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Link To The Chapter DIRECT SALES - AN OVERVIEW - The first comprehensive college textbook series on the Direct Sales Industry.  This educational resource book includes a chapter called "THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT" written by Jeffrey Babener.
Link to Payment Plans Article BUSINESS START-UPS MAGAZINE regularly publishes Mr. Babener's work in their DIRECT LINE article. The April 1994 issue is titled "Payment Plan" and provides a great deal of insight for someone interested in choosing the right network marketing company - especially as the choices relate to the compensation plans available.

"...the most important factor is not the type of compensation plan, but whether that plan is achieving important goals for distributors."
Link to Support Associations Article BUSINESS START-UPS MAGAZINE of January 1995 highlighted the top 10 Businesses for 1995. In the DIRECT LINE article, Mr. Babener writes "Support System - Boost Your Business By joining An MLM Association". Read more about the Multi-Level Marketing International Association (MLMIA) and the Direct Sellers Association (DSA). Find out what these organizations are doing for you, and how you can improve your business because of them.
Link to The 70 Percent Rule MONEY MAKER'S MONTHLY is an industry newspaper with immense circulation. Mr. Babener is a regular contributor and has a column titled Consult Your MLM Attorney. In the September 1996 issue the topic is "THE 70 PERCENT RULE: What's It All About?" Regulatory agencies talk about this 70 Percent rule, and Mr. Babener details and defends positions that pertain to it.

"...the rule requires that distributors procure orders for inventory only when they have disgorged themselves of at least 70 percent of previously purchased inventory."
Link to Esteem Article ESTEEM - The Self-Esteem Review is an excellent publication that provides timely information for business people. In their regular department The Business Edge Mr. Babener and Mr. Stewart wrote: Getting the home business up and running.

"... Profitability is a challenge facing all businesses and success requires a concerted effort."
Link to Identify Illegal Pyramid Article HOME OFFICE COMPUTING - August of 1992. Identifying Illegal Pyramid Schemes is a timely today as it was then.

"... The last thing you want to do is become part of a multilevel system that is, in reality an illegal pyramid scheme."


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