small business Tag Archives

Meet and Greet Session in KL with JinnyboyTV

On 28th Dec 2014, we organised a meet and greet with JinnyboyTV, along with an exclusive popup shop at popular local burger joint – myBurgerLab, Sunway. Jin Lim, Reuben Kang and Alan Lok – the trio of the JinnyboyTV team made a 2-hour appearance at the only Meet and Greet session in Kuala Lumpur for 2014. Jin, or better known as Jinnyboy is a full …

Chatterbox: A chat with Deheavenly Gems

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 …

Chatterbox: A chat with Hooked by Amy

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 …

6 best practices when using the hashtag

You should be using hashtags. But you must be careful NOT to over do it. They serve a purpose and can help to categorise interests, to build brand and community, and to align you with an audience. If you own a business, you might also consider using hashtags to share your history, tap into what people care about, or convey your personality. A hashtag immediately …

3 reasons why small business owners should accept credit cards

Whether your business is new or you’re planning to accept credit cards when you’re a little more established.  Or you’ve been in business for years and can’t seem to find a good reason you should go changing things now – sticking to traditional forms of payment is tempting for many. Just imagine – while you’re happily working on your new product design or packing new …

Chatterbox: A chat with Honest Stitch

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 …

Selling online made easy

New to Shoppertise?  Selling online is as easy as 1-2-3. Step One – Sign up to setup a shop for free Step Two – Build a catalogue Step Three – Publish and share   Sounds easy enough?  Start selling on Shoppertise now.  Sometimes “later” becomes “never”.

Chatterbox: A chat with L.A.R.K

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 …

Introducing Shoppertise

It’s a big day for us.  After almost 4 months of tinkering, sketching, tweaking, refining, it’s a wonderful feeling to be able to launch Shoppertise to the world.  A couple of words spring to mind: perseverance, gratitude, and accomplishment. Shoppertise is a cloud-based, mobile commerce platform that lets anyone browse, shop or sell online – easily and professionally.  The solution transforms a mobile device into …