Francis Business Group

This company is coming to Purdue for a presenation (many companies do this to get their name out and its a good opportunity to get your resume out for potential jobs) and I heard some rumors from upperclassmen that this company was shady and was a get-rich-quick scam. I decide that I've got a good knowledge of these things from doing freesites so I decide to do some Googling.

Results

http//www.raudel.net/?p=88 - blog stating someone's experience with the company

http//www.francisbusinessgroup.com - the company's website which requires the owner's request for registration to even see anything on the site

The "Francis Business Group" is basically a cover for their actual company name, Quixtar. ( their website - http//www.thisbiznow.com/index.html )

It looks exactly like that site everyone was talking about before with the energy drinks and selling them to friends or the Cutco knives deal. I was wondering if anyone had any experience or knowledge about them. They seem to be based out of the Chicago area. I just found it really usual for them to be heading to big college for a presentation.

So these guys are an MLM sort of thing?

Stay away from anything related to Quixtar. It's just a repackaged version of Amway. Amway changed it's name to Alticor, and I believe Quixtar is a subsidiary.

well the guy behind Quixtar (Amway) is a man named Dick Devos and he's actually running for governor right now in Michigan, i dislike him very much. so that doesn't really help you but i'd say just be wary

[quote865188324d="geej86"]well the guy behind Quixtar (Amway) is a man named Dick Devos and he's actually running for governor right now in Michigan, i dislike him very much. so that doesn't really help you but i'd say just be wary[/quote865188324d]

The governor's race blows this year. I don't like DeVos or Granholm -- the sad thing is, Granholm will win just because DeVos is a joke of a candidate.

[quote1af52c5e3c="J4320"]So these guys are an MLM sort of thing?[/quote1af52c5e3c]

In a nutshell, yeah.


[quote1af52c5e3c="CollidgeGraduit"]Stay away from anything related to Quixtar. It's just a repackaged version of Amway. Amway changed it's name to Alticor, and I believe Quixtar is a subsidiary.[/quote1af52c5e3c]

Yeah they're basically the same company. They probably just made a new name since people knew the old one was bad.

[quote0fa4a665b2="CollidgeGraduit"]Stay away from anything related to Quixtar. It's just a repackaged version of Amway. Amway changed it's name to Alticor, and I believe Quixtar is a subsidiary.[/quote0fa4a665b2]

Funny you mention Quitar, someone is trying to recruit me into it but when I ask that person [b0fa4a665b2]How do I make money?[/b0fa4a665b2], it seems I can never get a straight answer.

Do you know how it works? What's the catch and why is everyone saying stay away from it?

[quote01cd9f6cd7="topbillin1"][quote01cd9f6cd7="CollidgeGraduit"]Stay away from anything related to Quixtar. It's just a repackaged version of Amway. Amway changed it's name to Alticor, and I believe Quixtar is a subsidiary.[/quote01cd9f6cd7]

Funny you mention Quitar, someone is trying to recruit me into it but when I ask that person [b01cd9f6cd7]How do I make money?[/b01cd9f6cd7], it seems I can never get a straight answer.

Do you know how it works? What's the catch and why is everyone saying stay away from it?[/quote01cd9f6cd7]

You know what really gets them? Tell them that if they will front your joining fees (around $200 I think), you will give them 25% of what you make with Quixtar.

All of a sudden, they aren't so sure that you'll make money.

As far as how it works, you just have to get a ton of people in your "down line", which is signed up under you. Think of it as getting referrals for a freebie site. You get a cut of what they make. You then get a smaller cut of the people they refer.

It's next to impossible to make any money on this -- I believe that out of 10,000 people with Amway, less than 10 made over $40k per year. The vast majority even lost money.

http//www.fatwallet.com/t/52/661132/

thanks for the tip...

There's a Dateline investigation on Quixtar, I'll try to find the link.

Here it is, it was on scam.com

http//www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=12167&highlight=quixtar