Navigating 90 Day Period and Inactivity - Help Needed

[JessicaMosley]

I'm at my 90 day period today and I haven't submitted a show since the end of July when would I go inactive?? I know everyone has a sob story but I had 6 shows for August and 3 cancelled, 2 moved to the end of September (one of those rescheduled again for Oct) and 1 of the shows I was told would have minimum 20 people and only 1 person showed up and placed a $5 order. I got REALLY frustrated and just put down my apron for awhile and thought hard about really doing this. I've come to the conclusion that I do really want to do this and come out of my comatose state. I did a Farmers Market over the weekend (with a whopping $18 in sales) I have 2 catalog shows going on right now one ending Wednesday and one ending Saturday and I have a show that I know will be big on Saturday (she rescheduled from August because she's just moving out on her own and wants pots and pans).

So basically am I going inactive tomorrow?? What all does that mean?? Thanks for any help

 

[Kodeysmom]

i think you have 30 days or something after your 90 days before you go inactive. I have not hit my 90 days yet so i am not positive

 

[KellyTheChef]

If the last time you submitted anything was July, you have till the end of this month to submit at least $200 in commissionable sales or you will go inactive. It sounds like you may be able to submit some sales from the catty shows though?

If you go inactive you will loose any career sales so far (you accum sales are totaled...once you reach $15,000 in sales you will get a 2% commission increase) but other than that it sounds like you would "reactivate" yourself quickly by submitting $200 in sales.

Talk to your director...perhaps you need to file a waiver for this month so you don't go inactive? Not sure what the cutoff date is to file that though...

 

[PChefAbey]

I thought you couldn't go inactive in your 90 days, meaning she would have until the end of Oct to submit the sales before going inactive.

 

[MissChef]

I thought you couldn't go inactive in your 90 days, meaning she would have until the end of Oct to submit the sales before going inactive.

I believe this to be true! I think that was something knew in the last year or two.

 

[friday]

Be safe, call HO and be sure.

 

[chefann]

I think that the 90-day activity buffer only covers until the end of the month in which the 90 days ends. If there hasn't been any activity in the 2 months that end the period, then the consultant will go inactive on the first of the next month.

So in the situation described in the first post, she'd go inactive Oct. 1 unless she submitted $200 by the end of this month.

 

[JessicaMosley]

Thanks everyone for all the info I should hopefully have well over $200 by the end of the month with my 3 shows.