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The Direct Selling Women’s Alliance, the DSWA, has just announced the dates of their annual DSWA Celebration. This year’s event will take place April 17th through the 19th at the Westin in Los Angeles, California.

The event will feature over 20 self made millionaires from some of the world’s leading direct selling companies. The speakers will share with attendees what it takes to succeed and how they themselves persevered to achieve their goals. The attendees will get business tips, learn new strategies and get some great motivational tips as well as learn how to grow their already existing businesses.

The 20 small business millionaires speaking at the conference include representatives from companies such as Avon, Mary Kay, Neways and Pre-Paid Legal, just to name a few. The 3 day event will give all in attendance the chance to learn, network and share experiences with colleges.

Some of the topics that will be covered by this year’s speakers include

• Best Booking Practices
• Approaching Coach Excellence
• Build it Big with Recruiting
• Creative Meetings People Want to Attend
• Build it Big with Internet Marketing

For more info on the event, or to register to attend you can visit, http://www.dswacelebration2009.com

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Neways Internationaland SISEL International have announced today that they company have finally reached a resolution regarding legal battles the two companies’ have been engaged in for the last year and a half. The original suit was filed last May in a Utah court.

The two companies announced in a joint statement that they along with their affiliates and distributors have reached a global, confidential settlement that will address and resolve all legal disputes between the two.

Neways claimed that after its takeover by Golden Gate Capital in 2006, many of its distributors were recruited to SISEL by its owners, who happen to be the sons of the Neways founders. Neways promptly took SISEL to court to try and stop them from “stealing” their distributors.
To read the full scoop- check out our article from last year.

As per the agreement, neither party will admit to any wrongdoing. The settlement will remain strictly confidential. Both sides are apparently satisfied with the outcome and although neither part has released a formal statement regarding the resolution of the lawsuits, both sides say they are looking forward to moving on and focusing on their respective businesses.

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Global health and wellness company, Neways has just been named the title sponsor of this year’s annual Maui Paradise marathon. The annual event, set of course in Maui, Hawaii, is scheduled to take place in Kalama Park kihei on Sunday, January 11, 2009.

This event will be the first major athletic event that Neways will act as the title sponsor for.
Neways was founded in 1992 and has since dedicated their efforts to helping families build safer, more environmentally friendly homes as well as improving their bodies and health through all natural products. Neways is dedicated to their Healthy Homes program and hopes that this marathon will act as a catalyst for many of their consumers to improve their lives and homes by using safe all natural products.

“Neways feels that this is a great initiative to help make our Healthy Homes program a reality by motivating everyone to train for this event,” said Thierry Sorhaitz, Neways North America managing director. Neways knows that our eco-friendly and healthy products will help everyone get in shape and reach their marathon potential. This marathon’s mission is to be ecologically friendly and sound, just like the Neways mission.” “We want everyone to be involved and participate,” said Sorhaitz. We are so proud of Neways for sponsoring such a healthy event. We are proud to work for a company that cares about our well-being–not just by creating healthy products, but by taking it a step further and encouraging active lifestyles through events like this Neways Maui Paradise Marathon.”

The event which will be called the Neways Maui Paradise Marathon is open to amateurs and professional alike, no matter each participant’s skill level. There is also a half marathon, a 5K and even an event for children.

Neways distributors and products will be in full view throughout the event. Hundreds of distributors will be on hand to participate. Neways will be donating products for use during the event, including the Neways recycled, reusable bags for the race participants.

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With many companies taking a number of initiatives to “go green” and conserve energy, Neways has actaully taken some pretty significant steps to do so.  The company has been quick to point out several initiatives that are underway to becomming more environmentally friendly.

The following are several examples of ways in which Neways has introduced eco-friendly elements into their manufacturing facilities and processes:

– Recycling: In addition to using recyclable packaging whenever possible for our products, Neways also recycles shipping and packaging materials discarded during the manufacturing process, including plastic barrels, corrugated cardboard and metal drums.

– Biodegradable product formulas: To avoid damaging the ecosystem, Neways uses biodegradable ingredients in products whenever possible, including in laundry detergents.

– Low water usage: To reduce water waste, Neways installed a cooling water recovery system in its manufacturing plant, which allows for closed-circuit water recycling.

– Electricity conservation: To use less power, Neways installed high-efficiency, low-wattage lighting in the company’s new global distribution center, with timers and motion detectors to reduce waste. In addition, the company is using fluorescent lights that contain less mercury.

“While just about every company today is claiming that it’s green,” says Brian Slobodow, “you can rest assured that Neways really is making continuous progress in reducing our environmental impact. This is a top priority for our independent distributors, and it’s a top priority for the corporation as well.”

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