Trading a Nokia 3310 for a new car and business
When a car wash claimed second place at Perbadanan Tabung Amanah Islam Brunei 's (TAIB) Entrepreneurship Competition last month, few batted an eye. Others...
Helping my mother succeed: Rojak BAR
When Mauludiah Hj Md Yusof retired from her job at the Language and Literature Bureau in 2009, she suddenly found herself with time on...
The retired school teacher behind Restoran Tanda Kasih
If you drive along Jalan Tutong, just before crossing the Kelakas River bridge, there's a junction with a floral-decorated archway with well-cared for flowers and...
‘My father’s final gift’
In a pop-up canvas tent next to his house in Rimba's National Housing Scheme, 20-year-old Mohd Zaki Hj Mohd Kamel - accompanied by his...
Continuing my mother’s legacy: Flour and Butter
It's not often that on a weekday evening - in the middle of December - that a small eatery tucked away in Menglait can...
Realising my mother’s dream: Kopitiam Ka Ginab
The early beginnings of many an entrepreneur often carry a youthful exuberance. For others, responsibility and duty have more bearing.
With the unexpected passing of...
‘I’m just getting started’
At the turn of the year, phones were buzzing and social media feeds were clogging with images and recordings of seemingly endless lines of...
The Kampung Barber on a Mission
It's past 11am, when a 24-year-old with a bushy head of hair, simply known as Afy to family and friends, gets on his trick...
Backing my best friend’s business: Wings & Drumettes
After graduating with a degree in Islamic Theology some four years ago, Norhakimah Madali (pictured main R), like many unable to find full-time work,...
Great from start to finish: Top Folk
Of the hundreds, if not thousands of home-based eateries that sprouted across the country in the wake of the downturn in oil and gas...
