Nature’s Sunshine reported its fourth quarter and full year financial results for 2021. The company’s net sales in the fourth quarter rose 15.9% over the previous year’s quarter to $117.9 million, the sixth consecutive quarter of record net sales for the company. These record quarters culminated in a company record for annual net sales of […]

In a new survey (PDF file), Franchise Insights, a unit of FranchiseVentures, found that majority (73%) of would-be entrepreneurs agree that “now is a good time to start a business.” The study, called the Small Business Startup Sentiment Index, was conducted February 24-28, 2022, and illustrated that even the turmoil of the invasion of Ukraine […]

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women held every March 8. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

A number of direct selling companies released statements this week announcing their efforts to provide relief for the people of Ukraine as well as strong declarations denouncing Russia’s actions. 

4Life has long had a connection to The Children’s Home, a specialized institution in Boyarka, Ukraine that houses more than 100 children. Over the last decade, the company’s philanthropic initiative, Foundation 4Life, has helped remodel The Children’s Home, addressing black mold issues in the basement, repairing stairways, funding wheelchair entries and adding a reception area.

The FTC expressed interest in requiring companies to provide substantiated earnings claims without hyperbole or the use of hypothetical or past profits to consumers, and is considering whether lifestyle claims could be addressed in this rule as well.  

In this five-year collaboration, the NCNPR will conduct research to define quality standards within the essential oil industry and anticipates publishing peer-reviewed studies that can be used by the broader scientific community. 

Since 2018, Plexus Worldwide’s Nourish One initiative has been providing relief for people facing food insecurity through the donation of the financial equivalent of one meal for every serving sold of Plexus Lean in the U.S.

Common Practices. Managerial Courage. Calculated Risk. If a founder’s belief in a hero product starts a company on its journey toward the billion-dollar mark, then it’s stellar decision-making and a determined field that can propel them into momentum and triple digit multimillion-dollar status. But scaling to a billion or more? What does it take to get […]

LR Global Holding GmbH, the social selling parent company for direct selling organization LR Health & Beauty, reported a 4% year-over-year increase in group sales in fiscal 2021, bringing total group sales to EUR 296.2 million. Fourth quarter sales reached EUR 75.5 million, a near-record result for the company.   EBITDA for 2021 was up over […]

DSA’s 2021 Growth and Outlook Report showed a 13.2 percent in 2020, or more than 7.7 million entrepreneurs participating in direct selling on a part- or a full-time basis. This reality, coupled with the DSA Industry Research Committee’s forecast of 4 to 7 percent growth in 2021 for U.S. direct selling, is terrific news.

I CAN’T BELIEVE WE ARE ALREADY IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY—it seems like we just rang in the new year, but maybe time appears to be flying at DSN because we have so many exciting and new initiatives on the horizon for you!