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Money & math

Starter kit

The initial purchase required or encouraged to join, from a small fee to a large product pack.

Also: enrolment kit, enrollment pack, business builder pack

A starter kit ranges from a nominal fee for a back office to product packs costing hundreds or thousands. Larger packs often come with more volume, a higher starting rank or bigger bonuses for the sponsor.

Write the kit cost down before joining, with anything the sponsor calls optional but says everyone buys. Under the DSA code of ethics, member companies must buy back unused inventory at 90% of cost within a year.