Network TwentyOne

Jim & Nancy Dornan began an Amway business in 1971.[2][9] After their son Eric was born with severe birth defects they rapidly built one of the largest Amway businesses in North America.[9] In the late 1980s and early 90s Amway began to expand and the Dornans decided there was an opportunity to develop a support system to work with Amway internationally.,.[9][10] In 1990 they founded Network 21 with a goal to build a business system "that ignores borders and languages".[2] Initially based in the US and Australia, Network 21 expanded rapidly in Eastern Europe,[4][11] China, Indonesia, Turkey,[5] Philippines[12] and later India.[3]

In 1997, Network 21's "training material" was depicted in the Polish film Welcome to Life.[13] The director and producer were later acquitted on the charge of disseminating false information.".[14][15] The film, banned for 12 years, was one of the highly anticipated movies of 2009's Warsaw Film Festival and was described in the press by one of the promoters as a "scary movie about brainwashing"[14] that depicts hard-sell "pep rallies" and distributors stating meetings were operated similar to the Communist Party[16] and methods of recruitment that confusingly resembled those of a sect.[17] A best-seller on the local video black market.,[18] the film was later banned and its producers fined for using Network 21's copyrighted material.[13] As of 2009 the film was still banned due to an ongoing case brought by "private individuals" ridiculed in the film.[19]

In May 2007, the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) petitioned to ban Network Twentyone and Amway after a year-long investigation alleging practices revolving around distributors being more focused on selling their motivational books, tapes and seminars to salespeople than peddling Amway merchandise. The complaint also focused on recruitment tactics that inflate income estimates for new salespeople.[7] The petitions were dismissed after certain "defects of the old business model" were changed such as Amway allowing "misrepresentations" of its business by independent sellers in years past and failing to act decisively against the misrepresentations.[20][21]

Network 21 publishes and distributes books and audio/visual training based programs and coordinates seminars for clients in 35 countries.[7][10] Members refer to themselves as "network builders"[22] and are taught personal development[10] and methods to expand their business network, including goal setting,[23] prospecting,[22] and "how to invite".[24] Network 21 reportedly has a greater "product focus" than some other Amway training organisations.[25] Apart from Jim & Nancy Dornan, leadership includes Robert Angkasa, Paul & Linda Agus, and S.R. Kristiawan (Indonesia),[2][26][27] Hans & Eva Nusshold (Europe),[28] and Mitch & Deidre Sala (Australia).[29]

• Amway
• Quixtar
• Multi-level marketing