Tips to start doing direct bussiness safety through single level or multi level marketing as, sales representatives, consultant, councelor, distributors, etc. according to ABEV - Brazilian Direct Selling Association clipping of 06/13/2008:
Before going away with your bag full of sales catalogs, take the following precautions:
Be sure that the company you are interest on deal with is a DSA membership (www.abevd.org.br). Their memberships follow the ethical and conduct code that assure all the rights you have as a sales representatives.
Check-out if the company is due registered amongst the Government, searching for the company in the Federal Income Tax Department (www.receita.fazenda.gov.br)
Try to find out with another sales representatives and clients whether the company is fully commited with the due date of products deliver.
Do not believe in companies that promises the bonus payment right at the beginning of you sales business. It´s not safe!
Do not buy products that you don´t wish to, although this is a company rule. Nobody is due to buy the product that wishes sell.
No sales training and no seminars? If the company does not offer at least the basics to prepare yourself to start your sales business, get out of there.