November Hot Items!

(1) Magnetic Necklace Supply External Magnetic Energy

Magnetic Necklace provides a constant supply of external magnetic energy to address the problem of diminishing and disrupted magnetic field. It generates a subtle rotating magnetic field that flows throughout the body to rebalance electromagnetic currents and restore the proper charge to the body cells, so that natural healing can occur. >>Read More

(2) Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat!

(3) Total Nutrition Delicious All-in-One Supplement

A phyto-nutrient rich, organic superfood which combines 79 plant-derived and other natural ingredients in a proprietary formula. One sachet daily provides everything you need for optimum health:

• Vitamins, Minerals, Trace minerals • Fibre
• Essential amino acids • Phyto-oestrogens
• Probiotics & Prebiotics • Bone builders
• Alkaline promoters • Essential fatty acids
• Cleansing / Detoxification herbs • Digestive enzymes
• Antioxidants • Brainfoods
• Immune boosters • Cardiovascular protectors
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(4) Fibre Full Delicious Candy for Effective Weight Loss

With delicious Fibre Full Candy, you don't ever need to suffer hunger pangs again. Packed with natural fibre that expands to over 30x its original weight, Fibre Full Candy fills you up, so you feel less hungry and eat less as a result! Best of all, the Brindall berry in Fibre Full Candy helps to curb your cravings, and boost your metabolism - helping you to finally achieve your targeted weight! Naturally sweetened with Inulin and Isomalt. Fibre Full Candy won't harm your teeth and it is great for maintaining the friendly bacteria in your gut!
So, go on…indulge yourself without tipping the scales! >>Read More


(5) NEW Magic Saver Cooker (2 Lt.) Saves Gas & Electricity

Magic Saver Cookers are designed to retain maximum heat during its brief contact with fire to allow food to continue cooking till perfectly done with nutrients intact - WITHOUT gas or electricity! >>Read More


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TESTIMONIAL : Omega 3 Serum & Bioglo BB Cream

Salam & Good Day Friends!

Today i would like to share my own experience using Bioglo Omega-3 Serum and Bioglo BB Cream. I have been a subject of experiment for these products since September @ 2 months ago and the outcome really superb!

My skincare routine is very simple. I apply the serum after cleansing and toning. This serum keep my dry skin hydrated. While BB cream protects my skin from UV rays. It feels very light and blends perfectly on my skin.

At night, i solely apply the serum without additional cream. I do not wake up with oily face anymore. Instead my face getting smoother and clearer.

People says, picture tells more than words. Look how my skin condition improves.

(Note: Only these product worn, NO FACE POWDER USED when picture taken)

September 3rd

October 11 (after 1 month)

See the difference? I am going to stick with these two products! (^-^)

October Hot Seller

(1) NEW Tummy Trimm for Flatter Tummy & Vibrant Health!

Tummy Trimm™ is a powerful combination of fruit and vegetable enzymes with four strains of live cultured friendly bacteria, doubled-coated to survive stomach acid. This product was designed, in collaboration with the Cheng Kung National University in Taiwan, to loosen deep seated encrustation in the colon and eliminate it from the body. >>See More

(2) NEW Cotton Pyjamas Set / Sleeping Dress Collections

NEW, soft and very comfortable sleepwear. Available in various colours, patterns and styles. All free sizes. >>See More

(3) NEW Soya Milk Maker (400W) for Fresh Home-Made Soya Milk!

Empress™ Soya Milk Maker provides you with all the nutritious benefits and enjoyment of fresh, deliciously good soya milk or red / green bean drink in the comfort of your home. >>See More


(4) Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat!

(5) NEW Automax NanoTech Fuel Enhancer - More Mileage & Savings

• Saves fuel up to 28% - Varies from 8% - 28%, depending on engines, road and traffic conditions, climate and driving habits
• Increases engine power up to 20% - Enhances combustion for a smoother-running engine with quicker acceleration and increased power. >>Read More

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Successful Marketing: Avoiding The Seven Sins Of Marketing

NOTE: This article are sourced from http://www.ehomemakers.net/. Click the title above to go to the article's website.
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Soloists who are aware of the common pitfalls of marketing are better able to keep their businesses on track through successful marketing.

Basic marketing skills are vital to the future of running a successful solo business. But what, exactly, is marketing? Here is the definition I give to clients and people who attend my presentations and workshops.

Marketing is what you do to ultimately get or keep a customer - it is about positioning and having a process. Marketing is entering a new paradigm, which means structuring every activity within your business to meet the needs of your customer. It is about focusing every aspect of your operation to include a marketing function. It is also about understanding marketing strategies, the tools of marketing and the language of marketing.

Successful soloists take a marketing approach rather than selling. So what are the seven deadly sins of marketing?

1. Selling rather than marketing
Selling revolves around the acquisition of profit through volume of sales. Marketing identifies the needs of the customers in order to generate profits through satisfying their needs.

2. Not believing in your product, your service or yourself
You have to strongly believe in your product or service for it to succeed. How many people give up on their idea because of fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of being different, fear of doing the wrong thing or even fear of success?

3. Not enough resources
Many people tell me they don't have enough resources, for example money, glossy brochures or a large enough marketing budget. I argue, how many resources does it take to write an idea down on a piece of paper and set some goals and strategies? In our very busy lives I'm not arguing that you do more. I believe a solution is to cut something out! If you watched 1 hour less of television a week that would give you 52 hours! What could you achieve with this time?

4. Doesn't meet a market need
This is a fundamental principle of successful marketing. It is imperative that your product or service corresponds to your customers needs in order to increase sales and maximise profits. NASA in the USA spent $1 million in research and development producing a ballpoint pen that works in zero gravity. The Russians gave their cosmonauts pencils!

5. Failure to network
Networking is a vital skill to possess and any opportunity to network should be viewed as a potential to gain new customers, turn leads into advocates and increase repeat business for your products or services. People form relationships and relationships are built by networking.

6. Not building a personal brand
It is essential that your product or service stands out in the crowd. The most effective way to achieve this is by building customer loyalty around the branding of your names and symbols associated with your product or service. Dick Smith is a master at building a multi-million dollar business around his personal brand.

7. Trying too hard without a system
Without a well-designed and precisely researched marketing strategy, you will not have a clear focus on what you are trying to achieve. It is imperative that when establishing a successful marketing strategy that you clearly define your plan, mission, and target markets needs, set achievable goals and identify your strengths to enable working towards achieving the objectives you have set out.

10 Ways to Improve Your Business Operations

NOTE: This article is sourced from http://www.powerhomebiz.com/. Click the title above to go to the article's website.
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Every new day gives you a chance to move forward from your present situation. You can improve your business on a number of fronts: by increasing profits, reducing losses, getting more customers, expanding the markets, becoming more visible in the community, going public or a number of other items deemed desirable.

You must have a vision of what you want to achieve, where you want to go, and what you want the business to become. Learn ten ways you can improve your business:

1. Start the year in high gear. Take a notebook (or a laptop or PDA) and jot down your thoughts and plans for the year. It's the time to get excited to the prospects of this New Year! List down ideas on new product lines, or new projects that you want to take on. Write down your ideas on how to expand and energize your business. Only through innovation and continuing adoption of relevant new products and ideas can your business improve its competitiveness and profitability. Start the ball rolling with financers, lenders and bankers if you need to take on additional capital.

2. Dust off your business plans. Review, review and review your business plan. See how far (or little) your business has taken shape from your original idea. Many entrepreneurs write a business plan at the start, only to forget about it. Some stray away from their plans - and fail. Go find your business plans and update it. Since your business' inception, a number of factors must have changed - from the overall business climate to your product line. Take all those changes into consideration, factor in your and your family's goals, and get a clear assessment of the direction of your business. Get in touch with your business advisers, if any.

3. Rekindle your relationship with your customers. The start of the year is the perfect time to tap your customer database and get in touch with your existing customers. Whether by phone, email or letter, contact your customers to greet them "Happy New Year!" and remind them that your business is ready to serve them this year. You need to constantly look for ways to encourage repeat business. Although marketing and advertising are important to get more customers, quality, service and customer satisfaction are what keep a business successful in the long run.

4. Evaluate your pricing. Think about raising your rates. Now is the appropriate time to inform clients that your rates are going up. Just be sure to check out what the competition's doing and make sure your prices or rates aren't too low. You don't want to overprice yourself out of the market, yet you should not bear the burden of a cash flow shortage. Give your customers a month or two advance notice should you decide to increase your rates.

5. Find ways to cut your costs. Even if you have secured funding from investors, you need to constantly look for ways to reduce your costs. From making double-sided paper copies to ordering shipping supplies in bulk, you can reduce wasted material, effort, and time in making, selling, and delivering your product. The result is an improvement in your company's bottom line and an increased competitive advantage.

6. Resolve to improve your weak spots. Take stock of all aspects of your business operation and list down the areas that you want to improve. If your list of delinquent receivables is longer than Santa's list, find out how you can improve your billing and collection process. Perhaps you need to improve your record keeping to help flag you on delinquent accounts.

7. Institute measures to assess the performance of your business. Setting clear standards for your business allows you to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of your strategies. If you haven't done so in the past year, start determining how much you are making per hour of work, how effective your advertising is, and some other measurements of where your business has been. Set some benchmarks and periodically assess how your business is doing. You need to know what you consider an improvement before you can start to improve on it.

8. Keep employees involved. Good employees are hard to find; yet they are an important element in your business. Check to see if they are getting what they need and make them part of the team. Help them understand the importance of their role in your business and how their job impacts the business as a whole. Review your relationship with your employees and find ways to keep your relationship happy and avoid costly attrition.

9. Explore new markets or improve marketing. Start the year by exploring new markets for your business. Whether you are looking at targeting a new demographic or getting your business up on the web, take time to plan how you can expand your existing market. Look for ways to improve your marketing, whether by winning easy publicity, arranging an open house or preparing direct mails.

10. Find out how you can live a more balanced life. Work and business are not the be-all and end-all of your life. Learn to have fun! Spend more time with your family. Take a vacation once in a while. Engage in activities that will rejuvenate your spirit and your life. Take care of yourself, and your health. Your productivity and focus will improve if you are stress-free and healthy.

How to Analyze the Performance of Your Business

NOTE: This article is sourced from www.powerhomebiz.com. Click the title above to go to the article's website.
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SWOT Analysis

A common and long-standing tool is to list your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). It is a simple concept that makes lots of sense. Knowing your SWOT is important and useful information. Strengths and weaknesses measure internal performance and competence. Opportunities and threats assess the level of risk from external conditions. There are many articles about SWOT, but because this type of analysis is so broad and each business is so unique, it is difficult to describe how to apply it to any specific situation. One simple SWOT method is to divide a sheet of paper into four sections. Draw a vertical line down the center and a horizontal line across the middle of the page. Use the top left section to list your strengths, bottom left for weaknesses, top right for opportunities, and bottom right for threats. Then prioritize the items within each section by importance.

Whether you should focus on fixing the negative things or developing the positive ones is a glass half-empty or half-full kind of debate that depends on your attitude and perspective. Either way a SWOT analysis really doesn t provide much guidance. Many attempts at a SWOT analysis fall flat when the enormity of the task is realized. Where do you start? What factors should be considered? Where should you focus? SWOT analysis is a great tool, but users need some guidance and structure to make it work.

Five Forces Analysis

In his books Competitive Strategy and Competitive Advantage , Michael Porter introduced the five forces of competition. They are the:

bargaining power of customers,
bargaining power of suppliers,
threat of new entrants,
threat of rivalry from existing competitors, and
threat of substitution.

The five forces provide a framework that makes external risks easier to grasp and evaluate.

Combining SWOT and Five Forces

Both SWOT and Five Forces are analytical tools that are widely used by consultants, researchers and other professionals. The Five Forces method is basically a refinement of the external part of a SWOT analysis. So it makes sense to combine these tools to create a hybrid method.

Factors to Consider

For any analysis to be worthwhile, it must consider all aspects of the business. There are many factors that are common to virtually every type of business. To insure that no significant factor is overlooked, the analysis must be structured. Internally, five business sectors should be analyzed: 1) management, 2) workforce, 3) sales and marketing, 4) operations, and 5) financial. Externally, each of the five forces needs to be evaluated. Since every business is unique, the specific factors within each sector must be tailored specifically for the business being analyzed.

Rating the Factors

After the specific factors are established, the business must be rated by each factor. Each item should be rated in two ways: 1) the importance of the factor to the business, and 2) the business s competence (internal) or risk level (external). Rate the importance using an alphabetical scale from A to E, with A indicating very important and E not important. Rate the competence or risk level using a numerical scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being very proficient or not vulnerable and 5 being deficient or very vulnerable.

Categorizing the Results

Using the dual rating system the results can be categorized by priority. Important, but deficient or very vulnerable (A5) factors may be life threatening. Important, and proficient or not vulnerable (A1) factors are core strengths. The results between the extremes are classified into: critical flaws, moderate weaknesses, potential weaknesses, neutral, potential strengths, and secondary strengths.

Plan of Action

Each category helps determine what needs to be done and when. Life threatening factors must be addressed immediately. Critical flaws come next. Moderate weaknesses aren't killers but correcting them can greatly improve performance. Potential and secondary strengths should be evaluated to determine if it they are worth developing. Core strengths are what the business does best. Too many core strengths indicate that either business resources are being spread to thin, or the analysis wasn't objective. Relying too heavily on a core strength can turn into a big weakness if the business environment changes in ways that make the strength much less important or even irrelevant.

Conclusion

Analyzing the performance of a business is a tough task to tackle, especially for owners whose expertise and time lies in running the day-to-day operations. The hybrid method, described above, provides a framework that breaks the task into manageable pieces, and automatically prioritizes the results.

Analyzing your business will show you how and where to improve its performance. Then when someone asks you how is business , you will have something worthwhile to say, even if they aren't listening.

September Hot Seller

(1) NEW Ambrace Body Shaping Bra for a Fuller Bustline!

Ambrace Body Shaping Bra will give you a fuller, more curvaceous bustline by increasing your breast size by 1 to 2 cup sizes. Thanks to its ingenious construction, it lifts breasts and redistributes bulges from the sides to the breast area for an amazing transformation. Enjoy a sexier, enhanced bustline!
>>Read More

(2) Gamat Hair Tonic - Stop Hair Loss, Stimulate Growth!

• Decrease hair loss and stimulate hair growth
• Protect hair with a conditioning microfilm
• Promote healthier scalp by balancing secretions

>>Read More

(3) L'élan Vital Bust Serum Enhances Breast Size Curvaceous

(4) Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat!

(5) NEW Prolin Hair Removal Cream w Sheabutter & Olive Oil

The mild and gentle formula effectively removes unwanted hair in as fast as 3 minutes! Enriched with sheabutter and olive oil to soothe and moisturise skin for a perfect " soft to the touch" finish. >>Read More

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August Hot Seller

(1) Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat

(2) NEW Premium Polish & Wax Restore Shine Remove Scratches

• Polishes to an ultra-smooth finish - Instantly removes dirt, minor scratches and oxidized film
• Brilliant colour, durable shine - Reveals original colour and fresh brilliance that lasts and lasts >>Read More

(3) Camry Digital Kitchen Scale - Versatile & High Accurate

(4) Flip 'N' Cook Pan - Cleaner & Healthier Cooking!
Cooks On Both Sides! Just let it cook on one side and flip the pan to cook on the other side. Simple and fast.

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(5) Cherry Pink Lip & Nipples Cream Restores Youthful Color

Now even better with dermal rejuvenating and more intense hydrating action. Leave your lips even smoother, and more alluring. >>Read More

July Hot Items!

(1) NEW E3 (Fruit & Vegetable Diet Mix) Blocks Fat & Carb

E3 allows you to eat what you want and still do not put on weight.
• Blocks the absorption of fat
• Blocks the absorption of carbohydrate
• Helps regulate insulin levels to curb cravings and avoid over eating >>Read More

(2) Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat!

(3) L'élan Vital Bust Serum Enhances Breast Size Curvaceous

(4) Easy Mop Cleans Like a Vacuum Cleaner

Hands free pedal dry mechanism cleans without wetting or dirtying your hands.

(5) NEW Premium Quality 18/10 Stainless Steel Wok

• Made from durable 18/10 stainless steel for high resistance to oxidisation, corrosion & chemical reaction
• Ventilated steam control valve to release excess steam while retaining nutritional properties & flavours of food
• Cool-touch Bakelite handles & knob provide a firm, secure grips
• With magnetic-based suitable for wok-top (round-top) induction cookers too >>Read More
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June Hot Items!

(1) Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat!

(2) L'élan Vital Bust Serum Enhances Breast Size Curvaceous

(3) Magnetic Necklace Supply External Magnetic Energy

Magnetic Necklace provides a constant supply of external magnetic energy to address the problem of diminishing and disrupted magnetic field. It generates a subtle rotating magnetic field that flows throughout the body to rebalance electromagnetic currents and restore the proper charge to the body cells, so that natural healing can occur. >>Read More



(4) Camry Digital Kitchen Scale - Versatile & High Accurate

• High precision strain-gauge sensor
• Switchable between grams, kilograms, ounces and pounds
• Tare weighing function
• Comes with alarm, timer & thermometer

(5) Authentic Mitch & Marc Watch/Jewellery Box

Why eBay Store?

Some of you might already know that I open a ecommerce website using eBay platform. And maybe some of you wonder why I chose to use eBay instead of others, OR, why i did not construct a fully self-constructed ecommerce site?

Why ya? Well..

What if I could tell you about a complete e-commerce solution that includes a customized web url, easy to use branding templates, reporting tools, built in automated marketing & retention tools, and simple, effective search engine optimization – all for only RM12 a month?

That is eBay Stores, the best kept secret to marketing your business for pennies.

To me, eBay Store is powerful. With very small capital to set it up.

There are lots of phenomenal tools and features that eBay provides to let potential buyers know about my business. There are many amazing things i can do with my eBay Store…i just need to learn tips and tricks to some of these tools!

Here are another good reasons why I like so much about eBay Store..

When you purchase a website, you sometimes don’t have control over the URL address...
-> With an eBay Store, you do!

With a website, you have to pay a company to host it...
-> eBay hosts your store for FREE!

Creating a website takes a lot of your time and/or a lot of money...
-> An eBay Store can be fully customized and ready for inventory in 15 minutes!

You must spend time (or pay someone else a lot of $$$$) to constantly update and get your website submitted to search engines…
-> Once your store is set up correctly, eBay will take care of the submission of your store’s information to major search engines such as MSN, Yahoo and Google!

When you open your website you have exactly ZERO customers...
-> Your eBay Stores has access to over 250 million potential customs and 100,000 more coming in every day!

There you go. Now you know. (^-^)

May Hot Items!

(1) Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat!

(2) High Power Dynamo Torch Light

> No replacement of battery needed
> Tri-LED Flashlight
> Wind-up to recharge

>>Read More

(3) L'élan Vital Bust Serum Enhances Breast Size Curvaceous

Finally, a truly revolutionary product that will enhance your bustline so you can rediscover your feminine beauty and confidence. L'élan Vital presents a clinically proven breast enhancement therapy to rapidly restore youthful firmness and maximize breast volume.

>Lifts & firms breasts from the 1st application
>Enhances breast size from the 1st week of use

>>Read More

(4) Cherry Pink Lip & Nipples Cream Restores Youthful Color

(5) Flip 'N' Cook Pan - Cleaner & Healthier Cooking!

Enjoy Cleaner, Healthier Cooking Without the Mess. >>Read More

April Hot Items!

1. Bioglo Eyelash & Eyebrow Enhancer Results in 2-3 weeks!


Have you always wanted voluptuous eyelashes and mesmerising eyebrows?
Get them now! Take your lashes to great lengths and fill in sparse or uneven brows with Bioglo Eyelash & Eyebrow Enhancer.

Bioglo Eyelash & Eyebrow Enhancer delivers its active ingredients to the hair follicles on your skin to feed & nourish them, thus making them grow FASTER, FULLER & LONGER.

A blend of proprietary Bio-Energizer ® & Bio-Extender ® , along with B vitamins and plant extracts reaches deep into the roots of eyelashes and eyebrows with the help of advanced liposome encapsulation. >>Read More

2. Cherry Pink Lip & Nipples Cream Restores Youthful Color

Cherry Pink gives you soft, kissable lips while offering you protection and hydration.
• Brings beautiful natural colour to pale, dull lips
• Lightens lip discolouration while preventing further darkening
• Provides instant relief from dryness, chapping and flaking
• Smoothes fine lines on ageing or overly dry lips
>>Read More

3. Panduan Membuang Bulu Roma Di Wajah Cepat & Selamat!

4. Miraculous Rose Hip Oil Treats Skin Imperfections

A 100% concentrate of Pure Rose Hip Oil extracted from the seed of Rosa Mosqueta, the mystical wild rose of Chile. With its abundant reservoir of essential fatty acids (oleic, linoleic, linolenic), cartenoids, flavonoids, vitamin C and vitamin A derivative, this therapeutic oil is proven to have highly potent cellular regenerative properties. >>Read More

5. NEW CelluEase - No More Unsightly Cellulite!

Now you can get rid of that unsightly cellulite from your upper arms, thighs and buttocks and have smoother and firmer skin all over with CelluEase, a breakthrough anti-cellulite formula from France.
Triple action works from deep within to:
• Increase lipolysis (fat burning process) to reduce the size of fat cells
• Accelerate drainage and remove excess fluid, toxins and waste from congested cells
• Improve the elasticity and strength of connective tissues
>> Read More

When There Is No Sale

Salaam..

I got no sale for almost a week now. Can i blame AH1N1 for this?

Well my personal mentor said (my bf actually..thee..thee..) it is normal situation. Sometimes you get big bucks for weeks, then followed by nothing for weeks as well. Just like our life, got ups and downs.

It's normal.

So what do i do when there is no sale?

A LOT OF THING CAN BE DONE!

You see when I was busy handling the orders, i have no time to update my blog or add more items to my store. Most of the time i just handle questions from interested buyers, administration tasks, receiving orders, getting supply and shipping the orders to the customers.

So the 'advantages' of null sale is i have more time to:

i - update my business records (invoices, bank accounts, buku tunai etc)
ii - list new items in Needs Venue store
iii - lauch sales for selected items in the store
iv - and of course, have time to drop a couple of lines in this blog!

The bottom line is, you must always keep yourself occupied with things related to your business. This will keep you focused and strong to handle the challenging life as a business-starter. Otherwise you will fall into 'hangat2 tahi ayam' category.

Hmm.. is that a nice thing to say?

Till next key strokes! (^-^)

Needs Venue Renovation In Progress

Salam ya fellas..

Sorry for the long silence. I was a bit busy with my store 'renovation'. I have designed a from-scratch store page as a cover for my eBay store, Needs Venue. Check out the real page h e r e and kindly splash me with your generous comment :)

Next on my plan is to construct a 'Term & Policy' page. I will update here once i m done with the terms. I hope it would help interested eBay buyers on buying, shipping and return policy for items listed in my store. They dont have to wait for me to answer their questions anymore.

The 'Store Newsletters' box also look dull. I will design it in a better look once I m done with the 'Terms & Policy' page.

What else I need to change? You tell me. Thank you :)

Loan for self-employed, anyone? [Part II]

Salam ya fellas..

Sorry for the long silence. I was a bit busy with my store 'renovation'. I have designed a not-so-professional store page as a cover for my eBay store, Needs Venue. Check it out h e r e and kindly splash me with your generous comment :)

Okay back to the real issue : Loan for self-employed, anyone? Part II.

This time i m going to share with you my proposal content. The proposal is very important to state why you need the funds (loan), what to do with it and how you going to repay it. The basis is very simple: You want money from other party so you must request it properly lah.

The proposal was printed on a plain white papers, no colourful cover nor flowery words at all. Just very direct-to-the-point but well-packed information. I want them to see how determined i am with my business ideas. Oh ya, the proposal is in Bahasa Malaysia so i will put the info as it was.

Page 1

BUTIR-BUTIR PERNIAGAAN DAN POTENSINYA

Jenis Perniagaan : Perkhidmatan

Jenis Perkhidmatan : (state what service you provide)

Konsep Perniagaan : (how you operate your business i.e the flow of the business from finding source, marketing, how transaction is handled etc)

Mula Menceburi Sejak : (state when u started into the business, either part-time or full-time)

Premis : (i put my store name www.NeedsVenue.com :). You can also put your address house)

Sumber Produk@Pembekal : (who's your supplier?)

Sasaran Jualan Bulanan : (e.g 20% from total items listed. do your calculation)

Kadar Keuntungan : (i put 30-50% from item price)

Matlamat Perniagaan : (what you want to accomplish from your store, your target income and how long do you think it will take to achieve it. Say, you want to get nett profit of RM3500 monthly from your store sale after 6 months of operating etc)

Tujuan Pinjaman Perniagaan : (e.g: as capital injection for 6 months period)

Jumlah Pinjaman Yg diperlukan : RM$$$$$

Tempoh Bayaran Balik : X months@years


Very simple isn't it? Well you may construct it better. This is just a version of mine.

Next Post: ANGGARAN PERBELANJAAN YANG DIPERLUKAN

Loan for self-employed, anyone?

I am a self-employed person. I have no fixed income and have no confirmation letter from any company. I started from scratch and haha just imagine how hard my life is. I do feel breaking down sometimes but i never regret my path. I will find a way to fix it somehow.

The most crucial thing in building a business is capital. It is like an engine to your car. No matter how much or how good the quality of the 'fuel' (ideas), your 'car' (business) would not go anywhere without the 'engine' (capital!).

So where to get the capital injection? Everybody knows banks would require few documents that the business starters do not have. (I dont what to go detail into that)

Then i read about TEKUN somewhere in newspaper. I was in doubt at first, but no harm trying isnt' it?

I read the criterias needed to qualify the loan in their website. I passed all the criteria except i do not have a PREMISE. I dont keep stocks and i do not open any real shop, so how? Can i call my eBay Store a 'premise'?

Let's find out next.

In January 2009, i dared myself to meet their officers in Kota Bharu. I had prepared a hand-written proposal in advance just to check with them whether this online business is 'valid' for loan application.

The officer was nice. He admitted that is the first time he got an applicant who do not own a PREMISE. He checked with TEKUN HQ in Kuala Lumpur. To my relief, i was welcomed to apply the loan. (^-^)

Actually the amount that i requested is not much. Just below 5K. It does not require any business licence, just general documents about yourself. For a ONLINE business starter, i think this amount is enough to support the basis of the business. As the time goes by and your business gets more profit, you may apply a bigger amount from TEKUN. BUT with ONE condition, you have shown good repayment records.

Nothing comes absolute easy. You have to throw some effort man!

My Experience

So far i have handled more than 100 transactions since i m doing this online business seriously 5 months ago. That means average 20 transactions per month. However that does not include offline transactions via my book selling.

Based on my EXPERIENCE, Malaysian eBayers usually make purchase during weekdays. Probably on weekends they prefer going out shopping instead of stuck to their pc picking things in eBay. Well, that is healthy way of living I must say.

Friday and Saturday is usually a shopping time for international buyers. They would buy things in my store from 1AM - 7AM. So it's fun when you wake up in the morning noticing you just got sale while you were sleeping. :)

SO as you can see, almost everyday is a SALE day except Sunday. It is outing day for almost everyone I guess (except if you are living in EastCost Malaysia).

And today is Sunday. I am in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. I need to go to Post Office to ship my customers orders now.

See you soon!

So They Say

Working from home offers you a wealth of flexibility that you may not get it if you are tied up to your boss. You can work whenever you like it, take a holiday whenever you feel like jumping like a monkey, or sleep even you dont feel sleepy. And list of luxury goes on.

Yes. SO true.

BUT THAT CAN HAPPEN ONLY AND ONLY AND ONLY IF YOU ARE LOADED ENOUGH!

To get to that point you must work SMART so they say. You need to brain-storm your head to get new business ideas and marketing approach. Sometimes you need to let the rain fall from your eyes as well, just to check whether you are still human. Risks has to be taken and CORRECT actions need to be done so you CAN get what you are trying to catch. BIG SALE. BIG PROFIT.

The pressure is HIGH since you dont have fix money coming in. Sometimes you may earn less than those McDonald's kids. Even your nephew's pocket money is more handful than your monthly debit.

Huwaaa.. So sad.. Poor auntie..

BUT

I m HAPPIER this way. I hope it keeps me humble and always appreciate things around me. And i wont let my 5 cents fall into the drain.

Wow, after a long time!

Assalamualaikum & good day to you. Hmm, i havent blogging for preety 4 months now. I wonder what makes me so BUSY that i neglect this sole responsibility. Well not much!

FYI in November my fat & old laptop got a stroke and broke down to death, leaving me with anger and sad all in one. Why? Because he bring ALL my important data to grave as well. Not to mention without compensation to let me start over the business over again.

(it's human nature we blame things when it is actually our fault we didnt prepare the backups in the first place. Machine has no brain, we do! But still, we cursed the poor dead thing *-* )

Well i got some savings but i refused to use it. I am a type who will think years before indulge into big spending. SO what should i do now?

First month i just spent time despairing with the 'loss'. Donating tears for nothing.

Second month i got my sanity back. i went to cybercafe and spent at least 2 hours doing my business.

Third month, still driving back and forth to cybercafe. Still dealing with the traffic jams and parking woes. I collected 3 piece of cute pink papers with the name of summons as well.

Forth months, it's getting crazy. I had it enough. After a long head-banging i decided to buy the cheapest laptop to save my sanity again.

Now, i m taking in the NEW Toshiba NB100 as my obedient business partner. *-*
Love it!