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What is Direct Sales Really???

Direct Sales is “Officially” defined by Direct Selling 411 as: “The sale of a consumer product or service, person-to-person, away from a fixed retail location, marketed through independent sales representatives who are sometimes also referred to as consultants, distributors or other titles. Direct sellers are not employees of the company.” When the term Direct Sales is used, it implies a …

Vendor Applications Now Open For Holiday Sip and Shop

It’s that time! Applications for Vend Raleigh’s 2014 Holiday Sip and Shop on Friday, November 21st are officially open to everyone! Members of the Vend Raleigh Business Directory had a week to apply before we opened the applications to all our Mompreneurs, and now we invite you to participate in this year’s Vend Raleigh Christmas shopping event!   If you aren’t familiar with …

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Holiday Sip and Shop | Raleigh Sponsorship Opportunity

The Vend Raleigh Holiday Sip and Shop is a highly publicized event that keeps getting bigger each year!  At our 2013 Holiday Sip and Shop, all 100 Swag Bags were gone in the first 40 minutes of the doors opening! We are excited to announce a new location for 2014, Cobblestone Hall Downtown Raleigh! Here we can accommodate more vendors …

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How to speak your Why

At some point, every Mompreneur has had THE MOMENT. You know…the catalyst for this whole crazy journey. This moment can look like almost anything. For example: Necessity – “Our family cannot continue to live as we’ve been living without a significant change in our cash flow.” (Maybe someone has lost a job, or something else unexpected has happened. I honestly …

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Looking Back at Vend Raleigh’s Holiday Sip and Shop 2013

What a great night we had together promoting mom-owned businesses and the Helen Wright Center for Women on November 15th! I really enjoy getting the word out about our community of Raleigh area Mompreneurs and this was a great way to introduce our Vend Raleigh Business Directory to Wake County consumers that didn’t know this new resource was available! Thank …

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Social Selling from a Newby’s Point of View

If you had told me three months ago that I’d be working in network marketing, aka direct sales, aka social selling I never would have believed you.   I’d had a negative impression of the business model based mostly on hearsay. My one real life experience, being invited to and attending a direct selling event, left me feeling pressured, expected …

Have a Jammin’ January – Direct Sales

I would like to start off by saying again, how honored I am that Cary asked me to lead the Direct Sales group with Vend Raleigh, and I hope to serve you all well.  We had a great meeting this week at The Wake Zone in Apex.  It was good to meet a few more ladies from the group and …

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Starting Your Own Small Business – A Direct Sales Example

Someone very smart once asked, “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” I understand the sentiment  — conquer your fears, take risks, etc — but to be honest, this quote has never really spoken to me. As parents, we try and fail all the time. (Getting the baby to sleep through the night, getting the tween …

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New Leader For Vend’s Direct Sales Group

Emily Wood Brennan, Independent Consultant for Arbonne,  has done an outstanding job leading and managing the Vend Raleigh Direct Sales Facebook group, but it’s time for her to give that role to someone else.  We have plenty of talent and passion here so it wasn’t hard to find a new leader, I’m just glad that the woman we asked said …

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Be Your Own Breast Friend: How the Right Bra Can Change Your Life

Is your bra as old as your youngest child? Are you wearing your nursing bras (even though you quit nursing a year ago) because they are comfortable? Do you attempt bra shopping, but end up in the fetal position on the dressing room floor because you are so overwhelmed? Do you borrow your teenage daughter’s bra because it “sorta fits”? …