Nominations open for direct selling awards

Nominations have opened for the Direct Selling Association’s new award scheme to discover, recognise and celebrate the best of the direct selling industry in the UK.

The “Stars of Direct Selling” Awards will recognise eight of the most outstanding and inspirational direct sellers in the UK.

The awards will be judged by Saira Khan, runner-up on the The Apprentice, Tricia Philips, the Daily Mirror’s award-winning Small Business Editor, Kalpana Fitzpatrick, financial journalist and founder of MummyMoneyMatters.com, and Lynda Mills, Director General of the DSA.

Hosted by the DSA, the trade body for the industry, the “Stars of Direct Selling” Awards ceremony will take place at Whittlebury Hall in Northamptonshire on Friday 6th November.

The eight award categories are:
– Direct selling Rising Star of the year
– Young direct seller of the year
– 50+ direct seller of the year
– Direct selling partnership of the year
– Direct selling mentor of the year
– Part-time direct seller of the year
– The direct selling Star of the year
– Mumpreneur of the Year

Direct selling includes products bought from a catalogue delivered by direct sellers (such as cosmetics), products bought in a group party environment (like kitchen equipment or jewellery), products demonstrated in a customers’ home (such as make up), or products bought direct from a direct seller at events like craft fairs or fitness clubs (like cards or nutritional supplements). Members of the DSA include Avon, Forever Living, Herbalife, Stella & Dot and Amway.

Lynda Mills, Director General of the DSA says: “Direct selling appeals to a huge range of people from all walks of life, and these awards will give us the opportunity to recognise those who have achieved great success, triumphed over adversity and helped others through their work.

Part of what makes direct selling such a wonderful industry is that you can make it work for you and these awards are all about celebrating individual success, whatever that means for you.”

*The deadline for entries to the awards is 30th September. For more information please visit dsa.org.uk.

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