There are many factors that contribute to the early success of a company.

MLMLegal.com and Babener & Associates have been with many network marketing companies from the very beginning, from startup to stable. We were involved in early stages of a number of leading MLM companies, including some traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

We aren’t just lawyers. We often know more about the direct selling business than most of our MLM clients. In many ways we have become partners with our clients since we’ve been in the industry for such a long time. We often take on a significant role as both a legal and business advisor for our clients.

Generally speaking, however, most of our clients try to cover all of their bases legally right at the beginning of launching. They often have their agreements in place, as well as their policies and procedures. Companies will secure a trademark early in development, which is very important. As is tax issues, regulatory compliance and relationships with their consultants. Multilevel marketing company owners are building a living organism that is constantly changing and growing, which is why so many of the companies that we represent have been with us for five, ten, even twenty years or more. For instance, in 1990 we assisted one of the largest direct selling companies, from Japan, to establish headquarters in the U.S. Today we represent them in nearly 40 countries. We have been their key legal advisor for almost 25 years.

Successful direct selling companies have a great product, they are able to recruit and they have adequate funding. There are many factors that contribute to the early success of a network marketing company. We are simply one arrow in the quiver of that success.

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In 1994, The Dietary Supplement Act enabled MLM companies and their distributors to amplify their statements on the benefits of dietary supplements. Under the 1994 Dietary Supplement Act, third-party literature and/or scientific studies, which are generic in nature, are allowed to be passed out to the public.

MLM companies that have specific data to backup their statements may make claims about ingredients in their products when the claims relate specifically to their impact on the structure and function of the human body, as opposed to medical therapeutic claims. For instance, under The Dietary Supplement Act, a direct sales company may comment that vitamin C is beneficial to connective tissue. Keep in mind, however, that this is not the same thing as claiming that a particular nutrient in a product will treat or cure a connective tissue disease.

For more information about earnings claims and unauthorized product claims, please visit the following links:

The FDA and Health Claims Article

Earnings Claims and Consumer Protection Laws Video

The Difference Between MLM Earnings Calculators and Earnings Claims Video

FDA Notification for Permissible Structure/Function Claims for Dietary Supplements

New Video: Earnings Claims and Consumer Protection Laws

MLM Company and Distributor Training on the Direct Selling Industry

Why do companies restrict the type of advertising carried on by their distributors?

FDA Health Claims: The Final Rules Article

FDA: New Health Claim Rules:

• Introduction
• A Historic Act
• The President Speaks
• And Congress Speaks Out
• The Impact on the Network Marketing Industry
• Why and How They Work
• Abuses Lead to Legislation
• Rules You Don’t Want to Break
• The Disclosure Issue

Choosing the Right Product for Your Direct Selling Company

Distributor Training – Two Common Questions

MLM and the FDA

MLM’s History with the Government

New Video – Unauthorized Medical Claims and FDA Issues

FDA to Issue Revised NDI Guidance – Nutraceuticals World Reports

Nutritional Supplements, Health Claims and MLM

MLM Attorney – How a MLM Lawyer Can Help Your Direct Selling Business

FDA to Issue Revised NDI Guidance – Nutraceuticals World Reports

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