Krista's Slides - Presenting at Penang Institute event
Published on Nov 19, 2015
My presentation slides for a panellist forum organised by Penang Institute on 29 May 2015 to discuss women and society. I focused on what I know best - entrepreneurship!
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Small/Micro Business:
Insights & Perspectives
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Small/Micro Business:
An Alternative
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Micro/Small Biz Women Owners:
- Contributes to family income
- Employ other women or men
- Alternative path to having a career
Small biz is the backbone of USA
It created 5.5mil jobs between 2004 - 2010
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20% biz in Malaysia
are women-owned
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92% are
service-based biz
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88% are micro- or small biz
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88% are micro- or small biz
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Micro Business: An Alternative
- 5 WomenBizSENSE member stories
- Why these stories?
Jerrica Tan
Part-time business (soap-making) + full time job
Jerrica's handmade,
organic soaps
Pam Mueller
Home decor, lifestyle + gifts business, retail outlet
Pam's home decor products at her Kinta Lane shop
Mardilyn King
Early childhood education business
Mardilyn's Montessori centre in Tanjung Bungah
Jeanette Rebecca Hee
Ecommerce business - skincare products
Jeanette's Human Nature skincare products
Lim Siew Yean
Work at home mom with online business (digital products)
Siew Yean's digital
download products
Why Start a Business
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Income Fluctuation
Photo by Ian Aberle
Higher Stakes
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Family Resentment
Photo by Lady Pain (Marta Manso)
Structure-less
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Internal Support System
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Domestic Help
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Peer group
Learn & un-learn
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Soft skills, technology & management skills
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Ecosystem
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Amplify what works
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