Resource Centre

What is a futurepreneur and what does it take to become one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do the arts, especially the performing arts, need financial help because it will never be a revenue-generating, self-sustaining enterprise?  Or perhaps we’ve all been looking through the wrong lens. Jo Kukathas points to working models. Jo Kukathas, no stranger to Malaysians and her contributions to the arts.  Her work with The Instant Cafe Theatre Company began in 1989 is reknowne...

Opportunities for Malaysian businesses to participate in the rebuilding of Christchurch which suffered a major earthquake on Feb 22, 2011. Soon Heng spoke to Steven Joyce, NZ Minister for Economic Development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opportunities and how to invest in India, the second most populous country in the world, with a large working population and a fast-growing middle-class of consumers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The company knew it was missing calls which came in outside of office hours, sometimes when the call center officer was on another line. But it couldn't respond to these missed calls when callers didn't leave any contact information. Then they implemented a solution. Stephen Liu, CEO of Ridpest Malaysia shared with us his solutions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sasi the Don goes to India to market his music, and carving a niche for himself. Let's read his bio here. Sasi The Don an award winning artiste and producer from Malaysia have released 4 albums till date. He has been performing and recording album as a main stream artiste since the year 2000. Known too many, as the Reggae Ambassador Asia. Sasi The Don was the first Reggae Artiste from Asia to be g...

From very humble beginnings and shaped by the experiences there, Wiley Chin went into business to change the world. As chief alchemist of his company Ximnet, he is turning some dross into gold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is my business where it needs to be? In this take-stock context, Geetha Kandiah looks at strategies which are IP-related (like protecting trademarks, strategies, acquiring technologies, building a brand, ideas, etc.) and which can help a company stand above its competitors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The traditional thinking is that call centres are necessary to provide consumers and customers a clear point of contact. Now such centres can be the source of new leads, a place from which to sell new products, upsell and cross-sell. Contact centres today generate revenue. We spoke to Munirah Looi, CEO of Brandt International.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramen (noodles) may be a too-common Japanese staple. But IPPUDO, which means ‘a place where the wind blows’ is marketing itself internationally as the ramen place that taking the world through a small storm in a bowl.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Communicating effectively is more than being clear and being polite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Business growth is inevitable: no growth could likely lead to atrophy. John Langan, partner of Massive Collective tells his story how he and his partners have grown Massive Collective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moving a business from a period of losses or low profitability into a more profitable stage. A turnaround may be triggered by a number of factors, including a better use of assets or the development of new products and services. Vincent Chew, CEO of Covenant Equity Consulting shared his experiences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Soap operas which many think are staples only for bored and/or desperate housewives offer insights to marketers, brands and content creators. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From on-air to the classroom. BFM takes it network of experts with it into the classroom, and offers its kind of business education for executives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manage projects well or suffer the consequences of delays, cost-overruns; or worse non-deliveries and cancellations. The result: financial losses and mud to reputations. The company’s, the CEO’s or MD’s and all those involved. One overlooked aspect of project management is managing information (project knowledge, IT systems and related software) to ensure timely delivery of the r...

India’s High Commissioner to Malaysia paints the investment opportunities available to Malaysian companies in the subcontinent’s industrial corridor in Mumbai.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychometric tools and its use the corporate world to a better fit: the right person for the right job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An insight into the largest group in the country. Marketing and branding consultant, Rumaizon of Ideascape parcels out the segments within this group, drills down and provides insights into each category's specific traits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No company wants to hire blindly. But inadvertently they do when they don’t look at the right places to screen their potential hires or when they fall for dubious resumes. Rebecca, the COO of Venovox paints the landscape of background checking to make informed decisions about candidates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Managing Director of Edelman Kuala Lumpur, Raymond Siva points out what the Trust Barometer says about the level of trust in Corporate Malaysia for itself and other businesses it deals with. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone is after the consumers’ purse, and retailers need to make the right offer to the right customer at the right time. Michael Hawkins, SAS Malaysia details using analytics to data mine and do things spot-on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The courtship, the proposal, the marriage and getting into bed together with an angel (investor). Tan Swee Yeong, Shaun Lee and Wilson Quah give the behind-the-door view into this menage a’ trois. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone has Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for personal or corporate use. But what are the greatest mistakes that you had done or may have done? Tom Abbott shared the pitfalls of social media after having experience it firsthand and the biggest opportunities it has to offer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fengshui Master Kan Ying Loong looks at the charts to offer the business outlook in the Year of the Water Snake. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.