written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message tastefully simple industry direct selling founded 1995 founders jill blashack strahan & joani nielson headquarters alexandria minnesota united states website tastefullysimple.com tastefully simple is an american multi level marketing company featuring foods and gifts . products are offered through independent consultants at home tasting parties across the united states . more than 24 000 independent consultants sell tastefully simple products across the us and more than 300 employees work at corporate headquarters . the company is a member of the direct selling association 1 and the better business bureau 2 and partners with nonprofit organization share our strength . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 awards 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded by jill blashack strahan in 1995 . it first operated out of a small shed in minnesota . on 08 july 2014 the company laid off approximately 25 % of its workforce . awards edit in 2000 strahan was named an ernst & young entrepreneur of the year 4 and in 2001 the company was named an inc. 500 fastest growing company . 5 in 2005 the company was inducted into the inc. 500 hall of fame . 6 see also edit companies portal list of minnesota companies references edit direct selling association . direct selling organization membership directory search results . retrieved may 30 2012 . better business bureau . business reviews . retrieved may 30 2012 . share our strength . our partners tastefully simple . our partners . share our strength . retrieved may 30 2012 . o dell holly . 2006 minnesota business hall of fame . twin cities business . msp communications . retrieved may 30 2012 . inc. 500 . company profile . inc. 500 . mansueto ventures llc . retrieved may 30 2012 . inc. 500 . inc. 500 hall of fame . inc. 500 . mansueto ventures llc . retrieved may 30 2012 . external links edit tastefullysimple.com the company s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tastefully simple & oldid 741131846 categories 1995 establishments in the united statescompanies based in minnesotacompanies established in 1995direct sales companiesdouglas county minnesotahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from june 2012all articles with a promotional toneuse mdy dates from august 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 16 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view