Desperate to break the humdrum of her life and begin achieving her dreams, a young Jennifer chased riches for years before realizing what she was truly after couldn't be bought. In 1994, Jennifer Rust moved to a small town in…[Continue Reading...]
Two years ago, when flipping her graduation cap at her convocation ceremony, Ayesha Ali was self-confident that getting a degree from one of the most reputed business schools would land her a good job. Her dreams and expectations were shattered…[Continue Reading...]
Between rising interest rates, a shaky stock market and the threat of a trade war with the U.S., it’s no surprise that financial uncertainty has instilled fear in people in recent years. And unfortunately, this financial uncertainty makes people more…[Continue Reading...]
The government is taking steps to regulate multilevel marketing (MLM) to protect consumers from deceptive business practices, especially the growing issue of pyramid schemes disguised as MLM, according to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi. Regulation of multilevel…[Continue Reading...]
Bangladesh Bank has cautioned the public against multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes, highlighting their hallmarks—unrealistically high profits and referral-based commissions—as traits of pyramid or Ponzi schemes that often lead to significant financial losses for investors. The central bank issued the warning…[Continue Reading...]
Amanda Kirby was an Epicure ambassador for five years. She feels the company's consultants have been left without guidance following its bankruptcy declaration. (Olivia Garrett/CBC) Multi-level marketing is nothing new. From Tupperware to Avon, these commission-based sales positions have been…[Continue Reading...]
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Coimbatore has received more complaints against multi-level marketing (MLM) firm ‘My V3 Ads Marketing Private Limited’. V. Jayachandran, Deputy Superintendent of Police of EOW in Coimbatore, said on Monday that the agency received seven…[Continue Reading...]
The first time I recall my mother mentioning Amway, we were in the car late at night, coming back from a meeting at her boss’s house. Ten years old, I’d gone upstairs to play and missed the whole point of…[Continue Reading...]
A self-regulatory group has alerted state and federal authorities to noncompliant earnings claims and other issues in connection with a multilevel marketing firm known as ArdyssLife. The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), which is an independent national advertising self-regulation program…[Continue Reading...]
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