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· Source: Press Release

Ruby Ribbon to Host Dream Big Tour in Dallas

Dallas, TX -- 04/28/2014 Ruby Ribbon, a California-based social commerce apparel company, will be glad to welcome Dallas into its family this May 8th. The CEO and Founder, Anna Zornosa, will host the party to celebrate and meet their new and potential clients. The Dream Big Tour in Texas will be held at the Dallas M...

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· Source: Press Release

Youngevity Holds Convention, Launches Apparel Collection

SAN DIEGO — Growing direct-selling conglomerate, Youngevity Essential Life Sciences, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Youngevity International, Inc., welcomed nearly 2,000 distributors and customers from around the globe to the Youngevity® Spring Convention, which was held on April 24th through April 26th at the Anaheim...

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· Source: Press Release

ViSalus Presents Vi Pay with Cash

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2014 -- ViSalus, Inc., the company behind the #1 90-Day weight-loss and fitness Challenge platform in North America, presents Vi Pay with Cash, a payment option designed to bring the PROJECT 10™ Challenge to consumers who use cash as opposed to other forms of payment. In particular, the compan...

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· Source: Press Release

LifeVantage Launches New Skin Care LIne

New Clinically Tested Anti-Aging Beauty Regimen Revealed at Company's Annual Global Convention SALT LAKE CITY, April 25, 2014 -- LifeVantage Corporation, a company dedicated to helping people achieve healthy living through a combination of a compelling business opportunity and scientifically validated products, has ...

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· Source: Npros

TelexFREE Sets Up In Canada

TelexFREE, which was shut down recently by regulators in the U.S., has registered as a business in Richmond, British Columbia. James Merrill and Carlos Wanzeler, who are charged with running a pyramid scheme in the United States, are listed as two of the company's directors in the Canadian business registration. Tel...

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· Source: Npros

SEC Urges Federal Judge to Move TelexFREE Case to MA

According to the Boston Globe, Federal Securities regulators filed a motion requesting the bankruptcy judge in the TelexFREE case to move the case to Massachusetts. According to the filing, the hastily filed bankruptcy on a Sunday evening in Las Vegas, just two days before the Marlboro, MA TelexFREE offices were rai...

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· Source: Press Release

TelexFree Issues Statement

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 18, 2014 -- TelexFREE LLC issued the following statement: Earlier this week, TelexFREE filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Chapter 11 filing is intended to protect TelexFREE assets, quantify legitimate claims, restructure our operations, an...

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Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Donates to Girl Scouts Education Program

Bayview, TX, April 17, 2014 -- The Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas today unveiled its first solar education program in conjunction with a new solar-powered pavilion at Camp Bayview, the result of a $35,000 donation from the Green Mountain Energy™ Sun Club™. As the first Girl Scout troop in South Texas to introduc...

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· Source: Npros

38M in Checks Recovered as CFO Flees TelexFree

Marlborough, MA, April 18, 2014 -- The chief financial officer of TelexFree, Joseph H. Craft, was stopped by a deputy sherriff as he attempted to leave during federal agents' search of TelexFree's offices this week. Craft told the deputy he was only a consultant assisting TelexFree with its bankruptcy filing. Craft ...

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· Source: Press Release

Chloe and Isabel Launches Mobile Events

New York, NY April 15, 2014 -- Chloe + Isabel, the jewelry brand that enables entrepreneurs to sell directly through a uniquely socially integrated retail platform, announced today the launch of its optimized mobile-only event experience, a direct-selling industry first. The unique mobile experience takes a modern a...

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· Source: Npros

TelexFree Headquarters Raided by Feds

Marlborough, MA, April 17, 2014 -- Agents from the FBI and Homeland Security, acting on a search warrant, raided the headquarters of TelexFree Inc. on Thursday after Securities regulators in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of defrauding tens of thousands of investors. Massachusetts Sec...

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· Source: Press Release

LifeVantage Acquires New Product Line From Wicked Fast Sports Nutrition

Company Will Rebrand and Re-Launch Products Beginning in Fiscal Year 2015 SALT LAKE CITY, Apr 15, 2014 -- LifeVantage Corporation, a company dedicated to helping people achieve healthy living through a combination of a compelling business opportunity and scientifically validated products, today announced that it has...

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MonaVie Receives Utah Genius Award

Salt Lake City, Utah, April 15, 2014 -- MonaVie received top honors at the 2014 Utah Genius Awards for their innovation in trademark earlier this month at the Little America Hotel. Bateman IP Law Group and KSL presented the award to MonaVie Vice President of Communications Brian Gill. Utah Genius serves to honor and...

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· Source: Press Release

TelexFree Files for Bankruptcy

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., April 14, 2014 -- TelexFREE LLC today announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, in an effort to address certain operational challenges. The petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court f...

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· Source: Npros

State SEC Charges TelexFREE

On Tuesday, April 15th, Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin charged phone service marketer TelexFree with running a billion-dollar pyramid scheme that primarily targets Brazilian immigrants. The charges claim that TelexFREE Inc has been offering unregistered securities in Massachusetts through its mul...

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· Source: Press Release

Vemma Nutrition Company and Jenny McCarthy Introduce Vemma Renew

TEMPE, Ariz., April 11, 2014 -- Jenny McCarthy, co-host of The View, stopped by The Bryant Park Hotel in New York City to share her love for Vemma Renew . McCarthy shared her personal experience with Vemma Renew and how the low-calorie beverage offers her a healthy approach to beauty from the inside out. The event w...

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ViSalus Continues Investment in International Expansion

LOS ANGELES, April 10, 2014 -- ViSalus, Inc., a leading marketer of high-quality weight-management products and nutritional supplements sold direct-to-consumers through an international sales force of independent Promoters, today announced the opening of its European headquarters. Building on recent successful launc...

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· Source: Press Release

Origami Owl Donates To Childhelp

CHANDLER, Ariz., April 10, 2014 -- Origami Owl®, the national social selling company that specializes in customized jewelry, announced its partnership with Childhelp®, the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit advocating for abused and neglected children. Millions of students across the country will receive access t...

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· Source: Press Release

Vemma Changes Business Model

Company changes its business model after 89% growth reaching $221 million in 2013. TEMPE, Ariz., April 2, 2014 -- In a surprising announcement, after nine successful years in the network marketing/MLM industry, Vemma CEO BK Boreyko made a bold change to the very foundation of the company he and his sisters founded b...

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· Source: Press Release

Alana Weston Joins Bellaroma National Development Team

WOODS CROSS, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bellaroma today announced that top leadership and recruiting professional Alana Weston has joined the company's national development team as Corporate Field Development Manager. Weston will use her previous experience in leadership management, motivational speaking, and recruiting...

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· Source: Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press Reports ViSalus in Sales Spiral

By JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press Business Writer The founders of Troy-based nutritional supplement company ViSalus have spent the past 18 months trying to pull their once high-flying business out of its tailspin. But ViSalus' sales have continued to plummet since reaching $623 million in 2012, raising questions abou...

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· Source: Press Release

ForeverGreen March Growth Over 400 Percent

March 2014 revenue up over $2 million from March 2013 OREM, Utah, Apr 04, 2014 -- ForeverGreen]Worldwide Corporation, a leading provider of nutritional foods and other healthy products, announced today that March 2014 revenue exceeded March 2013 sales by more than 400%. Additionally, March 2014 Sales exceeded Februa...

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· Source: Press Release

ForeverGreen Unveils New Product

OREM, Utah, Apr 02, 2014 -- via PRWEB - ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation, a leading provider of nutritional foods and other healthy products, showcased its new product SolarStrips on March 28, 2014. SolarStrips, which are currently available, utilize patented strip technology and ingredients which helps provide th...

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· Source: Press Release

Vemma Launches Verve MoJoe

TEMPE, Ariz., April 1, 2014 -- Vemma Nutrition Company is excited to announce the launch of Verve MoJoe, the company's newest functional beverage in its already popular and healthy line of energy drinks. With just 60 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 6 grams of all-natural sweeteners and 80 milligrams of natural caffeine ...

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· Source: Press Release

Reliv Introduces New LunaRich Super Packs

Chesterfield, MO March 31, 2014 -- Reliv International, Inc., a maker of nutritional supplements that promote optimal health, today announced the launch of the LunaRich® Super Pack, a product package designed to facilitate new customer purchases and new distributor sign-ups. The launch took place through an online e...

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· Source: Press Release

Chloe and Isabel Launches Its First Beauty Product

Chloe + Isabel, the direct-selling jewelry brand, announces the launch of its first beauty product, a fragrance called Jardins du Midi. Jardins du Midi was inspired by a midday, sunlit walk through the lush orchards of the South of France, drawing on CEO and Founder Chantel Waterbury's French heritage and favorite a...

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