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communication with
Amway Global (formerly Quixtar)
and an Association that any Independent Business
Owner can join. Guided by their elected Board, the
Association provides ongoing interaction and
partnering with
Amway Global to make the Internet-based
business and traditional business opportunities the best they
can be.
The Association was born in 1959. Its seven original Board
members supported five key principles in developing their
business opportunity. These five principles remain as true
today as they were then.
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The business offers a universal opportunity, available
to people from all walks of life.
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Success is based on repeat business and long-term relationships.
There's no room for shortcuts or fly-by-night operators.
Your word is your worth, and your worth is your word.
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The opportunity offers
impressive growth potential with a modest initial startup
cost and without territorial restrictions.
Intangible benefits include supportive relationships and
the fact that it's well-suited to participation by the whole
family.
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The business offers products and services
that people always
need and use, and thus is not at the mercy of economic fluctuations.
This was very significant to the original Board members
who had personal memories of the Great Depression.
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The business is the perfect embodiment of the free enterprise
concept.
What's so remarkable is the vision with which those first
Board members set forth these enduring principles. People
and their needs have always come first.
The Association is becoming more effective than ever at working
for improvement in a rapidly changing business environment.
It is an independent organization with an independent Board
representing independent entrepreneurs in the field. Thus,
the
IBOA International and its Board need your support to
continue to serve as the voice of the Independent Business
Owner (IBO).
Send us your ideas and concerns, either through your upline
or directly to the Association office at the following address:
IBOA International
220 Lyon Street NW Suite 850
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
iboai@iboai.com
IBOAI Blog
Fax: 616-776-7737
Your financial support is critical, too, for the Board and
the Association to continue to address all aspects of the
business. In 1959, it cost one dollar to support the Association.
Today, a small, voluntary contribution will aid the Board's
efforts to preserve the autonomy of the Association.
Since 1959, the opportunity has only improved. I say that
as an IBO leader and longtime Board member with early memories
of the IBO business and compensation plan being presented in one of those
1950s living rooms. Our work together today to strengthen
the Association will help ensure that the opportunity continues
to improve for generations to come!
Jody Victor
Editor's note:
Jody Victor's father, Joe Victor, was one
of the seven original Board members, and Jody's son, Stephen,
was the first third-generation Platinum IBO. In 1982, Jody
began his Association Board service, which has included several
terms as president.
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