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Professional And Personal Benefits Of A Direct Selling Experience Professional and Personal Benefits of a Direct Selling Experience researches the impact of a direct selling experience on 14 business and professional skills as well as on 13 personal life skills. A substantial majority of the current direct sellers surveyed more than threefourths agreed that they benefited from their direct selling experience in terms of improved business and professional skills and that skills gleaned from a direct selling experience transferred to their personal lives. Moreover there were significant and positive relationships between selfperceived skill levels and selfperceptions of direct selling success and performance in a nondirect selling job. Empowering WomenEntrepreneurs in South Africa The Role of Information Communication Technology in the Direct Selling Marketplace Empowering WomenEntrepreneurs in South Africa The Role of Information Communication Technology in the Direct Selling Marketplace reveals how women have used direct selling as a vehicle not only for selftransformation and empowerment but also for the betterment of their families and communities.