Place priority on education, entrepreneurship
KUCHING: The Kedayan community has been urged to place priority on education, which is the key to future successes and development to the society. In making the call, Deputy Premier Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said he would like to see more entrepreneurship and businesses participation in the Kedayan community. “There are many opportunities provided […]
Lundu trio gets national recognition
LUNDU: Tanjong Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Pehin Sri Adenan couldn’t be prouder of the three award winning entrepreneurs from his constituency than he already is. The three did the state proud when they received national recognition for their entrepreneurial skills at the Anugerah Kecemerlangan Usahawan Peserta (AKUP) 2021 in Kuala Lumpur recently. On top of […]
3-in-1 Fair to feature 91 booths
MIRI: A total 91 booths will be set up at the upcoming Datuk Sebastian Ting’s ‘3-in-1’ (education, career and entrepreneur) fair on July 30-31 at Meritz Hotel for job seekers, school leavers and entrepreneurs to explore opportunities. The fair will also offer 1,588 vacancies and about 13 companies engaged mainly in oil and gas industries […]
Use digital platforms to market products
KANGAR: Entrepreneurs are advised to be more creative in marketing their products by leveraging the use of digital platforms that are synonymous with the latest financial technology. Perlis State Secretary Datuk Seri Hasnol Zam Zam Ahmad said creativity is an important tool to develop and market products domestically as well as in the international market. […]
MARA’s effort to get traders to go digital
By Mohd Zahid Ahmad Zaki BETONG: The effort by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) to bring about change in business towards digitalisation is important for the development of entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas. The agency’s deputy director -general (Entrepreneurship) Datuk Zulfikri Osman said the Point of Sale (POS) system implemented would be able to monitor the […]
Thanks to MARA they are still around
By Mohd Zahid Ahmad Zaki KUCHING: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) is committed to helping pandemic-affected entrepreneurs survive, said Datuk Zulfikri Osman. The deputy director-general (Entrepreneurship) said the agency always focused on entrepreneurs’ businesses affected by COVID-19. “Before the outbreak, MARA focused on creating new entrepreneurs. But, COVID-19 put paid to our aim of pursuing that […]
Accelerate Miri calls for participation of women entrepreneurs
MIRI: The organisers of Accelerate: Pushing Ahead Women-led Businesses #BeSavvy are calling women entrepreneurs to participate in the programme on June 24 (Friday) at Pustaka Miri. The programme is organised by the Asia Foundation (TAF) in collaboration with its community partner Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, Miri. It will be held in the library’s multipurpose room. The […]
Exploring all the possibilities
Once upon a time, housewife Diana Teh was in the midst of searching for her passion when she decided to take art lessons from an immensely talented and well-respected lady artist. She soon discovered her talent in art, and the rest, as they say, is history. Once upon a time there were two good friends […]
Jum Regista programme to help entrepreneurs
SIBU: The Jum Regista programme is being held in order for entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas, to formalise their business. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan emphasised that efforts to formalise a business were part of the catalyst for Sarawak to move into digital economy. “By signing up their business, entrepreneurs will have […]
Abdul Karim reassures his ministry’s commitment to youth and sports
THE Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Ministry will continue with its youth, entrepreneurial and sports programmes. Its Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah assured this when alluding to issues, proposals and suggestions forwarded by concerned local representatives in relation to youth, sports and entrepreneurs programmes and sport facilities such as sports complexes and youth […]
