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Power Index: A Comprehensive Index of Articles
The library is full of articles, case studies, statutes, and other material useful as a resource to those interested in network marketing. This index is designed to help you find information on a category-specific basis. Our library entrance is more suited to casual browsing.
The Power Index has the following categories:
The MLM Business
General Topics
Advertising
The Personal Use Issue
Restrictions on Distributors
Distributor Behavior
Distributor Rights
MLM Evaluation
MLM Startup Issues
MLM Consulting
MLM Recruiting
Taxes
Technology and the MLM
International MLM
Legislation and Litigation
State Statutes
State Cases
Federal Cases
IRS
Postal Service
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Trade Commission
General
FTC Final Business Opportunity Rule ... Still Work to be Done
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Analysis
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Press Release
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Actual Text
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - DSA Response
MLM Company Startup Essentials: Part One of Three
MLM Company Startup Essentials: Part Two of Three
MLM Company Startup Essentials: Part Three of Three
MLM International Consulting: Singapore and Asia Open For Business
MLM International Consulting: Market Entry, Practical Issues
MLM Software: Direct Sales Communication
MLM Presentations: Secrets to Success
Proposed New Federal MLM Statute: Personal Use OK
Is This A Pyramid or a Legitimate MLM?
How To Build A Successful Direct Selling Company
Party Plans: Can You Score 5 Points?
How To Choose an MLM Software Provider
Meta Tags - MLM Subliminal Marketing
MLM Law - Protecting Your Copyright
Binary Plans - A Time Gone By?
How To Analyze Compensation Plans
Industry Applauds New Montana Legislation
Boost Your Business by Joining an MLM Association
Getting the Home Business Up and Running
Identifying Illegal Pyramid Schemes
Network Marketing - ¿Es Para Tí?
Noncompetition Agreements: Enforceable?
Updating Your Marketing Plan: A Practical Checklist
A Corporate Look at the MLM Option
New Protection for MLM Distributors
Ten Common Distributor Mistakes (and how to overcome them)
Incorporating the Network Marketer
MLM Startup Capital: The Business Plan
MLM Recruiting & Communication
Advertising
Meta Tags - MLM Subliminal Marketing
Who Controls Marketing Materials?
MLM Presentations: Secrets to Success
The Personal Use Issue
Proposed New Federal MLM Statute: Personal Use OK
Industry Applauds New Montana Legislation
FTC v. Direct Sellers - The Snail That Got Mugged
FTC v. JewelWay - New Concerns for the Industry
The AuQuest Case - A Wake-Up Call to the Industry
The 70% Rule: What's It All About?
The Omnitrition Appeal - An Industry Issue
Personal Use - A Call to Action
Restrictions on Distributors
Noncompetition Agreements: Enforceable?
Who Controls Marketing Materials?
Distributor Rights
Dialogue As an Agent for Change
Distributor Behavior
Is This A Pyramid or a Legitimate MLM?
Getting the Home Business Up and Running
Networking and Time Management
MLM Presentations: Secrets to Success
Ten Common Distributor Mistakes (and how to overcome them)
Incorporating the Network Marketer
MLM Evaluation
Binary Plans - A Time Gone By?
Analyzing MLM Compensation Plans
Identifying Illegal Pyramid Schemes
Network Marketing - ¿Es Para Tí?
Boost Your Business by Joining an MLM Association
Investigating a Network Marketing Opportunity
Is This A Pyramid or a Legitimate MLM?
Network Marketing: Legal Issues
The Inside Track on Network Marketing
MLM Startup Issues
MLM Company Startup Essentials: Part One of Three
MLM Company Startup Essentials: Part Two of Three
MLM Company Startup Essentials: Part Three of Three
How To Build A Successful Direct Selling Company
Party Plans: Can You Score 5 Points?
MLM Startup Capital: The Business Plan
Starting a Network Marketing Company
Why Join an MLM Trade Organization?
MLM Presentations: Secrets to Success
MLM Consulting
MLM Software: Direct Sales Communication
How To Build A Successful Direct Selling Company
Taxes and the Network Marketer
MLM International Consulting: Singapore and Asia Open For Business
MLM International Consulting: Market Entry, Practical Issues
Recruiting and Lead
Generation
MLM Recruiting & Communication
MLM Presentations: Secrets to Success
MLM Software: Direct Sales Communication
Taxes
Taxes and the Network Marketer
April Showers - Taxes Rain on Networkers
Incorporating the Network Marketer
Personal Use - A Call To Action
Distributor Privacy: Social Security Numbers
Technology and MLM
Selecting an MLM Software Provider
Choosing an MLM Software Provider
Meta Tags - MLM Subliminal Marketing
MLM Law - Protecting Your Copyright
MLM Software: Direct Sales Communication
Networkers on the Information Highway
International MLM
UK - Crossroads America to Europe
MLM International Consulting: Singapore and Asia Open For Business
MLM International Consulting: Market Entry, Practical Issues
Legislation and Litigation
State Cases
Renaissance, Tax People - Kansas Windblown
Industry Applauds New Montana Legislation
The 70% Rule: What's It All About?
NSA Settlements: Enormous Industry Impact
Networkers Meet Business Opportunity Statutes
Personal Use - A Call To Action
New Protection for MLM Distributors
State by State Statutes Reviewed
Federal Cases
Proposed New Federal MLM Statute: Personal Use OK
FTC v Skybiz - $20 Million Settlement
The AuQuest Case - A Wake-Up Call to the Industry
The 70% Rule: What's It All About?
The Omnitrituion Appeal - An Industry Issue
April Showers - Taxes Rain on Networkers
Personal Use - A Call To Action
FDA Health Claims: The Final Rules
FDA Regulations on Statements for Dietary Supplements
Distributor Privacy: Social Security Numbers
Market America v. Ray Rossi, et al.
Internal Revenue Service
Renaissance, The Tax People - Dust in the wind
Official Publication for Network Marketers (Download in PDF Format)
Good News for Home Office Deductions
Food and Drug Administration
FDA Health Claims: The Final Rules
FDA Regulations on Statements for Dietary Supplements
Federal Trade Commision
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
FTC Final Business Opportunity Rule ... Still Work to be Done
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Analysis
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Press Release
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - Actual Text
FTC Proposed Business Opportunity Rule - DSA Response
FTC v SkyBiz: Stipulated Final Judgment
FTC Challenge: Historic Opportunity
FTC v. Bigsmart - A Slap And A Leash
FTC v. Direct Sellers - The Snail That Got Mugged
FTC v. JewelWay - New Concerns for the Industry
FTC v. Amway (1979) Actual Text
FTC v. World Class Network, Inc. News Release
Fortuna Alliance: The FTC Sends A Message
The FTC Three-Day Customer Rule
FTC Dietary Supplements Advertising Guide
FTC v. New Vision International - Complaint
FTC v. New Vision International - Analysis
FTC v. New Vision International - Agreement
United States Postal Service
Postal Service v. Unimax - Complaint
Postal Service v. Unimax - Decision
Complaint Against Nest Egg Society Today (NEST)
Complaint Against Collegedale Enterprises (1982)
Complaint Against Collegedale Enterprises Appeal (1983)
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