On November 4 -5, 2015, the annual CEO Council meeting was held in Beijing, China in conjunction with the Direct Selling Symposium. The meeting focused on various issues, including the update on WFDSA key initiatives, company presentations on "Doing Business…
The DSA of Canada was fortunate to have the opportunity to reach out to their respective member companies to determine questions that they would like to pose to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The DSA of Canada accumulated the questions then…
The Ministry of Small Business Development views the Direct Selling Association of South Africa (DSASA) as an important partner in achieving its mandate. Calling the direct selling industry an industry that gives birth to entrepreneurs and makes a critical contribution…
On June 28, 2015, the Thai DSA held the "Thai Direct Selling Day" to recognize the top leaders of their respective member companies. The celebration and gala dinner recognized 108 outstanding direct sellers. Mr. Umpon Wongsiri, Secretary General of the…
The Fédération de la Vente Directe (FVD) and the University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC) will launch the first European academic degree dedicated to direct selling in September 2015. The three year bachelor degree is titled "Marketing and Management…
The global sales force of independent direct sellers reached an all-time high in 2014. Nearly 100 million direct sellers! Sales force figures were up 3.4% vs. 2013 to 99.7 million direct sellers. These are a vibrant and diverse group: •…
WFDSA supported the third French DSA (FVD) Academic Seminar on "Innovation and Commerce" which took place at the University of Paris-East Creteil on April 9, 2015. The event was attended by over 120 participants from the direct selling industry, academics…
On May 14, 2015, the United Kingdom DSA will be hearing from members about what has changed for them since the UK DSA formed in June 1965. Speakers include the trendsetter and futurologist Magnus Lindkvist who will challenge the way…
On January 8, 2015, the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) and the Direct Selling Association of Singapore (DSAS) launched the CaseTrust-DSAS Joint Accreditation Scheme for direct selling businesses. DSAS has taken the initiative to work with CASE on a Joint…
WFDSA would like to congratulate the DSA of Peru for achieving Gold Status for a second year in a row in the Code of Ethics Recognition Program. Their dedication and hard work contributes to even further raising the bar on…
