Open For Business

It has been amazing to see Malaysians come together in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many efforts by individuals and businesses alike to support the many different kinds of frontliners. One of those startups was Savor Of Life, and co-founder and CEO Dr. Shaun Kuan discusses how they helped out frontliners and how their business performed during the MCO.

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Digital transformation has been the be-all, end-all of survival for many SMEs over the past few months, and the F&B industry in particular has taken to the Internet in fine form. Christopher de Mello, owner of popular Peranakan & Nyonya restaurant, Mum’s Place, discusses their steps towards e-commerce after nearly 2 decades of purely offline operation. 

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If there’s one product on the planet that manages to put a smile on most peoples’ faces - it’s ice-cream. A simple dessert that takes us back to a simpler time and place in our childhood. Of course, this particular comfort food has been fairly difficult to get hold of during the pandemic - perhaps when it’s needed the most. We managed to catch up with the Co-founders of Lezzetto, Jamal and Shanaz, who have a passion for creating ice-cream and love the idea of creating smiles and flavours.

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Like most businesses this year, Malaysian adtech startup AdEasy has had to shake things up during the MCO to remain relevant, and help support other businesses in the ecosystem. Co-Founder Therine Goh talks to us about the idea behind Southeast Asia’s first online marketplace for buying offline advertisement space, and their recent #AdEasyJagaSME initiative which shines the spotlight on local SMEs so they can survive the pandemic and stay afloat. 

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B40 coffee farmers in Sabah produce a range of quality coffee seeds, but without proper distribution and heavy reliance on the “middle man”, they struggle to make ends meet. In an effort to sell sustainable coffee while helping the Sabahan farmers earn the profits they deserve, BosCo decided to only use beans from Sabah while controlling markups and price hikes in the process. We speak to Viviantie Sarjuni, one half of the duo behind Borneo Specialty Coffee (BosCo), about the decision to become a social enterprise, the effects of the MCO on their supply chain, as well as the speed at which they wish to grow their coffee outlets

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What should a high performing day look like in order for you to successfully get your company flourishing? Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of Leverage Lab provides a formula that anyone at any level of management can use to have high performing days everyday.

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After wrapping up our Extraordinary Endeavor series, we catch up with Arthur Chan of Endeavor Malaysia to talk about how they coped with the changes during this pandemic and what lies ahead for the rest of the year for the entrepreneurs in Malaysia.

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Over the past few years consumers have become a lot more aware and curious about where the food that they consume comes from. This awareness has led many people to rethink their diet, and opt for a healthier, meat free diet. But of course, everyone has a sweet tooth. Heart & Halo is  a vegan vegetarian bakery that caters to everyone. We catch up with one of their founders, Arati to find out more.

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Malaysia is a food loving nation, and we wear our hearts on our bellies. Sadly, our food is a victim of commercial farming practices with dangerous pesticides and chemical growth enhancers commonly used. Brendan Lee from The Urban Farm joins us to discuss the possibility and reality of how we can think of our food consumption and buying habits, the benefits of organic food, and how you can even start your own at home farming.

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Our understanding of autism and its various points on the spectrum has vastly improved over the last decade or so. We understand now that children with autism need to be taught differently, and that all it takes is proper guidance to empower different areas and abilities in their thinking patterns. We speak to Huey Sien, Principal of Seed Autism, about using her school as a learning tool for both kids and their parents, as well as the challenges they’re facing during the (R)MCO. 

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