Business Development Opportunities (BDOs)

ESKIMO

Just thought i would create a new thread for people to share Business Development Opportunites with one another. Share and discuss ideas, talk about emerging markets and golden opportunites.

Home Based Businesses
Work From Home Businesses

*Anne Summers
*Avon
*Body Shop
*Betterware
*Jamie (Oliver) At Home?
*Kleeneze
*Pampered Chef
*PartyLite
*Scentsy
*Tupperware
*Virgin Vie
*Wikaniko

*Cash Converters
*Cash For Gold

*eBay
*Gumtree
*Mazuma
*Music Magpie
*Squidoo

*Barefoot Books
*Poppy's Books
*Usborne

Survey Websites:

*PineCone Research

*PeoplePerHour

*Quext

Help me out folks, any others you can think of?

I will continue to edit and update this thread in due course. Just thought i'd get the ball rolling. Keep them coming folks.

Acknowledgements:

*Norfolk Poppy

Norfolk_Poppy

Barefoot Books
Usborne
Poppy's Books
Wikaniko
Scentsy
Body Shop
Virgin Vie

MarsdenCuckoo

Seems a good idea, Eskimo, thanks! If anyone is looking for further information on Avon, there's an excellent thread here on MSE too - Avon Hints and Tips (now on it's 7th thread).

Basically, being an Avon rep helps subsidise your household expenditure via discounted/free goods and also commission on your own sales. With a lot of hard work, however, if you want to earn some serious money, you can go the Sales Leadership route and build up your own team, earning commission based on your team's nett sales. It's not easy and deffo not a 'get rich quick scheme' but there are two well publicised success stories that can easily be searched via the Net: Debbie Davies and David Carter (one team - earnings exceeded £1m last year) and Gail and Brian Reynolds (recently in the Dorset Echo - their Avon business was valued @ £5.5 million but their income is way less that Debbie and David's business so goodness only knows how much their Avon business is worth). Has taken both teams 10-12 years to get to that point but just goes to show that it IS possible. :T

MarsdenCuckoo

Have no personal experience but my friend's daughter does both Pampered Chef and Avon, the thought process being that they will help each other. General feedback in this part of the world is that PC is a bit 'pricey' - great quality but her Avon business is proving more fruitful for her. Am guessing a lot will depend on where you live in the UK.

Good luck!

b.nuttall87

If anyone needs any advice on Usborne Books at home, let me know.