The Direct Selling Association hosted its 2024 Legal & Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C., uniting key industry leaders, policymakers and consumer advocates to address regulatory trends impacting direct selling.

The Direct Selling Association released a statement regarding Neora’s lengthy battle with the Federal Trade Commission. The trade association applauded Neora's strong compliance efforts and reported that it filed two amicus briefs during the case to remind the courts of the legal standard to follow.

The Direct Selling Association hosted its annual Legal & Regulatory Seminar in Washington, D.C., bringing together policymakers and regulators, former senior government officials and legal experts for an informative discussion on data privacy, an economic analysis of compensation structures, and the current legal, regulatory and compliance trends within the direct selling industry.

The Direct Selling Association hosted its annual DSA Day on Capitol Hill, with more than 75 direct sellers and executives from 12 DSA member companies participating. Attendees met with 60 Members of Congress to discuss the importance of legislative protections for independent workers.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) hosted a meeting with Rep. Richard W. Allen (R-GA) as part of its Women’s Entrepreneurship Roundtable Series. The purpose of these roundtables is to give independent direct sellers from DSA member companies an opportunity to voice their concerns and share their experiences as an entrepreneur and small business owner.

The annual Direct Selling Growth and Outlook Survey is our industry’s most important study, conducted by the Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF). Each year direct selling companies provide their confidential sales data for expert analysis of the size and scope of direct selling in the U.S. This report is audited by Nathan Associates, a Cadmus […]

The U.S. Direct Selling Association released its Direct Selling Growth and Outlook Survey, revealing 2022 retail sales of $40.5 billion, a slight decline from 2021, and 41 million customers.

The Direct Selling Association led its Women’s Entrepreneurship Roundtable Series for the fifth year, hosted by SeneGence Founder Joni Rogers-Kante and featuring an in-person meeting with Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK).

The Direct Selling Association submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission, stating the FTC should solidify its rulemaking as pertaining to earnings claims before it moves forward with any updates to the Business Opportunity Rule.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) held DSA Vision 2023: Sales and Marketing Conference earlier this month. Included in the conference was the DSA Digital Marketing Awards, which recognized outstanding programs implemented by DSA member companies in the last year. 

In late spring 2022, DSA released its Strategic Plan 2022. The plan is a direct result of months-long collaboration by members of the Strategic Planning Committee with DSA senior staff.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) hosted a Legal and Regulatory Seminar in Washington D.C. as an opportunity for direct sellers and industry professionals to listen to government regulators and policymakers.