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QNET to have agents in Ghana


By: Fred Yaw SARPONG

QNET, a global e-commerce, direct selling company is to recruit agents in Ghana within the shortest possible to help spread it products across the country.

According to the management of the QNET, they opted to operate in Ghana because the country’s economy has the potential of growing to a well developed country.

Mr. David Sharma, the Advisor to QNET told the Daily Express in an interview that their presence in Ghana is to equip Ghanaians especially the youth to be part of their operations.

“We will engage the youth as our agents and as a result of that they will earn something for themselves,” he added.

He explained further that e-commerce has a huge potential of the youth which falls within the ages of 19 and 35 years. He indicated that bringing on board the youth is one of the best ways of making e-commerce sustainable.

“It is our plan that by end of the first quarter, we should have engaged some agents to start selling our products,” he noted.

Mr. Sharma stated that they will sell a wide range of products in the categories of Home Care, Personal Care, Nutrition, Watches, E-Learning and Holiday Packages through registered independent agents or representatives.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, QNET’s exclusive products are delivered to customers from six international hubs in Malaysia, Turkey, India, the UAE, Russia and the Netherlands.

He mentioned that “direct selling is simply the marketing of products and services directly to consumers through word-of-mouth manner, away from a retail location.”

He pointed out that the direct selling encompasses a variety of distribution methods, multilevel marketing and network marketing as the main types of distribution methods.

The QNET Global PR Manager, Elaine Aisyah said their unique products have position them to be one of the leading e-commerce globally. “Because of the quality of our products, the demand is phenomenon,” she added.

QNET is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year after growing from a small, single product company to offering a wide range of high quality products and services in 11 different product categories.

The company provides regular training programs, promote a strong ethical code of conduct, support distributors with marketing materials and business tools and source or develop right products for the diverse global customer base.

The company does not solicit investment, take deposits, promise fixed returns, sell shares, sell or offer jobs, condone any unlawful holding or “detaining” of persons or conduct hard selling or forceful tactics.

Meanwhile, QNET has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the sponsorship of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup for both 2018 and 2019.

The company supports orphanages, differently-abled children, disaster relief projects, environmental protection and food/water programs around the world and has participated in programs with the United Nations, UNICEF and Commonwealth Business Council as part of it corporate social responsibility (CSR).

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