Professional and Personal Benefits of a Direct Selling Experience researches the impact of a direct selling experience on 14 business and professional skills as well as on 13 personal life skills. A substantial majority of the current direct sellers surveyed, more than three-fourths, agreed that they benefited from their direct selling experience in terms of improved business and professional skills, and that skills gleaned from a direct selling experience transferred to their personal lives. Moreover, there were significant and positive relationships between self-perceived skill levels and self-perceptions of direct selling success and performance in a non-direct selling job.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in South Africa: The Role of Information Communication Technology in the Direct Selling Marketplace reveals how women have used direct selling as a vehicle not only for self-transformation and empowerment, but also for the betterment of their families and communities. Now, coupled with the capabilities of technology, the direct selling industry holds tremendous promise as a potential solution for poverty and gender inequality, particularly within South Africa, where strong technology infrastructure already exists and where a significant percentage of women currently participate in the informal business sector.
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Using Social Media to Build Your Business
Do you understand social media and how to use it? Jennifer Fong will discuss the differences between social media for personal and business
We all have networks. These are groups of people that we connect with on a regular basis because of mutual interests, business, or other reasons. They’re a great source of personal satisfaction as well as potential business leads. Whether it’s
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Pain at the Pump: Gas Climbs to $5 per Gallon
BY VERONICA BROWN – FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Get ready for gas prices to shoot through the roof. Many Americans may begin to pay $5
Offering incentives in small business can be a bit of a challenge, but it can also benefit you in terms of customer relations, customer retention, and of course sales. However, it can be risky to base all of your incentives
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Help Prevent Your Facebook Account from Being Hacked in 3 Easy Steps
There are several quick steps you can take to avoid getting your Facebook account hacked. These include:
Make sure
With so many different marketing methods being used in business these days, it can be overwhelming to decide which is right for you. One should consider the use of target marketing, which is dividing your market into specific groups and
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Learn to Say No: Adding Pause, Reflection and Focus to Your Life
Women too often respond ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to demands by checking whether their calendar is free. Women need
There is a significant difference between buying something and being “sold.” Your customers want to have confidence in not just the product or service, but the person representing it. For this reason, it is important to sell yourself effectively and
Have you ever listened to a vocal ensemble sing a piece of music? Usually, there are several different parts being sung such as bass, tenor, alto, and soprano. Each of these parts don’t sound quite right when isolated, but put
February 1st, 2012 by USA.gov
The FBI identified a new phishing scam online that targets your bank accounts. The scam is called “Gameover.” Once the virus is on your computer, it can steal all of your user names and passwords before
Think about your favorite television show. What exactly do you like about it? Chances are, there is some connection made between you and a character, theme, or story; this connection is what makes you keep watching. The same holds true
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What will it mean if Facebook, currently a private company, goes public this May or mid-2013, or at some other date predicted by pundits?
For investors, plenty. Experts disagree as
