ward off disease or cancer. The company insists those claims were printed by a third party on a brochure at a recruitment seminar and it's not responsible. XanGo executives said they haven't heard from the FDA since receiving a warning letter last s...
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