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Home Party Companies On The Rose

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Direct-selling parties are enjoying a surge in popularity, according to the Direct Selling Association of Ireland (DSAI). The trade body says about 4,000 people have signed up to become direct sellers over the past year, taking the total number to more than 20,000.
Parties, where self-employed direct sellers showcase products such as cosmetics, jewellery and homewares to a group gathered in a client’s home, now account for a fifth of total direct-selling revenue in Ireland, according to the DSAI, which represents 16 member companies including Amway, Forever Living, Mary Kay Inc and Neal’s Yard Remedies.

Direct-selling parties “are becoming increasingly more mainstream”, says DSAI director general Lynda Mills.

The days of the stereotypical “Avon Lady” are gone (as is the company itself from Ireland). More than 5,000 direct sellers are men – a quarter of the total – while there are 8,800 people aged 50-plus selling products outside the traditional retail channel, the association says.
Although direct selling is typically a second or casual stream of income, about 13 per cent of direct sellers, or some 2,600 people, work full-time in the industry, which is estimated to be worth more than €50 million. That’s quite a lot of moisturisers and herbal supplements.
first reported by: irishtimes.com

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International Study Reveals Attitudes Toward Self-Employment – Amway

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Are entrepreneurs born or made? And what drives them to start their own businesses?
These questions were posed by the 2014 Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report (AGER), an annual survey that takes the public pulse on the state of self-employment around the world. This year’s report explored entrepreneurship education.
Unique in its broadness and regularity, the AGER fosters global discussion on entrepreneurship and raises awareness of the significant role entrepreneurs play in modern economies. The groundbreaking first survey launched in 2010 as the Amway European Entrepreneurship Report, then expanded worldwide with the 2013 AGER, encompassing 24 countries. This year’s report spans a record 38 markets, with face-to-face and telephone interviews conducted with 43,902 men and women aged 14-99.

“Entrepreneurs play an important role in growing economies,” said Amway Chairman Steve Van Andel. “They create jobs, encourage competition and help communities grow and flourish. As the business environment has changed through the years, so have the reasons people decide to venture out on their own. We hope this report advances the discussion on entrepreneurship and leads to a deeper understanding of what can be done to encourage and better prepare more people around the world to start businesses of their own.”

 
2014 Key Findings
The AGER reveals that entrepreneurship

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Visalus’ 3-Star Ambassador & New $1 Million Lifetime Earner Neil Bellville On Not Quitting

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Perhaps just as strong as Neil Bellville’s ‘Why’ is his favorite saying: “It’s always too early to quit.” It’s a powerful motivational force that has led this 3-Star Ambassador to achieve over $1 million in lifetime earnings with Vi.
In asking Neil about his success, and how his story embodies each of the three Vi Foundational Pillars of Life, Health & Prosperity.
On Prosperity
To put things in perspective, what took Neil 14 years to make a little over a million in the industry took him just four years to make a million with Vi. He credits his success to his passionate team dedicated toChallenging the World… 10 lbs. at a Time.
“I was taught a long time ago that it takes teamwork to make dream work,” said Neil. In fact, he values his team so much that helping them achieve their goals is way more important than his.
He also believes in Vi events and the impact they’ve had on his life and business—whether it’s on a local, regional or national level. “I do not miss an event, period. It’s the #1 belief-building tool that we can have. It’s filled with positive energy from likeminded people. There’s nothing else that will build the belief tank like an

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