IBOA International

The Independent Business Owners Association International, Inc. (IBOAI) is the advocacy organization for North American Independent Business Owners (IBOs) affiliated with Amway®. The IBOAI advises Amway on every facet of the North American business, from products and promotions to operations and business guidelines. The IBOAI and Amway are dedicated to partnering for success with your input, support and participation.

All webinars are available in English and Spanish!

Training courses may help you reach your business goals this fiscal year! Take advantage of free training available for you at Amway.com - and let Downline IBOs know about these online courses, too!

A web seminar, or "webinar," is live training on the internet. Use the links below to pre-register for the webinars available this month.

June 4  8:00 PM EDT BODYKEY by NUTRILITE - English
June 4 10:00 PM EDT BODYKEY by NUTRILITE - English
June 6  8:00 PM EDT BODYKEY by NUTRILITE - Spanish
June 6 10:00 PM EDT BODYKEY by NUTRILITE - Spanish
June 11  8:00 PM EDT Making Money - English
June 11 10:00 PM EDT Making Money - English
June 13  8:00 PM EDT Making Money - Spanish
June 13 10:00 PM EDT Making Money - Spanish
June 18  8:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - English
June 18 10:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - English
June 20  8:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - Spanish
June 20 10:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - Spanish
June 25  8:00 PM EDT High Impact Tools and Support for Prospecting - English
June 25 10:00 PM EDT High Impact Tools and Support for Prospecting - English
June 27  8:00 PM EDT High Impact Tools and Support for Prospecting - Spanish
June 27 10:00 PM EDT High Impact Tools and Support for Prospecting - Spanish

FEATURED COURSES:

BODYKEY by NUTRILITE
BODYKEY by NUTRILITE is a new weight management program that provides a personalized path to work toward weight loss for life. Learn about new products, the 90-Day Weight Loss Challenge, and how this program can help unlock weight loss and business success.
(45 min. / 1 credit)

Making Money
This overview of the basic concepts about earning money is designed to both reassure new IBOs that starting their own business was a good decision and to point them to the resources available to learn more (e.g., their upline, the Welcome Kit, The Learning Center). Only those topics most relevant to IBOs in their first couple of months are covered in depth although other awards and recognition are mentioned to excite them about future possibilities.
(60 min. / 1 credit)

Fast Track Incentive Program
Get on the fast track. Learn how building a balanced business can earn you even more money. See how mentors are rewarded for supporting new IBOs. Grow your business, earn bonus awards, and make a profit - all at the same time.
(45 min. / 1 credit)

High Impact Tools and Support for Prospecting
The Amway opportunity is a credible business with amazing products, outstanding rewards, and the possibility of real success to be achieved. You know it - and you want your prospects to know it. This presentation takes a closer look at new and updated high impact tools that can help you confidently share the business opportunity with prospects, including the Credibility App, the Credibility Kit, the updated Welcome Kit, and the new Live Event Kit. Learn how you can use these tools to prospect with confidence.
(45 min. / 1 credit)

All webinars are available in English and Spanish!

Training courses may help you reach your business goals this fiscal year! Take advantage of free training available for you at Amway.com - and let Downline IBOs know about these online courses, too!

A web seminar, or "webinar," is live training on the internet. Use the links below to pre-register for the webinars available this month.

May 7  8:00 PM EDT Building Business Using The MyPack Assessment - English
May 7 10:00 PM EDT Building Business Using The MyPack Assessment - English
May 9  8:00 PM EDT Building Business Using The MyPack Assessment - Spanish
May 9 10:00 PM EDT Building Business Using The MyPack Assessment - Spanish
May 14  8:00 PM EDT Making Money - English
May 14 10:00 PM EDT Making Money - English
May 16  8:00 PM EDT Making Money - Spanish
May 16 10:00 PM EDT Making Money - Spanish
May 21  8:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - English
May 21 10:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - English
May 23  8:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - Spanish
May 23 10:00 PM EDT Fast Track Incentive Program - Spanish
May 28  8:30 PM EDT Say This: Words that Work for Your Business - English
May 28 10:00 PM EDT Say This: Words that Work for Your Business - English
May 30  8:00 PM EDT Say This: Words that Work for Your Business - Spanish
May 30 10:00 PM EDT Say This: Words that Work for Your Business - Spanish

FEATURED COURSES:

Building Business Using The MyPack Assessment
Learn how the online MyPack Assessment is used to recommend the best foundational and condition-specific NUTRILITE MyPack Supplement Packs for you and customers. Plus, learn the rationale behind each question and how the tool can help you share with others why NUTRILITE supplements are worth every penny!
(45 min. / 1 credit)

Making Money
This overview of the basic concepts about earning money is designed to both reassure new IBOs that starting their own business was a good decision and to point them to the resources available to learn more (e.g., their upline, the Welcome Kit, The Learning Center). Only those topics most relevant to IBOs in their first couple of months are covered in depth although other awards and recognition are mentioned to excite them about future possibilities.
(60 min. / 1 credit)

Fast Track Incentive Program
Get on the fast track. Learn how building a balanced business can earn you even more money. See how mentors are rewarded for supporting new IBOs. Grow your business, earn bonus awards, and make a profit - all at the same time.
(45 min. / 1 credit)

Say This: Words that Work for Your Business
One of your biggest challenges as an IBO is effectively communicating to prospects what you do and what you have to offer. What should you say and how should you say it? Learn the communication sequence that research has shown to be effective with prospects and the high-impact language that will help you create a desire to learn more about the Amway business opportunity.
(45 min. / 1 credit)

As an IBO, you have taken on greater responsibilities as a business owner engaged in a commercial activity.  While there are certain activities in which you can engage that are unrelated to your IB, the right to engage in those same activities in your Independent Business may be more limited. Your interaction and communication with other IBOs will likely be viewed as intended to enhance and further your Independent Business. The information below is designed to provide you with helpful tips about what is permissible and what may be prohibited under applicable Copyright laws in the U.S. and Canada.

  • The IBOAI's license agreements with ASCAP and BMI permit you to play music at meetings and functions and have live bands play cover music.  Music covered by the IBOAI's license agreements with ASCAP and BMI may not be recorded by anyone.
  • By way of example only, do not record music on a CD, DVD, as an MP3 download or any other social media that is intended for sale or distribution to anyone (IBO, Prospect, Customer, etc.).
  • The use of introductory music is permitted, provided it is not recorded.
  • Do not begin recording any presentation at a meeting or function until music that is playing has stopped.
  • Music cannot be played during a speaker's presentation.
  • A speaker cannot sing or perform another artist's song in a presentation in any manner, unless the speaker provides the necessary licenses in advance of the meeting or function.
  • Do not record music on any Diamond lifestyle video shown at any meeting, including a one-on-one meeting. Music must be played on a separate device and not recorded on the video being shown.

    Music may not be synchronized in any way at any time on any video of any type.

    Lifestyle videos may only be shown if they are the property of and owned by the Diamond showing the video. Any motivational video not owned by the presenter may not be shown at any time if it has not been purchased for commercial use or all of the proper fees have been paid for the use of such.

    No audio or video recording is permitted during the showing of any video or audio presentation at any time.
  • Do not send or forward recorded music to IBOs, Prospects or Customers via email or post on Facebook, Twitter, blogs or Websites.
  • Do not use any YouTube video(s) unless you have acquired all copyright licensing associated with the video. Depending on the nature and content of the video, you may be required to obtain copyright licensing from multiple sources to legally permit you to play the video.  Obtaining permission from YouTube only is insufficient and provides no protection from a claim of copyright infringement.
  • Do not send or forward YouTube videos via email, text, or in any other manner to IBOs, Prospects or Customers.
  • Do not post YouTube videos on Facebook, Twitter, Blogs or Websites.
  • No audience member at any meeting including, but not limited to, Info Session/Open Business Meeting, Monthly Seminar/Impact Session/BDS, Product Education meeting or major conference may audio or video recorded any part of those functions on any recording device, including smart phones. This should always be printed on all tickets and flyers for events.

Please visit (Music Copyrights Guides) for instruction on how to purchase and use music/video.

Remember, anytime it's used by an IBO with other IBOs. Prospects or Customers, it will be characterized as intended for commercial purposes in the IBO's Amway business.

Statutory damages can result in as much as $150,000 per incident.

FOR THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER REGULARLY TO THE COMPLETE MUSIC AND & VIDEO COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES ON THE IBOAI WEBSITE.

Music Copyrights Guide Download   

Music copyrights are very complex matters. This "Music Copyrights Guide," another service provided to IBOs by the IBOAI, can help guide your use of copyrighted music with up-to-date information, a Q&A section, and licensing contact details - for both the U.S. and Canada.

Video Copyrights Guide Download

The internet has made it easy to find and view videos on a wide variety of topics, some of which may help an IBO grow his or her business. However, IBOs must ensure that they have secured the appropriate licenses to use any video material (including audio, video, and imagery within the video) before sharing these videos with others at meetings, IBO functions, online, or elsewhere. Failure to obtain legal usage rights could result in copyright and/or privacy infringement.

This document/information is provided for general educational purposes only.  It should not be construed or relied upon as the giving of legal advice by the Independent Business Owners Association International, Inc. (IBOAI).  You may wish to consult a copyright attorney in the U.S. or Canada to ensure that you are not infringing the copyright rights of others.

Download these Music/Video Copyright Dos and Don'ts in PDF form

Music Copyrights Guide

Music copyrights are very complex matters. This "Music Copyrights Guide," another service provided to IBOs by the IBOAI, can help guide your use of copyrighted music with up-to-date information, a Q&A section, and licensing contact details - for both the U.S. and Canada.

Download the Music Copyrights Guide

 

Video Copyrights Guide

The internet has made it easy to find and view videos on a wide variety of topics, some of which may help an IBO grow his or her business. However, IBOs must ensure that they have secured the appropriate licenses to use any video material (including audio, video, and imagery within the video) before sharing these videos with others at meetings, IBO functions, online, or elsewhere. Failure to obtain legal usage rights could result in copyright and/or privacy infringement.

Download the Copyright Guide for Use of Publicly Posted Videos Online