Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Reflections: The Eilham Technopreneurs Development Programme


In a whiff, 2008 will leave us to make way for 2009. As December comes nigh, I cannot help but think about my 12 months journey to this day.

Back in January 2008, the Eilham Technopreneurs Development Programme wasn't even launched yet. My team and I were still busy fine tuning the programme, side-stepping the intended January 2008 launch date. Oh... we were so busy then that I had to skip many World of Warcraft sessions just so that I can focus on developing the Eilham programme.

And, finally, in March 2008, the Eilham Technopreneurs Development Programme was previewed to the public.

Since then, I had to skip a lot more World of Warcraft sessions.

The Eilham Technopreneurs Development Programme was designed to support entrepreneurs to build their business, mostly by means of IT and Multimedia. The Eilham programme also promotes the idea of people helping other people towards an end, with the intention of creating a community of values-driven entrepreneurs. We did not specify a business field or industry, to make the programme more applicable to a wider range of audience. In fact, we open the eligibility to the Eilham programme to as young as 13 year olds - designing a successful life shouldn't be restricted to adults only.

The Eilham Technopreneurs Development Programme grew itself as we had designed it.

However, though we planned it, the results are an adventure itself!

In general, the Eilham Technopreneurs Development Programme has made small business owners enjoy quality promotional materials such as business cards, brochures, letterheads, menus, etc. (hey! you should really order some for yourself to get what I mean - for example, you will only experience the full quality of our business cards when you hold them in your hands!)

On the individual level, we have had the pleasure to help some people who took the extra mile to improve their business and their lives.

One example is our friend Mr Darren Daniel Ong Abdullah - CEO of Penzpages Sdn Bhd, founder of Bulletpages.com. Since Darren had registered into the Eilham programme, we worked as a team to help him obtain the Cradle fund of RM130,000.00! On top of that, the Eilham programme had enabled him to save more than RM60,000.00 from his Cradle budget through our consultation in his Bulletpages IT and multimedia requirements.

Another example is Pn Vanida Krishna and her husband Mr Azman Shah, who had earned RM20,000.00 in sales commission for ONE e-learning job she successfully saw through. And recently, Azman managed to retire from his employment to focus on expanding his own business with the support of the Eilham programme.

Yet another example - a father and son team, Mr Ridzuan Repin and Mr Repin Ibrahim, who brought in e-learning projects from the USA, through their use of the Eilham Demo CD and Brochure 08. They have earned a total sales commission of more than USD2,000 to date.

Guess what - they only paid RM300.00 like the rest of us to join the Eilham programme.

Aah, 2009 is just around the corner. We are excited to help more people through the Eilham Technopreneurs Development Programme.

And maybe you can help us identify who's next!

Happy New Year 2009! May you find your path to success in the next 12 months.

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