DSA, Nature’s Sunshine Products, Mannatech Inc., Herbalife, Phototron Holdings Inc., 4Life, Zurvita, North American Power, GeneLink Inc.

From supporting homeless children to helping low-income families pay their energy bills, Stream Energy is meeting the needs of people where they are.

The United States is a land of opportunity for many, including companies headquartered in other countries. Peru-based cosmetics direct seller Belcorp is one that has chosen to make something of it.

With opportunities in Canada as diverse and vast as the country itself, its direct selling industry—with total retail sales of more than $1 billion—is a dynamic segment of the Canadian economy that offers close proximity and relative similarities to the United States but with a flair that is all its own.

My entire thought process for this month’s “From the Publisher” shifted when I read the news that only 18,000 jobs were created in the United States in June, against an expectation of approximately 90,000.

Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. has provided families and small businesses with access to quality legal services for the past 40 years through a network marketing distribution channel.

Private Equity Continues to Reach Out to Direct Selling Industry. With strong consumer brands such as eBay®, Cranium®, Potbelly® and Shutterfly® already in their portfolio, executives at Maveron—a venture capital firm co-founded in 1998 by Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks.

In the second of our three-part series on technology, we look at how new devices and applications are affecting the customer service experience for distributors and consumers.

Celebrating Home's Laura Bujanda shares her insight on how to effectively reach the U.S. Hispanic market.

Tupperware Brands Corp., USANA Health Sciences Inc., Avon Products Inc. , Belcorp USA, Enagic USA, ViSalus Sciences, Univera Inc.

Immunotec Inc., Blyth Inc., Educational Development Corp., Medifast Inc.

As always, it was a great pleasure to attend the USDSA Annual Conference in Miami, meeting old friends and learning of all the exciting new initiatives that are happening in the United States.