Details:

Date: 24^th May 2012 (Thu)

Time: 3pm – 5pm

Venue: Espressamente Illy, Level 1, Bangsar Village 1

RSVP for WomenConnect Series

Email your name, company name, mobile no. and email address to winn.er@womenconnect.com.my or registration@incubator.com.my.

For enquiry, please email us at winn.er@womenconnect.com.my or call us at +603-8994 1750.

Sign-up as WomenConnect Members

If you are interested to join but yet to be our members, do sign-up with us as WomenConnect members. Enclosed herewith the WomenConnect sign-up form. The membership fee is RM100 per person and it is valid for 1 year. You can transfer or bank-in the membership fee to our bank account:

Bank Account Holder Name: Women Business Network Sdn Bhd

Bank Name: Malayan Banking Berhad

Bank Account No.: 5148 9705 3453

Kindly write your name on the bank-in slip and fax it to 603-2297 5390 or scan and email it to us (Email:winn.er@womenconnect.com.my). If you choose to use M2U, please make sure to input our email address (winn.er@womenconnect.com.my) in the email field.

WC Coffee Series 24May2012

WC Membership Regn Form

Topic: Knowledge Nuggets – Niche: No Rocket Science to Creating Sustainable Cash Flow

Date: 22^nd May 2012 (Tue)

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Venue: Seminar Hall, Level 12, Wisma MCA, No. 163, Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL

This is a 2 hour workshop on the topic of Niche – No Rocket Science To Creating Sustainable Cash Flow. 

Participants will be able to learn the 5 ways to create massive increases in sales and profits.

Target Group: Business owners who want more sales and cashflow.

Limited seats! Reservation is based on first-come-first-serve basis.

This event is open to BizStart and WomenConnect members only. If you have yet to sign up as our member, please email us at bizstart@incubator.com.my or call us at +603-8994 1750 on membership details. Membership subscription is RM100/person and valid for 1 year.

Speaker’s Profile: Maresa Ng’s Profile

The BizStart Membership Program was launched on 28th September 2011 during the D.A.R.E. BizStart Showcase 2011. Once entrepreneurs signed up as BizStart members, they will be receiving events updates and e-newsletter from MAD Incubator.

Terms & conditions:

1. Valid for 1,000 accounts only on first come first serve basis.

2. Membership promotion signup for RM100 is valid for 1 year only.

To sign up as BizStart member, please complete the BizStart Membership Form and transfer the membership fee to us. We will issue the official receipt to you. You will become the eligible member upon the receipt of your membership fee.

Bank account details:

Account Holder Name: MAD Incubator Sdn Bhd 

Bank Name: Malayan Banking Berhad

Account No.: 5144-13-111-611

Please write your name on the bank-in slip and fax it to 603-2297 5390 or scan and email to us at bizstart@incubator.com.my. If you choose to use M2U, please make sure to input our email address in the email field.

Details as follow:

Date: 26th April 2012 (Thursday)

Time: 10am – 1pm

Venue: Seminar Hall, Level 12, Wisma MCA, No. 163, Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL.

This program opens to BizStart & WomenConnect members only. Members can participate for free. If you have yet to become our member and you are interested to join, please write to us at bizstart@incubator.com.my.

First Intake: 16th April 2012 – 6th July 2012 (Full)

Second Intake: 16th July 2012 – 5th October 2012 (Open for registration NOW!!)

Venue: Seminar Hall, Level 12, Wisma MCA, No. 163, Jalan Ampang, 50450 KL.

Registration: Open to BizStart and WomenConnect Members only and pre-registration required (Strictly no walk-in registration)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW – Ideas Acceleration

Timeline for Ideas Acceleration Program

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*NOTE: The above calendar is tentative & subject to change. This copy is created for reference only. Workshops will not be listed here as there are too many workshops will be conducted in a year. We will send out notification email to our members and subscribers if there is any workshop. If you are interested to receive any update from us, kindly send an email to bizstart@incubator.com.my to subscribe to our e-Newsletter. Thanks.  

29^th March 2012

PRESS RELEASE

Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Much debate has been made about whether entrepreneurship can be taught to entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs are born. Past research studies by two professors from University of Virginia and IMD, Prof Saras Saravathy and Prof Stuart Read respectively, resulted in the “Effectual Thinking” framework, leading to a much wider body of knowledge that entrepreneurs can be taught. The learning process of how entrepreneurs start their businesses and how they proceed to venture creation can be framed, systematized and taught to new would-be entrepreneurs using the “Effectual Entrepreneurship in Action” framework.

The research of more than 60 founding entrepreneurs with highly successful business led the conclusion that expert entrepreneurs use the effectual thinking method of logical thinking instead of causal method. Effectual thinking method is based on who am I, what I know and whom I know to the initial value of the business. Each means that is gathered through the expansion of the entrepreneur’s network can create new venture possibilities and subsequently evolve into new ventures. Unlike the effectual method, causal method focuses on goal settings, situation analysis and strategies to getting to the goals. It is much more management science compared to effectual method.

MAD Incubator is collaborating with a global movement of Effectuation Instructors and Practitioners, started by Professor Saras Saravathy in the University of Virginia, to apply the Effectual theory into practice. This is the first in the world that is being used on entrepreneurs. This new program is called “Ideas Acceleration Program”. The Ideas Acceleration Program is structured using the “Effectual Reasoning” method in which MAD is championing as the reason why entrepreneurs are entrepreneurial.

MAD Incubator announced today the launch of the MAD Ideas Acceleration Program at its Technopreneur Open Day in Technology Park Malaysia. The Ideas Acceleration Program is a 3 months program comprising a combination of field work, classroom workshops, mentors, industry mixers and guest talks. It is a hands-on intensive program to bring entrepreneurs closer from ideation to creating a new venture. The program will commence on April 16 and prior to the launch, more than 20 entrepreneurs have signed up.

“This has never been done in Malaysia before,” said MAD’s CEO, Andrew Wong; “and MAD Incubator is always creating new frontier in Entrepreneur Development,” he added. MAD’s goal is to develop 100 new ventures through the Ideas Acceleration Program over the next 9 months in which batches of 35 entrepreneurs will be accepted in the each 3-months program. “We have lined up a list of exciting mentors, workshops and industry mixers to make sure that our entrepreneurs will be able to expand their network and subsequently move the venture forward,” said Wong.

MAD Incubator hopes that the IAP will springboard more entrepreneurs into business, moving Wong’s dream closer to achieving the 1000 entrepreneurs that he intends to develop by 2015.

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Ir. Aziz bin Ismail (President of Technopreneur Association of Malaysia) sharing his insights on Software as a Service (SaaS). He also introduced SME Connect during TOD.

Kashminder Singh (Executive Editor of Mobile World Magazine) was sharing his insights on mobile industry with audience during TOD.

Mr. Lee Wei Chee (CEO of ZA Solutions) speaking about Social Gaming.

Mr. Lim Kok Hing (Executive Director of iPay88) talked about Internet-based business industry development.

About MAD Incubator

As founders, we formed MAD Incubator on the premise that every technopreneur deserves to have a chance to succeed and experience technopreneurship to the fullest. We leverage on our experience as technopreneurs to help you make a difference!

We serve only the best programs and support services; and our programs are designed to incorporate diverse technopreneurship experiences, thus ensuring that start-up technopreneurs are able to learn and gain better knowledge to succeed in the technopreneurial world.

Working with community and government stakeholders, MAD aims to accelerate technopreneurship development and innovation by helping technopreneurs to build technopreneurship and software skills; solutions and businesses.

We treat everyone at MAD Incubator as an important part of the MAD Incubator community. Talk to our incubator managers, watch them work, engage them and never hesitate to push the service button and engage us. Have fun and enjoy the world of technopreneurship.

Technopreneur Open Day 2012 is a quarterly theme-based activity which is designed to provide wealth information, connectivity and spring board to help entrepeneurs to expand their businesses. MAD Incubator wills also introduce 4 Pillar Eco-System – Mobile, Software as a Service (SaaS), Internet-based business, Gaming by inviting knowledgeable speakers from technology-based company. Besides that, successful and inspirational speakers such as Vincent Chew (MAD Residence Coach) and Maresa Ng, (Action Coach; Founder, Women Business Network) will be delivering a talk to assist entrepreneurs to overcome their entrepreneurial challenges and learn on how to build an effective business network. With these speakers’ insights, audience will gain a lot of ideas and find new directions to move forward.

“I believe it is a great opportunity to gather all potential entrepreneurs from different kind of technology-based company and to gain entrepreneurial skills and knowledge from our informative, knowledgeable and experienced speakers. Technopreneur Open Day is a valuable platform for entrepreneurs to exchange and share their opinions on the challenges they faced with these speakers. The event is open to public and free admission. The TOD for future quarters will be held in June, August and November 2012 respectively.” said by Mr. Andrew Wong, Chief Executive Officer of MAD Incubator.

For those who are interested to register for Technopreneur Open Day 2012, please visit www.incubator.com.my or contact MAD secretariat at 03-8994 1750 or email to registration@incubator.com.my .

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