Let's start our #GEMChats this week. The topic of this week is #student #entrepreneurship!

We'll discuss these three factors in the poll options below as well as replies to the poll 🧐🧐🧐 Let's take this forward!
#Students? And #entrepreneurship? Is that even a good combination?

Especially when you read that the famous student entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are all dropouts!!!

Can students not only run a #business while studying but also be #successful at it?
Taking a different perspective at this is that while these billionaires are college dropouts, the #idea for the #business all came about when they were in #college! As a young #student, your ideas have a chance at being fresh and can be developed through stringent planning!
But 33% of the poll answered that there are no support/aid out there for #students to start a #business.

Here are some of the numerous grants/opportunities a #Malaysian student can look into:

otakit.my/31-skim-pembia…

That's right. There are at least 31 options out there!
Another 17% of the poll responded that it is too difficult to manage a business.

When we think of business, sometimes we envision big shops with hundreds of customers a day! But the truth is, any exchange of goods and services for #money is already the basic of a #business.
The majority of the poll respondents (50%) says students don't see #entrepreneurship as a #career path because of unstable income.

With sufficient business planning, good #management of cash flow as well as smart business #strategy, a basic threshold of profit is not impossible.
Now let's address some of the reply responses to the poll!



@SyarilMirza attributes it to asian parenting that makes students give a hard pass to being #entrepreneurs as an actual career.
Asian parenting and culture puts emphasis on conventional career paths for their children.

It causes youths to be fearful of venturing into #startups and #business. However, with the #uncertainty and #unemployment, it's time parents encourage #entrepreneurship in their children.
@ngaiyuen attributes this to unis & their role in fostering entrepreneurship. Betul ke @unimalaya?🤣



In some IPTs, entrepreneurship modules are a compulsory part of the syllabus. But perhaps more focus should be made to build #innovators within students!
The crux of this lies within the aspiring #entrepreneur themselves. A true entrepreneur would go above and beyond these challenges to seek #success!

What do you think? #GEMChats
But if you need to know what are the steps in becoming a #successful #student #entrepreneur?

Check it out here:
entrepreneur.com/article/245880

The list includes: improving business skills, finding the best business idea, research, business plan, mentor and legal steps!
Need a bit of inspiration before you start? Check out our latest #feature story on Sprintla, a #Malaysian startup by three local students!

gem-magazine.com/solving-printi…

If they can do it, so can you. Share your views and hashtag it with #GEMChats.

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Sep 28, 2018
Hello, everyone! Let's start our #thread on #child #entrepreneurs, both in #Malaysia and abroad.

We'll talk about the success stories as well as how to foster their development 😊 Let's go! Feel free to add on to the thread with your own opinion and sharing.
Latest in Malaysia is the story of Ferris. Ferris merupakan usahawan cilik yang terpengaruh secara positif dengan siri Upin dan Ipin! It's good to see how entrepreneurship in an animated series can piqued children and their interest in entrepreneurship!

If you ask if there are more of such stories in #Malaysia, there are!

11 y.o Elisa Ahmad Sayuti and her friends got inspired by both their participation in Kelab Usahawan Cilik as well as seeing their parents who are also #entrepreneurs!

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Want to know what #tech is hot now?
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While some may not be tangible but they result to exponential results!
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Sep 14, 2018
Let's discuss this thread for our #GlobalEChats!

So what do you make of the wave of #ecommerce these days? Come delve into the ins and outs of it with us!
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It just refers to electronic transactions done in the name of #sale and #purchase.

In simpler terms, you buy and sell things online with the #internet! That's it!
But to whom and from whom can these #transactions take place between? Surprisingly, it's not just between #business (B) and #Customers (C)!

It can take place between:
1. B2B
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Let's start our #GlobalEChats on #music!

Among our #discussion topics: 1. #Stakeholders in music and what happens to them? 2. #Production of music 3. #Consumption of music 4. New #technology out there!
Firstly, let's talk about how scary #technology and #advancement can be to #music.

Some stats:
The US lost $12.5 billion a year in total sales due to pirated music.

71k jobs were lost; $2.7bn in annual earnings; $1.1bn of that would have been earned by the industry.
Source:

sheffieldav.com/education/how-…

But as with any #tech #disruption, there are always negative externalities.

In the #music industry, most of the bad press came from #piracy. Sites like Napster and P2P torrenting were rampant back in the day.
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RT and follow us to keep updated on our weekly topics as well to interact with only the latest of #startup news.
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Let's also discuss #AI and #robots in healthcare 😁
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Some of the #robotics you see in healthcare today range from the electronic thermometer to crucial #life support.
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Hello, everyone and welcome back to our weekly #GEMChats! This week, we'll discuss the results of the poll on whether #celebrities make successful #entrepreneurs!

Let's begin, shall we?

#startup #womenentrepreneur #business #showbiz
So recently @KylieJenner sparked a heated debate on how celebrities are successful at entrepreneurship when she was announced to become the youngest self-made #billionaire ever.

cnbc.com/2018/07/11/kyl…

#KUWTK
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