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Voice of SMEs - Grab

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many food operators facing shutdowns have turned to digital delivery platforms to help them sustain their businesses. However, many of these deli...

Voice of SMEs - TNG Digital

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cashless payments have seen a steady rise in both consumer adoption and also with merchants, especially since the government initiated the e-Tunai cam...

Extraordinary Endeavor - Episode 5

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Extraordinary Endeavor, we hear from the CEO of Mudah.my, Gaurav Bhasin, answering questions about marketing and product market fit...

Voice of SMEs - DF Automation & Robotics

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For 8 years now, DF Automation & Robotics Sdn Bhd have been designing and manufacturing autonomous robots, including the Artificial Intellige...

Voice of SMEs - Haruka Bakery

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Haruka Bakery, a halal certified bakery with 4 outlets around town that started back in October 2016 has always been positioning themselves as a socia...

Voice of SMEs - IGL Coatings

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

IGL Coatings produces innovative, safe and sustainable coatings and chemicals that are shipped to more than 50 countries around the world. Their lates...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Home Is Where The Heart Is

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a time when defaults, evictions and rent delays are on the rise, Speedhome has focused its efforts on protecting its stakeholders and helping the r...

Voice of SMEs - Lip & Co. Beauty

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Experts say Covid-19 has made a lasting impact on the beauty industry, and players will need to reassess their digital strategies, and focus on cross-...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Bazaar Rakyat

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ramadan bazaars have been canceled this year due to COVID-19. For many, that spells financial disaster and the disruption of an opportunity that only ...

Voice of SMEs - Amazin’ Graze

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last 5 years, Amazin’ Graze has scaled to serve customers all over the region. All their products are freshly baked on a daily basis at...

Voice of SMEs - Anchanto

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks to the MCO, online platforms have seen a rise in traffic, but this poses a different problem for players in the ecommerce space - with this inc...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Fitness Together From Home

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the main benefits of being a part of the fitness community is the element of social cohesion, especially when it comes to group sports or group...

Voice of SMEs - Dattel

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As businesses gear themselves up for reopening, there remain many uncertainties as to whether our daily footprint will ever be the same again. Consume...

Voice of SMEs - MDEC

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After the announcements that the MCO will be less stringent, it seems like we are edging closer to some form of normality. Yet businesses will still h...

Powering Through The Pandemic: From Beds, to Bungkus

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The VH Group is a company group that provides travel-life experiences, and has a few business verticals consisting of homestay, hotels, interior desig...

Voice of SMEs - Alibaba

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alibaba Business School is running a global competition to tap into the skillsets of younger entrepreneurs and business school students. They’v...

Voice of SMEs - Curlec

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Curlec was founded in 2017 with the vision of providing the Direct Debit payment system to SMEs that have been traditionally underserved by banks. The...

Powering Through the Pandemic: Getting F&B Online

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

UMAI, a startup offering CRM and marketing software to F&B establishments, created a brand new platform designed to get F&B businesses online ...

Voice of SMEs - LokaLocal

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After everything that has happened in 2020, to say the tourism industry has taken a hit would be an understatement; airlines have massively slowed dow...

Voice of SMEs - Salad Atelier

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Salad Atelier, an eatery offering healthier options than your typical shopping mall cuisine, is not only upping their online presence but has even fou...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Crowdsourcing Face Shields

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A steady supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is crucial to lessen the strain on hospitals and medical personnel in the fight against COVID-1...

Voice of SMEs - Corvan

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Corvan, a home appliance company, is running a Charity Awareness Drive to encourage more donations to Mercy Malaysia, World Vision Malaysia and Malay...

Voice of SMEs - Grub Cycle

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Malaysia alone, roughly 15 tons of food is wasted per day - and much of that is edible. Grub Cycle saw the opportunity to sell overproduced meals a...

Voice of SMEs - RIUH

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Many organisations and celebrities have been using the Instagram LIVE feature to connect with their audiences whilst being on lockdown. RIUH, the mont...

Voice of SMEs - Oxwhite

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 2019, Oxwhite broke the equity crowdfunding record and became the largest campaign in Malaysia via pitchIN by raising slightly more than RM5 millio...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Buka Puasa To-Go

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The hospitality sector is not having an easy 2020. But some players, like Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, are rising above industry-wide challenges to ...

Webinar Series: Quick Strategies For SME Success

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leverage Lab's Jeevan Sahadevan shares manoeuvres in today's challenging business scene together with his clients, Dr Fauziah Mohd Yunus (Klinik Pergi...

Webinar Series: Quick Strategies For SME Success

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leverage Lab's Jeevan Sahadevan shares manoeuvres in today's challenging business scene together with his clients, Dr Fauziah Mohd Yunus (Klinik Pergi...

Extraordinary Endeavor - Episode 4

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we hear from Datuk Zainal Amanshah of AECOM (formerly the CEO of InvestKL) on how to assess your business in this crisis and answerin...

Voice of SMEs - Daily Muscle

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With everyone feeling the squeeze from the extended lockdown on their wallets, the big players in the fitness industry have started to report higher m...

Voice of SMEs - SME Corp Malaysia

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One entity that’s working really hard to ensure that the repercussions for SMEs from the MCO are minimal, is SME Corp Malaysia. SME Co...

Voice of SMEs - KidZania

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

KidZania Kuala Lumpur is an interactive learning edutainment theme park for kids to role-playing adult activities and one could imagine even after pos...

Voice of SMEs - Tanamera

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tanamera is an all natural, plant based health and beauty product range, inspired by remedies and herbs of Malaysia tradition. Mohamad Faisal Ahmad Fa...

Powering Through The Pandemic: The Panda's Plan

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Food delivery services have been in the news a lot lately, worldwide. Whilst the global economy slows down, the men and women on motorbikes get what f...

Voice of SMEs - Muslim Pro

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Ramadan season is just a few days away and while there’s been a lot of conversation about the bazaars and balik kampung activities, a big pa...

Voice of SMEs - Sunway Education Group

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

According to Unesco, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the education sector around the world with 138 countries forced to close...

Powering Through The Pandemic: HR on Lockdown

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

These are unprecedented times for those handling HR. In less than a month, Human Resource leads have had to quickly shift focus from managing the safe...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Staying Epic Through COVID-19

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

EPIC Homes builds houses for the Orang Asli community. COVID-19 has halted those plans for the time-being, but that doesn’t mean the company is ...

Voice of SMEs - Batik Boutique

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Founded by Amy Cox Blair, award-winning social enterprise Batik Boutique trains women from low-income backgrounds here in KL to produce gifts and fash...

Voice of SMEs - ATX Sdn Bhd

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ATX Sdn. Bhd. is an MSC status company specialising in the IT, Telecommunication and Services industry in Malaysia. Their core business is in developi...

Powering Through The Pandemic: A Pivot In 36 Hours

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ServisHero is one of the leading professional service marketplace for home and office. With operations around the region, they had some aggressive pla...

Voice of SMEs - Otomate Me

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Going digital is probably the most feasible way to maintain some sort of cash flow for your business. However, not many had a strong digital presence ...

Voice of SMEs - VMO

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

VMO is an events booking online platform to help you with everything you need for any types of events, be it corporate functions or personal ocas...

Extraordinary Endeavor - Episode 3

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our mentor for this episode is Azran Osman Rani of Naluri answering questions from Eric Cheng of Carsome and CJ See of Inspidea Animation Studios abou...

Voice of SMEs - Ministry of Burn

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Boutique gyms have been on the rise worldwide, as they have here in Malaysia, and one such gym is based here in KL. The Ministry of Burn, or MOB. They...

Voice of SMEs - Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC)

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

 A couple of weeks ago, the Malaysian Association of Film Exhibitors or MAFE announced that all major cinemas would remain closed until the end o...

Webinar Series - MCO Mindsets and Motivation

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the announcement that the MCO has been extended, entrepreneurs and their employees are feeling the pinch of having to work from home and struggle...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Project Shields On

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are essential to protect doctors and nurses. They are our frontline “soldiers” against the ongoing bat...

Voice of SMEs - Rest with Dignity

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Now this might not be an easy topic to discuss, or hear, but here’s the truth: The coronavirus is not only affecting the way that we live, it&rs...

Voice of SMEs - Gamer’s Hideout

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the MCO in place, lots of people are binging on TV shows, watching old movies, and spending more time with their respective streaming services. A...

Voice of SMEs - Etika

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For large scale F&B manufacturers like Etika, which is Malaysia’s largest halal beverage manufacturing company,  the Movement Cont...

Voice of SMEs - Jobbie Nut Butter

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jobbie Peanut Butter has become somewhat of a local favorite over the last few years with their crunchy and creamy lineup. The famous peanut butter re...

Powering Through The Pandemic: E-commerce To The Rescue

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While traditional brick-and-mortar retail suffers under the Movement Control Order, those who have been quick to shift online are beginning to bear th...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Artificial Intelligence vs COVID-19

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For medical professionals, treating COVID-19 induced complications is tricky because of how new the virus is. There isn’t enough data to refer t...

Voice of SMEs - Lamboplace

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While traditional brick & mortar businesses suffer during this pandemic, many agile retailers have found a lifeline by taking their businesses onl...

Voice of SMEs - Recommend Group

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s been a huge emphasis on hygiene and sanitization lately thanks to COVID-19, with lots of employers sanitizing their workspaces and peopl...

Voice of SMEs - Labora[s]tory

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It goes without saying that the Movement Control Order has been affecting businesses everywhere. The situation isn’t good and a lot of SMEs may ...

Voice of SMEs - Work Inspires

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Voice of SMEs, we were joined by Mallory Loone, co-founder and lead trainer at Work Inspires, a people engagement company. She shared a ...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Survival Of The Social Enterprises & NGOs

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

People Systems Consultancy is one of the oldest social enterprises in Malaysia with over 15 years of experience. Executive director Raymond Gabriel sh...

Voice of SMEs - PitStop Community Cafe

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Up until recently, NGOs and social enterprises were helping these communities make sense of COVID-19 and the Movement Control Order. That was, until t...

Voice of SMEs- MY Food Directory and Delivery C19

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Some companies have stepped up to offer some services. But there are simple solutions too - like a Facebook group.   Sara Jalil Low and 2 of her ...

Extraordinary Endeavor - Episode 2

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In our second episode of Extraordinary Endeavor, we hear from Chari TVT, Senior Advisor at Duff & Phelps answering questions from Aaron Patel...

Webinar Series: Race To Recovery

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's not business as usual anymore. Covid-19 has changed the way many businesses operate and the Government has since launched an aid package for SMEs...

Voice of SMEs - Do Re Mi Services & Rental

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we speak to Ms. Lim Ee Huang, Managing Director of Do Re Mi Services & Rental; they're the go-to for event production, concert events, and t...

Voice of SMEs - CovCT by Madison Technologies

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Madison Technologies is a product development outfit that normally focuses on various other products and helping others to create and develop the...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Keeping Your Ice Creams Cold

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when a homegrown Ice Creamery can no longer operate as they should? How do you keep a good relationship with your suppliers and your cu...

Voice of SMEs - Hair Depot

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is the retail cosmetics and grooming products industry faring during the MCO? Like everyone else, not great. One such player, Hair Depot has 20 re...

Voice of SMEs - Masses & 8gency

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One sector that has taken a massive hit due to COVID-19 is the Events industry. By definition, events entail mass gatherings of people, which has beco...

Powering Through the Pandemic: Attracting Talent In A Crisis

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In our country's (and the world's) current crisis, many employers are starting to worry about the future of their businesses, and many employees are w...

Webinar Series: Staying Afloat

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is RM10 Billion from the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package sufficient for SMEs to survive the MCO? Covid-19 has not only impacted busines...

Voice of SMEs - Inside Scoop

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Co-Founder of local ice cream company Inside Scoop, Edmund Tan sheds some light on the extent to which the recently announced SME-focused stimulus...

Voice of SMEs - Saranava Kumar

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Saravana Kumar, a tax lawyer and a Partner of the Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership law firm, who also happens to be Patient No.53 (now fully recovere...

Voice of SMEs - Breakfast Buddy

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday at 4PM, the PM announced an addition to the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package, including an allocation of RM10 billion to support an...

Voice of SMEs - Everpeaks Consulting, Part 2

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, we spoke to Joachim Sebastian, managing director of Everpeaks Consulting about a letter he wrote to the PM, which highlighted the red tape ...

Voice of SMEs - Teleport

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On the 26th of March, AirAsia released an announcement that it was enacting a temporary hibernation of most of its fleet for the time being. However, ...

Voice of SMEs - 8 Keys For Entrepreneurs To Survive & Thrive During MCO

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Freda speaks to Jeevan Sahadevan for the first Monday of the month as per usual, but in this show they focus on 8 keys for entrepreneurs to survive &a...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Decentralizing Mass Mask Production

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As Malaysia fights the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, usage of face masks by medical personnel and the general public has surged through the roof. Me.reka...

Extraordinary Endeavor - Episode 1

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On our first episode of Extraordinary Endeavor, we hear from Chen Chow Yeoh (CC), Co-Founder of Fave on how to plan for a better Q2 in light of the di...

Voice of SMEs - Noodle Shack and Astra Baby

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While a vast majority of retailers around the country struggle with a dip in earnings during the MCO period, there are retailers - especially non-esse...

Voice of SMEs: Shopping Malls Association

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, the Shopping Malls Association of Malaysia told the Malaysian Insight that shopping malls nationwide could incur losses in excess o...

Powering Through the Pandemic : Beep Delivery

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Without dine-in customers during this MCO period, some 200,000 F&B outlets in Malaysia are facing a massive cash flow problem. This is why Storehu...

Voice of SMEs - GoLog

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

GOLOG is an online logistics and delivery platform that connects logistics users and service providers. They started out as a B2B only company but dur...

Voice of SMEs - Everpeaks Consulting

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last Friday, the Prime Minister unveiled the new Package Prihatin/stimulus package in hopes of preserving the economy and mitigating unemployment.&nbs...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Copper by FAV

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Copper by FAV, a modern European eatery on any other day, has mobilized its resources to feed the medical frontliners in the battle against COVID-19. ...

Voice of SMEs - Kim's Chiropractic

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

SMEs make up more than 90% of the business establishments here in Malaysia. And they contribute to nearly 40% of the GDP and also empower millions of ...

Voice of SMEs - Marmalade

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last Friday (27 March), the Malaysian government unveiled an economic stimulus package known as Package Prihatin or Caring Package valued at RM250bil ...

Beyond Performance Ep 13

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we look back on the past 12 weeks of amazing conversations with great guests here on Beyond Performance. Jeff Sandhu slips the script and puts D...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Masala Wheels

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 2015 the founders of Masala wheels had an idea. They were going to jump on the food truck bandwagon that was sweeping the nation, except they ...

Powering Through The Pandemic: Masala Wheels

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 2015 the founders of Masala wheels had an idea. They were going to jump on the food truck bandwagon that was sweeping the nation, except they ...

Customisability, Delivering Growth

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hong Kong’s first unicorn, Lalamove is aggressively expanding across Asia by reaching out to local SMEs and startups to help fuel their growth. ...

Homegrown Colognes with a Convenient Twist

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Solid colognes have become a newer, more convenient way of smelling good without lugging a glass bottle around. That’s what got Nigel Alwis and...

Quenching The Needs Of The Many

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In line with World Water Day which was yesterday the 22nd of March, we speak to Ganesh Muren, the founder of Saora Industries: a social enterprise ded...

Beyond Performance Ep 12

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we chat with Dr. Michael Allen: a globally recognised leader in eLearning, the founder of author wear, macro media and most recently, ...

Beyond Performance Ep 12

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we chat with Dr. Michael Allen a globally recognised leader in eLearning, the founder of author wear, macro media and most recently Ze...

DoctorOnCall

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Established in 2017 DoctorOnCall is Malaysia's first and largest digital health platform. Currently they offer telehealth consultations, an online pha...

Your Digital Auto-Concierge

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Motorist is an online platform that strives to make the normally painful process of vehicle transactions quick and hassle-free for car owners. To date...

Navigating A Crowded Coworking Scene

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Coworking spaces are the result of a booming startup and ‘self-made’ scene. With these spaces and facilities mushrooming in Malaysia, one ...

The Return Of Travelodge

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 2018, Travelodge burst back onto Malaysia’s hospitality scene with two hotels after a two decade absence. Now, after setting up their fourth ...

Beyond Performance Ep 11

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we chat with Cornelius Low, a professional wrestler with the MYPW promotion and currently their national champion. From a performance ...

KLoé & The Kindness Of Strangers

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

KLoé Hotel is designed in celebration of artistic pursuits. The bold architecture and interior design of KLoé Hotel serves as a backgrou...