NKEA

BIDANG EKONOMI UTAMA NEGARA (NKEA)    

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NKEA ditakrifkan sebagai pemacu kegiatan ekonomi yang berpotensi memberi sumbangan secara langsung yang penting kepada pertuQWmbuhan ekonomi Malaysia, dengan nilai yang boleh diukur melalui indikator pendapatan negara kasar (PNK) dan peluang pekerjaan yang diwujudkan serta menarik bakat terbaik.  Pendekatan pembangunan ekonomi NKEA juga berbeza di mana pertumbuhan ekonomi akan diterajui sektor swasta dan disokong oleh pihak Kerajaan yang bertindak sebagai pemudah cara dan fasilitator.

Dua belas NKEA menjadi teras ETP, dan salah satunya adalah NKEA Pertanian.  Sektor pertanian memainkan peranan penting dalam pembangunan ekonomi Malaysia – mewujudkan peluang pekerjaan dan meningkatkan pendapatan penduduk luar bandar serta menjamin keselamatan makanan negara. Selepas mengecualikan tanaman perindustrian seperti minyak sawit dan getah, sektor pertanian menyumbang RM20 bilion atau 4 peratus daripada PNK Malaysia pada 2009.
 
12 NKEA yang telah dikenalpasti adalah seperti berikut:

NKEA 1 : Minyak, Gas dan Tenaga
NKEA 2 : Minyak Sawit
NKEA 3 : Perkhidmatan Kewangan
NKEA 4 : Pelancongan
NKEA 5 : Perkhidmatan Perniagaan
NKEA 6 : Elektronik dan Elektrikal
NKEA 7 : Pemborongan dan Peruncitan
NKEA 8 : Pendidikan
NKEA 9 : Penjagaan Kesihatan
NKEA 10 : Kandungan dan Infrastruktur Komunikasi
NKEA 11 : Pertanian
NKEA 12 : Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley
 

NKEA Pertanian

NKEA Pertanian memberi tumpuan kepada sub-sektor yang mempunyai potensi pertumbuhan tinggi, iaitu akuakultur, pertanian rumpai laut, sarang burung walit, produk herba, buah-buahan dan sayur-sayuran serta makanan diproses premium. Ini akan membolehkan Malaysia menembusi pasaran global bernilai tinggi yang sedang membangun dengan pesat. Subsektor seperti padi dan ternakan haiwan turut dipilih kerana kepentingan mereka sebagai sumber utama keterjaminan makanan negara.

Matlamat NKEA Pertanian adalah untuk memberi sumbangan kepada peningkatan pendapatan negara kasar (PNK) berjumlah RM21.44 billion menjelang tahun 2020. Selain daripada itu, 74,000 tambahan peluang pekerjaan juga diharap dapat dicapai dalam tempoh tersebut.

Untuk mencapai objektif, sebanyak 16 Projek Permulaan (EPP) dan 11 peluang perniagaan telah dikenal pasti untuk memangkinkan penubuhan perniagaan yang dipacu oleh permintaan pasaran, berskala industri dan mempunyai ciri-ciri pertanian bersepadu.
 

Maklumat Am NKEA Pertanian

16 EPP tersebut adalah :

EPP 1    :    Produk herba bernilai tinggi
EPP 2    :    Pengeluaran sarang burung walit
EPP 3    :    Mini estet untuk rumpai laut
EPP 4    :    Penternakan  ikan dalam sangkar
EPP 5    :    Integrasi lembu di ladang kelapa sawit
EPP 6    :    Replikasi i-ZAQ
EPP 7    :    Pasaran premium buah dan sayur segar
EPP 8    :    Taman pengeluaran makanan
EPP 9    :    Pengeluaran beras wangi di luar kawasan saliran
EPP 10  :    Penanaman padi di MADA 
EPP 11  :    Penanaman padi di kawasan jelapang
EPP 12  :    Penambahan ladang fidlot
EPP 13  :    Kluster tenusu
EPP 14  :    Pembangunan industri benih
EPP 15  :    Penyertaan syarikat multi-nasional
EPP 16  :    Pengambilalihan syarikat luar negara/JV

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The Difference Between a Solopreneur and a Side-Gigger

The Difference Between a Solopreneur and a Side-Gigger (Infographic)
KATE TAYLOR
ENTREPRENEUR STAFF
Staff Writer.
Covers franchise-related trends and topics.
NOVEMBER 9, 2014

There are 30 million Americans working as freelancers or independent workers. But, there are huge differences within this independent, entrepreneurial cohort. One big divide: the solopreneurs and the side-giggers. 17.9 million "solopreneurs" work more than 15 hours a week independently, according to MBO Partners' annual State of Independence in America report. Meanwhile, side-giggers take independent side jobs, working an average of 11 hours a week. Related: Take Back Your Mornings (Infographic) By 2019, the independent workforce is expected to grow by 40 million. Check out exactly who these side-giggers and solopreneurs are and how they're making money outside of corporate America in the infographic below. 

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7 Powerful Public Speaking Tips

PUBLIC SPEAKINGPresented by 6 min read 7 Powerful Public Speaking Tips From One of the Most-Watched TED Talks Speakers Image credit: startwithwhy.com KIM LACHANCE SHANDROW ENTREPRENEUR STAFF Senior Writer. Frequently covers cryptocurrency, future tech, social media, startups, gadgets and apps. NOVEMBER 3, 2014 You’d never know it, but Simon Sinek is naturally shy and doesn’t like speaking to crowds. At parties, he says he hides alone in the corner or doesn’t even show up in the first place. He prefers the latter. Yet, with some 22 million video views under his belt, the optimistic ethnographer also happens to be the third most-watched TED Talks presenter of all time. Ironic for an introvert, isn’t it? Sinek’s unlikely success as both an inspirational speaker and a bestselling author isn’t just dumb luck. It’s also not being in the right place at the right time or knowing the right people. It’s the result of fears faced and erased, trial and error and tireless practice, on and off stage. Related: 6 Steps to Overcoming Stage Fright and Giving a Presentation Everybody Listens To We caught up with Sinek to pick his brain about how he learned to give such confident, captivating and meaningful presentations and how others can, too.  Here are his top seven secrets for delivering speeches that inspire, inform and entertain. (For more helpful pointers on how to wow an audience, check out his free 30-minute class on Skillshare now. It’s titled How to Present: Share Ideas That Inspire Action.) 1. Don’t talk right away. Sinek says you should never talk as you walk out on stage. “A lot of people start talking right away, and it’s out of nerves,” Sinek says. “That communicates a little bit of insecurity and fear.”   Instead, quietly walk out on stage. Then take a deep breath, find your place, wait a few seconds and begin. “I know it sounds long and tedious and it feels excruciatingly awkward when you do it,” Sinek says, “but it shows the audience you’re totally confident and in charge of the situation.” Related: Why Entrepreneurs Love Steve Jobs 2. Show up to give, not to take. Often people give presentations to sell products or ideas, to get people to follow them on social media, buy their books or even just to like them. Sinek calls these kinds of speakers “takers,” and he says audiences can see through these people right away. And, when they do, they disengage. “We are highly social animals," says Sinek. "Even at a distance on stage, we can tell if you’re a giver or a taker, and people are more likely to trust a giver -- a speaker that gives them value, that teaches them something new, that inspires them -- than a taker.” 3. Make eye contact with audience members one by one. Scanning and panning is your worst enemy, says Sinek. “While it looks like you’re looking at everyone, it actually disconnects you from your audience.” Related: 5 TED Talks That May Change Your View on Life It’s much easier and effective, he says, if you directly look at specific audience members throughout your speech. If you can, give each person that you intently look at an entire sentence or thought, without breaking your gaze. When you finish a sentence, move on to another person and keep connecting with individual people until you’re done speaking. “It’s like you’re having a conversation with your audience," says Sinek. "You’re not speaking at them, you’re speaking with them." This tactic not only creates a deeper connection with individuals but the entire audience can feel it. 4. Speak unusually slowly. When you get nervous, it’s not just your heart beat that quickens. You’re words also tend to speed up. Luckily Sinek says audiences are more patient and forgiving then we know. “They want you to succeed up there, but the more you rush, the more you turn them off," he says. "If you just go quiet for a moment and take a long, deep breath, they’ll wait for you. It’s kind of amazing.” Related: 5 Must-Read Books For Every Entrepreneur Sinek believes it’s impossible to speak too slowly on stage. “It’s incredible that you can stand on stage and speak so slowly that there are several seconds between each of your words and people… will… hang… on… your… every… word. It really works.” 5. Ignore the naysayers. Dismiss the people furrowing their brows, crossing their arms or shaking their heads “no.” Instead, focus only on your supporters -- the people who are visibly engaged, enjoying your presentation and nodding “yes.” If you find the audience members who are positively interacting with you, you’ll be much more confident and relaxed than if you try to convince the naysayers.   6. Turn nervousness into excitement. Sinek learned this trick from watching the Olympics. A few years ago he noticed that reporters interviewing Olympic athletes before and after competing were all asking the same question. "Were you nervous?” And all of the athletes gave the same answer: "No, I was excited." These competitors were taking the body’s signs of nervousness -- clammy hands, pounding heart and tense nerves -- and reinterpreting them as side effects of excitement and exhilaration. Related: 4 Motivating TED Talks to Help You Bounce Back From Failure When you’re up on stage you will likely go through the same thing. That’s when Sinek says you should say to yourself out loud, “I’m not nervous, I’m excited!” “When you do, it really has a miraculous impact in helping you change your attitude to what you’re about to do," Sinek says. 7. Say thank you when you’re done. Applause is a gift, and when you receive a gift, it’s only right to express how grateful you are for it. This is why Sinek always closes out his presentations with these two simple yet powerful words: thank you. "They gave you their time, and they’re giving you their applause." Says Sinek. "That’s a gift, and you have to be grateful." Related: Skillshare and Changing the Way We Learn Sign in or Post as Guest    is a conjunction used in making comparisons, then is an adverb. This article contains good content, and it is unfortunate that it is diluted with errors. LikeReply Maddy2 DAYS AGO "You’re words also tend to speed up. Luckily Sinek says audiences are more patient and forgiving then we know." This is a blatant disregard for proofreading that I would not expect from such a well-read and established site. Two grammatical errors in two following sentences no less is unacceptable. Than is a conjunction used in making comparisons, then is an adverb. This article contains good content and it is unfortunate that it is diluted with errors. LikeReply Maddy2 DAYS AGO "You’re words also tend to speed up." This is a blatant disregard for proofreading that I would not expect from such a well-read and established site.  LikeReply Magnus1 DAY AGO @Maddy Nobody likes a smartass, yeah well, nobody likes a dumbass either. But please focus on the content and not on your self!  LikeReply Kevin Tron from Facebook2 DAYS AGO Angelo DiGioia LikeReply David Fye from Facebook2 DAYS AGO Chris Fallico LikeReply Lets*play*game* from Facebook2 DAYS AGO (y) (y) LikeReply Ashish Chettri from Facebook5 DAYS AGO (Y) LikeReply Prisca Crawford from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Eve Jacob :-) LikeReply craighadden 6 DAYS AGO Those are great tips! I especially like #1 and #3 (Don’t talk straight away, and make real eye contact). By taking your time in those ways, speakers strongly communicate confidence – and even some charisma! You might also like this related 3-minute video, which shows how to combine good eye contact with natural movement on stage, to further engage people: https://bitly.com/1GrdA4H However, I do disagree with your tip #4 (speak unusually slowly). Yes, it’s common for speakers to race because of nerves, and it helps to pause (so people can absorb what you’re saying) and to vary your pace for interest. But IT IS possible (though rare) to speak too slowly. People don’t want to be FORCED to hang on every word because each… sentence… is… disjointed! One of the best ways to judge whether your pace is good is to ask for a show of hands on whether it’s too fast, too slow or about right. Another great help is to record your rehearsals, and if possible the live event. Then when you listen back to each one, look out for frequent pauses of several seconds, but also for fluency when you’re expressing a single thought. Anyway, thanks for the tips, and I look forward to watching Simon’s mini course on Skillshare too. LikeReply harrillpatricia 6 DAYS AGO Good Article .. Check Out For More Info ... Ｗ­­Ｗ­­Ｗ．WORK4HOUR．Ｃ­­Ｏ­­Ｍ LikeReply Ranna Seah from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Great article! LikeReply Laurence Ko from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Jina JiYoung Lee LikeReply Alex Restrepo from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Holly Johnson LikeReply Benyamin Hakak Zargar from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Yasaman Deriszadeh LikeReply Mustafa Ahmed from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Namrata Amar for speak easy LikeReply Audreyana Lucht from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Elijah Thomas Jensen not that you need any tips, but though I would share with you regardless. LikeReply ridiculando 6 DAYS AGO You’re words also tend to speed up. You're words. :|  LikeReply Lior Aranya from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Ben Simoni מעניין LikeReply Kathleen Mitakakis from Facebook6 DAYS AGO I did! How sincere is this man. Crush continues LikeReply Shirin Asif from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Asif Sohani Hussain Noorullah Nasreen Noorullah LikeReply Julie Ann from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Kirsten Marie, for speech and debate! LikeReply Deborah Pacheco from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Kathleen , you will like this. LikeReply Saurabh Arora from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Simon Sinek.....all your articles/talks have a high tangible value! I can straight away connect...thanks for sharing your gift! LikeReply Saurabh Arora from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Simon Sinek.....all your articles/talks have a high tangible value! I can straight away connect...thanks for sharing your gift! LikeReply Crystal Renee from Facebook6 DAYS AGO Simon Sinek has some words worth listening to. LikeReply Simin Moghadasi from Facebook7 DAYS AGO I've watched one of his videos on Ted.com , that was awesome , after watching that , I decided to present it in the class ;) Some videos change your attitude , and that was one of them (y) 1LikeReply Bernard Winsemius from Facebook7 DAYS AGO I've seen your skillshare video before I had to speak for a great number of people. Great tips and it was amazing to do!! The 'nervous' -> 'Excitement' thing worked best. So cool and thank you for your insights!! Have a great day! 1LikeReply Barb Bisson from Facebook7 DAYS AGO :) LikeReply Anne Williams from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Awesome! LikeReply Justin Jackson from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Ben Clawson LikeReply Sophia Garf from Facebook7 DAYS AGO well, sometimes, you have to take in order to be able to give again LikeReply John Hammond from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Number six LikeReply Teresa T Philipp from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Thanks Caroline! From one Simon Super Fan to another! LikeReply Zac Blum from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Motti Blum LikeReply Kim Watson from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Elyse Reneau LikeReply DianeWindingland 7 DAYS AGO Earlier this year, I blogged my evaluation of the talk, focusing on presentation skills: http://www.virtualspeechcoach.com/2014/02/19/speaking-tips-from-tedtalk-2-how-great-leaders-inspire-action-simon-sinek/ LikeReply Cindy Pacheco Morris from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Paul Morris LikeReply Phillip Blackerby from Facebook7 DAYS AGO Excellent! LikeReply Show More Comments Powered by Livefyre VIEW COMMENTS (71) Company Advertise Brand Licensing Contact Us Staff Events Ready2Launch Growth Conference Products Business Books Reprints & Licensing eServices Classifieds International Editions China Middle East Mexico Philippines South Africa Follow Entrepreneur Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Instagram YouTube Tumblr RSS Copyright © 2014 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Site Map

STARTING A BUSINESS

STARTING A BUSINESS
Presented by 8 min read Starting a Business Can Be Like, Well, So Many Things Image credit: Shutterstock DEREK NEWTON CONTRIBUTOR Communications Director for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. OCTOBER 31, 2014 As communications director for the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, I frequently write and talk about business formation and creation. I do it so often that coming up with new, exciting or interesting ways to talk about entrepreneurship is challenging. There are so many clichés and too many people trying to make the same points. And many are trying a little too hard to be different. A web search for “Starting a business is like” turned up dozens of results that left me scratching my head. Related: Your Fill-in-the-Blank Motivational Speech Sporty analogies. Based on what’s online, I figured out that some people really like sports metaphors: I encountered lines like "starting a business is like a football game" and "launching a business is like skateboarding in a half pipe" as well as "starting a business is like a prizefight" and "starting a business is like bowling for the first time."  Some sports comparisons baffled me, though, such as "starting a business is like running a race against time." I’m not sure I understand the business parallel with time as the competitor (as opposed to a real-life rival).  Then there are the personal challenge metaphors: A blogger could always say, "Starting a business is like climbing a mountain" or if he is up to it, "How Starting a Company is Like Climbing Everest." Or better yet, as Kevin Fleming pointed out "Starting a business is like attempting to climb up a mountain during a hurricane," which tempts me to ask what he does to relax. Adventure, travel and fun. A ton of adventure metaphors have been set forth online about starting a business. These include the harsh reality mentioned in a post that "starting a business is like riding a roller coaster" and the piece titled "Starting a Business Is Like Jumping Out Of An Airplane" (not an approach I recommend). Rich Dad Coaching's site offers that "Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute" (probably an even worse idea).  Quite a few posts referenced the metaphor of travel: For example, there's "Starting a business is like embarking on a journey." Simple enough. Or "starting a business is like a rocket ship taking off into space" and "launching a business is like getting a jumbo jet off the runway" or "Launching a business is like launching a rocket. That must be why they refer to it as “launching" a business.  Some bloggers found starting a business fun. Hence there's the first-person post titled "When Starting a Business is like Throwing a Party" and an article titled "5 Ways starting a business is like throwing a rocking party at a nightclub."  A few other pieces compared entrepreneurship to the movie making business with titles like "How Starting A Business Is Like The Making Of Star Wars" (which I want to read) and "How Starting a Business is Like Casting a Movie" as well as the slightly esoteric "How Starting A Business Is Like Casting 'la Dolce Vita.'”    The human experience. Apparently, it's possible to analogize a business startup to nearly every stage in the human life cycle: There's an article "Starting A Business Is Like Asking Out A Girl For The First Time" and a line in another post declares, "Starting a business is like falling in love." Other Internet posts explain "Starting a business is like getting married" and "Starting a Business Is Like Having a Baby" and even "starting a business is like raising a child." There’s even a crash course titled Starting a Business is Like Starting a Family, which gets bonus points for being a video that starts with a lot of wine drinking. Cheers! A more frank discussion is promised in an article titled "Starting a Business Is Like Having Sex."  If the baby metaphor still is puzzling, there’s a helpful British article: "Eight ways starting a business is like becoming a mum." That’s referring to parenthood not flowers (although gardening parallels abound in "Starting a business is like planting a seed," "Starting a business is like growing a flower and "Starting a business is like picking fruit.")  I could not find any business-startup advice with comparisons to divorce or retirement. But I did find the line "Starting a business is like having 10 years of therapy," attributed to Gina Hiatt. That may come in handy in some day, although she says it's just as expensive. But if none of this advice works for you, there’s an alternate option: "Starting a business is like joining the priesthood," another article begins.  Related: Entrepreneurship: The Game (Infographic) Learning and puzzles. Some articles make learning analogies such as "How Starting a Business is Like Learning to Ice Skate" and "How Starting A Business Is Like Learning to Drive." Plus there's the blogger who pointed out, "Starting a business is like going back to school all over again." I also found a post titled "How Starting a Small Business is Like Being a Detective."  Others believe that starting a business is gamelike. "Starting a Business is Like Playing a Game of RISK!" is the title of one piece. The author is quite excited about the idea, I believe, as the exclamation point is not part of the game title.  I also found out  "why starting a business is like solving a Rubik’s cube" and the more cerebral and classic formulation that "starting a business is like a game of chess." Chess sounds nice. At least it’s not CHESS! From other Internet postings I gather that launching a business can be very, very confusing: See these references: "Starting a business is like trying to complete a very complex puzzle with many pieces" and "starting a business is like looking at a word problem that is constantly changing on you and there’s no final answer."     Puzzlers. Under a section I'd be tempted to title "sounds like bad advice" there’s StartupSofa's piece "Starting a Business Is Like Dating a Hot But Needy Girl."   More possible bad advice? A piece titled "Starting A Business Is Like Eating Glass" and the insight "starting a business is like jumping off a cliff." No thanks. For the category “I get what you’re trying to say, but no,” here are two examples: A legal website attempted a good comparison with the line "Starting a business is like building a house" but spoiled it in the next line “and governing documents are the foundation.” I’m no engineer but building a house on a foundation of documents doesn't sound solid.    A few articles seemed vie for "insert random analogy here" honors like the line "Starting a business is like building a house, buying a phone or storming a castle." Then I have my What? Huh? grouping of articles as follows: 1. "Starting a business is like a sponge." I have no idea what's meant. 2. "Starting a business is like nurturing a sports talent" (referring to something I know everyone has done).  3. "Why launching a Startup is like having an illness, an incurable disease."  4. "How starting a business is like a Christmas cracker." I had no clue about this. Someone explained to me to the reference is akin to exploding party favor. Finally I leave you to ponder the online comment "Starting a business is like any project" as well as the observation "Starting a business is like no other thing on this planet." In other words, entrepreneurship can be like anything else and nothing else. I could not have said it better myself.   Related: 7 Hilarious Videos That Make Fun of Office Culture VIEW COMMENTS (0) Company Advertise Brand Licensing Contact Us Staff Events Ready2Launch Growth Conference Products Business Books Reprints & Licensing eServices Classifieds International Editions China Middle East Mexico Philippines South Africa Follow Entrepreneur Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Instagram YouTube Tumblr RSS Copyright © 2014 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Site Map

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7 Things Confident Entrepreneurs Never Do

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7 Things Confident Entrepreneurs Never Do
By SUJAN PATEL
Entrepreneur and Marketer, VP of Marketing at When I Work
NOVEMBER 10, 2014

If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to bleed confidence. Starting something on your own takes tenacity, faith and determination to make it work. To have a business that makes it past the first 18 months, these qualities of poor leaders are certainly going to be on your list of things to avoid:

1. Second guess themselves and their employees
True confidence comes from being able to trust your team and yourself. Make sure your hiring process is long enough to find and keep the right people, as this can make or break your company. Many employers are now offering pre-cations or hiring employees for an initial first project to make sure they are a good fit before hiring them full time.

Offering a fun and secure work environment with great benefits, profit sharing and new technology can let employees know you appreciate them while also helping them become more emotionally invested in the future of the company.

Related: Ever Notice the Similarities Between Toxic Business Leaders and Politicians?

If you find yourself second guessing yourself or your employees, take the time to fix it before your confidence becomes too shaken.

2. Compromise their priorities
When you are building a business, great employees are key, but many entrepreneurs get so tied up in making their business work that they forget about what else in their lives are important to them. Building a business is their main concern, but relationships with friends and family can slip through the cracks if they don’t make it a priority to schedule time for them.

This also goes for hobbies and “self-care” time: meditation, exercise, reading and other things done for enjoyment (even if it’s just browsing on ESPN or some other news site for a few hours) deserve to be scheduled just as much as work projects or meetings. It has been shown that hobbies make people more happy than money, according to the Portland Psychotherapy Clinic. Confidence is boosted when stress is reduced through hobbies and time with loved ones.

3. Refuse to learn new skills
The confident and successful entrepreneur has to adapt to their business’s current needs. While you may need a programmer or designer to make website changes, it may not be in the budget, or they might stuck working on a different project. Instances like this require the confident entrepreneur to put aside any trepidation at learning something new, such as coding or graphic design. Websites such as Skillshare, Lynda, CodeAcademy, UniversalClass and Treehouse (or local community colleges) can help entrepreneurs learn new skills without a high monetary cost.

4. Focus on external validation
It can be endlessly satisfying to hear positive feedback from the media or others about your company or products, but confident entrepreneurs and companies shouldn’t take it less (or more) seriously than negative feedback.

Focusing on internal goals and ideas is what built the company in the first place, so while external feedback is a great way to improve a product, it shouldn’t have the power to completely overhaul how you work or ruin your day. Too many business owners focus on what others are thinking and it ends up impeding their creative process, which in turn causes their products to suffer.

Related: 6 Skills Remarkable Leaders Execute Better

5. Worry about competitors
There’s a difference between worrying about competitors and knowing what they are up to. It’s smart to see what products and services are available in your current market, but just like external validation, if you get caught up in trying to “keep up with the Joneses,” it doesn’t leave much room for actually outpacing your competition.

If you want to stay on top, think of all the ways the customers in your market aren’t being served, and focus on solving that need.

6. Avoid networking and public speaking
When it comes to finding out industry needs, it’s a cold, hard truth for introverts and other shy people that being able to communicate confidently and well is key to building a business. 

For most entrepreneurs, having good networking and speaking skills are key, as others’ impressions of you will in turn influence how they feel about your product or company. If you aren’t good at networking or speaking, try joining Toastmasters or attending free events by your local chamber of commerce.

7. Be ignorant of trends or current events
There’s a quiet confidence that comes from staying up to date with the latest technology, national and international news and other trends that are popular in mainstream culture. Society has a huge effect on businesses, no matter the industry or niche, and knowing what’s popular now can help influence and improve products and businesses.

While it’s important to look to the future to solve upcoming needs, current trends can help predict what’s happening next. Subscribe to blogs and websites such as CNN, The New York Times, Wired and Reddit to see what is new and part of current pop culture.

Whether you are networking in a room filled with potential customers or working with your trusted employees on a new, innovative product, confident entrepreneurship means trusting in your brand, business and yourself.

What do you do to boost your confidence? Let us know in the comments section below.

Related: 4 Blunders That Can Damage Your Executive Presence

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JAMBORI BERBASIKAL REMAJA ROMPIN 2014

KERTAS KERJA
KAYUHAN JELAPANG PADI
ROMPIN 2014

1. PENGENALAN

Program kayuhan ini adalah merupakan

2. RASIONAL

Program ini adalah

3. OBJEKTIF

1.      Mengeratkan hubungan  dan para belia di Pasir Puteh
2.      Menggalakkan aktiviti riadah sebagai satu ibadah
3.      Menghargai setiap ciptaan tuhan.
4.      Menghargai kesihatan diri dan alam sekitar.

4. KUMPULAN SASARAN
     
Sasaran utama aktiviti berkayuh basikal ini adalah terdiri daripada para remaja dan belia Rompin.

5.      TARIKH & TEMPAT KAYUHAN

Tarikh jangkaan ialah 07 Mei  2010 (Jumaat) bermula pukul 7.30 pagi.

Para peserta akan berkayuh sekitar Jelapang Padi Rompin (17 km).

6.    ANGGARAN PERBELANJAAN.

1.      T/Shirt AJK dan peserta 50 helai X RM15.00   RM750.00                 
2.      Cabutan Bertuah                     10 item X RM  25.00 RM 250.00
3.      Makanan 50 bungkus X RM   5.00        RM 250.00 
4.      Cenderahati Jemputan                       RM 100.00     
JUMLAH              RM   1350.00

7.    TENTATIF PROGRAM

07.30 pagi       Peserta berkumpul di Chalet Persatuan Nelayan Rompin, Kg. Jawa Pantai.
07.45 pagi       Peserta akan berkayuh ke RTK Setajam dan kembali ke Chalet Persatuan Nelayan Rompin, Kg. Jawa Pantai, Rompin
08.45 pagi       Dijangka tiba di Persatuan Nelayan Rompin, Kg. Jawa Pantai, Rompin
08.50 pagi       Sarapan pagi
09.15 pagi       Bersama jemputan khas
09.45 pagi       Cabutan bertuah
10.00 pagi       Berkayuh balik ke Masjid Ibrahimi
11.00 pagi       Bersurai

PENUTUP

            Di harapkan program ini akan dapat menjadi penyumbang kepada kehidupan bermasyarakat yang lebih berkat dan harmonis. Kerjasama semua pihak akan memastikan kelancaran program yang dirancangkan.

“ RIADAH BERKAT, MASYARAKAT SELAMAT”

               

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Di sahkan oleh

Agroprenuer Muda