A bailout in sales
A trend is forming. More and more people are looking to direct-sales as a Plan B in today’s economy. Everywhere you turn there are stories about how people are doing ‘what it takes’ to survive this economy. Kudos to them! The small business is the backbone of this country. Direct selling is an excellent way to add to your personal economy, while helping to boost our country’s economy. Unlike traditional small business, the capital outlay is doable for anyone and the tax advantages are like ‘free money’ from the government. That alone should be reason enough to look into direct sales as an option. In 2008, 91% of foreclosures could have been prevented by an additional $500 in monthly income.
This story from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Women are pitching products at house parties and door to door to ease the financial pinch.
By Lini S. Kadaba
Inquirer Staff Writer
When De Ann Mensch was laid off last month for the second time in little over a year, she did not polish her resume.
Instead, the ex-bank teller (and ex-mortgage loan closer) burnished her sterling silver jewelry and her sales pitch. Now the softspoken Mensch, 44, of Pennsburg, spends several hours a week at house parties where she hawks the earrings, necklaces and other jewelry she loves to wear, earning about $250 a pop in commissions.
“I need the income,” said the mother of two, who has a son in college. “I don’t have to worry about being fired or laid off; I don’t have to worry about the company being downsized.”
In a weak economy, that promise is solid gold. As layoffs mount and the nation’s unemployment rate hovers at 8.1 percent, many of those down on their luck have joined jewelry company Silpada, cosmetics maker Avon, or any number of other direct-sales companies to fill the income void.
More like this at http://180DaysToLifestyle.org
LINDA WILHITE is a home-business professional who specializes in assisting others in achieving their own economic success.
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