Resource Centre

With the flow of data - structured and unstructured - comes Big Data. From there analysis can create loyalty programmes and even personalised services that really work.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A how-to profit for companies through improving and enhancing their environmental performances.  It’s not all about costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This born-in-Malaysia company charted its way into Singapore, Brunei, China and the United States. Vernon Tee shares the journey and the challenges of taking food supplements and healthcare products to territories where regulatory frameworks and cultures are not the same. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helping micro entreprenuers grow and take their businesses to the next level when these owners don’t have an office, the ability to take a break to undergoing business training or the right network. Overcoming hurdles to become significant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Food tourism is now the rage and gastronomical delights are an important determining factor for holiday makers in the region. How does this inclination affect the decision making process of where they choose to travel and stay, what they look for, what they try to avoid and how the hotel industry is responding to the trend of ‘food tourism’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Designing a city means negotiating the various interests of a community--the citizens, the businesses, the local and national governments. Having successes in the country is a stepping stone to undertaking international projects in Russia, the Middle East, India and others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The laws governing the relationship between employers and employees are not all in one place. They are scattered primarily among the Industrial Relations Act, the Employment Act and the Trade Union Act. Getting a grip on these laws can help in the smoother running of the human resources in the organization and preventing running afoul on account of ignorance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

According to Small Business Trends, only one in 10 businesses have an active plan. According to surveys, 90% of all business owners who set goals are successful. Yet less than 10% of SMEs have one. Business owners know they need a business plan to make their company stronger and fitter, but they will put it off for as long as possible.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Global economic downturns, changing demographics, changing consumers, new technologies--robotics, autonomous vehicles--all putting pressure on the supply chain demanding that it be responsive. How to meet these challenges and mitigate risks? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking into the findings of KPMG Malaysia’s survey which indicated a 98 % increase in fraud amounts over the last three years; 94 % believed that fraud had become increasingly sophisticated: 90% of respondents were of the opinion that fraud, including bribery & corruption, is an inevitable cost of doing business in Malaysia. What needs to be done to reverse this course of business? See...

The ‘unstoppable forces’ that are changing what banks need to do.  A report points out that the number of genuinely global banks is diminishing and the financial services industry will begin to rely heavily on alliances and collaboration to stay competitive. There are going to be new players in this field. What will happen to the landscape to meet customers’ needs? See omnys...

The ‘unstoppable forces’ that are changing what banks need to do.  A report points out that the number of genuinely global banks is diminishing and the financial services industry will begin to rely heavily on alliances and collaboration to stay competitive. There are going to be new players in this field. What will happen to the landscape  to meet customers’ needs? See...

Yet another entrepreneur training and startup launch programme. Is this a matter of "if we build it, they will come?" The Klang Valley saw a chapter of Founder Institute set up about a year ago and it is now looking for its second cohort of entrepreneurs-in-the-making to tap into FI's netwok of mentors and resources. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The textiles and textile products industry contributes RM9.5 billion to the country’s exports of manufactured goods. And that is 1.4% of export revenues. If the industry were to hike up its skirt and run faster, where would it get to? How much farther and higher? Andrew Hong gives us a peek under the textile industry’s skirt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AFTA will come into force in 2015 and will have implications for the trucking industry.  While undoubtedly this is good news to some (easier cross border traffic, possible lower of cost for users because of competition) it might also mean more competition for the suppliers and therefore, lower margins.  What lies below the surface while the trucks keep on rollin’ See omnystudio.com...

The shopping mall is the gathering hole of urbanites. The temperature inside is controlled, the retail offerings pre-selected for the promised catchment area. But with so many malls and shopping centres to choose from, how does any one of them try to carve a niche for itself, balancing retailers’ and consumers’ interests.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A call for long-sightedness and a more comprehensive reporting in business when there are always the short-term thinking, demands and pressures. Balancing a bifurcated business imperative to create value.  Andrew Harding, CEO of CIMA details an initiative by the accounting industry and the value of a holistic approach to reporting giving stakeholders greater visibility into an organisation an...

Companies are told to “innovate or be dead.” So the embarking on the innovation trail. While there’s the tendency, at the end, to look at creating new technologies to produce new products and services, the mental states of companies tend ‘oft to be o’erlooked’. Hear stories of local companies and what they did when present with opportunities to innovate. See omn...

Ar Saifuddin Ahmad from SNO Architect discusses green buildings and being prudent at all times in running a business See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses are born of many reasons and often they are very personal. While underlying many is the need to generate a livelihood, at the heart of the matter is a story about love and loss, birth and transformation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An analysis of data on nearly 4,000 executives, revealed that 50 to 70 percent of employees’ perception of working climate is linked to the EQ characteristics of the leader. The components of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. What if an organization encourages and cultivates emotional intelligence among its human resource? See omn...

Strategic CT with its homedeco2u.com is MAD Incubator’s Creative Content winner. Hear how creatively providing a service can make your business compelling and grow your repeat customers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking into 2014 and painting the advertising landscape: where are the lush green areas, where the dried brown spots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charting the the company’s trajectory testing for the world and growing through serendipitous opportunities and planned strategies.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SMEs in many developed countries are the drivers of the economy; they provide the employment and they forge the growth. Dato Hafsah Hashim shares her vision for the country’s SMEs whose target is to contribute 40% to the GDP by 2015. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.