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| 6. Educate general public on entrepreneurship In the early 80's, I remembered John Cleese of the Monty Python fame, doing corporate videos on business management. These were immensely entertaining and were targeted towards people who wanted to learn the basic fundamentals of running a business. It was delivered in a casual and humorous way, which probably accounts for its success. We can do a similar one focusing on running your own business, starring Gurmit Singh. There are discrete topics probably to do an 8 part series, starting from identifying opportunities, to financing a business to managing cash flow. Air it on TV, in Mandarin, in Malay, in English, get people engaged through its humorous delivery. Complementing this could be 8-10 week programmes in entrepreneurial management, which could be offered along the lines of the WSTP programmes offered by SPEC/SHRI currently. I'd be happy to contribute towards the development of such a programme if required. 7. Continue to publicise entrepreneurial role models Don't just focus on Sim Won Hoo, but also middle of the road entrepreneurs too, even the successful Muthu's curry and Ya-Kun Kaya Toast owner. Focus on the phoenixes too. Get them to speak of the difficulties they faced along the way, not just their successes, to prepare their audience for the challenges ahead. THE END. Back to start of article Back to homepage |
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