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**Trademark of Nest Family
Nest Family
Copyright Jeffrey Babener www.mlmlegal.com
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Founding Story
NestFamily is based in Irving, Texas. NestFamily established in 1988 and began direct selling in 1995. Ernest Z. Frausto is the President and he has received a BA in Economics from UCLA and an MBA from the Anderson (www.mlmlegal.com) School at UCLA.
Impact on the Industry
NestFamily’s “Children’s Bible Stories” products have been recognized by the Emmy Awards, Parenting Magazine, The Parent’s Choice Foundation, and the National Educational Media Association. The company has also received the Award of Excellence from the Film Advisory Board.
Titles from The Animated Stories from the New Testament' series have been endorsed by KIDS FIRST!, a program that evaluates media for children ages infant to 18 years.
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NestFamily films have received the prestigious Dove Seal of Approval and are recommended family entertainment by the Dove Foundation.
Discussion of Products
NestFamily sells religious family entertainment that “reinforces moral values and builds character”. Some of the product stories include animated stories (www.mlmlegal.com) from the New Testament, animated stories of the bible, animated hero classics, artists and inventors, Jay Jay the jet plane, and the visual bible.
NestFamily sells most of its products to families, home educators, schools, churches, and libraries. NestFamily has over 56 interactive DVDs and resource materials, which include 36 Bible stories (including 12 from the Hebrew Bible) like David & Goliath, Queen Esther and Daniel and the Lion’s Den. This also includes 24 programs that portray the ministry of Jesus Christ, his birth, his ministry, passion, crucifixion, death, resurrection, and ascension.
Discussion of Opportunity
NestFamily sells its products through many different avenues including home presentations, conventions, mall kiosks, special events, and other venues.
Representatives are not required to hold their own inventory. Representatives receive a personalized, e-commerce website that includes their own special message, a personalized email address, 24-hour online access to training, business guidelines, contests/promotions, bulletins, conference calls, and meeting notices.
To join the Company, representatives must purchase a business kit, which includes assorted videos, activity books and a special bonus display.www.mlmlegal.com www.mlmlegal.com www.mlmlegal.com www.mlmlegal.com www.mlmlegal.com
The Career Path is illustrated as follows:
- ASSOCIATE:
Your first level when you join as an independent Nest Distributor - AGENT:
An Associate who sells $500 or more in retail sales - ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:
Four or more personally sponsored Agents
The Commissions, Bonuses and Incentives are illustrated as follows:
- Fast Start Program: Earn free Nest products for their first month's sales
- Personal Sales Commission: Up to 35% based on monthly retail sales volume
- Success Bonuses: $50 for each new personally sponsored Distributor to whom they sell the Nest Success Pack
- Personal Sponsoring Commission: Based on the monthly retail sales of their personally sponsored Distributors.
5% - Associate, Agent
10% - Associate Producer and higher - Also Includes contest prizes and special promotions
As representatives earn additional retail sales, their commissions increase and include the following (www.mlmlegal.com):
APPRENTICE PRODUCER- four total downline team members. Once the Rep earns $12,000 and 12 total team members in a consecutive three calendar-month period they move into the next level.
PRODUCER- In addition to Personal Sales Commission, Success Bonuses and Personal Sponsoring Commission, Nest offers these additional avenues of income including up to 10% on the monthly retail sales volume of their total Production Team and Potential to participate in a bonus pool of online purchases from customers not affiliated with a Distributor.
SENIOR PRODUCER: One or two first-line branch Producers
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Three or four first-line branch Producers
In addition to all the avenues of income offered to Producers, the Senior and Executive Producer levels offer the following compensation enhancements including 7% - 10% on the monthly retail sales volume of their total Production Team, 4% on each first-line branch Producer's monthly Production Team volume, Potential to participate in a bonus pool of online purchases from customers not affiliated with a Distributor.
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DIRECTOR: Five or more first-line branch Producers. In addition to all the other avenues of income Nest offers, as a Director they earn 11% commissions, 4% on each first-line and each second-line branch Producer's monthly Production Team volume, and the potential to participate in a bonus pool of online purchases from customers not affiliated with a Distributor.Discussion of Distributor Base and Sales Volume in U.S.
NestFamily utilizes a multi-level compensation plan and a person-to-person (www.mlmlegal.com) sales strategy. NestFamily operates in the United States and Canada and is not publically traded.
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Jeffrey A. Babener, principal attorney in the Portland, Oregon, law firm Babener & Associates, represents many of the leading direct selling companies in the United States and abroad.
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