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Browse our collection of monthly blogs on all things Network Marketing. In this area, you can find out about industry and company news, top tips to succeed in Network Marketing and read useful guides to ensure your tax and bookkeeping practices are up to date.
Network Marketers and Black Friday Deals
With Black Friday coming up later this month, you may wonder if you should jump on the bandwagon and offer Black Friday discounts for your customers. There will no doubt be a deluge of promotional offers hitting everyone’s inboxes - and whilst some bargain lovers eagerly await Black Friday, there...
Paying yourself from your network marketing business
Network Marketers are their own bosses. The vast majority are self-employed and operate either as a sole trader or partnership. And that is part of the appeal of having your own MLM business – the freedom to run your business as you see fit, within the hours that suit you, without having to report...
Tax return checklist
With tax return season looming, we’ve rounded up some helpful tips to get you started and ensure that the end of January deadline doesn’t leave you stressed and overwhelmed. As a reminder, you have until 31 January 2020 to complete your tax return for the tax period of 6 April 2018 to 5th April...
Meet the network marketing team
In this blog, we would like to introduce you to those members of our team who work with our Network Marketing clients, many of whom have been with PRB for years - if not decades! Over the years, our small team have developed an in depth understanding of the sector in general and client businesses...
Frequently asked questions – Network marketing and tax
Question: Can I claim my gym membership and clothes as a business expense for my health product network marketing business? Answer: Unfortunately not, as they are not wholly and exclusively for the business. Generally speaking, you can claim for expenses that you incur as part of your business set...
How do you make money in network marketing?
Companies such as Avon, Forever Living, Amway and Ann Summers have been around for many years and have grown into internationally successful, reputable businesses. Whilst at first glance they may not have much else in common, they all share the same business model – Network Marketing, or...
Case study – PRBookkeeping
An Amway Distributor tells of her experience using bespoke bookkeeping software PRBookkeeping. Amway business owner M. started her direct selling business around 8 years ago and now leads a team of around 100 downlines. She initially fell into the business through her husband and loved the...
Top tips for working from home
Working from home and flexible working are increasingly becoming popular ’perks’ that businesses across all industries offer their workforce. Flexible working hours and locations have been commonplace in Network Marketing for decades and are in fact one of the reasons that people are initially...
5 Tips for Introverts to succeed in network marketing
Before deciding if a career in Network Marketing is worth pursuing you may ask yourself if you have the ‘right’ personality for the job. Many of the top-earning distributors you may see on stage talking about their success stories appear extrovert, confident and outgoing. But does that mean that...
Spring Statement 2019 – A reassuring vision of business as usual
Once again, Chancellor Philip Hammond has demonstrated his commitment to the principle of the Spring Statement as a low-key event, at least in terms of tax and public spending announcements. With none of the pomp and circumstance of the Autumn Budget, Hammond stuck in large part to...
How to use social media to boost your network marketing business
If you’re a Network Marketer, then you are most likely aware of the opportunities and potential reach that social media can offer. Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or YouTube, each social media platform offers something different. With 3.3 billion users worldwide, and an average of 116...
The history and evolution of network marketing
Whether you call it network marketing, MLM (multi-level marketing) or direct selling, there are now reportedly over 425,000 direct sellers in the country who contribute £2 billion to the UK economy (source: DSA website). From health and fitness supplements to cosmetics, candles, Tupperware and...
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