I wish I had dug deeper before getting involved with the suddenvalues.com AKA US Online.com dealer business opportunity and now out a substantial investment which is under review with the Fruad Dept of my local bank. Lesson learned!
Unlike a franchise, as a business opp the company can make whatever earnings and expense claims without much violation of the law; whereas, a franchise typically cannot make earnings claims.
Many of the dealers as with many large organizations are of course biased but once one further drills down the opportunity, it does appear that only a handful are making the money as indicated in their earnings claims.
If you are a sales superstar that can effectively network at low cost or pound the pavement making cold calls, then you may succeed. But expenses can run much higher than listed in their pro forma and the revenue stream is far from accurate in most cases.
Bottom line, the rosy picture painted by their aggressive recruiting department is far from reality for most entrants to the business in my opinion.
If you wish to get involved, you have to belly up to the bar, there are no "discovery days."
My advice, rather than listen to their recruiting dept or overzealous dealers, ask them for the contact names of their so-called "abandoned" territories for a more balanced look at the opportunity. If you proceed, do so with caution!
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