CHARTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING AND QUALIFYING A DISTRIBUTOR POSITION IN A MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING BUSINESS

• US 20070156445A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Greg Manuel, Mark Manuel
• Original Assignee: Greg Manuel, Mark Manuel
• Inventors: Manuel, Mark, Manuel, Greg
• Application Number:
  US11/618,052
• Publication Number:
  US 20070156445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A system and method for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business. The system includes: a multi-level distribution channel, having a distributor position and a management position that forms a business organization; an inclusion instrument configured to include an entity as a distributor in the distributor position; and a promotion instrument configured to promote the distributor from the distributor position to the management position in exchange for a user-selectable option of consideration. The method comprises the steps of: providing an inclusion instrument; including the entity as a distributor; receiving an option of consideration from the distributor; promoting the distributor from a distributor position to a management position; assigning a management responsibility; providing a manager with an increased access to potential revenue; restructuring a business to include a distributor position and a management position; and distributing portions of a profit to the distributorship position, management position, and business organization.

Claims

1. A charter system for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business, comprising:

a multi-level distribution channel having a first distributor position and second distributor position that is a management position, wherein the distributor position and the management position form a business organization;

an inclusion instrument associated with the distributor position, and configured to include an entity as a distributor in the distributor position; and

a promotion instrument associated with the management position, and configured to promote the distributor from the distributor position to the management position, as a manager within the distribution channel in exchange for a user-selectable option of a consideration.

2. The charter system for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business of claim 1, wherein the management position includes a higher level of responsibility than the distributor position and an increased access to potential revenue.

3. The charter system for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business of claim 2, wherein the management position is unoccupied until the distributor is promoted to the management position.

4. The charter system for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business of claim 1, wherein the inclusion instrument comprises a document requesting a first disclosure of information from the entity as a prerequisite to include the entity as a distributor.

5. The charter system for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business of claim 3, wherein the promotion instrument comprises a document requesting a second disclosure of information from the distributor and the user-selectable option of consideration as prerequisites to promote the distributor from the distributor position to the management position.

6. The charter system for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business of claim 4, wherein the distributor includes a business organization.

7. The charter system for purchasing a distributor position in a multi-level marketing business of claim 5, wherein the consideration comprises a user-selectable option from the group consisting of:

a predetermined amount of currency;

a predetermined amount of currency equivalent;

a performance requirement; and

a service.

8. A method of purchasing a distributor position in a business, comprising the steps of:

providing an inclusion instrument requesting a first disclosure of information from an entity;

including the entity as a distributor in a multi-level marketing business;

receiving a user-selectable option of consideration from the distributor;

promoting the distributor from a first distributor position to second distributor position that is a management position as a manager upon receipt of a promotion instrument with a requested second disclosure of information from the distributor and the selectable option of consideration;

assigning the manager a management responsibility; and

providing the manager with an increased access and control to potential revenue;

9. The method of purchasing a revenue position of claim 8, further comprising the step of:

converting a business to include a distributor position and a management position in a multi-level marketing business.

10. The method of purchasing a revenue position of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

distributing a first predetermined portion of a profit to the distributorship position and the management position in the multi-level marketing business, wherein the first predetermined portion of a profit is configured to increase a number of distributor positions and management positions.

11. The method of purchasing a revenue position of claim 10, further comprising the step of:

reinvesting a second predetermined portion of the profit into the multi-level marketing business, wherein the second predetermined portion of the profit is configured to stimulate growth of the multi-level marketing business.

12. The method of purchasing a revenue position of claim 8, wherein the user-selectable option of consideration comprises:

a predetermined amount of currency;

a predetermined amount of currency equivalent;

a performance requirement; and

a service.

13. The method of purchasing a revenue position of claim 8, wherein the management responsibility includes:

managing a distributorship position;

managing a plurality of distributorship resources

managing a revenue; and

managing a profit.

14. The method of purchasing a revenue position of claim 8, wherein the first disclosure of information and the second disclosure of information comprise documented personal information.