Tanya Quinn

There are 6 very common myths about Small Business Social Responsibility that prevent most owners from doing social good, or more good, through their businesses: 1. A business can’t be both profitable and do good. 2. Social responsibility only applies to Corporations or Large Businesses. 3. Social Responsibility is not worth it for Small Business Owners. 4. Social Responsibility doesn’t apply to MY Small Business. 5. Social Responsibility is too hard for Small Business Owners. 6. Why bother? As a Small Business, my efforts will barely make a difference. During this keynote, Tanya addresses each of these common myths, discusses how they often prevent Small Business Owners from embracing Social Responsibility, and presents an alternative truth for each myth. Accepting the new truths empowers Small Business Owners to let go of what’s holding them back and start doing easier and more effective social good (that also BENEFITS their business). Let’s change the world together!

Small Business Owners rarely make business decisions that don’t benefit their business. Would they hire an employee who can’t do the job they need them to do? Of course not. And yet, when doing social good (or social responsibility), very few business owners consider, yet alone plan for, how their efforts are connected to and can benefit their business. In this keynote address, Tanya tells a story about an IT company making a difference in the world through building houses. Sounds great, right? Well… maybe not. She then uses this story to illustrate and discuss the 5 key elements that must be considered to make social responsibility EFFECTIVE.