[Elle:] As well as enjoying Bot Watch‘s humorous article on what defines an “independent business owner”, we highly recommend taking a look at these too:
- Dear MLM Rep: You Are Not a Small Business Owner by Sammiches & Psych Meds
- Why MLM is NOT a Business by Lazy Man & Money
- 3 Obvious Reasons You’re Not an Entrepreneur if You Work for a MLM by Anyman Fitness
Also, my post below which takes a look at presenters with a genuine belief that it is indeed “their business“:
If you are in Multilevel marketing, please stop claiming you are an ‘Independent Business Owner.’
Independent
“adjective- Free from outside control; not subject to another’s authority:an independent nuclear deterrent. The study is totallyindependent of central government ”
The above definition is from The Oxford English Dictionary.
Questions to ask yourself
- Do you set your own terms and conditions?
- Can you change suppliers?
- Can you change the policies?
- Do you have any say in your activities, over and above what hours you work or the prices you sell at?
- What are you independent from? Apart from employee rights and wages.
Business
“noun. (SELLING) the activity of buying and sellinggoods and services:
My brother’s in business.
He’s in thefrozenfood business.
Our firmdoes a lot of business withoverseascustomers.”
This definition is from The Cambridge English Dictionary.
A question to ask yourself
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