Today Arbonne International employs a direct workforce of some 800 . However , its multi-level marketing ( MLM ) business model , whereby sales are effected through a network of independent consultants , makes it a lot bigger than this figure suggests . More than 250,000 franchised or licensed agents , each running their own business with the support of Arbonne testify to the success of that model in the marketplace . Yes , a quarter of a million businesses in the United States ,

Canada , Europe , Australia and New Zealand are established to market Arbonne ’ s range of health and nutritional products , made from natural , botanically-derived and pure ingredients . These products are 100 percent developed by Arbonne ’ s scientists , the formulae are all Arbonne ’ s own , and 50 percent of these products are manufactured in the company ’ s own facilities . Mørck ’ s vision was to make safe , high quality and natural health and wellbeing products available to the average person at affordable prices , and ‘ pure , safe and beneficial ’ remains Arbonne ’ s ethical mantra .

Servicing the orders from so many consultants , each with a greater or smaller number of his or her own customers , is probably the most business critical part of a

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