Freddie Figgers was given his first computer at the age of nine. It was old and didn’t work but it … More
Tag: Entrepreneur
Market for edible flowers blossoms in Tunisia
TABARKA, TUNISIA (AFP) : A Tunisian entrepreneur growing edible flowers says she is surprised by the appetite for her home-grown … More
Handless Rahim Yusoff “has his hands full” breeding catfish
MACHANG : Rahim Yusoff (picture) may have been born without hands but he “has his hands full” now breeding catfish … More
Alibaba’s Jack Ma appears for first time since regulatory crackdown
Beijing has a history of disappearing, investigating and imprisoning financial tycoons who do not toe the party line
At 19, this Singapore Polytechnic student runs a US$25 million tech start-up
Being the CEO of a business with 120 employees globally is hard enough, but teenager Harsh Dalal must also juggle … More
Made in Hong Kong: the history of Lee Kum Kee’s oyster sauce – so good it is served in space
Launched 130 years ago in Guangdong, Lee Kum Kee’s products are now popular across the globe Judging by its ubiquity … More
From pilot to hawker, Capt Azrin now dreams of an ‘airline village’ eatery
PETALING JAYA: He has hardly gotten a full grip with his new food stall business – yet, former commercial pilot, … More
The Tiger Balm story: how ointment for every ailment was created, fell out of favour, then found new generation of users
Analgesic balm in a hexagonal jar, launched in Rangoon by the Aw brothers in 1924, was a staple of Chinese … More
Made in Hong Kong: Eu Yan Sang’s 140-year journey making traditional Chinese medicine has been a bumpy one
Despite years of family strife, the murder of the founder’s wife by her brothers-in-law and a takeover by a Singapore … More
Two women entrepreneurs turn hard-to-recycle food packaging into paving bricks in Indonesia
JAKARTA: At first glance, the 1,000 sq m property situated on a bustling Jakarta street looked like a regular brick … More
Looking out for the economy and health of Malaysia
WHEN the global tech firm Alibaba.com’s electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) first went live in Malaysia on Nov 3, 2018, … More
Moroccan taxes and labor helps prop up Italian economy
Moroccans are currently the largest non-EU immigrant community in Italy, mainly living in the northern regions of Lombardy, Piedmont and … More
This 16-year-old can rake in S$30,000 a month reselling sneakers
Amazed at the resale value of limited edition sneakers, Remus Er turned his hobby of collecting them into a profitable … More
Gen Z entrepreneur earned $300k by the age of 23
Lenney Leong, CEO & Founder of Get Customers grew up in a humble family where scrimping and saving was necessary … More
Award recipient Ebit Liew aspires to inspire the young
JOHOR BAHRU : Independent Islamic preacher and entrepreneur Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or popularly known as Ebit Liew was today … More
Farm boy turns noodle magnate
Panrob Kamla has big plans for his Chaixi Bameekiao venture Bangkok offers the appeal of a better life for many … More
How Royal Selangor became the world’s largest pewter empire
FOUNDED in 1885, Royal Selangor has come a long way from the day its founder Yoong Koon first arrived in … More
