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New! The New FTC Direct Selling Guidance… Imperfect, But a Good Start

New! FTC and Direct Selling Come to the Table as Stakeholders: H.R. 3409

New! Search for Certainty in Direct Selling: A Legal and Business Rationale for H.R. 3409

FTC v. Herbalife Settlement: First Take

FTC v. Herbalife: Post-Settlement Legal Guidance for the Direct Selling Industry

Vemma vs. FTC: Guidance for the Direct Selling Industry - Welcome to the Future

FTC Complaint [PDF]

FTC Restrainting Order [PDF]

Vemma Preliminary Injunction Order… First Take - Time for the Industry and Vemma to Press the Reset Button

FTC v. Vemma [PDF]

Vemma: Preparing for the FTC Ambush

BurnLounge Appeal Decision: Guidance on Pyramid v Legitimate MLM and the Role of Personal Use in Pyramid Analysis

Herbalife: Belgian Appeal Court: Herbalife is No Pyramid, Validates Legitimacy - The Next Chapter in Personal Use

An Inside Look into a MLM Trial - A 16 Part Miniseries of Live Trial Video

Herbalife: What Short Sellers Missed on the Way to the Press Conference... ([PDF] Version)

Fact Checking the FTC’s New Legal Guidance

Will the FTC Unilaterally Change the Business and Legal Landscape for Direct Selling in 2017?

FTC v. BurnLounge: Lessons Learned for MLM/Direct Selling

FTC Guidelines on Endorsements and Testimonials

FTC Guidelines Resource Center

FTC Guidelines Endorsements and Testimonials: Detailed Analysis

FTC News Release on Endorsements and Testimonials

FTC Complete Guidelines Release [PDF]

FTC Short Version Guidelines Release [PDF]

FTC Examples of Material Connection

FTC Regulation of Advertising

FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule: Analysis and Updates:

The FTC Final Business Opportunity Rule: Still Work to Do

FTC Exemption Draft Falls Short... MLMLegal.com and DSA Suggest Revisions

FTC Exempts MLM from Proposed Business Opportunity Rule

DSA Position on FTC MLM Exemption Proposed Business Opportunity Rule

Analysis and Industry Response

Actual Text of Proposed Rule

FTC Speaks Out

DSA Speaks Out

DSWA Speaks Out

MLMIA Speaks Out

DRA Speaks Out

MLMLegal.Com Speaks Out

MLM in the News

New Proposed Federal MLM Legislation

FTC and SkyBiz Settlement-$20 million

Campaign Fundraising, MLM?

Web Shopping Mall Charged

Gifting Clubs Held Illegal

FTC v Bigsmart - $5 Million Settlement

New MLM Articles

MLM and Identity Theft

Pyramid or Legitimate MLM?

Proposed Fed MLM Statute on Personal Use

MLM Startup Capital: The Business Plan

FTC v Bigsmart - A Slap And A Leash

Renaissance, The Tax People

Dot Com or Dot Scam?

How To Analyze Compensation Plans

DSA and MLMIA - Industry Support

MLM Corporate Startup: A 3 Part Series

Startup Essentials I - MLM Capitalization, MLM Recruitment, MLM Legal, MLM Trademark

Startup Essentials II - MLM Business Experience, MLM Software & Technology, MLM Product Selection, MLM International Expansion

Startup Essentials III - MLM Compensation Plan, MLM Outsourcing, MLM Agreements, MLM Attitude

MLM Consultant Articles

Starting Your MLM Company

The Right Place, The Right Time: The Emergence of Direct Selling [PDF]

Taxes in the New Millennium

Taxes and the Network Marketer

How To Build A Successful Direct Selling Business

Passion for Your Business

Why Join A Trade Organization?

Party Plans: Can You Score Five Points?

MLM Consultant: International

Singapore and Asia: Open for Business

MLM International Market Entry: Practical Issues

MLM Software Articles

MLM Software Primer

Direct Sales Communication

Selecting an MLM Software Provider

MLM By The Numbers

Choosing an MLM Software Provider

META Tags, MLM Subliminal Marketing

The Electronic MLM

MLM In Cyberspace

Skybiz or Skyscam

MLM Leads / Recruiting

MLM Presentations: 27 Secrets

MLM Recruiting & Communication

MLM Leads - MLM Recruiting Machine

Affinity MLM Recruiting

MLM Leads Resources

One Minute MLM Startup Tips: Scores of quick tip articles on starting and running the MLM, Direct Sales, Direct Selling, Network Marketing and Party Plan Business

Startup Tips I

Startup Tips II

MLM Distributor Rights

Dialogue As an Agent of Change

MLM Observer: MLM Industry Editorial

The Largest Network Marketing Community in the World

MLM Raiding!

Direct Sales: Misperceptions

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