Vijay Eswaran Does QI Proud with CEO of the Year Award

Vijay Eswaran was awarded the Malaysian Business Awards (MBA) “CEO of the Year 2013” by the Asean Business Advisory Council Malaysia on November 8, 2013. Eswaran, who is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of the QI Group of Companies, received the coveted award from Dato Sri Mustapa Mohamad, the Malaysian minister of international trade and industry at the 5th MBA Gala Dinner held in Kuala Lumpur.
The MBA awards recognise excellence, innovation and best practices in business entities and are widely regarded as the ultimate showcase of outstanding businesses and personalities in Malaysia.
Eswaran, a well-known philanthropist and speaker, established the multinational QI Group in 1998 which includes a diverse range of businesses including e-commerce, hospitality, retail and financial services. Most recently, he established the Quest International University in Perak in 2011. He has also been recognized for his extensive philanthropic activities in Malaysia and abroad.
“I am humbled to receive an award that has in the past recognised some exceptional individuals who I personally admire. It is an honour to be recognized by my peers in Malaysia.”
“My gratitude goes to everyone at the QI Group who has stood by me and helped us grow from a small group of dreamers to a 1000+ multi-business, multi-national organization with a global footprint. Although I am the one holding the trophy, this award belongs to a larger community of talented, supportive and passionate individuals. We are only as strong as our teams and in that regard, I have been very fortunate,” said Eswaran.
Other notable recipients of the night were Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay (Lifetime Achievement Award), Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing (International Excellence Award), Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad and Tan Sri Francis Yeoh for industry excellence.

E-learning and network marketing go hand in hand at QNET

Majority of our female students are from MENA region, says QNET
The President of Harvard University once said, "If you think education is expensive - try ignorance." Any career necessitates a lifetime commitment to what you do, and that means a commitment to a lifetime of learning. This is perhaps the reason for the explosive growth of the e-learning industry around the world. According to a report by GSV Advisors from Silicon Valley, the global eLearning market is estimated to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 23% over the next three years, at which time its value will exceed $255 billion by 2017.

Access to education has never been more convenient, and the beauty of it is that learning is now an experience that can truly be shared with people across the world. It doesn't matter who you are or where you are from--or what age you are--if there's something you would like to learn about, you can do so anytime you like.

As the eLearning market continues to grow from strength to strength, so too does another young industry in the region-direct selling. The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) which represents direct selling associations from more than 60 countries, reports that the market size of the industry globally grew 5 per cent last year to hit US$154 billion in sales. Globally, approximately 90 million people are involved in the direct selling business.Therefore it won't come as any great surprise that both these sectors are helping each other grow.

QNET, the prominent Asian direct selling company, is seeing growing demand for its online education programs offered under the brand Swiss eLearning, across a wide range of demographics in the MENA region.

The courses designed by the Swiss Management Centre (SMC) University, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs and ranked No.3 in Europe for online education by Newsweek magazine, range from academic programs such as the Accelerated Bachelor of Business Administration and the Accredited Online MBA program to non-academic niche courses in e-Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Presentation and Communication Skills, Career Design, Marketing and The Art of Management.

"E-learning is becoming increasingly popular across the region'" says Haldun Arin, , QNET's Chief Operating Officer "I recently read a report that the industry has experienced 8.2% annual growth and has generated approximately USD 443 million in 2013 in the Middle East."

"Our e-learning courses are the second most popular purchase in the MENA region. In Egypt alone around 4000 persons subscribed to our education products" added Arin. The framework of the Swiss eLearning Programs are based on the concept of 'continuing education'; a post-secondary education programme that is set up to provide further enrichment, whether professionally or personally.

"Our programs focus on relevancy, blending theoretical knowledge with applied practice, and a feedback loop to reinforce the continued effectiveness of the curriculum. The courses are designed to enhance business and communication skills, two important criteria for the direct selling professional.", says Arin.

QNET recognizes that a strictly structured, tightly framed environment like that of a traditional university or classroom setting is not the most suitable for the dynamic and busy schedules of direct selling professionals.

"As a result of the fast-paced lifestyle, there is little time left to fit in the things we would like to do, especially with regards to education." says Arin. "That is why we partnered with SMC University to launch the eLearning programsso that our distributors can gain two-fold benefits from this. Firstly, they gain knowledge and secondly by promoting the courses to others, they create an income stream for themselves."

Studies have also indicated that general offline enrollment ratios for females in the Middle East and Egypt are generally lower than males. In Egypt there is as much as 20% lower female enrollment than males with higher dropout rates due to social and traditional barriers. One striking benefit of online education options for women in the Middle East is the idea that e-learning programs can sidestep many social barriers. With increasing Internet penetration in the MENA region reaching 43% in Egypt, e-learning is becoming very popular with women who want the flexibility to learn from home.

"At QNET, we were pleasantly surprised to find a large number of female students subscribing for our e-learning courses from the region." Added Arin.

eLearning pioneers expect that the new age of education will allow learning to truly "blend with our everyday activities". The World Economic Forum has even listed eLearning as one of the top technology trends for 2014.

QNET Marussia F1 Finale – 10th Place and Popping the Champagne

Emotional scenes in the QNET sponsored Marussia F1 Team’s garage yesterday in Sao Paolo when it was finally clear: Marussia had won the 10th spot in the constructors championship of the Formula 1 Championship 2013.

It was a close battle all year long, with the Caterhams dangerously near as they were all of last year. The memories of 2012 were still fresh, when Caterham beat Marussia in this exact race in Sao Paolo and ended 10th in the championship, leaving QNET’s sponsored team behind.

The battle at the back to not finish last was hotter than ever this year. Quite literally the difference between finishing 10th and 11th is many millions of dollars in prize money.

Max and Jules were Marussia’s rookie drivers for this season. Both fresh from GP2, they had never before driven on some of the tracks they were challenged to face during the season. Nevertheless, they both showed an impressive performance throughout the entire season. Jules finishing 15th in Melbourne and 13th in Sepang, while Max finished everyone of the 19 races in the season which makes him the first rookie driver to ever accomplish that.

John Booth, Team Principal told us that he was very proud of the team’s achievement: “Credit to the whole Team – both trackside and back at base in Banbury – for an incredibly hard-fought 2013 campaign. Well done to both Jules and Max, who have performed admirably in a tough rookie season, having more than risen to the challenge.”

And we are proud too. Way to go Marussia, we always believed in you.

After a well deserved break, the 2014 season will get underway in Australia on 13 March 2014. Bring it on!



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Qnet- Max, Ferrari and Sochi – Rock on 2014 F1 with QNET and Marussia!

Marussia Formula 1 team, sponsored byQNET, is busy getting all its ducks in a row for the 2014 season with the huge news that driver, MaxChilton, has signed for a second season alongside also returning driver, Jules Bianchi.

Max is extremely happy to be carrying on with Marussia.

“Continuity is important for the Team but also for me as a driver. You learn such a lot in your debut season, but the second year is when you pull all of those experiences together and show your true potential. That has always been the case for me in the junior categories and I’ll be aiming for a similar step in my second year of F1 competition.”

While the drivers stay the same, there is one exciting change; this upcoming season the team partners with Scuderia Ferrari to receive an engine, energy recovery system and transmission from the most successful engine manufacturer in Formula One history!

Marussia is a young and ambitious Anglo-Russian challenger with more to look forward to this year. Not only will the team return to home turf at Silverstone, Great Britain, in July but for the first time ever, Russia is joining the circuit with a Grand Prix in Sochi in October.

Formula 1 is currently on hiatus until the 2014 season kicks off in Australia on 14 March. So much to look forward to with QNET and Marussia this year, stay tuned!

Qnet-Earn like a Gold Star Plus even More!

Enjoy all the perks of a Gold Star Rank with Go for Gold Plus, the new six-week promo starting today and running until Friday, 11 April 2014.But actually, with Go for Gold Plus, you can earn even more than a Gold Star because you’ll be generously rewarded with a huge additional bonus if you can qualify!

Are you ready to take on the challenge? We hope so because getting MORE is the way to go.

Get More with QNET’s Enhanced Compensation Plan

MORE_blog Rotate Over the weekend, we gave you more. More potential Repeat Sales Points, more ways to advance to Silver Star Rank and more opportunity to advance to the giddy heights of Platinum and Diamond Star.

Our enhanced QNET Compensation Plan makes QNET the network marketing company of choice!

  Your hard work and effort deserve total dedication and commitment from QNET. Because you deserve the best, we are constantly in search of ways and means to improve everything and anything we can get our hands on.



2014 marks a new milestone for the way you do business with QNET and we will do our best to serve you to ensure your success.

For more detail about the changes please see the announcement in your Virtual Office. If you have any questions, please contact us on global.support@qnet.net.

One QNET Super Store to Rule them All

We are making your QNET shopping experience even better with NEW eStore enhancements that combine your Qualify and Repeat eStores into one super store!

Starting 1 March 2014, click “Shop” in your Virtual Office and immediately see all QNET products, including repeat products that come with Repeat Sales Points (RSP), essential for Rank Advancement.

What’s more, when you buy repeat products and qualifying products together, you will pay only one shipping and handling fee, which means you’ll save money!

Meanwhile, to redeem eVouchers, click “Redeem”directly in your Virtual Office dashboard next to “Shop”.

Last but not least, hunting for the perfect QNET product gets easier with a new search feature, allowing you to look for products by name, brand or even by BV or RSP (top-right of screen-shot).

Check out the new combined QNET eStore in the screenshot (pictured). You will notice that the product categories move to the left and the RSP value of the repeat products are in yellow.


The eStore improvements are in addition to significant enhancements to the QNET Compensation Plan coming into effect from 1 March. For more information see the announcement in the Virtual Office.