Practical Guide to Starting Your Business in Malaysia

From funding, company / office setup, hiring, operation tools to developing your online presence

PREVIEW CHAPTER #1: START-UP CAPITAL

PERSONAL VS EXTERNAL FUNDING

The best way to fund your business is to use your own money. If you don't trust your business with your own money, how would others?

Doing business is always risky, so you'll have to be prepared to lose all your investment!

If you don't have sufficient savings or your business nature requires a higher capital, you'll need to source for external funding.

LOAN VS EQUITY, TECH VS NON-TECH

In most cases, applying for a bank loan is the best option. Otherwise, people will want some form of ownership of your company if they were to invest.

You can also consider loaning from someone you know (e.g. FAMA). Think twice before you offer equity in exchange of the capital as it comes with strings attached.

If you are developing an innovative or tech business, you'll get more options such as government grants, crowdfunding platforms, angel investors and more.

Loaning money to start isn't bad, you'll just have to make sure to set a proper plan to pay it off!

Chapters

START-UP CAPITAL

The best way to fund your business is to use your own money. If you don't trust your business with your own money, how would others?

COMPANY SETUP

Before you set up the company, the most important question to ask yourself is whether do you really need business partner(s)?

OFFICE SETUP

You may consider starting a business from your own home as renting an office will put a load on your operation cost in the beginning.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Your first few employees will be crucial for the survival of your business. You should look for strong-willed individuals to be your pioneers.

SOFTWARE & APPLICATIONS

With the emergence of SaaS (Software as a Service), you are able to access world-class software with affordable monthly fees.

WEBSITE & E-COMMERCE

While Google My Business, Facebook page might be sufficient for some businesses, there are many benefits of setting up your own website.

SHIPPING & LOGISTICS

You'll need to be more critical of the time you spend on daily operations as you should be focusing on growing your business.

ADVERTISING & MARKETING

Keep in mind that as a business owner, you should understand your business and sell it from your customer's point of view.

About Us

Yellow Bees is the business directory & resources portal - everything you need to start & grow your business in Malaysia.

Our business directory is B2B-focused with thousands of business suppliers listed, making it convenient for any business to source the right services or suppliers.

Besides business listings, we are also publishing business resources specially curated for businesses in Malaysia.

"Growing your business is like raising a child" - we are here to support your "parenthood" with the resources available at Yellow Bees.

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