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Manage Yourself Better

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This month, as we battle the economic costs of the CMCO and the destruction COVID-19 has caused every single industry, we need to be resilient and pus...

Manage Yourself Better

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This month, as we battle the economic costs of the CMCO and the destruction COVID-19 has caused every single industry, we need to be resilient and pus...

Cloud Kitchen - The New Normal for Chefs

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the pioneers in Malaysia, the Food Incubator is a cloud kitchen, offering commercial kitchen facilities to chefs to venture into the e-delivery...

Cloud Kitchen - The New Normal for Chefs

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the pioneers in Malaysia, the Food Incubator is a cloud kitchen, offering commercial kitchen facilities to chefs to venture into the e-delivery...

Pops Malaya Keeping It Cool

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve got a sweet tooth, then you should know that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. However, what if there’s an alternativ...

Pops Malaya Keeping It Cool

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve got a sweet tooth, then you should know that too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. However, what if there’s an alternativ...

Small Deliveries, Big Plans

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ask anyone, and they’ll say the food delivery scene is dominated by big companies like Grab and Foodpanda. Yet, Packed founder Amirrul Rasyid in...

Small Deliveries, Big Plans

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ask anyone, and they’ll say the food delivery scene is dominated by big companies like Grab and Foodpanda. Yet, Packed founder Amirrul Rasyid in...

Failing Forward: Innovation - Trial & Error (PART 2)

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 2 of our Innovation - Trial & Error episode with Co-Founder of myBurgerLab Renyi Chin (Yes, we had A LOT to unpack from his colourful...

Failing Forward Ep.10 : Innovation - Trial & Error (PART 2)

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is Part 2 of our Innovation - Trial & Error episode with Co-Founder of myBurgerLab Renyi Chin (Yes, we had A LOT to unpack from his colourful...

Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After her father underwent heart surgery, Samantha Ng felt the need to encourage him to take care of his diet. And through that event, Wise Crafters, ...

Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After her father underwent heart surgery, Samantha Ng felt the need to encourage him to take care of his diet. And through that event, Wise Crafters, ...

Auto Craver

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many local car dealers are still operating in conventional ways. This includes the way most car loan applications are handled. Adham wants to change t...

Auto Craver

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many local car dealers are still operating in conventional ways. This includes the way most car loan applications are handled. Adham wants to change t...

You Can-Care Too

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For cancer patients, the journey to recovery goes beyond hospital treatment. Every patient needs the right solutions to support their recovery. In con...

You Can-Care Too

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For cancer patients, the journey to recovery goes beyond hospital treatment. Every patient needs the right solutions to support their recovery. In con...

This Passion Project Keeps Persevering

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It has been seven years since Merdekarya opened its doors. Despite a slew of challenges, the cozy gig venue in Bukit Gasing has become very popular in...

This Passion Project Keeps Persevering

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It has been seven years since Merdekarya opened its doors. Despite a slew of challenges, the cozy gig venue in Bukit Gasing has become very popular in...

Parcel365, 24/7

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve found your doorstep pile up with many deliveries over the past 6 months, you are not alone. According to the Malaysian Communications ...

Parcel365, 24/7

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve found your doorstep pile up with many deliveries over the past 6 months, you are not alone. According to the Malaysian Communications ...

Journey to Success, One Foot at a Time

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christy Ng came a long way since 2012 where she started her small business in a living room making women’s footwear. And nearly 10 years on, she...

Journey to Success, One Foot at a Time

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christy Ng came a long way since 2012 where she started her small business in a living room making women’s footwear. And nearly 10 years on, she...

Supporting The Growth Of The Malaysian Fitness Industry

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fitness Innovations Malaysia (FITM) was established in 2007 with the aspiration to develop world-class fitness leaders, and they are the only local ed...

Supporting The Growth Of The Malaysian Fitness Industry

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fitness Innovations Malaysia (FITM) was established in 2007 with the aspiration to develop world-class fitness leaders, and they are the only local ed...

The PLUS Every CEO Needs

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andreas Vogiatzakis has had an interesting year. Amidst the pandemic, he chose to give up being the CEO of Star Media Group to start a Malaysian SME, ...

The PLUS Every CEO Needs

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andreas Vogiatzakis has had an interesting year. Amidst the pandemic, he chose to give up being the CEO of Star Media Group to start a Malaysian SME, ...

Growing, One Chocolate Button at a Time

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The shared love of chocolate between founders Euniece and Jinli prompted them to leave their corporate jobs to kickstart Cocova - a local chocolate co...

Growing, One Chocolate Button at a Time

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The shared love of chocolate between founders Euniece and Jinli prompted them to leave their corporate jobs to kickstart Cocova - a local chocolate co...

Manage Your Catalogs With Catthis

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When you attend a networking event or a conference, sometimes you receive a goody bag full of booklets and catalogs that you have no idea what to do w...

Are We Finally Taking Mental Health Seriously?

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s World Mental Health Day on October 10th.  Much has been talked about on mental health and we are seeing increasing numbers because of ...

Are We Finally Taking Mental Health Seriously?

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s World Mental Health Day on October 10th.  Much has been talked about on mental health and we are seeing increasing numbers because of ...

Getting A Head Start On Digitalisation

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a company providing end-to-end mobile device lifecycle management, CompAsia sees greater opportunities in further enhancing their services and roll...

Getting A Head Start On Digitalisation

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a company providing end-to-end mobile device lifecycle management, CompAsia sees greater opportunities in further enhancing their services and roll...

Your Alternative Safety Pass

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the ongoing pandemic, public spaces, mass gatherings and events have become more restricted. So securing an accurate temperature history could be...

Your Alternative Safety Pass

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the ongoing pandemic, public spaces, mass gatherings and events have become more restricted. So securing an accurate temperature history could be...

Cash Installments without the Card

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When we spoke to Singapore-based Split last year, they were making waves in the travel scene by allowing postpaid payments without a credit card. With...

Cash Installments without the Card

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When we spoke to Singapore-based Split last year, they were making waves in the travel scene by allowing postpaid payments without a credit card. With...

Finish Strong In 2020

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of LeverageLab, discusses how to utilise the last 90 days of 2020 and how companies can finish strong. In this monthly show,...

Finish Strong In 2020

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeevan Sahadevan, founder of LeverageLab, discusses how to utilise the last 90 days of 2020 and how companies can finish strong. In this monthly show,...

Nurturing Babies, From One Generation to Another

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For close to 40 years, MyMAMBaby.com has been around in providing baby products.  Started by Blan Lee, she passed down the reins to the next gene...

TheMonsterSchool.com

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Monster School was formed in April 2019 to focus on providing Digital Marketing training for SMEs, especially for the decision-makers and the midd...

TheMonsterSchool.com

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Monster School was formed in April 2019 to focus on providing Digital Marketing training for SMEs, especially for the decision-makers and the midd...

Finding A Cleaner, Maideasy

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hygiene is more important than ever in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and cleaning staff are some of the most underrated and under-rewarded frontline...

Finding A Cleaner, Maideasy

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hygiene is more important than ever in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and cleaning staff are some of the most underrated and under-rewarded frontline...

Music for the Community

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Rondo Production is a Penang-based social enterprise that aims to bring quality education in music to the forefront. Its founder, Kenny Ooi, touts...

Music for the Community

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Rondo Production is a Penang-based social enterprise that aims to bring quality education in music to the forefront. Its founder, Kenny Ooi, touts...

Failing Forward: Innovation - Trial & Error

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, Co-Founder of myBurgerLab Reny...

Failing Forward Ep.09: Innovation - Trial & Error

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, Co-Founder of myBurgerLab Reny...

F&B Consulting During Covid

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LEVELS is an experiential design studio that specialises in the ideation, design and execution of memorable culinary experience in the hospitality wor...

Neighbours Helping Neighbours

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the past, during disasters or times of struggle, everyone in the kampung comes together to support each other. With Smolpotato, you help your neigh...

Neighbours Helping Neighbours

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the past, during disasters or times of struggle, everyone in the kampung comes together to support each other. With Smolpotato, you help your neigh...

Building Better Cultural Spaces

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The way a space is designed can influence and impact the people who are in it. Proper spaces, built with conduciveness in mind, are likely to create a...

Building Better Cultural Spaces

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The way a space is designed can influence and impact the people who are in it. Proper spaces, built with conduciveness in mind, are likely to create a...

Golf and Growth Post-MCO

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Like most brands and companies, Deemples had to dig deep to find a way to navigate the MCO. They switched their outlook on the golf scene, and also op...

Moving Your Loyal Offline Customers Online

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With retailers big and small fighting for consumer attention and spend online, how do you stand out from the crowd? We speak to Founder and Creative D...

Blow Dry Bar’s Blowing Up

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In times of trouble, the smallest luxuries can bring us joy; so it’s no surprise that after months of staying home, many were looking to be pamp...

Voice of SMES: Kuching In and Out

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With it just being Malaysia Day, we thought we'd head East for a bit and speak to a very local SME.  We speak to Marian Chin, creator and editor ...

No Running Away From Online Sales

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The BigBigPlace.com, is the biggest curated marketplace in Malaysia for outdoor and running gear.  Founded back in 2016, when most people would s...

Countering Food Waste with Compost

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A shocking amount of food is wasted on a daily basis, and most of it ends up in landfills or in spaces that continue to burden the environment. MAEKO&...

Open From Borneo: Sarawakian Hospitality

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this special edition of Open For Business in honour of Malaysia Day, we hear from Donald Tan, co-owner of the Singgahsana brand in Sarawak; he disc...

Scaling the Ecommerce Summit

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So you know you need an online presence, and you need it now. But how do you establish the kind of store or page or website that keeps people coming b...

Voice of SMEs: Empowering Hairdressers with a Co-Sharing Salon

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Starting a business isn’t easy, but coworking spaces have made it easier for low-entry entrepreneurs to have a foot in the door. HIPSALONS takes...

SaltyCustoms

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With a business that started as a pet project, manufacturing good quality, well- fitted t-shirts for companies. As the market responded positively to ...

Mental Health Coaching at the Palm of your Hand

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thoughtfull is a health-tech company that, via its ThoughtfullChat service, provides users with daily bite-sized coaching with certified mental health...

Content Creation in the Gig Economy

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While the gig economy may be a lucrative concept for some, its biggest obstacle is in the way clients are connected to service providers. Sean Teoh&rs...

Cash Flow Security

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When the pandemic hit and the nation fell under the MCO, the number one challenge business owners faced was Cash Flow issues. We speak with Ben Zainal...

9 Strategies For Fast Business Success In Any Economy

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The economy can be an unpredictable beast, and your business success should never be dependent on the volatility of the market; so how do you ensure s...

Voice of SMEs: Capbay

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Financing has never been more of an issue for companies as COVID-19 wrecked the global economy; Darrel Ang, co-founder of Capbay, explains how the sup...

Real Outplay

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Real Outplay was founded in 2018 by a husband and wife team, Kit and Jo with the idea of having products for athletes, endurance junkies and sports en...

One-Stop Digital Wedding Shop

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Times are tough for the wedding industry. But with the right approach and creative solutions, platforms like NikahSatu plan to help couples with their...

Building Omnichannel Opportunities

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The need for omnichannel retail and marketing has never been higher than it has been during the pandemic. As lockdowns were imposed, stores and large ...

Offline to Online in 48 hours

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

These last 6 months have changed the way many entrepreneurs run their business. We speak to Founder of FastOrder.my Zane Goh about how he helped despe...

Merdeka Strong in Hong Kong

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

20,000 Malaysians reside in Hong Kong and this Merdeka, none of them will be coming home. Entrepreneur and pillar of the Malaysian community in Hong K...

Mobile Manpower Management

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of COVID-19, digital disruption is accelerating throughout Southeast Asia, and businesses that are unable to adapt quickly to new digitisi...

Adding Digital Intelligence To The Paper Document

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For more than a decade now, ScannerVision has been helping organisations around the world work better with their documents. And as the needs of their ...

Quantifying the Data of Mobility

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Traffic congestion and the underuse of public transport can be a burden on city infrastructure.  Here in KL, the mission to solve traffic woes ha...

U Mobile Biz: Moving Your Business Beyond Connectivity

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The thought of digitalising your business may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Head of Digital Enterprise Services at U Mobile, Joey Ph...

Pandemic Escapism? Virtual Escape Rooms

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Part of the effect of the pandemic is that a lot of group activities are either off-limits or not advisable; crowded nightlife, shared microphones at ...

Voice of SMEs: Big Screen, Small Screen, No Screen

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s bad enough that cinemas were closed and major movie releases were being postponed indefinitely, but how does a cozy cinema social space sur...

Gaining Momentum in the Startup Space

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While 2020 has been a tough year for startups all over the world, it has also served as a steep learning curve for businesses as well as a crash cours...

Of Ethical Chocolate and Cacao Farmers

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know how chocolate is made? Your favorite bar of sweetness is the result of a long and winding production chain, and unfortunately, more often ...

Bridging The Student-Employer Gap

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the age of Zoom classrooms, virtual graduations, and economic recession, the bridge from student to working professional seems more unstable than e...

Voice of SMEs: iStore iSend

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As SMEs scramble to digitalise their businesses, figuring out the logistics of e-fulfilment has become a huge priority. For iStore iSend, their early ...

Cashless Payments In A Virtual Circle

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Founded in 2019, Vircle helps parents raise financially smart and physically healthier kids through its unique parental controlled cashless solution t...

Pausing Plans and Pushing Forward During a Crisis

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many businesses were heading towards bankruptcy during the MCO. Flour was one of them. With a new outlet set to open just before restrictions were set...

Delivering Sleep in a Box

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mattresses aren’t normally bought online. You’d want to feel and test the mattress for comfort before making a decision. But local brand J...

The One Stop-Shop Medical Platform

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the time of COVID-19, having access to health advice and updates has taken on even more significance and importance. Dato’ Chevy Beh, founder...

Voice of SMEs: Dateworks

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Like Quarantine Cupid said, “We may be on lockdown but love is still in the air!” We speak to matchmaking agency Dateworks about how they ...

Plus Solar: Pushing Boundaries of Energy With Tech

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Plus Solar and it’s founders have come a long way from buying mixed rice at RM2.50 and having issues simply collecting payment. Now, they provid...

Preventech: Looking Out For Senior Citizens

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the pandemic raging, a new spotlight has been thrown onto health services and equipment, and as everyone has been practicing physical distancing ...

Rise of the Green Thumbs

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Plant popularity has surged during the pandemic. With more people working from home, the demand for indoor shrubs and stalks to spruce up the environm...

21 Strategic Questions For Thriving Post-COVID

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For businesses that have survived the economic devastation of COVID-19, it’s time to build your foundation to thrive. Jeevan Sahadevan, founder ...

Guilt Free Snacks?

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Finding a vending machine that has snacks that are both nutritious and healthy is almost an impossibility. myFITBOX were setup up with this exact prob...

The Answer To The Ultimate Question Of Digital Education

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

42 is the first digital training center that is completely free and available to students with or without degrees. Using peer-to-peer learning, they h...

The Return of Drive-In Cinemas

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has changed the way we watch movies. Blockbusters have been postponed, cinemas have barely opened, and everyone is relying on streaming s...

Failing Forward: Transitions at the Top

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, “Forklift-preneur”...

Failing Forward 08: Transitions at the Top

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Failing Forward features real-life stories from entrepreneurs who have failed and are stronger for it. On this episode, “Forklift-preneur”...

Voice Of SMEs: Flexiroam

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Flexiroam, a provider of global data roaming, has shifted gears to look into other ways to serve customers with their superconnector platform. One of ...

Can You Co-Live In A Pandemic?

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine that you’re a startup during a pandemic. Now imagine that you’re a startup that focuses on co-living and property management durin...

Your Friendly (Online) Neighborhood Food Hall

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last 6 years, Epic Food Hall has grown from being a single F&B outlet to the operator of a multi-brand cloud kitchen, with 21 internet re...