Institute For Independent Business
Sold on Hype and Lies, Delivered Reality Parsippany

The IIB sells potential Associates on hype and lies, a fact that they have managed to squelch on-line.

You are "invited" to their Information Sessions after you have gone through "qualification testing that only a small percentage pass." Once at the Information Session a few of us were singled out with a hard sell focused on personal flattery and "how easy it will be for you to make it big because you are much more talented and experienced than others. You are the exact type who is successful... You are IIB material!"

Part of the $20K you invest goes toward receiving ten appointments with "highly qualified potential clients." The hype in the info session is that it is easy to turn the first five into clients. That fact is reinforced over and over. Two accredited asssociates told of how many clients they got immediately from the tele-appointing process and that it was easy to do.

I spent a great deal of time researching the IIB on-line and found very little. I committed the $20K and went to their Residential Business School (RBS). There the lies told in the Info Sessions came to light early. It was reinforced repeatedly that an Associate would have a minimum of 40 appointments before they got one client. Additionally, they stated that it was rare that associates got a client from the 10 appointments done by the IIB as part of your $20K. This information diametrically opposed what was stated in the selling session - the information session.

We were consistently referred to as Senior Excutives and CEOs of our companies. Out of my RBS class of 50 I counted maybe 4 who could be part of a senior team in a company. The majority could be middle to lower level management at best and about 10 would have a hard time being management at the very lowest level. The IIB finally stated that they enrolled into the RBS anyone who paid the $20K. What a sham... And a shame.

The tele-appointing for the ten appointments was the worst of all. A full 83% of the appointments they set for me were cancellations or no-shows. I spent countless hours and gas driving all over 4 counties for nothing. It was a complete waste of time and money. The other 17% of appointments were completely unqualified. The whole thing was a sham. The IIB is committed to delivering you with the ten appointments in 4 months. They could not do that at all.

The IIB boasts of over 5,000 accrediated associates around the world. What they have is 5,000 people who paid $20K to endure 5 days in the RBS. Everyone in my class was "accredited" regardless of ability. Less than 2,000 have actually stayed involved after paying the $345 annual fee for the first year.

If you are considering this investment, go elsewhere. If you are a consultant, they RBS tells you nothing you do not know already. The ten appointments will give you nothing... The tele-appointing operation is worthless.

Run from the IIB "opportunity" and save yourself $20K.

Company: Institute For Independent Business
Country: USA
State: New Jersey
City: Parsippany
Address: 2001 Route 46, Suite 103

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