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About Direct Sales
An Industry On the Move!
- More than 15 million sales consultants nationwide are involved in the direct selling industry (2007).
- Women are more than 85 percent of the industry’s consultants/contractors (2007).
- More than 75 percent of direct sales are face-to-face, with nearly 71 percent of those sales taking place in homes.
- Many consultants begin part-time, often leaving other careers when their business becomes more lucrative.
- Most independent consultants (nearly 90 percent) work fewer than 20 hours per week (2008). About 10 percent work 20 hours or more (2008).
- Recent surveys have revealed that 55 percent of Americans have purchased goods or services through direct sales.
Did you know that Direct Sales is one of the nation’s fastest growing industries?
In 2007, sales reached more than $30 billion.
So, what is direct sales all about?
Direct
selling involves the sale of consumer goods or services without a
retail location. It is personal, at home convenience… and it is
redefining the retail industry.
Well, what does it mean to you?
It
could just mean that the perfect business opportunity is within
reach...the ideal home-based business that will allow you to call the
shots and earn a great income.
(Provided by the Direct Selling Association)
