| Comment Number: | 522418-05635 |
| Received: | 7/2/2006 7:59:30 PM |
| Organization: | Lymburner International affiliated with Quixtar |
| Commenter: | Bradley Lymburner |
| State: | AR |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
I strongly urge the FTC to adopt reasonable rules regarding work at home and other independent business models. Illegal or other 'scam' type businesses hurt my ability to develop my legitimate business. I do urge caution in the development of the rules. Some of the currently proposed rules would be quite damaging to legitimate business development and do not accomplish the purpose of aiding someone in appropriately evaluating a potential business opportunity. Requiring something as simple as a money back guarantee, as Quixtar provides for up to 6 months, does more to aid someone investigating the opportunity than mandatory waiting periods and the like. I strongly urge you NOT to implement the following: - A mandatory waiting period - A mandatory 'list of references' - A mandatory financial disclosure. I would urge a requirement of the following: - A mandatory money back guarantee for some significant period of time. Again, Quixtar already offers a full 6 month period for all money, including shipping costs. - A mandatory disclosure of some 'real' income or success measures. Quixtar currently provides the average monthly income for active Independent Business Owners. - Enforcement of the rule that money can not be made purely for signing people up. With a legitimate business, as Quixtar's is, will essentially require new business owners to benefit in order for their sponsors to benefit. I am 100% in favor of strengthening rules and governance around these types of businesses. I have been approached for many of them over the years and most are not legitimate. I do NOT support making it significantly more difficult to grow and develop legitimate businesses however. Please keep that very much in mind as you work on the new rules and guidelines. Thank you for your consideration. Bradley and Catherine Lymburner Quixtar Independent Business Owners