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MATRADE promotes export trade and they play a key role in providing financial aid to young fashion entrepreneurs in Malaysia. There are various grants available for Malaysian companies. Together with the Head of Lifestyle Unit at MATRADE, Abu Bakar Yusof, we explore two of them: Market Development Grant (MDG) and Services Export Fund (SEF).

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The biggest achievement by Holstein Milk is dominating 39% of the market for fresh milk under the Farm Fresh brand. One of the main reasons behind this success is the founder’s dedication to tend his ladies (cows) with respect. Loi Tuan Ee, founder and CEO of Holstein Milk was selected at the 65th International Selection Panel at the Bali ISP in July making him the 13th Endeavor Entrepreneur from Malaysia.

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What’s good money if you don’t do good with it? Chivas recently launched the Malaysian leg of The Venture and they have a million dollar fund to invest in extraordinary social enterprises.  Emmanuel Dokhelar, Marketing Director and Benedict Yong, Brand Manager at Pernod Ricard sheds light on this opportunity to up and coming social entrepreneurs.

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The future of work is going virtual. How will tomorrow’s boardroom look like? We have Terrence Yong, Managing Director of SAP Malaysia is here to tell us more about the recently launched SAP Digital Boardroom. 

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Invest Selangor is on an aggressive mission to woo international investors to the state. In 2015, Selangor achieved investments of RM7.9bil and CEO of Invest Selangor aims to drive more into the booming state with the upcoming Selangor International Expo 2016 which will be held on the 20th to 22nd October. 

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We hear about retrenchment in the news daily and it is seriously no laughing matter. To stay employed, employees need to remain industry relevant and find opportunities to up-skill themselves. INTI recently partnered with Obviously Harith Iskander, a talk show that brings a no holds barred approach to relevant and current issues in a relaxed environment. How does this partnership help upskilling the workforce? Timothy Johnson, Senior VP of Corporate Marketing at INTI International University & Colleges shares their insight to expanding their MBA 

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From working as a CEO of a non profit to serving as a Presidential Nominee in the Clinton and Obama Administration, Nishith Archarya is a prominent American philanthropist and CEO at Citizence and Equal Innovation. He is here with us today, to speak about his experiences and what it really takes to run a successful enterprise.

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Perak was once the wealthiest state during the colonial era. The tin boom during the industrialisation collapsed in the 80s which forced the government to diversify into manufacturing. While Perak’s economy is still recovering from the downfall of tin mines, the state is now looking to rebrand its identity to boost its economy by leveraging on its history and environmental assets. CEO of Institut Darul Ridzuan, Mazalan Kamis shares the plan of reviving the state.

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A study conducted by recruitment firm, Randstad showed that a third of Malaysian aged 18 to 24 would rather be desk bound than working out of the office via telecommuting. We find out more about the findings of the report and why does Malaysian millennials think so with Ryan Carroll, Country Manager of Randstad Malaysia.

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Failure is no golden ticket to success of a business. Neither is just mere passion. Launched July 2015, BookDoc is now available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Dato’ Chevy Beh, founder of the online healthcare platform provides tips to startup owners launching into uncharted territory while maintaining rapid growth.

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