Entrepreneurs
Through our partnership with Celcom, our Community Broadband Centers advocate the adoption of internet among the rural entrepreneurs. These are several of the success stories on how our our trained entrepreneurs can combat rising costs, improve their quality of life and creating new jobs in the local community to spur the local economic growth.
Housewife runs a successful home-based business on Facebook
Proving that even housewives can put their home skills to add supplementary income to their household, Pn Norliza Razali blazes the trail to success with her home-based cookies… Read more
Homemade sauces reach new markets after a marketing makeover
Sos Hamimah is famous in Felda Kahang Barat, Felda Kahang Timur and Felda Ulu, who love their variety of sauces. It’s not just tasty, it’s also trusted as a bumiputera product that is 100% halal…. Read more
Mother of two escapes poverty with a successful online business
With increasing living costs and two schooling children, Pn Ku Zinnurain and her husband were struggling to make ends meet. The second generation Felda Rimba Mas settler… Read more
A farm boy’s auto parts business triples income through the internet
Ever since his early years, this simple farm boy would spend his spare time and savings indulging in his hobby — car modification. After numerous purchases..Read more
A Mak Andam keeps her business fresh with ideas from the internet
In 2008, Pn Maswati Waidi noticed that Felda Layang-Layang didn’t have any businesses offering Malay wedding services. This meant that engaged couples… Read more
Enterprising twins take their father’s legacy to a digital new land
Taking over their late father’s livestock farming business, enterprising twins En Azahari and En Azahar have overcome numerous trials and challenges.. Read more
Traditional Malay herbal supplements reach new markets nationwide
Herba Warisan Abad is an herbal supplement family trade and tradition that has passed down from generation to generation managed and operated by Azizah and Normalaziah Read more
Remote craft entrepreneur goes online for trendy inspirations
For 41-year-old Nancy, learning how to use the internet was difficult. So she would make trips to the 1Malaysia Internet Centre at Kubu Emma with her child, who would help her do the market research she needed for her handicraft business. Read more
Identifying current trend to weave through internet
Pn Apollonia sits in front of the traditional wooden weaving machine and intricately weaves the delicate Pua Kumbu Iban cloth. A hard skill to master, Apollonia’s business thus thrives with high demand for the tribal cloth she produces. Read more
Using worms to create an organic farming movement online
Hasim realised he needed to educate local farmers on the benefits of vermicompost, but he didn’t have the time. That was when his daughter decided to step in and help and attended the training at the 1Malaysia Internet Centre Read more