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Quantum Advantage is involved in a wide range of social engagement work. We want to see all people and organisations continue to grow and succeed. This desire is not limited to the business world and we are actively involved in a range of volunteer and pro-bono work to engage with individuals and community organisations to help them achieve their goals.
Through social engagement, if some of our time can benefit the community and this helps make the world be a better place then we are keen to help out whereever we can. All of us at Quantum Advantage aim to spend 10% of our time on social engagement activities helping individuals and organisations where our values are aligned.
A couple of our social engagement activities include ....
Working with Charities
We often work with charities and other organisations that are working hard to make the world we live in a better place.
We provide our time, skills & experiences to help the organisation grow & succeed. In turn this helps them achieve their own goals & aspirations.
KidsXpress is a dynamic program for children 4-14yrs who have faced challenges, loss and or trauma in their lives. During the KidsXpress program kids are finding ways to cope with their situation through music, art and drama therapies, providing kids with the foundation to learn positive coping mechanisms for life.
Experiences such as being bullied at school, the separation of parents, receiving chemotherapy for cancer, watching your sibling or parent die, or being subjected to abuse & neglect, and many others all can have devastating effects on the child and their future strategies to cope with life. But at KidsXpress children are finding their voice making meaningful music, healing through colour in art, exploding energy through paint throwing & acting out life in drama. Most of all KidsXpress is empowering children to believe in themselves and express life.
If you are interested to find out more about this innovative program please visit their website on http://www.kidsxpress.org.au/ or contact Margo Ward, CEO at KidsXpress on (02) 9380 9220.
Global Student Entrepreneur Awards
We were excited about the launch of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) program in Australia. Philip Scott from Quantum Advantage initiated the Australian launch and was the regional coordinator for the world’s leading competition for undergraduate students that own or run businesses while attending School, College or University. He also provided a free Business Mentoring program to the 2008 regional winner - Natasha Wood of the The Kitchen Guys - will again donate this service in 2009.
In the 2008 competition we had 33% increase in participation with over 1000 students from around the world participate. The students competed against their peers in a regional finals competition. The winner of each region then received an all expenses paid trip to Chicago USA to compete in the GSEA Global Finals. The prizes & benefits for competing, included over US$100,000 prize package for the Global Finals Competition.
You can read ore about the 2008 Global Finalists their businesses and their experiences in the this GSEA Global Finals magazine (2MB PDF)
For an inspirational story read how the 2007 GSEA "Entrepreneur of the Year" winner Fraser Doherty went from making jam in his kitchen to operating a million-dollar company and benefited from participating this global competition. Read the story here...
Guest Speaking for Student Groups, Associations and Education Facilities
We regularly give provide talks to students, associations, Universities and other community organisations. We can provide talks on a range of topics including:
- The Journey of an Entrepreneur
- Successfully starting your own business
- Managing high growth
- Export success in the largest market in the world.. USA
- Anticipating and managing changing industries
- Preparing and managing the sale of your business
- And many other topics of interest
If you have an organisation with a good cause that needs a guest speaker, please contact us at any time. We will be happy to help as much as we can. A recent example was the....
Distinguished Speaker for the Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society
Philip recently delivered a talk for the Macquarie University members of ASES. The talk outlined Philip's experiences from taking an IT business from start-up to dominating its segment in Australia, success in the US market and exit via trade sale. You can view a copy of the talk here. Contact us today
Whether you want learn more about our social engagement activites simply drop in to our Sydney NSW CBD offices or call us on 0408 521 282.
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