1. Avon: Raising the Bar with Online Education Article presented by: Jamie Pryse Jenny DeKorte

2. History This year Avon is celebrating its 120 th year anniversary of empowering women around the world Since 1886, Avon has offered financial opportunities for women The world’s largest personal sales organization Grosses $8 billion in annual revenue

3. Independent Representatives Works with 5 million independent representatives around the globe Meeting the challenges of a diverse workforce, one solution has been more innovative training This training includes a mentor, training materials supplied by Avon, and new online courses

4. Avon’s Beauty of Knowledge Website Provides 19 courses on topics ranging from makeup application to money management Offers standardized training Now possible to take courses on their own schedules In seven months 850,000 courses have been completed

5. Citations "Welcome to Avon." Avon. 2008. 22 Feb 2008. Jones, Tegan. "Avon: Raising the Bar with Online Education." Chief Learning Officer 6.2Feb 2007 46- 56. 22 Feb 2008