Years of migration and international trade has given Malaysia its greatest strength — diversity. Home to a melting pot of cultures, its colourful landscape is a rich source of inspiration for entrepreneurs who seek to create and market unique items. Since our National Day is just around the corner, we trawled through the local business scene and shortlisted 5 brands that feature a distinct Malaysian …
If there is one thing that sets small businesses apart from big corporations, it’s drive. The drive to innovate, create, and grow. It takes patience and continuous hard work to build your own business, whether you’re a 3rd generation kopitiam owner or a tech junkie running a startup out of your rented room. Here are 5 reasons why we think small businesses deserve more support …
This is part 2 of our posts on interesting bazaars in Malaysia. Read part 1 here. With so many creative businesses thriving in Malaysia, it wasn’t an easy task to shortlist the brands for this post. We ventured beyond the Klang Valley and came back filled with hope for the future of creative entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Tempatan Fest This touring bazaar focuses on independent fashion …
Malaysia is a shopping paradise with malls marking the landscape in every major city. But if you’re after goods with real character and soul, set your GPS app to these bazaars and be amazed by the wealth of quality locally-made goods. Here are some of the markets we’ve visited recently and the brands we think are worth spending your hard-earned ringgit on. Art for …
Shoppertise has been approved by the organiser, Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDeC) to be a participating e-tailer for #MYCyberSALE 2014 – an online campaign initiated by Digital Malaysia. What makes this event very special is that it’s Malaysia’s first nationwide online sale that is inspired by the United States’ initiative known as Cyber Monday. Spanning over a period of 3 days – from 29th September …
We spoke to Maggie Chui, a jewellery artisan of highly original, exquisitely crafted art jewellery. After many years as a full-time music teacher, Maggie shifted gears and applied her honed sense of style and affinity for art to the realm of jewellery making & design. As we speak, it’s obvious that Maggie is passionately interested in the challenges and possibilities of the vast materials, tools …
Today, we are happy to be named as a finalist by CTIA Startup Lab for the year 2014. The CTIA Startup Lab is an industry initiative to accelerate growth of seed and growth-stages companies who have been hand-selected by their local communities and investors for their potential to fuel the next wave of growth in mobile. What makes this nomination very special is that this …
Meet Amy, the enthusiastic amigurumist and the owner of Hooked Academy where she teaches amigurumi dolls and runs crafts classes for crochet, knitting, cross-stitch, book binding, nails & strings, sock dolls, bag sewing, dress sewing and mohair teddy bear making with a group of professional crafters. In this interview, we learnt about how she gathered the courage to quit her promising job in the IT …
Esther is first and foremost a mother, a wife and a daughter. She’s also the owner of Honest Stitch and runs her small business from home. In this interview, we learnt about how she began knitting in her teens and eventually turned her hobby into a business. This is the story of her entrepreneurial journey and how she juggles it with her family life. Esther, owner …
We recently interviewed Ching, the owner and designer of L.A.R.K to find out more about her background, her entrepreneurial journey and what it takes to run a successful small business from home. We learned that she grew up in Seremban and started sewing her own bags when she was in primary school. After obtaining her university degree, Ching worked as a music producer before starting …
