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Truly Malaysia : Your Gateway to China
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Truly Malaysia program promotes authentic Made-in-Malaysia goods in thousands of pharmacies across Hong Kong, to provide a gateway for local produ...
Plaza Premium Group: EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This year, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Malaysia, Song Hoi-see, Founder and CEO of Plaza Premium Group, is headed to Monte Carlo for the EY Wo...
Vocal Leadership
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leadership is made up of many components, from integrity to presence to transparency. But when it comes to communication, how often do leaders conside...
Perfecting Your Rental Prospects
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Renting out your property is a great way to gain some returns, but it’s never as easy as it seems. Interspace ups the “rentability” ...
The Most Famous Food School In The World?
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With 35 schools in over 20 countries training 20,000 students in the culinary arts - Le Cordon Bleu is synonymous with high end French Cuisine. When p...
Guiding Future Social Entrepreneurs
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to the newer generation, more and more people are looking for meaning and impact in their careers, not just monetary gain. This is refle...
30 Days And 30 Years
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As any entrepreneur knows, your business journey can feel like an uphill climb, and you’ll need to learn how to pace yourself to be successful. ...
Predicting Future Shopper Behavior With Nielsen
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nielsen’s new SmartStore - a VR-powered application that studies shopper behavior in a realistic environment - plans to change the way retailers...
Tableside Romance with Ocean Flair Group (Part 2)
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our very honest chat with food innovator Navin Karu about creating a winning combination of setting, cuisine and service to thrive in the ...
Tableside Romance with Ocean Flair Group
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Success for Navin Karu has had a domino effect. While many struggle in the F&B scene, the chef and CEO of Ocean Flair Group has continued to see h...
Making Your Child A “Little Tauke”
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the importance of financial literacy and the wisdom in handling money. However, while most people learn by trial and error into adulthood,...
Growing Revenue In Challenging Times
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Businesses often go through periods of challenging times where revenues take a dip and sales can be hard to come by. Jeevan Sahadevan shares his Princ...
Making Renting A Cleaner Experience
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stories of landlords who only rent to a certain race and difficulty in finding property in Malaysia are abundant, despite the fact there’s an ov...
Conversations With Kayak’s Data Scientist
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tech is quickly becoming the core of travel planning. With so many apps and interfaces vying for attention, it’s important to build a “dig...
Bestinet : Setting the Record Straight
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bestinet was founded to revolutionise Malaysia’s complex migrant workers management system. And while its efforts as a cross-border migration so...
Funky Pencils
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all love customised products - a keychain from a dollar store with our name on it, or a monogrammed towel with our initials. So why not personalise...
Handling A Toxic Environment
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A toxic workplace can be defined as any job where the work, the atmosphere, the people, or any combination of those things seriously affect your peace...
Scooter-Sharing and Solving Last Mile Connectivity
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Neuron Mobility operates the largest e-scooter fleet in Singapore and Thailand, and is now embarking on a similar service in Malaysia. Their aim is to...
Can’t find a game? Join the club.
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It turns out, that quite a few golfers might consider themselves ‘homeless’. Meaning that they don’t have enough people to play with...
A Signature Taste in TTDI
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re looking for a chic place to dine, where the food and drinks are the stars of the night - then look no further than Elephant Rock Signa...
Cultivating Creativity At Craftiviti
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve seen the DIY posts on Pinterest where people can make anything from soap to candles to lipstick. Well, if you’ve ever wanted to giv...
How Can Businesses Adopt Technology?
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It sounds common sense that in an industrialised world, business should be incorporating technology into their operations. But what kind of technology...
Stories Made Just For Your Child
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bookyboo makes kids the heroes of their own fairytales by designing and writing custom keepsake storybooks in a number of styles, with a variety of ch...
The Future of Aged Care is Here, PT2
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our chat with technopreneur Gillian Tee, and Kevin Hoong from Homage about providing more accessible senior care to Malaysia’s aging...
The Future of Aged Care is Here
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by the struggles to obtain accessible aged care for her family’s daily activities, nursing and rehabilitation, technopreneur Gillian Te...
Elevating Asian Talent With AGOS
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you start a company, there are a lot of logistics and reports that you might not know how to approach at first. So how do you even begin to appro...
Kintsugi: Embrace Your Imperfections and Find Happiness – The Japanese Way
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Japanese art of kintsugi involves repairing broken ceramics with gold. So how do you apply this idea to the rest of your life? Tomás Navarr...
Sights and Sounds, and Stories
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Reiher sees stories everywhere; turning seemingly random sights and sounds into a proper narrative. We speak to Martin about the business of ru...
ROCKS Rewind 2018 - Lessons Learned & Trends For 2018
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As we gear up for our annual retail conference, Enterprise ROCKS 2019, we take a look at the highlights from last year. In the last part of this three...
Medical Solutions With MyDoc
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Logistics and administration can be an absolute nightmare, and when it comes to healthcare this can be amplified. So how do you make the healthcare ex...
Overcoming Discouragement In Your Business
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all go through periods of discouragement during the building of our businesses, whether it’s a failed conversion of a prospect to a customer,...
GRRRL On A Mission: Part 2
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our chat with Kortney Olson, founder of GRRRL - an athletic apparel line that’s redefining women’s fashion by ignoring industr...
ROCKS Rewind 2018 - Endorsements, KOLs, Celebrities
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As we gear up for our annual retail conference, Enterprise ROCKS 2019, we take a look at the highlights from last year. In the second part of this thr...
Radi-Calli Changing Ice Cream
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Calli ice cream carries one-third the calories found in a regular pint, contains less than half the sugar, more than four times the protein and less t...
Business Travel Made Simple With Travelstop
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a business traveller who travels to different countries frequently, you would know that there are so many things to keep track of, such as ...
Why Values Are Vital
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Values, when translated into workplace behaviours, can help to create an organisational culture that presents a sound basis for branding. And branding...
GRRRL On A Mission
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
GRRRL isn’t just a clothing line; it’s a mission of empowerment, personified. By eliminating conventional size charts and encouraging mode...
ROCKS Rewind 2018 - Data Analytics
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As we gear up for our annual retail conference, Enterprise ROCKS 2019, we take a look at the highlights from last year. In the first part of this thre...
Solving Common Workplace Woes
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When we enter the workforce, we are exposed to a whole host of issues and conflicts, and some of them crop up no matter where you work or what positio...
Mybank Spare: Common Cents
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you someone who is thinking of investing, but doesn’t have the first clue about it? Or do you find that most investment schemes have a high ...
Content. Culture. Curation.
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The best way to run an online travel magazine is to have content created by people from all around the world. We speak to Kris Naudts, founder of Cult...
Tuition For The Rising Generation
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The tuition business has grown into a multi-million ringgit industry here in Malaysia. But is tuition really necessary? And what should we expect from...
Working With Co-labs
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The traditional 9-5 cubicle-based office space is slowly beginning to decay in favour of remote and mobile working and the advent of open-office co-wo...
Make Success A Habit
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this day and age, we are inundated with success stories from around the world. Mukul Deva, life coach and mentor, has not only compiled 50 success ...
Redefining Online Advertising
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
95% of traffic on online commerce platforms goes unmonetized, which is why Intent wants to turn that traffic into revenue for both the advertiser and ...
Weight Loss & Good Health At Your Fingertips
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With over 8 million downloads worldwide, HealthifyMe has helped people achieve their fitness goals - be it weight loss, eating healthy or staying fit....
Incredible Morning Routines for Incredible Days
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The few choices you make each morning determine whether you’ll be productive and effective all day or whether you’ll be reactive and merel...
Shoe Mo
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The sneaker footwear market is expected to reach $95.14 billion by 2025 and there’s also a huge underground resale shoe market which is currentl...
Founder Institute, Refreshed
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a founder of a start-up? Or do you aspire to be a founder of a start-up but are unsure of how and where to begin? Ng SaiKit and Navin Danapal,...
Feeling At Home With HostAStay
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nowadays, hotels have some tough competition with the ever growing homestay market - and property owners are loving the extra income too! But how do y...
700,000 Travel Products. One Network.
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Livn is the largest global network of tours and activities, all connected in real-time. As a B2B platform, the company has seen dramatic growth in the...
Changing The Way Companies Do Business
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every day, thousands of new users from around the world join Koble to form new relationships and get business done smarter. The Tinder-meets-LinkedIn ...
Preparing for the Jobs of the Future
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The jobs of the past were based on human strength. The jobs of the present are based on the power of the mind. So how do you prepare for the jobs of t...
Storytime With Amazing Fables
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all had a fantasy of being the hero in a storybook, and as films like Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians have shown, seeing someone like ...
Travel Like A Local
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As more people skew their travel itinerary towards more local-centric experiences, startups like Tralulu have emerged to bridge the gap between touris...
The Travel Genome Project
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly is “hotel DNA”, and how can both travelers and business owners use it to their advantage? Alexandra Ramos explains how her co...
Every Receipt Tells A Story
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the power of the humble receipt. The guys behind Innergia Labs talk to us about the issues Malaysian retailers are facing today, and how thei...
Healthy Choices At Ours Eatery
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Especially when you’re working a 9 to 5 in an office, it’s easy to neglect proper nutrition OR overcompensate by bringing in plain salads ...
Meetings Don’t Have To Be Boring
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Meetings are boring, right? Julian Jost thinks so too, which is why he founded Spacebase - a platform that connects people with a multitude of conduci...
Sail Beyond Dreams
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
City Harbour International School pledges to offer a unique educational experience to your child – one that emphasises on emotional, spiritual, ...
Breaking Through The Ad Clutter
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in India, AI-driven marketing-tech platform SilverPush is now expanding into Southeast Asia, to work with brands like Samsung, CocaCola, McDon...
Wosco, The Super Supplier
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We all rely on grocery shopping to keep our households healthy and happy. But we don’t often think about where our groceries come from and the l...
Cool Ways To Turn Up The Heat
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Water heating systems are a dime a dozen and the market is full of options to choose from, which is why Dato Ken Foo and his team at SEERS are always ...
Paperfish Poké Bowls
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Innovations in the food and beverage industry have taken many forms, from long lasting inventions like sliced bread to the ephemeral like rainbow gril...
Food To Warm The Soul
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bucolic Cafe & Catering has become the go-to place for a satiating meal for many in the Setia Alam community, and the team behind the cafe have th...
The Best of Enterprise, 2018
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this year-end special, we revisit two of our favorite Enterprise interviews of 2018; one that’s focused on building the future of our nation ...
Chatting Cadbury and Continued Legacies
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Not only is the ‘Cadbury’ brand associated with good chocolate, it also invokes a sense of nostalgia for us Malaysians. We speak to Nikhil...
First Class Fitness with Babel
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While dealing with the daily grind, it can be difficult to keep track of your health and fitness routine. Exercising always seems like such a daunting...
Spicing It Up, One Drop At A Time
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Adding “masala” to your tea? Some flavor for your briyani? A hint of lemongrass to your rice? Spice DropSee omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Getting In Shape With GuavaPass
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We all know Malaysians love food, but we can’t just keep eating nasi lemak and roti canai without taking into account our health and fitness, an...
Money for the Unserved or Underserved SMEs
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Funding Societies is the largest regional P2P financing platform in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, connecting creditworthy SMEs with retail, high net wo...
Travel Made Easy With Klook
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted a getaway and then realised the amount of work it takes to research and book all the typical tourist activities? Well, nowadays s...
Giving Your Old Sofa A Second Chance
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
According to Henry and Rachel, founders of Comfort Works, most sofas can last a very long time - it’s their covers that get tired and old. The d...
BFM Network Series #21: Start-Up To Scale Up
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At our 21st BFM Network Series, Azran-Osman Rani of Naluri Hidup, Yeoh Chen Chow of Fave and Anabelle Co-Martinent of La Juiceria discussed at a live ...
Conquering the Music Empire
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It takes guts and determination to pursue a career in a male dominated industry, let alone as a woman but also as a person of colour and an immigrant....
Turning Entrepreneurship Instinct into Science
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been called an eye-opener for startups and the new wave of marketing, and now Malaysia is finally going to get a taste of GrowthX. The Sili...
Going Global Ep.20 - Season Finale
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last 20 weeks, we’ve been speaking to some of the tech champions of the MDEC GAIN Program about their scale up journey and the challeng...
Jacquezel
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all had that moment in our lives where we’ve fantasised about a Big Idea in our bedrooms, and wondered what it would be like to achi...
Going Global Ep.19 - N’Osairis
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprises worldwide are capitalizing on the Internet of Things to drive business transformation and deliver innovative connected services, cos&rsquo...
Going Global Ep.18 - Storehub
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on Storehub, an iPad POS platform that has changed how retailers manage their businesses and connect...
Floored by Omar Khan Rugs
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With his bespoke rugs gracing some of the most luxurious spaces in the world, setting the tone at designer boutiques, casinos and hotels, it’s s...
Going Global Ep.17 - Carsome
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on ‘Southeast Asia’s leading and fastest growing online used-car platform’- Carsom...
MisterTyre
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
MisterTyre is a mobile tyre-fitting company focusing on redefining the car servicing experience by allowing customers to buy tyres, battery and engine...
Going Global Ep.16 - Tranglo
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Increased globalisation of business transactions and commerce has resulted in a greater volume of financial payments and transfers between countries. ...
The Untapped Potential of Secondhand Phones
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Julius Lim founded CompAsia after recognising the largely untapped potential of the used-phone market. Today, CompAsia operates in several countries a...
Going Global Ep.15 - TT Vision Technologies
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On Going Global this week, we shine the spotlight on TT Vision - a technology driven company specializing in the development of automated machine visi...
Tiffin Food Court
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's no stranger to the Instagrammers and social media stars in Malaysia, Tiffin Food Court is back until the 21st of October to celebrate our love fo...
Going Global Ep.14 - KPISOFT
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Businesses throughout the world are constantly seeking to improve employee performance and achieve quarterly goals. But anyone in HR will tell you tha...
White Shirts With An Asian Edge
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tailor-made shirts are often expensive, while those found in retail stores aren’t designed for Asian physiques. CK Chang’s Oxwhite plans t...
Going Global Ep. 13 - Securemetric Technology
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On Going Global this week, we have one of the leading digital security providers in South East Asia - Securemetric Technology. Securemetric’s co...
FlexMob Studios - The Fitness Co-Working Space
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick and Lavinia recognised that there were various problems within the fitness space. They believed that coaches were often being unscrupulously c...
Going Global Ep.12 - Merchantrade Asia
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Merchantrade Asia is the largest Money Exchange company in Malaysia. If you look the company up on Wikipedia - you will see that they are a Money Serv...
Home Is Where The Flavour Is
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If there’s one thing that truly unites Malaysians, it’s our appreciation of local cuisine. In honour of Malaysia Day 2018, we look at thre...
Going Global Ep.11 - Streamline Studios
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you or your kids are familiar with games like Final Fantasy, Bioshock, Street Fighter and Gears of War - Streamline Studios are the guys behind the...
The Business of Building Future Malaysia
06 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This Merdeka, we look at how businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups can play a proactive role in developing the youth and future of Malaysia via educ...
Going Global Ep.10 - EasyParcel
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Groupon may have killed his first startup, but it didn’t kill Clarence Leong’s spirit. We speak to the Founder and CEO of EasyParcel on th...
Going Global Ep.09 - I-Serve Technology
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Going Global, we shine the spotlight on I-Serve Group of Companies. The regional conglomerate is in the business of providing bill ...
Enterprise Breakaway Rewind 2017 - Part 2
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In line with the upcoming Enterprise Breakaway 2018, we take a look back at Enterprise Breakaway 2017, themed “Back to Basics”, for an ide...
Enterprise Breakaway Rewind 2017 - Part 1
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In line with the upcoming Enterprise Breakaway 2018, we take a look back at Enterprise Breakaway 2017, themed “Back to Basics”, for an ide...
Going Global Ep. 08 - Bluenumber
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Going Global, we shine the spotlight on Bluenumber - a global platform for self-identification and voluntary traceability. Bluenumb...