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BFM Media 4614 - Can A Pan Mee Restaurant Become An FMCG Brand?

The flagship entrepreneurship show on BFM, featuring personal business stories from early stage start-ups, all the way to billionaire octogenarians in Malaysia and abroad. Notable guests include Martin Cooper (father of the mobile phone), Julian Assange (founder of WikiLeaks), Ralph Henry Baer (father of video games), Tony Buzan (Mindmap Guru), Isaac Tigrett (Hard Rock Cafe founder), Robert Kiyosaki (Financial Guru), Nick Vujicic (motivational speaker) and more. Tap into this valuable resource of shared experiences for the SME industry, which also touches on news, issues and trends affecting the business community and beyond.

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Episodes

Can A Pan Mee Restaurant Become An FMCG Brand?

Borenos: Why Did The Chicken Cross The South China Sea?

The Business of Beds That Disappear

Going the Distance: Atlas Collectif's Run at the Global Market

In a Nutshell: Malaysia's Biggest Coconut Story

46 Years Keeping Malaysia's Trucks Moving

Beyond ECF: pitchIN Bets On LEAP, SMEs, & P2P Finance

Still Sparkling: Supergulp Two Years On

She Delivered Coffee as a GoGet Rider. Now Cafés Buy Her Beans.

Due Diligence, Due Rent

Taking Nyonya Flavours to Texas

No Fowl Play: Rethinking Asian Fried Chicken

Beyond The Business: How Entrepreneurs Are Building Malaysia

Malaysia's Lost National Treasures, Rediscovered

The Management Buyout of M+C Saatchi Malaysia

Breaking the Mould of the Malaysian Craft Business

The Malaysian Launching an LLM Into Orbit

The Prescription to Scaling a RM20m Clinic Group

Building a Systems Business, One Restaurant at a Time

Better Business School: Overcoming Founder Burnout Trap

Waste Oil, Real Fuel: Inside FatHopes’ Refinery Bet

Bolttech: Building a US$2.1B Insurtech Platform

Taking the Long Steep Approach to Business

An Honest Conversation About Running a Grub Business With Ahong

Squaring Up to Southeast Asia's Data Problem

Adding Life to Years: The Pharmacist Rebuilding How We Age

Building a Seven-Figure Hotel Marketing Agency

(A)Head in the Cloud Space

Wahine Capital Is Closing. Rejina Rahim Tells Us Why.

Building the IKEA of Cyber Security for SMEs

How a Malaysian Chocolate Brand Won the World

Appreneurs, AI Hype & SMEs: 1337’s 20-Year Arc

When Doing Good Has to Pay for Itself: MADCash’s Next Chapter

Inside AOne’s RM20M Valuation

Sweet Legacy: How Malaysia's Iconic Rose Syrup Brand Stayed on Our Tables for 40 years

From UKM Research to RM16M Revenue? Nomatech’s Pitch

Can Metronomik Become Malaysia’s Square Enix?

They Raised the Dead to Build Malaysia's Biggest Animation IP

Ditching E-Commerce? Pre-IPO CompAsia’s 85-Store Bet

LOL Asia’s 17 Years: From Comedy Promoter to IP Owner

Fixing Phones Is Dead? Secondlifeasia’s Software Pivot

Infinium Robotics: F&B Failure to RM96M Exit

The Creator Collaboration Advantage

Malaysia's Natural Treasures, Waiting to Be Discovered

30 Hotels in 3 Years with No Hospitality Background

Replacing SWIFT With Stablecoins for Cross Border Payments

Same Founder, Different City, Completely Different Business.

Why Indelible Ventures Bets on B2B, Not Consumer Tech

Hand-Stamped and Hard-Earned

The Malaysian Who Moved to India to Make Pandan the Next Matcha