Why Young Entrepreneurs Should Consider a Mentorship
Thanks to the Internet, today’s youths have a lot of opportunities to learn the ins and outs of becoming an entrepreneur. By going online, they can find many innovative ideas…
Category: Entrepreneurship
Creating Your Own Safety Nets in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a risky business because you will be venturing into the unknown without a safety net. In creating a supportive environment here, Sarawak provides a handful of supporting elements…
Tips for creating a more environmentally conscious business
Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
As awareness of climate change is steadily increasing, more people are concerned about the environment. In Sarawak, we can see such shift as businesses and entrepreneurs are beginning to make…
Why youths should pursue entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of many economies around the world. In Malaysia, 98.5 per cent of business establishments in the country are SMEs, cutting across all…
A spotlight on creative hubs
Career Advice, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
Above: Borneo Laboratory @ Borneo Art Collective. Visit their website, Facebook and Instagram to find out more. The term ‘creative hubs’ may be quite new, but according to The Creative…
Literacy enrichment for young adults
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
IN today’s environment, literacy as noted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) enables the ‘identification, understanding, interpretation, creation, and communication in an increasingly digital, text-mediated, information-rich…
The benefits of creating a work routine
Career Advice, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
Sometimes, the predictability of a routine allows us to manage the unpredictability of our lives. Even at our workplace, knowing that we have something consistent to follow through can provide…
Personal development through ‘unproductive’ activities
Career Advice, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
It is always in our best interest to engage in productive activities and avoid unproductive ones to improve ourselves and feel accomplished in our lives. However, there are certain supposedly…
How to make time for learning
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
It’s always important to keep on learning in order to enhance our capabilities and enrich our perspective, more so in a world that is rapidly changing and increasingly globalised. But…
Why the humanities matter in the digital age
Career Advice, Digital Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Newspaper Column
Despite today’s demand for a workforce with a background in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), some experts and industry players argue that the humanities are now more important than…