I already covered why people should start an online business in an earlier post, but today I want to talk about why a brick and mortar business should start a website. Let’s take a local paper based printing company for example (I know a few that I’ve worked with in the past). As it is, they run in an already very niche market segment, where people may be searching for ‘billboard printing’, ‘brouchure printing’ etc. [ Read More... ]
Why Start An Online Business In Malaysia? Or Anywhere?
Why should anyone start an online business in Malaysia, or anywhere in the world for that matter? I’ve got a stable job, it pays pretty good and it puts food on the table and a roof over my head. Where there are a few reasons, let me go through a few of them. You Can Start an Online Business From Home Unlike most other types of businesses, an online business can be started not only [ Read More... ]
Sales or Marketing? Which Is More Important?
The question probably does come up every now and again in a lot of businesses as to which aspect of the organization is more important, the sales strategy, or the marketing strategy. The politically correct answer when dealing with the people in these departments is that both are of equal importance. But that’s not always the case. What Type Of Business Are You In? Depending on the type of business you are in, the entire [ Read More... ]
[Free Ebook] How To Register A Business Online Using SSM.com.my
Although I did do a post about the process when I first registered my sole proprietorship with SSM.com.my, it wasn’t very clear and I think some people may have been a bit confused with what to do. So I’ve created a short pdf e-book on how to register a sole proprietorship online using the SSM website and all the steps that are required. There are plenty of screen shots of the process, which I took [ Read More... ]
Tax For Internet Businesses Continued
This is the follow up from my previous post regarding if bloggers need to pay taxes. Below is the email that I sent to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) of Malaysia regarding tax for internet businesses, such as blogs and websites which generate money from foreign companies, such as Google Adsense or its equivalent. Hi,>>I am about to start an Internet business using blogs. I am trying to>make money from Google’s advertising services, Adsense. But [ Read More... ]
Do Bloggers Have To Pay For Tax?
Well I’ve also been wondering, would a full time blogger need to pay for tax in Malaysia if the money comes from outside Malaysia? If most of your income comes from Nuffnang or any other Malaysian blog aggregator, you will probably have to pay tax once you reach the RM2000 threshold. (But check with a professional tax consultant to confirm – I’m not one.) For money received from outside Malaysia (i.e. Google Adsense), a local [ Read More... ]
To Sdn. Bhd or Not To Sdn. Bhd?
Sorry for the delay in posting… for some reason, my modem decides to regularly disconnect from the internet at the onset of rain. Before it rains and while it rains my DSL connection just dies. (Well it’s a good thing we live in a tropical rain forest right? And that it rains like everyday…) It really does you know? OK enough venting from me already, today I’m gonna talk about what type of business I’m [ Read More... ]
How To Start A Small Business (In Malaysia)
[Updated: The original post here was written in a personal nature and I found after reading it through again that it did not actually relate or help with the topic of 'starting a small business in Malaysia' and hence I have rewritten it.] After starting my own small business (A Malaysia web design) company, I’ve learned a few things that I think would help any body else out there who’s thinking about taking the same [ Read More... ]
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