| Comment Number: | 522418-09676 |
| Received: | 7/14/2006 10:40:29 PM |
| Organization: | Teambuilders |
| Commenter: | Benjamin Quick |
| State: | MA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
To: United States Federal Trade Commission Re: Proposed Ruling on Direct Sales Businesses Dear FTC: I understand that rule changes have been proposed, which will affect my business. I believe the spirit of the change is positive: to protect potential business-owners from fraud by disclosing appropriate information. Reviewing the proposal, I find the methods the FTC outlines to do this show a basic misunderstanding of how I do business! For example, I agree that disclosing the facts about potential earnings is vital. New business-owner applicants need to know that I am making no promises—except one of help to those who want it. Full disclosure equates to healthy business practice; and deceitful practices are a lethal virus to the networks of business owners we build. Integrity is built-in to our business model because one succeeds only by helping others succeed. Integrity in our business does not need to be enforced by outside parties. As for the viability of the business opportunity, this issue too is already addressed. First, the documentation mailed from the Quixtar Corporation to every new business owner reiterates the average income currently earned, along with other disclosures and a one-hundred-page Compendium. Second, for those of us less-inclined to wade-through 100 pages of legalese, the Better Business Bureau displays it’s logo on the very first page of the Quixtar website. Does the FTC proposal imply that the BBB does not provide a valuable service? Perhaps it is the BBB who should be scrutinized, if this is the case. My family has built life-long relationships with other business-owners we have met thanks to this business opportunity. The assistance, care, mentorship and overall concern with our current and future well-being shown by my fellow business-owners has been unparalleled in my life. (I am 37 years old, married with one child). I am grateful to the caring friend who shared this business opportunity with me, and proud that he regarded me as a worthy investment of his time and effort to help me accomplish my goals. Sincerely, Benjamin Quick