The strong horse that pulls the cart
Instead of freaking out about these constraints, embrace them. Let them guide you. Constraints drive innovation and force focus. Instead of trying to remove them, use them to your advantage. — American web software company Winston Churchill said it best about entrepreneurship. “Some regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be […]
Financial independence starts with cake business
KUCHING: Not one to ask her parents for pocket money, Nur Khadijah Fatin Saadi decided to set a goal for financial independence by selling cakes. The 21-year-old entrepreneur set up batekkku.official in 2019 to sell Kek Batik, a type of Malaysian fridge cake dessert inspired by the tiffin. According to her, she had to find […]
Tegas tech immersion programme to promote digital innovation, entrepreneurship
KUCHING: The Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas) Tech Immersion Programme (TTIP) aims to promote digital innovation and entrepreneurship, in line with the Sarawak Digital Economy Strategy 2018-2022. TTIP is a six-month programme to empower local tech talents, students and fresh graduates to jumpstart their career in the innovation entrepreneurship ecosystem. “The programme will run […]
Never-say-die attitude keeps ‘em going
KUCHING: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro-traders – especially new businesses which are categorised as non-essential service – that are compelled to stop operations throughout the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) are taking the brunt of the strict standard operating procedures (SOPs), having to bear huge losses. Most of them expressed frustration […]
Passion for hijab business
KUCHING: Nurfarrah ‘ain Mohammad Sukan, 23, has been involved in the world of hijab business since Form Six, which has been the main driver for her to continue in the profession. Nurfarrah has been interested in entrepreneurship since 2006, as an undergraduate concentrating in Counselling at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). “At first, the Farlshijab hijab […]
