Source: Biz Journals
In a recent article in Biz Journals, iJango spokeswoman Angela Hale disputes the BBB claim that iJango could be a pyramid scheme.
Attorney for iJango, Ed Burbach, claims "A considerable amount of investor money, computer programming, time, resources and sweat equity has been invested into iJango Network, which is a startup internet company."
A considerable amount of computer programming? Have you seen the iJango portal? A few teenagers with a bottle of Jolt and a free weekend could have done better!
Here’s the Biz Journals story:
A Texas marketing firm says its getting a bum rap from the Better Business Bureau
The BBB’s Phoenix, Texas and national offices issued consumer warnings earlier this month warning that Austin-based iJango Network could be a pyramid scheme.
Angela Hale, a spokeswoman for iJango, disputes that contention, saying the Internet marketing company has a legitimate business model. She also said the BBB is misleading the media and consumers as to how many complaints have been filed against the company.
A BBB news release earlier this month said it had received 3,400 inquiries about iJango. Hale said inquiries are not the same as formal complaints, which she contends number in the half-dozen range and have been resolved.
Ed Burbach, an attorney for iJango Network, also denies the BBB’s accusations against the company.
“A considerable amount of investor money, computer programming, time, resources and sweat equity has been invested into iJango Network, which is a startup internet company. We believe the Central Texas Better Business Bureau mistakenly mischaracterized the company in a news release and in a reliability report. IJango adamantly denies the allegations,” Burbach said in a prepared statement.
“The company is following a proven network marketing business model based on the success of Excel Communications, which became the fourth-largest long-distance company in the country. With any startup, there are a few glitches with an initial launch, but there have only been a few complaints filed against the company at the BBB. The company has resolved the complaints and refunded the money to consumers,” Burbach’s statement continued.
