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Can your company stand up? By: Donna Collins How long has the company been in business under current ownership? We recommend you set a minimum requirement of seven years since as many as 80% or more of businesses that fail, do so in the first 3-5 years. You do not want to invest your time energy and money in a home based business only to have to start all over again. Our Company has been in Business for a solid 19 years, and has never changed their name. We have had 19 consecutive years of record growth - an achievement only a handful of companies can claim. Last year their sales grew by almost $2.0 million a week compared the year prior Are there any requirements to stock, inventory, sell, deliver, handle the billing or collect the receivables for the products or services When you perform these functions, you can anticipate the costs related to performing these tasks will be significant and time consuming. Make sure you calculate these costs into your profit equation or deduct it from the gross profit margin the company indicates you may earn We NEVER stock, inventory, sell, deliver, handle billing, or collect. This area is one of the greatest expense and time elements of any home based business. This is also one of the elements that separate CDM from the vast majority of MLMs. If you make the investment or decision to start your home based business, what written guarantees do you have for recovering that investment if the company doesn’t perform or the information you were given turns out to be less than fully disclosed? Good business practice would be to make sure their promise is a real guarantee – in writing. Our offers and backs-up a money back refund for up to 120 days (4 months) on their membership as well as a 60 day Total Satisfaction Guarantee with a full money back refund on all their products and 90 day’s nutritional supplements. WE NEVER charge you so your website is free, as long as you remain a preferred customer with adhere to the policies, integrity and ethics standards! Is the company privately held or publicly held? You will want know their corporate status. If they are publicly held there are a wide range of public filings they must make available. If they are privately held you may want to run a credit check or Dunn and Bradstreet credit rating to insure they are financially stable and the number of years they have been in business may be even more important. We are privately held, has an exceptional 4A-1 credit rating with Dunn and Bradstreet, has been in business for over 18 consecutive years and has no debt. They are going to be there long term. Their financial/credit ratings are better than 98% of the businesses in North America. Will they provide annual sales statistics and growth trends? There is a time proven statement that says the best predictor of future performance is past performance. Look at the sales performance for the most recent five years. If they won’t that should get your red flag going. We have experienced consistent positive growth and sales volumes for all 18 years of business, improving every year from the next, even in the toughest economical times. Refer to your LIA for published average income statistics. Three key notes here: 95% reorder rate is 4 1/2 to 9 times higher than the Direct Marketing Association averages for other companies and that says the products are exceptional. We are growing at a rate of about 30,000 new customers a month - that says there is a great growth opportunity even in weak economic times. They just wrapped up a new record sales month in June 2004. Our team set a new record for growth, beating the old record set in 2003 by 60% for new enrollments in one month. Ask about ‘Hidden Costs’. Are there any other costs involved in the business even as options that we should be made aware of before we make our decision? Hidden costs are red flags. ABCcalls website NEVER asks you for any fees. Your URL is short and you get to pick your name: When we investigated over 200 other home based businesses, we could not find one other company or organization that offered a TRUE FREE website. Every other one had hidden charges or fees for shortening the URL, usage, monthly maintenance, and fees to access features like a database or even fees to access their services like training or presentations. NOT ONE we have found yet offers a TRUE FREE website with all the features like ours. It really is true with our company we really do invest more than they do to start. We know of no other organization that can say that truthfully. Ask for specific Company credentials, tangible and documented awards or if they have a clear record with the Better Business Bureau A reputable company will have a number of documented facts, awards and leadership examples to support a solid professional reputation. We have been registered with the BBB (www.bbb.org) all 18 years of doing business and in every state; US Chamber of Commerce Blue Chip Enterprise Award; 5 consecutive years listed with INC 500; then inducted into the INC 500 Hall of Fame (2001); IACI Environmental Excellence Award (2003); Our President and CEO, has been on the Board of Directors to the US Chamber of Commerce and serves as 1 of 4 Regional Vice Chairmen; Global company operating in 9 countries and expanding every year. Sale exceed $550 million annually. They are a registered pharmaceutical company with a significant number of products with a patent position. Unlike MLMs they are a producer not just a private label distributor. CDM eliminates those distributors saving everyone money. Do they provide documented annual income statistics for their home-based business participants? When we researched hundreds of home based business opportunities, we found very few were willing to provide income statistics for two very good reasons. Very few people ever made any money with their opportunity or only an elite few were generating any real income. Some may say they hold that information in confidence for the privacy of their participants. This usually means– it’s not a pretty picture so we don’t provide that information. We have always made available to all customers, the audited income statistics of its marketing executives. Why is audited important? That means an accounting firm of other recognized independent resource has independently verified them. They are provided in your membership portfolio, as well as on their corporate website and LIA magazine. This is such a big difference between our business and others. Almost none of the other companies we found shared any information in this area or if they did, they wouldn't put it in writing. Why invest in a company that wont give you their statistics. What support, training and resources are included in the start-up fee? Are there any additional charges for training, support or website after the first 30 days? This can be where the rubber meets the road. One of the most common reasons many home based businesses struggle or fail is the lack of training, support or the resources needed to be successful. After you pay your start-up fee they send you a box and you either never hear from them again or every minute of support or training has an hourly fee attached to it. Here are a few tips on things to look for up front. What support or training is included in the start-up fee? Are there any hourly fees or charges for questions, training or support at any point in time? (After 30 days, 90 days or even a year) Do they charge to attend training meetings or events? Do they have a full time customer service staff and is it available to you at no charge on an on-going basis? Support fees can actually exceed start-up costs if you are not careful. For $29 you get preferred customer status with us, with a complete membership portfolio, training resources and product information, including a video and CD Rom. ABC support system partners with us to offer you unlimited online support and training, a free website, a support team and interactive, live conference training and presentation calls. There are no hourly fees, no charges for questions (we have a toll free customer service number and is available M-F 8am to midnight EST and Sat. 9am to 7pm EST). There is no charge to speak to the support teams, attend training calls, or events. There are no hidden support fees of any kind, ever. This year alone we added more than $50,000 in new software and website enhancements at no cost to us -NONE! These included new features like automated lead loaders, a shared calendar feature for teams to use, enhanced email features, additional servers to speed communications as the group has grown and more. You could not replace our website on the open market for $500 a year If your company or company of choice can not give you the information you require, contact me and I will honestly show you a TRUE, REAL home business Regards, Donna Collins DonnaC1612@hotmail.com DonnaC1612@yahoo.com http://www.bewell.mnow.biz 845-725-7619 Total Views : 486    Word Count Appx. : 1561 See All articles From Author

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