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Events & Meetings

July 15, 2025 @ 11:30 AM ET
DSA DirectPulse Webinar: DSA and State Coalitions - A Collaborative Effort
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July 16, 2025 @ 1:00 PM ET
DSA Bi-Monthly Member Update
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July 23, 2025 @ 1:00 PM ET
DSA DirectTalks Webinar: The E-Commerce Shift: Aligning Sales, Marketing & Tech for Growth
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September 16, 2025 @ 9:00 AM ET
DSA/DSEF Board of Directors Meeting (Hybrid)

September 17, 2025
Direct Selling Day on Capitol Hill
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December 9, 2025
DSA/DSEF Board of Directors Meeting (VIRTUAL)

December 9-11, 2025
DSA Legal + Regulatory Conference
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About Us

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) is the national trade association for companies that market products and services directly to consumers through an independent, entrepreneurial sales force. DSA serves to promote, protect and police the direct selling industry while helping direct selling companies and their independent salesforce become more successful.

DSA provides educational opportunities for direct selling professionals and works with Congress, government agencies, consumer protection organizations and others on behalf of its member companies.

DSA Mission

To protect, serve and promote the effectiveness of member companies and the independent business people they represent. To ensure that the marketing by member companies of products and the direct sales opportunity is conducted with the highest level of business ethics and service to consumers.

What is direct selling?

Direct selling is a business model that offers entrepreneurial opportunities to individuals as independent contractors to market and/or sell products and services, typically outside of a fixed retail establishment, through one-to-one selling, in-home product demonstrations or online. Compensation is ultimately based on sales and may be earned based on personal sales and/or the sales of others in their sales organizations.

Direct sellers may be called distributors, representatives, consultants or various other titles. They may participate in various ways, including selling the products themselves or through their sales organizations, providing training and leadership to their sales organizations, referring customers to the company and purchasing products and services for personal use.