AbangAbu just back from national day celebration. Need go prayers and today i want to introduce an entrepreneur who been onvolve in wedding business and others as well,.
So i believe we all can learn from this sharing. For those who would like abangabu to do an interview about your business do email at info@nowasia.sg .
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1)What kind of business do you have? What inspired you to become an entrepreneur business owner?
I am actually in wedding services.
My love for wedding and meeting with people inspired me to start this.I begin with only 1 service which is kendarat service..It begins as early before 1997 but I officially dare to say…we Kendarat Nurul Asraf got recognition on 2000 where we host a big wedding ..a celebrity wedding.
Now I have a website
www.senyummanis.com for pengantin to shares wedding pictures and videos..I am now doing videography apart from making wedding cards and many more..
2)Did you need to have a certain mindset to achieve success?
Well initially I started with a simple mindset…build a strong network while learning the trade..snoop around and ask around..try to make friends with those willing to share( not many who willingly would share their trade)
While trying to look for more opportunity and new ideas..I set up a site www.senyummanis.com . Apart from placing my services I also post friend’s services who are in the same trade I met “along the way”. I believe we need to work together to be successful NOT fight each other..like I say I want to make money and enjoy doing it at the same time..
3)Have you noticed certain advantages to being an entrepreneur business owner?
Yeah ..you got more friends from clients,vendors ,etc etc)
That is one of my goals…more friends. I can learn from many good people not just about biz but about life..and beyond!!!
4)Is it difficult to get financing for businesses? If so why and are there any solutions?
Well at this point I am financing my own Biz as I am still a full time employed …I believe I can do both now…and actually it helps me to be more focus and keep going..one thing for sure I can fall back if my biz fail..but I targeted in 5 years time I will quit my lab analyst job to concentrate fully on my biz.
5)Did you have a mentor to help you get started?
I can proudly say my dad..He exposed hardship yet sweetness running a biz as early as when I am about 10 year old.As I must admit (shamely) I do not have a proper mentor . Apart from my dad …books and seminars are my mentors and “my networks” are my mentors too.But I do join forums and members where we share and “teach” each other .I have yet to get a pro one.. (emmmm abangabu…can you?)
6)Approximately how much money did you invest before your business became profitable?
Emmm money is no issue coz I do not need inventory as yet..I only need to invest on a ad-hoc basis..esp when setting up the website and equipments ..but as I go along I find better yet necessary equipment or changes needed then I invest … but as of now almost 10k..
7)What resources were most helpful to you when you were starting your business?
Experiences and interest… and of coz support from the family members and most important…knowledge of what I am giving and providing is vital.Having good people to rely on also helps to boost your Biz . For me understand and reading people is essentials because in my line of biz we meet many kind of people so we got to customize but must not deviate too much…
8)What ways have you found to be most effective in marketing your productor service to get sales?
Ads..Ads…Ads…be it in paper or in forums…or site who got good traffic etc etc….but for me good services are my No1.Ads, When I deliver top rate service and people come back to me again this I consider “effective marketing’
U need to be innovative and sometime crazy or daring..ur ads must not be a boring lines… u need to be more daring or more confident when placing your words in the ads..
Innovative means…u lose money to gain money.. for examples
I do wedding cards…I sponsors some pengantin in some masjid who conducted kursus rumah tangga. Apart of giving or rendering my support to the masjid it also help myself to be more recognize by doing ..
9)What tips can you give others who want to embrace their dream but, don’t have the confidence or feel they don’t have what it takes to succeed?
Believe in yourself… ( emmm copyright eh…lol)
Enjoy and have fun…do not do it just for money but for self confident and satisfaction..believe me …sometime giving is more rewarding then getting paid..( of coz having both is doubly rewarding!!!lol)
10)How do you manage juggling the responsibilities of being a entrepreneur?
Not easy and needs tones and tones of sacrifices. Sometime I ask…hey look at him..he got more time to relax..travel…and sleep…but I just feel I cannot do this If I need to improve my family life and I also feel I am wasting my time if I cannot not fulfill my dream…Be a big time BOSS!!!( I want to be that since I sold my 1st currypuff ..lol..)
11)What’s next for you?
I am actually in wedding services.
My love for wedding and meeting with people inspired me to start this.I begin with only 1 service which is kendarat service..It begins as early before 1997 but I officially dare to say…we Kendarat Nurul Asraf got recognition on 2000 where we host a big wedding ..a celebrity wedding.
Now I have a website www.senyummanis.com for pengantin to shares wedding pictures and videos..I am now doing videography apart from making wedding cards and many more..
Yeah ..you got more friends (from clients,vendors ,etc etc)
That is one of my goals…more friends. I can learn from many good people not just about biz but about life..and beyond!!!
That is a wonderful sharing and may allah bless senyum manis a greater success coming years.
