| Comment Number: | 522418-12345 |
| Received: | 7/17/2006 8:47:26 PM |
| Organization: | Desmond Marketing - powered by Quixtar |
| Commenter: | Michael Desmond |
| State: | PA |
| Subject: | Business Opportunity Rule |
| Title: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFR Citation: | 16 CFR Part 437 |
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Comments:
Good Evening, First of all, I would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to respond to your proposed rule about home based businesses. I understand that you need to get rid of scam businesses and I completely agree with it, but there are two items in particular I have a bit of an issue with. Making someone wait for seven days in order to get involved with the business is too long of a time. People mostly come onto the team with the intent of jumping in and making it work. Telling them to wait, takes momentum and ambition away from the business and could cause them to try something else. Another problem that I see from this rule, is the requirement to get 10 telephone numbers of ten other people in the area. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but having to find 10 people in a state I don't live in, takes a lot of time and effort. Also, one person on that list of ten could potentially sponsor this new person instead, resulting in a loss for me as a business owner. We currently give out literature packs with FAQs in it and a DVD and a website pertaining to what other companies, such as Barnes & Noble and Circuit City, have to say about their wonderful partnership with Quixtar. On occasion we also give them a copy of last month's Success Magazine which featured Quixtar in the entire issue with a title of Success from Home. I understand that other companies may not be as prevelant in the marketplace and there may not be an option to hand out third party literature, but if they would give out documentation about the integrity of the company they are about to be in business with, they wouldn't be accused ot being scams either. In closing, I do agree that you need to get rid of illegal pyramid schemes that make out business look bad, but these two items need to be eliminated from your proposal. Sincerely, Michael Desmond