For most of the participants of an international conference call on march, 9th 2010 it must have been the news which they already had been waiting for so long and impatiently when MonaVie CEO Dallin Larson announced officially the pre-launch phase for Germany. According to Larson it will be possible, earlier than originally planned, to get signed up as distributor by the middle of april. To get started with regular business activities should be possible by may/june 2010.

Whether the Genevan philosopher, educator and naturalist Jean Jaques Rousseau (1712 – 1778) with his famous demand „back to nature“ was the force behind the subtiteling of directseller RyZoom is not traditional. On the other side he certaily would have been convinced and excited about the idea and the sustainability of its products like the 120 businesspartners and consultants, who insisted in taking part of the first RyZoom-Campus, which took place in a two days workshop under the conduct of Business & Wealth director Dirk Jacob, in order to learn all the necessary.

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. was recognized for outstanding corporate social responsibility programs with the presentation of two Communitas Awards. The awards are given by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) for excellence in community service and for ethical and environmental responsibility. The Communitas Awards is an international effort to recognize the spirit of communitas, people helping people. "This honor is particularly meaningful because it recognizes our mission to be a force for good in the world by empowering people to improve lives," said Truman Hunt, Nu Skin president and CEO. "It's our giving culture that unites our global family of distributors, customers and employees in innovative efforts that multiply our ability to help people around the world. These efforts are particularly evident in the work we do through the Nu Skin Force for Good Foundation and the company's Nourish the Children initiative."

Amway's parent company, Alticor Inc., announced according to press reports record sales of more than US$8.4 billion for the year ended December 2009, which was a 2.3 percent increase over 2008. Sales were, however, negatively impacted by foreign currency fluctuations, which in local currency grew 5.9 percent. "Our focus on using innovation to transform the Amway business is showing results," said chairman Steve Van Andel. "The global economy challenged every business in 2009. Our continuing investment in products, technology, and connecting with consumers helped us weather the storm."

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) announced that effective April 2, 2010, its founder and current Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, Mr. Harland C. Stonecipher, 71, will relinquish the title and responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer and President. At the suggestion of Mr. Stonecipher, the Board of Directors unanimously approved that the title and responsibilities of Chief Executive Officer will be shared equally by two co-CEOs - Randy Harp, 54, Pre-Paid's current Chief Operating Officer, and Mark Brown, 56, Pre-Paid's current Chief Marketing Officer. The Board also named Mr. Harp as Pre-Paid's President.

As educators across the United States experience the squeeze of budget cuts and lost programs, Mary Kay Inc. and non-profit partner Break the Cycle, are launching a groundbreaking interactive DVD, Ending Violence, sponsored by Mary Kay Inc. The DVD puts Break the Cycle’s teen dating violence prevention curriculum into a multi-media format for ease of use and integration into the school system. The DVD educates teens and young adults about how to build and sustain healthier and happier relationships and is now available to schools nationwide.

Andrea Jung, chief executive of Avon Products and the only woman on Apple's seven-person board of directors, will serve as the co-lead director at Thursday's shareholder meeting. Jung was quietly named co-lead director in December, when Apple listed her new designation on page 8 of its December proxy statement. The change was highlighted by Bloomberg, which said that the nomination of a company "outsider" will quell complaints from some that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had "too much sway over a group of hand-picked directors."