Archive for October, 2009

  • The Unemployed Find Relief In Tupperware

    pressofAtlanticCity.com:
    Millions of Americans sell products – door to door, to friends, to family – on behalf of a company.
    Those items include the time-tested, from Tupperware to skin-care creams to makeup. Also growing its audience are herbal and nutritional supplements, and not surprisingly, niche markets such as “toxin-free” toothpaste and “green” cleaning supplies.
    With so much out [...]

  • At £250,000 Per Year, Avon Is Rewarding For Debbie Davis

    Guardian.co.uk:
    My only interaction with an Avon lady came when I was temping in a small office in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. I recall a shadowy character who would turn up sporadically, basket over arm like the witch/queen from Snow White, sending the seven 55-plus ladies into something of a cosmetics frenzy.
    Debbie Davis is neither shadowy, nor [...]

  • Usana Launches Probiotic Plus

    NPI Center:
    USANA Health Sciences today launched Probiotic Plus, a new probiotic food supplement. Probiotics help replenish beneficial bacteria in the intestinal tract, which can aid good digestion and enhance immune function. This new product will be available in the United States, Canada, Australia/New Zealand and six other USANA markets.
    “We are thrilled to be able [...]

  • Using Twitter For Your MLM Biz

    BigNews.biz:
    Social network marketing is a big must for all those starting out in their MLM business. You have the likes of Facebook and MySpace out there which are also great, but now we have Twitter!! When starting up in your business you don’t really want to be spending a lot of money on advertising not [...]

  • Women Find Ways To Generate Revenue In Tough Times

    Pacific Coast Business Times:
    Marilyn Lewis has seen a few recessions in her lifetime, but the Thousand Oaks resident has always had a back-up plan. Like almost 15 million other women in the U.S., Lewis is a direct seller — she sells cosmetics to other women from her home.
    Although it may conjure up images of ’50s [...]

  • Do Your Homework Before Starting A Direct Sales Biz

    MiamiHerald.com:
    For a parent, it sounds like the best of both worlds: working from home so you can make money and spend more time with your kids.
    The lure of work-at-home companies is especially enticing at a time when many moms can’t afford to be without employment anymore and even those who have an outside job may [...]

  • Self-Employment Balloons In Recession

    Canada.com:
    Monique Hardy wasn’t concerned when her husband’s marketing contract expired in June 2007 because he instantly searched for a new job or contract. Then he ruptured the tendons in both of his kneecaps playing a softball game and was put out of action, with no immediate recovery in sight.
    Her husband had to call off job [...]

  • Pink Tools Tough Enough For Any Project

    cbs11tv.com:
    Kate Julian pulls out her pink drill from her pink tool belt. The mother is getting ready to put up a ceiling fan in her home near Aubrey in Denton County.
    “I’ve never been too intimated to take on a project,” says Julian.
    She’s not intimated because she’s got a secret weapon – a shiny set [...]

  • NJ Candidate Brings A Little Sex Into The Office

    digtriad.com:
    One candidate for state office in New Jersey has a unique career: She hosts sex-toy parties.
    Stepfanie Velez-Gentry, a Republican candidate for the State Assembly, is the owner of a company called Nookie Parties. She makes a living organizing parties for women and couples at which she sells sex toys, lotions, games, lingerie and other [...]

  • PartyLite Offers Flexibility With Direct Sales

    Great Falls Tribune:
    Doreen Lightner’s full-time job is working on the farm she and her husband own.
    Her other job is a group leader with PartyLite Candles, a direct sales company.
    Those two jobs work perfectly together.
    The PartyLite business allows for flexible hours that can work around farming.
    “The nice thing about my PartyLite business is it fluctuates for [...]