Consulting for Party Plan Companies
Starting a new business is exciting, scary and holds many potential risks. You are investing large amounts of time and money in what you know could one day become a substantial and possibly, international business.
Sadly, many new businesses fail after just a few years. What you do from the very beginning is vitally important in how, or if, your company will grow to it's full potential and beat those odds.
According to the Direct Selling Association of New Zealand, Party Plan selling is now experiencing substantial resurgence. Industry growth is also reported by Direct Selling Associations of Australia, USA and UK. We are seeing more and more people beginning to understand the power of home selling, and wanting to be part of it. Party Plan is being recognized as a significant and cost effective distribution channel for many types of products.
Party Plan businesses are not the same as traditional retail, wholesale or service providing businesses. There are many additional questions to consider, for example:
- Are your products a 'fit' with the Party Plan model in the first place?
- How will you train, pay and incentivise your consultants?
- How will you support your consultants, most of whom will have little or no business or sales background at all?
- How can you systemise processes to manage your own energy input? there are only 24 hours in a day, and without systems that work you will find this is not enough!
- Are you legally compliant in all your dealings with consultants and customers?
- Is your compensation plan fair and will you make enough profit after all the incentives, payments, promotions and operating costs are paid for?
- Does your Consultant Agreement protect you and will it be enforceable by law if necessary?
We know the beginning stages of business are expensive, and that there is the temptation to make do without adequate specialist and legal advice. Unfortunately, from experience, we know that those businesses who skimp on such advice rarely live long.
Because of this, The Party Plan Expert has teamed up with the Direct Selling Association of New Zealand's legal counsel, Simpson Grierson to offer you the support you need in the crucial early stages at an affordable price.
Peter Stubbs has more than 10 years experience working with Direct Selling companies and is the only New Zealand legal expert in this field. Anne Howie also has more than 10 years experience in the Direct Selling Industry, both in the field and in the corporate world, and combines this with her experience as a qualified business mentor to advise and consult with new Party Plan companies.
We want to positively impact emerging Party Plan companies, and do what we can to ensure that you get the best advice available and enjoy a long and prosperous future in Party Plan.
As part of our commitment in helping you start your business successfully, we have packaged our services well below our usual fees and made ourselves available for 6 months at these low rates.
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