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From Start-up to Success: Overcoming Legal Challenges in Direct Selling

Rohan Harris and Jacqueline Vuong

Key takeaways for legal issues you need to be aware of when starting a direct selling business in Australia:

  • Choose the right business structure
  • Build relationships with key organisations such as Direct Selling Australia and fulfillment and regulatory experts
  • Understand the legal and regulatory requirements that affect your business
  • Ensure your compensation plan focuses on product sales
  • Avoid misleading advertising
  • Stay updated on privacy law

These insights are crucial for both new local businesses and foreign companies expanding into the Australian market.

Watch the video below to hear from Principal Rohan Harris and Lawyer Jacqueline Vuong about the key legal issues you need to be aware of when starting a direct selling business in Australia. 

 

  

 

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