About your Usborne Consultants

We have been representing Usborne Books for

more than 12 years. It has turned out to be more fun, fulfilling and financially profitable then we ever dreamed.

When we started this business we were both homeschooling our children. We each have three children, now ranging in ages 15 through 22. It all started when Charlene began praying for a part-time job to supplement her family's income. She needed income, but didn't want to give up homeschooling.

Sharon's sister introduced us to Usborne Books and we knew this was a wonderful opportunity. We have to admit that we were both put off by the home party scene, but the books were so wonderful. Didn't our kids need access to ALL of these books?

With a little hesitation we signed up. Why not? It's was a no-lose proposition. The worst that could happen was that we would have a wonderful library for our kids. Within a week we had our business kits, complete with sample books and business supplies. We scheduled our first home shows. What about our "home party" anxieties? They disappeared in no time. We didn't know a lot, but we knew these books were great and we loved them. We just showed the books and they sold themselves.

People were buying to benefit their kids. Their only problem was that they couldn't buy as much as they wanted. Thus, a home party snow ball began. We had more home show bookings then we could do. We recruited others who wanted to get in on the fun and within our incentive periods of 12 weeks, we each promoted to supervisor.

Our families are involved in our businesses. Even little ones can label catalogs and help mom sort books. We don't have those little ones anymore, but our kids our still really involved, mostly on the receiving end. Usborne money has paid for college tuition at several different universities, as well as a wedding and many other necessities of the teenage years and beyond.

This business has changed our lives. Not just financially, although that is certainly nice. But in more important ways such as the making of good friends, developing business skills, conquering the anxiety of speaking before small and large groups, keeping up with computer technology to benefit our businesses, and the list goes on.

Sharon has moved four times in ten years. She has successfully re-started her business each time. She found her business an asset in making friends and becoming familiar with the community. The business has given us more opportunities to see each other as we have wonderful tax deductible work vacations together by finding educational booths to do in exotic locations like Marco Island, FL, and Hilton Head, S.C. We also do lesser known locations, especially if we have consultants in the area who could use the support.

There are lots of different types of home businesses out there. But to find one that benefits children and families and really the future of our country through education, is a real blessing.

Peter Usborne, creator of Usborne Books, Charlene Harris and Sharon Riegel of www.usborne-books.com & Randall White, president of Educational Development Corporation, home of Usborne Books in the USA, at the 2006 awards banquet.

Sharon Riegel Charlene Harris

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