Recent Entries

• Reliv International Raises 68K for Kids

  by System August 20, 2008
  Reliv International Inc. said Tuesday it raised $68,000 for its charitable arm at its second annual "Walk for the Mission." More than 3,400 Reliv independent distributors from nine countries participated, the company said. The Reliv Foundation provides free nutritional supplements to more than 42,00...

• USANA to Hold 16th Annual Convention in SLC

  by System August 20, 2008
  More than 8,000 people from around the world are expected to attend the USANA Health Sciences, Inc., 16th annual International Convention Aug. 27-30 in Salt Lake City. The event, to be held at the EnergySolutions Arena and the Salt Palace Convention Center, is one of the city's top five annual conve...

• Reliv Celebrates Anniversary with More than 4300 Distributors

  by System August 20, 2008
  Reliv International, Inc. (Nasdaq:RELV) celebrated its 20th anniversary at its annual international conference here this weekend. The conference theme was "Cheers to 20 Years," and Reliv distributors from nine countries participated. Highlights of the conference included: * The announcement of a new...

• LiveVantage Announces Protandim Sales Increase

  by System August 14, 2008
  LifeVantage Corporation Announces Increased Sales Distribution for Protandim(R)SAN DIEGO, Aug 13, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- LifeVantage Corporation has announced it has increased distribution of Protandim(R) via a network of well-known regional brokers; the initiation of a direct sales program to heal...

• MonaVie in the Deseret News

  by System August 14, 2008
  MonaVie and their VP / Co Founder received covereage in the Salt Lake City Deseret News:"Athletics prepared me for this," he says in his office. "I haven't encountered any situation in business that even comes close to the pressure and stress you experience at the Olympics. I've been through the ref...

• AdSurfDaily Sued for Pyramid Scheme

  by System August 12, 2008
  Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a lawsuit recently against Quincy company AdSurfDaily, accusing the company and its owners of operating a pyramid scheme. Thelawsuit is seeking civil damages for the victims and an injunction against the company, its president, Andy Bowdoin Jr., and its employees...

• California AG Files for Injunction Against YTB

  by System August 11, 2008
  The California Attorney General filed for a permanent injunction against YTB Travel in August, 2008, naming YOURTRAVELBIZ.COM, aka YTB.COM, YTB Travel Network of Illinois, J. Lloyd Tomer, J. Scott Tomer, J. Kim Sorensen, and Andrew Cauthen. The suit alleges that defendents are operating an endless ...

• Brown Sues to Topple YTB

  by System August 11, 2008
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gareth Lacy (916) 324-5500 Brown Sues To Topple Online Pyramid Scheme LOS ANGELES--California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a lawsuit against YourTravelBiz.com for operating a "gigantic pyramid scheme" that recruited tens of thousands of member...

• Wealth Pools Fined 440K

  by System August 9, 2008
  Wealth Pools has been fined $440,000 by the New Brunswick Securities Commission, the largest individual penalty ever levied.The Securities Commission ruled that Robert E. Lane, the president of the Orlando, Florida based Wealth Pools, must pay $160,000 in administrative penalties plus $2000 in assoc...

• MOXXOR Prepares for August Launch

  by System August 9, 2008
  MOXXOR, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, but with roots in New Zealand, is preparing for an August launch.The company's flagship product is the MOXXOR omega-3 and antioxidant, developed exclusively from New Zealand green lipped mussel extract and New Zealand sauvignon blank grape seed extract.Founded a...

• MLMRankings.com Posts July 2008 Update

  by System August 3, 2008
  MLMRankings has posted their latest updates for Home Based Business and MLM Company Metrix.Top Gainers for the beginning of summer include:Tahitian Noni International 28.22% Gain Discovery Toys 25.93% Gain Jafra Cosmetics International 25.61% Gain Zija International 22.78% Gain BEAUTICON...

• Xocai in the Sydney Morning Herald

  by System July 31, 2008
  Xocai and its founders, Jeannette and Martin Brooks, receive some harsh scrutiny in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald. The article discusses more than $336 million in claims from 25 individuals in part of a bankruptcy proceeding in Reno at the time Xocai was launching. ...THEIR company has rea...

• Silpada Designs Convention Attracts over 4200

  by System July 31, 2008
  Silpada Designs attracted over 4200 independent representatives to its convention on July 25th in Kansas City. The Kansas City Star posted a video of representatives at the convention.

• Reliv International Profits Drop

  by System July 31, 2008
  Reliv International reported Wednesday a second-quarter profit of $569,000, or 4 cents a share, compared to a profit of $823,000, or 5 cents a share, a year ago. Its net sales for the second quarter were $24 million, compared to net sales of $26.3 million in the second quarter last year. The nutriti...

• Taste of Home Entertaining SOLD

  by System July 31, 2008
  The Reader's Digest Association Inc., said that it has sold the stock of Taste of Home Entertaining Inc. of Brookfield to a group of private investors led by Eric Schrier, former president and CEO of Reader's Digest.Terms of the transaction, which will result in the company relinquishing its name, w...

• Florida Terminates Green Mountain Energy Program

  by System July 31, 2008
  Green Mountain Energy responded to the recent termination of the companies relationship with the Florida Power and Light company: "We are disappointed the Commission voted today to end FPL's very successful Sunshine Energy renewable energy program. Green Mountain Energy Company helped FPL grow Suns...

• YTB Travel Considers Dropping Network Marketing Model

  by System July 15, 2008
  YTB Travel says that they are considering converting to a franchise model. The change is under consideration for as early as 2009, though the company says existing RTAs would be treated favorably under its forthcoming proposal.

• Princess House Helping Relief Effort

  by System July 12, 2008
  Princess House received noteworthy commments in the Abiline Reflector-Chronicle in this article about their fundraising efforts for the Chapman Schools...Residents who wish to help raise funds for the Chapman Schools will have an opportunity to do so while taking a chance to win over $1,000 in retir...

• Metabolife in Newsweek

  by System July 6, 2008
  So you're feeling a little thick around the middle and you've heard enough about abstinence and exercise. Wouldn't it be nice if you could pop a pill, stretch out in the BarcaLounger and incinerate calories like a long-distance runner? That's the idea behind a hot herbal supplement called Metabolife...

• FTC Settles with BurnLounge

  by System July 6, 2008
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that one of the operators of BurnLounge, a digital music distribution service the agency had determined was actually a pyramid scheme, has settled charges and agreed to give up $20,000 in ill-gotten gains.The FTC charged BurnLounge in June 2007 with o...