| The domain name for Independent Business | | | | to see IBO's and World Vision team up to help |
| Owners Association International a.k.a. IBOAI was | | | | desparate children in real need. |
| registered in March of 1999. This was about a | | | | The main function of the Independent Business |
| year after I got started marketing online. Even | | | | Owners Association International or IBOAI is to |
| though this MLM Association was registered in | | | | act as the primary trade association acting on |
| 1999, they have been around offline for just over | | | | behalf of the hundreds of thousands of IBO's and |
| 50 years now. This organization was started by | | | | to act as an advocate to the IBO at all stages of |
| Amway Global which is formerly known as | | | | their business affiliations with Amway Global. |
| Quixtar. The IBOAI takes an advisory role and to | | | | Whether you just joined at the very bottom and |
| Amway Global and makes suggestions regarding | | | | want to start working your way up, or you are a |
| how they are supposed to run their business. | | | | career Network Marketer this organization was |
| In fact, the Independent Business Owners | | | | created to keep your best interests in mind and |
| Association International or IBOAI makes | | | | to make sure your career with the company is |
| suggestions on every facet of the Amway Global | | | | as smooth and nice as possible. |
| Business, which include how to operate it, how to | | | | The Executive Committee as well as the |
| promote it as well as play a regulatory role by | | | | Governance & Oversight Committee are |
| helping establish business guidelines. This | | | | what makes up the board of the Independent |
| organization is responsible for establishing a | | | | Business Owners Association International or |
| comprehensive Rules Of Conduct, which one can | | | | IBOAI. The three most common discussed topics |
| view in its entirety on the Quixtar website. This is | | | | among this board are Legal & Ethical issues, |
| a complete guide for IBO's (Independent Business | | | | Business & Operations as well as Awards |
| Owners) to make sure they are playing by the | | | | & Recognition to IBO's who step up to the |
| rules. | | | | plate and make things happen. They also control a |
| One of the main rules of conduct the Independent | | | | Hearing & Disputes Committee and the |
| Business Owners Association International or | | | | Marketing Advisory Committee which also advises |
| IBOAI frowns on is cross solicitation. They have | | | | on future product development. |
| this posted right on their front page and it's | | | | I've been seeing Amway Global on television a lot |
| obvious this organization is vehemently against | | | | lately. They now make Billions of Dollars in sales |
| this. IBOAI members along with members of | | | | each year. Many of us reading this have known |
| World Vision are also involved in the Network of | | | | about them even before we ourselves got |
| Caring. In the last 15 years, the Network of | | | | involved in Network Marketing. I know I've heard |
| Caring has helped children in 14 countries take | | | | about them as a child before I really knew what |
| care of more than 10,000 needy Children. It's nice | | | | MLM was. |