Work at Home Mom's News and Resources

Smuckers PB & J's

2006-08-02T12:16:00.000-07:00

For those moms looking for a quick lunch on the run. Smucker's has a crustless frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It only needs to be taken out 1/2 an hour before eating! It's a great sandwich..my daughter LOVES them!

Nikken Maintains Top 50 Ranking

2006-08-02T12:15:00.000-07:00

Nikken in the news.

"Nikken continues to hold a position in the top percentile of home based businesses on MLMRankings.com.

Nikken, along with other top names in the home based business industry like Avon, Mary Kay, and Herbalife, remains in the top 50 companies of a directory of over 600 home based business opportunities ranked by monthly public interest. "

MLMRankings.com : Source Link

Nikken Home Business Profile

Quixtar Parent Company Buys Luxury Cosmetics Co

2006-08-02T12:00:00.000-07:00

Some news about cosmetics and skin-care.

Alticor buys luxury cosmetics company

ADA -- Alticor Inc. announced this morning its purchase of Gurwitch Products, a luxury cosmetics company that makes the Laura Mercier line.

The acquisition of Laura Mercier, a high-end cosmetics line that counts as clients Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Oprah Winfrey, is expected to help Alticor grow its direct-sales beauty business.

Cosmetics and skin-care products are among the company's hottest lines. "

The Grand Rapids Press : Source Link

Quixtar Home Business Profile

Home Interiors and Gifts Fundraising

2006-08-02T11:58:00.000-07:00

It's always nice to be able to help out the needy. Here is a great chance to help Habitat for Humanity.

"Candle sales help build homes for those in need Home Interiors and Gifts is selling gingerbread scented candles as part of a new campaign to raise money for Habitat for Humanity's Women Build program.

Candles are $9.99 each, and all of the proceeds go to building homes for women and children in need. To purchase candles, call Krista at 905-304-8927. "

Ancaster News : Source Link

Home Interiors & Gifts Home Business Profile

PUBC Announces Escape International Contract

2006-08-02T11:55:00.000-07:00

This looks like it could be a new way for WAHM to make some extra money.

"PUBC Announces New Client Contract With Escape International

LAS VEGAS, NV -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 28, 2006 -- Public Company Management Corporation (OTCBB: PUBC) announced that it has signed a contract with Escape International, a Detroit-area network marketing company. Escape International oversees a network of independent representatives who market cutting-edge technologies and products of industry leaders in voiceover IP, video phones, wireless phones and medically endorsed wellness products to individual consumers and small businesses. Escape International sells products and services of new-technology companies such as Packet8 VoIP service provider 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), Sprint Wireless, T-Mobile, Nextel, Verizon, and Cingular. Escape International also offers wellness products in competition with other companies in the nutrition and wellness products industry. Under the contract, PUBC will provide consulting services to Escape International in connection with various corporate and securities matters.

"Escape International's unique business plan combines outstanding products and the possibility for individuals to start their own businesses," said Stephen Brock, PUBC's President. "At PUBC, we are excited about working with this promising organization in its efforts to become a fully reporting public company."

About Escape International

Escape International is a marketing company focused in the telecom arena.. A second division exists specializing in wellness products. David A. Rutz founded the Escape International in 2001 in his continuing effort to help people gain financial independence by owning their own businesses. Escape International promotes itself as the marketing company responsible for bringing to market a number of cutting-edge products. Its business model offers a no-risk startup opportunity for would-be entrepreneurs. Escape International prides itself on being a legitimately free network marketing company with income opportunities ranging from stay-at-home, part-time income to full-time business opportunities. The company considers its marketing plan viable because representatives can start part time and may earn significant residual income as their clients pay their monthly bills or consume the products each month. The company also provides extensive training to its representatives, which is aimed at increasing the odds for success. Escape International is managed by a team of individuals with more than 100 years of combined experience. Escape International maintains a corporate website at "

Market Wire : Source Link

Escape International, LLC Home Business Profile

Beauty fails to catapult Tupperware sales

2006-08-02T11:52:00.000-07:00

Some disappointing news about Tupperware.

"Tupperware Brands, the US-based retailer of kitchenware, cosmetic and beauty products, has announced a disappointing second quarter in Europe and the US, further exacerbated by falling cosmetic and beauty sales.

Overall results were helped by a strong performance in Asia and the emerging markets, boosting sales by 37 per cent in the second quarter to reach $438.6m. But cosmetic and beauty sales were disappointing, despite the addition of the company's recently acquired International Beauty business, bought from Sara Lee last August for $556m...

...As was the trend throughout its North American business operations, the company reported that sales for its BeautiControl North America business were down 5 per cent. But despite this, profit was up 13 per cent, reflecting a higher gross margin and lower operating expenses compared to the corresponding quarter in 2005.

The company also said that it was making some changes to its executive line up, which will mean that the BeautiControl North America division will now be overseen by Simon Hemus, currently president of International Beauty.

"

Cosmetics Design : Source Link

Beauticontrol Home Business Profile

Partylite Convention

2006-07-28T09:15:00.000-07:00

More news about Partylite..

St Louis Today

"On a day that felt hot enough to melt wax, 7,500 eager candle saleswomen gathered downtown Wednesday to talk about ways to fire up sales.

The event is the annual national convention of PartyLite Gifts, a company that sells candles through in-home party shows, a la Tupperware. The conventioneers heard motivational speeches and studied the candle displays for sales-inducing ideas.

Good thing the America's Center air conditioning worked, sparing conventioneers and displays from the wilting 100-degree heat outside. The running gag up and down the main hall was about protecting the merchandise.

"Heat is not good for candles," quipped Gina Murphy, events coordinator for the company, based in Plymouth, Mass. "

St Louis Today : Source Link

PartyLite Gifts, Inc Home Business Profile

Power Pops on Boston 7 News

2006-07-28T08:29:00.000-07:00

Here's an interesting way to lose weight.

"If you're dieting, sweets are a big no-no. But what if you could satisfy your sweet tooth and still lose weight...All with the lick of a lollipop!

It sounds too good to be true…Suck on a lollipop and lose weight. But that's the claim behind Power-Pops. The lollipops's key ingredient is Hoodia, an herbal supplement originally used by tribes in Africa to suppress hunger.

"It breaks down fat cells and toxins. You're gonna see weight loss just drop right off," Power-Pop inventor, Michael Wenniger said.

And he says that's not all...it also gives you a boost of energy.

Hoodia is sold in all sorts of diet products from pills to powders. And like other dietary supplements it doesn't need FDA approval. The makers of the Power-Pop say what makes their product different is the way you take it. "

Boston 7 News : Source Link

Power Pops Home Business Profile

Taste of Home Entertaining in the News

2006-07-28T08:26:00.000-07:00

Taste of Home Entertaining is in the news again...

Reader's Digest has successfully turned around its QSP youth fund-raising division and could have similar success as it expands operations internationally, according to S&P analyst James Peters, who has a buy recommendation on the stock. In a May 18 report, Peters also points to expected revenue growth from new products and new business ventures, such as recently launched party planning business Taste of Home Entertaining.

Shares finished at $13.81 on July 26, up 5.2% from a 52-week low touched on June 13. Still, some analysts spot few factors likely to improve the stock price further, particularly as Reader's Digest's full-year earnings tend to be weighed toward December-quarter results. "We do not see a catalyst for [the] shares near term, given its seasonality and general economic concerns," Merrill Lynch analyst Karl Choi wrote in a July 10 report. Choi has a neutral recommendation on the stock. (Merrill owns 1% or more of Reader's Digest stock and makes a market in the securities.) "

Business Week : Source Link

Taste of Home Entertaining Home Business Profile

Multilevel marketing welcomes wine

2006-07-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

This sounds great! Especially if you enjoy wine.

Wine.co.za

"USA: Modeled after the Tupperware home marketing concept, The Traveling Vineyard, an in-home wine marketing and tasting division of Geerlings & Wade, relies on a network of about 1,500 independent consultants who conduct 90 minute in-home wine tastings. The wines are sold exclusively through Geerlings & Wade, a direct wine marketer. The company operates in 25 states and said it reached 150,000 potential customers through 20,000 tastings in 2005. The Traveling Vineyard division brought in almost 50 percent of Geerlings & Wade's total 2005 sales, according to Gordon Romer, Geerlings & Wade's CEO. "

Wine.co.za : Source Link

The Traveling Vineyard Home Business Profile

Silpada Designs Triggers Gold Rushg

2006-07-18T15:29:00.000-07:00

Another company for home parties.

"Silver company triggers a gold rush Lenexa’s Silpada Designs aims to put its jewelry at the forefront of fashion.

It was Jewelry Girls Gone Wild.

Three thousand women from across the country ran into the exhibit hall at the Kansas City Convention Center on Friday morning to get the best seats at the Silpada Designs convention.

They climbed on chairs and waved their arms so friends could find them in a mob that was rocket-fueled by estrogen and Chanel.

Not a one wasn’t wearing Silpada, the sterling silver jewelry sold nationwide through home parties, a la The Pampered Chef. "

The Kansas City Star : Source Link

Silpada Designs Home Business Profile

Direct-selling house parties still popular

2006-07-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

There are always new products to sell from home. I will continue to provide information.

Times have changed since Tupperware started selling plastic food containers at home parties more than 50 years ago.

The legendary pioneer in the direct-sales industry continues to be a familiar name. Tupperware is sold in more than 100 countries worldwide, led by a mostly female sales force of more than 1 million people. Early on, Tupperware executives wanted to encourage women to take charge of their careers by offering them financial independence, flexible work schedules and training to develop their own business.

Those same selling points have let to a broad expansion of direct-sales opportunities through hundreds of companies.

Now, merchandise available at home parties ranges from jewelry, handbags and belts to body scrubs and pajamas. Other categories include cookware, coffee, wine and gourmet food. "

Wisconsin State Journal : Source Link

Parents Can Set Hours - Income

2006-07-12T09:59:00.000-07:00

Here is some more information on Arbonne Skin Care Products.

Part 2 of 2:

I am looking for a work-athome opportunity that would be a successful side business to my regular teaching position. While I have attempted to do some research, many seem too good to be true. It's also very confusing to try to weed out the "scams." Is there advice from other work-at-home parents who have actually made a homebased business a successful one?

TAKE IT FROM ME

I was looking for a stable home-based business, too. I didn't want to invest my time and money into a company that would be out of business down the road. I wanted my own hours and to be able to have a good income. I found that in Arbonne Skin Care Products. My skin has never looked so good! Arbonne doesn't have mineral oil, animal by-products or dye and is a line of Swiss-formulated products. Building an Arbonne business is so exciting. I don't handle any products. The income is just awesome. See www. opportunities4u.myarbonne.com for more details. Linda Bruce in Bokchito, Okla. "

The Ledger : Source Link

Reliv International Home Business Profile

Gold Canyon Candles Smell of Success

2006-07-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

A new candle company. I am always looking for new scents.

Candles smell of success

Jackie Singh's Ahwatukee Foothills home is a feast for the senses.

Depending on the day, the sweet fragrance of cinnamon vanilla, lilac, strawberry kiwi or pomegranate wafts from burning candles. Dozens more of the popular Gold Canyon candles are lined neatly along shelves in her converted garage office waiting for customers.

Singh, a former preschool teacher, began selling Gold Canyon candles nearly nine years ago. advertisement

"At the time, my husband was working in an old adobe-type building that smelled old and musty. I was constantly buying candles to cover the smell." "

AZ Central : Source Link

Gold Canyon Candle Co Home Business Profile

BeautiControl Consultlant Awarded new Mustang

2006-07-12T09:52:00.000-07:00

It can be rewarding doing party planning.

She’s riding around in her brand new Mustang Some companies give their employees grandfather clocks after so many years of service, but after just a year and a half of excellent sales and building a successful sales team, Jennifer Rousseau earned a new Ford Mustang.

“It was amazing,” she said of the trip to Beach Ford to pick up her award. Rousseau is an independent director for BeautiControl, an international party-plan direct-sales company with more than 70,000 independent consultants throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.

Similar to Pampered Chef and Longaberger basket parties, BeautiControl consultants go to homes, schools and businesses to help people de-stress, she said.

"

Suffolk News : Source Link

Beauticontrol Home Business Profile

Culinary parties focus on taste and on sales

2006-07-12T09:50:00.000-07:00

Some news on home entertaining.

"Established companies are diversifying and getting into direct selling. Culinary home party companies include Southern Living at Home and Taste of Home Entertaining. Other companies offer coffee home parties, wine parties, Two Sisters Gourmet, Tea Parties To Go in Houston, and Diadre's Fine Chocolates By Design in Florida. "

Toledo Blade : Source Link

Taste of Home Entertaining Home Business Profile

Tupperware

2006-07-10T09:57:00.000-07:00

Tupperware has tons of new products and you can actually have an online party. Just go to Tupperware.com.

Tupperware Online Party...
Earn FREE Tupperware® products!

Host your own Tupperware Online Party and qualify to receive FREE products! The Online Party registration takes about 5 minutes, but your Online Party is active for two weeks. Your guests receive e-mail invitations from you with special offers that help qualify you to earn FREE Tupperware® products!
Want to know more? Go to Tupperware.com

"LaBarge, Talx, Reliv among Fortune's fastest-growing

2006-07-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

Some companies that may be worth looking into.

LaBarge Inc., Talx Corp. and Reliv International Inc. are among the 100 fastest-growing small companies in America, according to Fortune Small Business magazine...

...In determining the top 100, Fortune used the financial research firm Zacks to rank public companies with revenue of less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1, based on their three-year growth in earnings, revenue and performance. Fortune said that banks and real estate firms were excluded, because they overrun the list...

Reliv, with 2005 revenue of $113.6 million, recorded an average three-year revenue growth of 23.5 percent, according to Fortune's list. "

Reliv International Among Fastest Growing Companies : Source Link

Reliv International Home Business Profile

Noni Juice May Lower Cholesterol

2006-07-05T15:24:00.000-07:00

I found this interesting considering I have very high cholesterol and am always looking for ways to lower it!!

"Polynesian juice used to lower cholesterol

Noni, an indigenous plant of South Pacific used in Polynesian folk medicine for more than 2,000 years, may lower total cholesterol and triglycerides in adult smokers with elevated cholesterol levels. Smokers were chosen because they tend to have higher total cholesterol levels and are at higher risk for heart disease than nonsmokers, according to the American Heart Association. After drinking 1-4 ounces of noni juice daily, drinkers' average total cholesterol dropped from 235.2 milligrams to 190.2, and average triglyceride levels declined from 242.5 milligrams to 193.5. Noni juice is made from fruit of Morinda Citrifolio and has strong antioxidant, anti-coagulation, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. "

The Grand Rapids Press : Source Link

Tahitian Noni International Home Business Profile

Marketing scheme takes a tricky turn

2006-07-03T06:49:00.000-07:00

Not all get rich quick schemes turn out good.

Multilevel business transformed lives, mostly from better to worse, former participant says.

Source: The Express-Times Laura Stepanov kept hearing how she was "plugging into the system."

The problem was this: Stepanov could never quite figure out the system. And $28,000 in losses later, the Wilson Borough woman is frustrated by her experiences with an Arizona-based multilevel marketing business and a former Vanderbilt University women's lacrosse coach she trusted.

"I really didn't think I could get rich quick," said Stepanov, who was looking to raise more cash to improve her income and help a friend who was facing a mortgage foreclosure.

Last month, the Arizona Attorney General's Office settled a lawsuit against Liberty League International LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., and its main operators, Brent Payne and Shane Krider, for $115,000. "

NJ.com : Source Link

Liberty League Home Business Profile

Partylite Information

2006-06-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

Here is some information about Partylite. You can also go to their website at Partylite.com for cantact information.

Quality candles, beautiful accessories, and a profitable direct selling opportunity for Consultants worldwide — this is PartyLite.

A member of the Blyth, Inc., family of home fragrance products and related candle accessories, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol BTH.

Established as PartyLite in 1973.

Nutronix Sublingual B12 Giveaway

2006-06-19T21:50:00.000-07:00

Some interesting news about B12.

"Nutronix and Automaticbuilder have come up with a way for people to try sublingual b12 for free.

(PRWEB) June 14, 2006 -- Automaticbuilder and Nutronix International have combined forces to offer a great product for free and also give people a chance to start their own business from the comfort of their own home. The product, Sublingual B12, is an up and coming trend in the health and wellness industry. One company even has a TV infomercial about this new type of B12 product.

B Vitamins are some of nature's "feel-good" nutrients. They promote energy, stamina, mental clarity and improved mood among other things.

Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid tablets are designed to dissolve under a person's tongue to speed the B Vitamins directly into the bloodstream where they go to work without the need for expensive, often painful, B-12 injections. "

PR Web : Source Link

Nutronix Home Business Profile

Leaving Prints Featured in MSN Biz Opp Article

2006-06-19T21:47:00.000-07:00

More information about another scrapbooking company. Looks like it can be quite rewarding if you love what you do.

"Start Easy With a Franchise or Biz Opp Buying a franchise or business opportunity takes much of the fuss out of startup and lets you focus on profits and growth.

...If you choose the right product, success can be just around the corner. Susie Cortright, 31, has been involved with Leaving Prints, a direct-sales scrapbooking supply company, since November 2003. Already, she has grown her team to include more than 400 other consultants and has been recognized as one of Leaving Prints' top three performers in the country. Since she chose scrapbooking materials--a product she is passionate about--the selling aspect comes naturally to Cortright. "If some-one doesn't like the style, then they won't be successful selling it, so I always tell [potential investors] to look at the product line," she says. "It's so important to [find] a product that matches you and your personality."... "

MSN : Source Link

Leaving Prints Home Business Profile

Shortcuts to Gas Savings Typically Dead Ends

2006-06-19T21:44:00.000-07:00

Another article about BioPerformance.

"The company opened for business only six months ago. But with gas prices at near-record levels, its product — pills and powders that promised big savings when dropped into a car's gas tank — caught on in no time.

Tens of thousands of people lined up to sell the potions, and BioPerformance Inc. took in more than $25 million. The company's founders paid off mortgages, started trust funds for their families and bought luxury cars, boats and Rolexes.

As all of that money changed hands and the good word of mouth spread, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says he believes a crucial detail was overlooked: The products didn't work. He shut down Irving-based BioPerformance this month, saying the company built a pyramid scheme around a worthless product made from the same stuff as mothballs. "

MY San Antonio : Source Link

BioPerformance Home Business Profile

Quixtar Launches Personal Website Program

2006-06-19T21:43:00.000-07:00

Here is some information regarding IBO's.

Quixtar Launches Personal Website Program Enabling Independent Business Owners to Open Their Own Online Stores

Quixtar, the #1 online retailer of Health and Beauty products, announces its newest e-commerce service for Independent Business Owners (IBOs), personal websites.

The program launched to all IBOs on May 1 and so far approximately 44,000 IBOs have created more than 72,000 retail sites. We’ve been extremely pleased by the positive response and look forward to providing IBOs more innovative tools to help them move product and build their businesses.

Personal Websites give IBOs the ability to create a customized e-commerce storefront specifically designed to meet the needs of current clients and introduce new clients to a focused portfolio of products. There are four Personal Website themes currently available: Health, Beauty, Health & Beauty, and Gift & Incentive. A visitor to the site is able to browse products, place and manage orders, and process returns in a focused, customer-oriented atmosphere. Each site is personalized with the business owner’s name or business name.

"A personalized site empowers an IBO to focus on specific product areas and to provide more personalized service to their customers," says Heather Anderson, Quixtar’s Chief Information Officer. "The program launched to all IBOs on May 1 and so far approximately 44,000 IBOs have created more than 72,000 retail sites. We’ve been extremely pleased by the positive response and look forward to providing IBOs more innovative tools to help them move product and build their businesses." "

PRWeb : Source Link

Quixtar Home Business Profile

Creative Memories Marketing Push Behind Adobe Awards

2006-06-15T08:18:00.000-07:00

Creative Memories is one of the most poplular scrapbooking company that I have heard of. Here is information about a contest they are having.

Lets Go Digital

"About Scrapbooking Scrapbook design award for Adobe Photoshop users : In just 23 days the "2006 Scrappy Awards," the first scrapbook design contest held exclusively for Adobe Photoshop Elements users, will stop accepting entries. The deadline for entries is 12:00 midnight EST, June 30, 2006. "This is an excellent opportunity for digital scrapbookers to showcase their best work and hopefully win some of the most cutting-edge tools out there,” said Matt Kloskowski, editor-in-chief of Adobe Photoshop Elements Techniques. “Then the winners can use those tools to create more funky and fantastic scrapbook designs." The "2006 Scrappy Awards" contest is free to enter. Entrants may submit a single digital scrapbook page created in Adobe Photoshop Elements...

...Scrapbooking is a method for preserving a legacy of written history in the form of photographs, printed media, and memorabillia contained in decorated albums, or scrapbooks. Historically, scrapbooking was a tradition similar to storytelling, but with a visual and tactile, rather than oral, focus. An example of a modern scrapbook layoutScrapbooking as a hobby has taken off in recent years largely due to multi-level marketing enterprises such as Creative Memories. It is now a multi-billion dollar industry with a large number of companies creating scrapbooking products. Across the world, "scrappers" or "scrapbookers" get together and scrapbook at each other's homes, local scrapbook stores, scrapbooking conventions, retreat centers, and even on cruises. Scrappers share tips and ideas as well as enjoying a social outlet. The term "crop" was coined to describe these events, a reference to cropping, or trimming, printed photographs. This hobby has surpassed golf in popularity: one in four households has someone playing golf; one in three has someone involved in scrapbooking. "

Lets Go Digital : Source Link

Creative Memories Home Business Profile

WorldVentures Adds In-House Legal Counsel

2006-06-15T08:16:00.000-07:00

Interesting news about travel.

"WorldVentures Takes Another Personnel Leap in the Travel Industry, Adds In-House Legal Counsel World Ventures adds Mike Rose as head of in-house legal counsel to growing corporate team.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 14, 2006 -- Company Co-Founders Mike Azcue and Wayne Nugent announced former South Carolina State Senator Mike Rose has joined forces with WorldVentures. Rose currently operates a private practice and provides freelance legal consultation from his home in Summerville, South Carolina. Previously, he was an Executive Senior Director and National Training Director for Excel Communications.

Rose brings with him extensive legal expertise, the result of decades of operating a profitable and reputable private practice and managing the legal functions of numerous businesses and organizations. He adds an additional competitive edge to a company already out-pacing competitors in its industry.

“Mike brings a wealth of experience to WorldVentures,” said Wes Melcher, Field Sales Consultant for WorldVentures. “From a field standpoint, it’s important that we have a strong legal team and run a business that’s beyond reproach. We couldn’t be happier to know that our legal affairs are in Mike Rose’s hands.” Entrepreneur, CEO, Business Builder and lawyer, Mike Rose has a history of professionalism that will further elevate the WorldVentures corporate team. "

PR Web : Source Link

WorldVentures Home Business Profile

Leaving Prints Helps Preserve Memories

2006-06-15T08:13:00.000-07:00

I know scrapbooking is very popular, here's an article about it.

Preserving memories

Some say it takes tragedy to bring people together. According to Michelle McVaney, scrapbooking editor of Bella Online magazine, that might have been the case with the recent popularity of scrapbooking.

Women say they love the craft, because it gives them a chance to spend time with other women who want to preserve family memories.

And, according to McVaney, the return to family values struck Americans after 9/11. "

Valley News Dispatch : Source Link

Leaving Prints Home Business Profile

Coastal Vacations Expands to 80 Countries

2006-06-13T14:18:00.000-07:00

This is very interesting.

(PRLEAP.COM) The steady growth at Coastal Vacations has shifted into overdrive with the addition of an ultra-successful marketing system last year. After 11 years, the top rated home based business has now expanded to over 80 countries.

Learn how the hybrid Coastal Vacations business responsible for the explosive expansion has become the largest, fastest growing, and most successful group in the entire program at www.coastalpassiveincome.com . "

PR Leap : Source Link

Coastal Vacations Home Business Profile

Xango Marketed Aggressively in Bermuda

2006-06-13T14:14:00.000-07:00

Here is some interesting information on a failry new dietary supplement drink. I wonder how it tastes?

A DIETARY supplement drink is being aggressively marketed in Bermuda, and its manufacturers are hoping residents will embrace its health benefits as eagerly as people have elsewhere. Called Xango Juice, the drink consists of mangosteen, an Asian fruit said to possess powerful anti-oxidant properties. The fruit is most valued as the world's greatest supplier of xanthones, a family of poly-nutrients believed by many to be a powerful anti-oxidant with supreme health benefits. The company behind the drink is Xango, its name a blend of xanthones and mangosteen. Established in Utah around three and a half years ago, the company now boasts sales in 14 international markets and a global distribution of more than 500,000. Its arrival in Bermuda was celebrated with an official launch at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess last week. According to Bob Freeze, the company's vice-president of communications and public relations, the move was driven by local demand. "Residents there are interested in health and wellness and Xango Juice resonated with the island," he said. "Even before the launch last week there were already hundreds of people there who had taken the product. "

The Royal Gazette : Source Link

Xango Home Business Profile

Arbonne International

2006-06-13T14:08:00.000-07:00

Some information and a nice article about Arbonne products.

The idea to provide skin care products unparalleled in quality and effectiveness developed in Switzerland in 1975, when one man, Petter Mørck, together with a group of leading bio-chemists, biologists and herbalists, fulfilled his vision and founded Arbonne.
Arbonne's skin care products, based on botanical principles, became a reality in the United States in 1980 and are now shared throughout the world through Arbonne's network of Independent Consultants. Building on these same founding principles, Arbonne's product line has since grown to include both inner and outer health and beauty products that are unparalleled in quality, safety, value, benefits and results!

The wonderful thing about Arbonne is that it's not just about great products, it's also about great people. The Arbonne family is made up of thousands of individuals working to make their dreams come true. Through sales incentives and rewards, travel opportunities, a generous SuccessPlan and great products, Arbonne offers a unique opportunity that can help make anyone's vision for the future a reality.

Article:
The Mercedes Benz would be nice....

Aberdeen native Jennifer (Graf) Burchfiel, who now lives in Omaha, Neb., has been promoted to regional vice president with Arbonne International.

Currently, Burchfiel is a speech language pathologist for the Visiting Nurses Association. She has been with Arbonne International for seven months.

Burchfiel will receive a Mercedes Benz for her promotion.

Pampered Chef

2006-06-13T14:05:00.000-07:00

Here is some info about Pampered Chef and becoming a consultant.

Our Pampered Chef Consultants organize, develop and maintain independent businesses according to their personal needs. They also determine their own hours, goals and levels of achievement. Many Consultants work part time, while others choose to reap the rewards of a full-time business. There are levels of field management within The Pampered Chef organization to suit all styles of entrepreneurial ambition — beginning with Consultant and advancing up to National Senior Executive Director.

All Consultants enjoy valuable training and incentive programs, sponsored by the Home Office. Pampered Chef supplies the tools and motivation, but the rest is up to them.
You can go to their website for more information. PamperedChef.com

Taste of Home Entertaining in Hometown Life

2006-06-12T20:58:00.000-07:00

Looks like this could be pretty fun and entertaining!!

When it comes to home entertaining, Debbie Carter has you covered

Carter is a new sales consultant for Taste of Home Entertaining, owned by the Readers Digest Company.

"We deal with everything having to do with entertaining," said Carter. Her products include a full line of cookbooks, magazines, cookware, cutlery, kitchen tools, glassware, dishes, flatware and decorative items.

While some of the products have a sleek modern look, like some serving utensils, many items follow a Tuscan theme.

Carter first got involved with Taste of Home Entertaining earlier this year after finding an ad for it in the newspaper. She responded to the ad and received her sales kit about a month ago.

Most of her sales take place at home parties. "

Hometown Life : Source Link

Taste of Home Entertaining Home Business Profile

AtHome America Announces Gift Ideas

2006-06-12T20:53:00.000-07:00

Some ideas for the bridal season.

June 8, 2006--The beginning of spring brings fresh flowers, warmer weather and the chiming of bells, signaling the arrival of the wedding season. Lisa Brandau, president of AtHome America, knows wedding season brings not only a time of new beginnings, but the potential anxiety of picking out the right gift.

Based on feedback from their HomeStyle Specialists, AtHome America found the gifts to give to the bride are those that stand the test of time, such as frames, quilts, baskets or vases. But don't be afraid to give something with a splash--or more--of color.

"You want to give a gift the bride will be able to look back and fondly remember you gave that to them for their wedding," says Brandau. "Those gifts that stand the test of time are guaranteed to be well-received." "

At Home America Press Release : Source Link

AtHome America Home Business Profile

Home Interiors and Gifts Awards Mexico Trip

2006-06-09T06:42:00.000-07:00

This is a nice incentive....

Home Interiors and Gifts Inc., one of the nation’s largest direct sellers of home décor accessories, recently rewarded one of its top achievers in sales and sponsoring, Norma Morgan of Laurel, with an exciting trip for two to Acapulco, Mexico.

The trip is part of the company’s incentive programs designed to inspire its sales force.

Winning consultants spent three days and four nights at the majestic Fairmont Acapulco Princess – a world-class resort surrounded by lush tropics and stunning views of the Sierra Madre.

Those decorating sonsultants who were in the top 100 in personal sales earned the option to extend their stay two additional nights, complements of Home Interiors.

Home Interiors incentive trip 2006 is planned for a luxurious stay for two in Hawaii. "

The Leader-Call : Source Link

Home Interiors & Gifts Home Business Profile

Acai Berry Top List Superfood

2006-06-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

An interesting article I think alot will find useful.

"Amazon Rainforest Acai Berry, Top Listed Superfood on OPRAH.COM is Making Many Mona Vie Distributors Thousands of Dollars Weekly

(PRWEB) May 17, 2006 -- In many personal testimonials people say they are living well, doing away with ailments and arthritis pain, have more energy, are reducing muscle and joint aches, increasing sexual appetite and performance, reducing stress, improving digestion, and are left feeling great all day, every day.

Dr. Nicholas Perricone appeared on The Oprah Winfrey show to promote his book "The Perricone Promise: Look Younger-Live Longer in Three Easy Steps" in which he lists the Ten Super Foods to Rejuvenate the Body. He rated the Acai Berry as #1, calling it one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world and the Oprah Winfrey website lists the ascai bery the same way.

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PR Web : Source Link

MonaVie Home Business Profile

State Wins BioPerformance Injunction

2006-06-07T20:21:00.000-07:00

I found the follow up information about "the fuel pill", thought it may be interesting to see the outcome.

"State Wins Injunction Against “Gas Pill” Maker

(June 2, 2006)—Texas won a temporary injunction Thursday against BioPerformance, which orders the company to stop marketing its so-called “gas pill” as a product that improves gas mileage.

The court also barred the defendants from access to millions of dollars that Attorney General Greg Abbott says were “wrongly diverted for personal uses from this illegal online pyramid.”

“Today marks a victory on behalf of thousands of consumers around the country who were defrauded by BioPerformance and its owners,” Abbott said.

“This company and its owners spent a lot of time boosting the confidence of their clients' buying power and did nothing to boost gas mileage or performance of vehicles, as they falsely claimed these gas pills would do,” he said.

Abbott filed suit last month against Texas-based Bioperformance, Inc. to stop sales of the green ball marketed as a “gas pill” that supposedly increases mileage when dropped into a vehicle’s fuel tank.

Abbot says the pill is worthless and part of what he says is an illegal pyramid scheme. "

KWTX News : Source Link

BioPerformance Home Business Profile

Partylite Parent Posts 1Q Loss

2006-06-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

I guess not everyone feels the same way about Partylite.

"LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Reuters) - Candle maker Blyth Inc. (BTH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted a net loss on charges and net sales that fell 4 percent on weak sales in its PartyLite U.S. direct selling business and higher commodity costs.

The company's net loss for the first quarter ended April 30 was $30.6 million, or 75 cents per share, compared with net income of $10 million, or 24 cents per share, a year earlier.

Net sales fell to $327.5 million from $342.8 million in the year-earlier quarter. "

Reuters : Source Link

PartyLite Gifts, Inc Home Business Profile

In Home Sales Boom

2006-06-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

In home sales seem to be booming these days. I think more women want be at home with their kids. Here is an interesting article.
"It's not your mother's Tupperware party

In-home sales of makeup and intimate products boom

CARLETON -- Leslie Zay always struggled with her finances. She often had trouble making ends meet, and sometimes needed public assistance just to put food on her family's table.

Today, Zay owns her own business and collects more than $8,000 a month selling Pure Romance products such as edible body powders, lotions, videos and adult toys designed to put some extra zing in the romance department.

"My business took off right away," said Zay, a 51-year-old grandmother from Hamburg. "It's been phenomenal. It allows me the flexibility in my life to keep me happy."

Zay is among a growing number of people running their own in-home party businesses. Their motivations range from mothers who want a more flexible schedule to laid-off workers looking to replace lost wages.

And they're not just selling Tupperware and Mary Kay cosmetics anymore. Entrepreneurs are hosting in-home sales parties for everything from jewelry to candles to intimate apparel.

There's even Vantel Pearls in the Oyster Inc., where consultants bring live oysters to home parties; guests open the shells and can have the pearls they find inside appraised and set into gold rings. "

Detroit Business News : Source Link

TUPPERWARE Home Business Profile

Partylite Candles

2006-06-06T08:58:00.000-07:00

I love candles and have used many different types. Partylite seems to be the best quality and burns the best. If you know any consultants..have a party!!!!

Judge to Decide BioPerformance Fate

2006-06-05T11:18:00.000-07:00

This is the company out of Texas that was selling 'fuel pills' that were supposed to increase your mileage. A couple of people pitched me on it, I thought it sounded like a scam. Looks like I was right.

"The fate of BioPerformance is soon to be decided by a courtroom in San Antonio, according to a news report by Brooke Richie of CBS 11 Dallas-Fort Worth.

According to her report of the courtroom proceedings, reported and uncontested is that the company netted more than $25 million dollars in just five months. The big question seems to be what happened to that money.

According to the article, BioPerformance President Lowell Mims netted between $9 and $10 million dollars, and so did vice president Gustavo Romero.

Mims and Romero claim the proceeds are dividends and as the sole shareholders, legitimate compensation. The Texas Attorney General maintains that the company sold a fake product through illegal means. "

CBS 11 : Source Link

BioPerformance Home Business Profile

Cookie Lee Exec Honored

2006-06-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

Cookie Lee CEO Cookie Lee was honored recently by receiving one of the 2006 Women in Business Awards.

Source: OC Register
Women's business achievements honored
Five Orange County executives were honored Thursday at a luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Irvine for the 12th annual awards by the Orange County Business Journal.
The honorees are Ruth Beardsley, president, All American Lock Corp., Santa Ana; Cookie Lee, chief executive, Cookie Lee Jewelry, Irvine; Camille Jayne, president, Matters At Hand, Irvine; Lucy Dunn, chief executive, Orange County Business Council; and Gloria Zigner, creator of the CHOC Follies. " Source Link
Cookie Lee Inc Home Business Profile

Cookie Lee in the News

2006-06-01T17:51:00.000-07:00

Here is an interesting article about new successful home business entrepeneurs:

These entrepreneurs can get paid big for partying

"...Two and a half years ago, Mayes found the perfect way to continue making a few bucks without sacrificing time with her children. She sells fine jewelry to a small audience at home, allowing her to set her own schedule, keep her own hours and still have time to take the kids to the park and tuck them in at night.

Mayes spends less than 20 hours each month as a consultant for Cookie Lee fine fashion jewelry, but earns as much money as working a full-time job. All she has to do is set the jewelry on a table for the guests to see and the products practically sell themselves, she said."

Cookie Lee Home Business Profile

Red Flags When Checking Out a Home Business

2006-05-31T15:29:00.000-07:00

MLM Red Flags

"Red Flags when Researching an MLM Company
1. No Physical Address or Contact Numbers The Internet has made it simple for new home based businesses to create a presence without having any real infrastructure or substance. While not all mlm businesses require a physical address, those that are offering goods or services to reps and consumers would be expected to have some traceable location. The lack of a phone number makes it all but impossible to pursue any customer service, commission, or other representative issue.
2. Executives with a trail of short lived, closed companies behind them. Every story is a success story when you hear them from a rep selling on a new deal. But how successful can the executives of a new company be if this is their third or fourth new mlm company in as many years?
3. The Vague Executive Bio No company names, or other traceable details about their supposedly stellar careers. Phrases like "Has had fifteen years of success in the Network Marketing Industry" are meaningless without specific facts to back it up. They may have been successful in collecting a salary check and filling the company coffers, but wouldn't you expect them to name the various network marketing companies they've "built from the ground up" if all they've left is a trail of happy, successful reps?
4. The Bigger, Better Biz Opp Repackaging a network marketing business opportunity that has failed elsewhere does not a success story make. Sometimes a business opportunity that has failed elsewhere is rewrapped in a new website, a new name, a new comp plan and sold as a new, viable opportunity. Often, the failures are blamed on poor management, etc., when perhaps it is the "opportunity" at fault.
5. Answers to Due Diligence Questions that do everything but answer the Question We continually run into this as we research mlm companies. Simple questions like "Where is your corporate office" that are answered with questions like "Why do you want to know?". Or answers about the business stability that garner responses like "Of course this is a great mlm opportunity, you can tell just by looking at our palatial offices."
6. Payment Accepted by Check or Money Order Only Eliminating the ability for reps to pay for product with a credit card eliminates their ability to dispute charges if the company fails to deliver.
7. Offshore Address Speaks for itself.
8. No Tangible Product Without a tangible network marketing products, its difficult to show there is something being sold to an end-user other than the opportunity - which can be the defininition of Pyramid Scheme.
9. Minimal or Non-Existent Refund Policy Any legitimate mlm company will stand behind its product or service. A lack of a refund policy, or one that expires in a very short period are often questionable situations. Others may incorporate a non-refundable setup charge, or non-refundable Rep Kit fee.
10. Stock Hype "We're a publicly traded company, so we must be legitimate." New network marketing companies that "go public" before or shortly after their launch typically do so by doing a reverse merger - acquiring the public "shell" of a dead company. Or, a "parent" company "aquires" the new company to add value to a traded stock.
While none of these items might individually flag an opportunity as "Stay Away", several of them together might be cause to take a closer look at the opportunity and do further due diligence - if the answers are available.

"Npros.com : Source Link

Free Advertising at Wahmpros.com

2006-05-31T15:19:00.000-07:00

I found this site first through a message board, and then found the link for free advertising on their site:

WAHM Pros The online resource for Work at Home Moms

Two weeks free under whichever home based business or party plan company you represent (there are seven or eight hundred listed, chances are your company is there).

After two weeks you can cancel.

Two reasons to take advantage of this:

1) It's Free.
What's better than free?

2) Incoming Links Help Your Search Engine Rankings
I've started to learn more about how search engines rank pages, so that you can get better placement in the top pages when someone searches for your company (Like "Taste of Home Entertaining"). The more links you have from relevant (pages that are about the same thing as your page) sites with good page rank (how important the search engine thinks that page is) the better it is for your own page rank.

Watch for more info on search engine rankings later.

Wahmnews and Home Business Updates

2006-05-31T15:01:00.000-07:00

This is my new Work at Home Mom News blog, and I hope to provide the best news and relevant information for work at home moms.

I gather news and articles from various sources, and plan to keep work at home moms and others in the home based business industry informed on home party news, new companies, scams, and everything else I find interesting and newsworthy - and hopefully of value to the reader.