The rest of 2010 would be spent to consolidate PAN effort; streamlining membership, focusing on and building activities to directly benefit members, taking guidance from what NAWEM is doing in KL.
Our Women-In-Business networking & social hour, previously held twice a month, now takes place only once a month and to follow after the monthly committee meeting on the last Saturday of the month. A printable e-buletin on this matter is in the pipeline.
Meanwhile, the NAWEM Gala Night Dinner on Nov 26 has set aside at least one table-for-10 for PAN. Six members already confirmed going for the event. So only four seats are left for grab - hurry up ladies! Contact vice-chairman Jac, who will be arranging transport and accommodation.
The plan is to hang loose, let your hair down at the gala night and to be followed by a ladies' late night out, plus shopping the following day before heading back to the Pearl of the Orient.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Approaching 1st Anniversary
Soon PAN will be one-year old and it's time to prune membership down to the serious and committed members.
The September committee meeting agreed that those members who are yet to complete the required membership documentation, even after repeated notice, shall be dropped from the list.
"One must be serious about wanting to join and together grow PAN. And this start with providing relevant document required to confirm your own membership status. If this is not done, then you can't be a member, said chairman Swe Ee.
"Also, think first of what you can contribute and share in PAN rather than what can you gain from it."
Next, PAN looks for quality members of minimum level of sole proprietors of businesses. Others can still join us and benefit as Friends of NAWEM (FoN).
The September committee meeting agreed that those members who are yet to complete the required membership documentation, even after repeated notice, shall be dropped from the list.
"One must be serious about wanting to join and together grow PAN. And this start with providing relevant document required to confirm your own membership status. If this is not done, then you can't be a member, said chairman Swe Ee.
"Also, think first of what you can contribute and share in PAN rather than what can you gain from it."
Next, PAN looks for quality members of minimum level of sole proprietors of businesses. Others can still join us and benefit as Friends of NAWEM (FoN).
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Pulling Together | Pulling Together
Pulling Together | Pulling Together
Let the geese teach us the POWER of TEAMWORK
Watch this and feel awed
Let the geese teach us the POWER of TEAMWORK
Watch this and feel awed
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Women in Business Matching
The twice-a-month sharing and networking session has a name! WBM or Women in Business Matching.
The first ever WBM in on 17th June 2010 from 2pm - 4pm at heritage Hotel 1926 on Jalan Burmah, Georgetown. Expect fun at this business match making for women entrepreneurs.
Leading the session this time is PAN vice-chairman Jac of the La Herballe fame. Come to find out and experience what exactly Jac has placed on the agenda. Please confirm your attendance via sms to 012-4623062 and be part of this business-matching group.
Women in business, YES, we can!
Meanwhile, at headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, NAWEM just held its 3rd Fun Club meeting featuring beauty services at lower than the market price, board games and karaoke.
NAWEM also has something brewing for members who are in the product and service industry. Update is coming soon.
It is also participating in the 2010 Intercultural Awareness Homestay Programme on July 29 to August 1, and co-organised by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the National Council of Women’s Organisations. Two UKM students will get to stay with foster family from a different race and experience their way of life. NAWEM looks for five members interested to become host family.
The first ever WBM in on 17th June 2010 from 2pm - 4pm at heritage Hotel 1926 on Jalan Burmah, Georgetown. Expect fun at this business match making for women entrepreneurs.
Leading the session this time is PAN vice-chairman Jac of the La Herballe fame. Come to find out and experience what exactly Jac has placed on the agenda. Please confirm your attendance via sms to 012-4623062 and be part of this business-matching group.
Women in business, YES, we can!
Meanwhile, at headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, NAWEM just held its 3rd Fun Club meeting featuring beauty services at lower than the market price, board games and karaoke.
NAWEM also has something brewing for members who are in the product and service industry. Update is coming soon.
It is also participating in the 2010 Intercultural Awareness Homestay Programme on July 29 to August 1, and co-organised by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the National Council of Women’s Organisations. Two UKM students will get to stay with foster family from a different race and experience their way of life. NAWEM looks for five members interested to become host family.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Women Entrepreneurs Sharing and Networking
We don't have to wait until we are famous women entrepreneurs before we could share business and success tips to help one another, right? One simple tip, when applied, could a make a big difference in our business. Sometimes we already know what to do but to act on what we know often times take a push from another who'd done it and succeeded.
I like what I read recently in a book on network marketing:
“Everyone has a dream; it often needs to be coaxed and nurtured. If people are willing to put themselves in an environment of dreamers and winners, and feed their minds with positive possibilities, they would discover their dreams.”
Let us turn PAN into that tool to put positive possibilities into the minds of women business owners. Join, contribute and benefit from our twice monthly networking and social sessions to start in June 2010.
Vice-chairman Jacqueline Goh is in-charge of the sessions, assisted by several others, for now. Come forward with your ideas so we can continue making the session better. We started it as PAN committee felt its monthly meeting, followed by social hour, offers limited scope for members to interact, bond and benefit from one another.
Networking agenda
For the session, the agenda is to start with greetings from PAN committee, followed by 15 to 20-minute expert sharing. The invited expert can be from outside or PAN members. After that, is time for one member to share her business, products or services over 10 minutes. We would schedule it so that over time all members could have her turn to share. Then it is free period for attendees to socialize, do business matching and the likes – Jacqueline shall device a method to somewhat structure this part, too. And finally, any announcement and closing remarks to end the meeting.
When?
Second Thursday and last Saturday of the month have been scheduled for the networking & social sessions. The Thursday meeting is from 2.00 – 3.30pm. The Saturday meet shall be preceded by PAN committee meeting at 11am. Then, other members can join in for lunch and continue with the networking & social session.
Venue
The most convenient place we have now is at Hotel 1926 in Georgetown. Ample parking, WiFi, comfortable seating, air-conditioning and reasonably priced food. Members can also offer their own premise as alternative.
Here's to becoming successful women entrepreneurs!
I like what I read recently in a book on network marketing:
“Everyone has a dream; it often needs to be coaxed and nurtured. If people are willing to put themselves in an environment of dreamers and winners, and feed their minds with positive possibilities, they would discover their dreams.”
Let us turn PAN into that tool to put positive possibilities into the minds of women business owners. Join, contribute and benefit from our twice monthly networking and social sessions to start in June 2010.
Vice-chairman Jacqueline Goh is in-charge of the sessions, assisted by several others, for now. Come forward with your ideas so we can continue making the session better. We started it as PAN committee felt its monthly meeting, followed by social hour, offers limited scope for members to interact, bond and benefit from one another.
Networking agenda
For the session, the agenda is to start with greetings from PAN committee, followed by 15 to 20-minute expert sharing. The invited expert can be from outside or PAN members. After that, is time for one member to share her business, products or services over 10 minutes. We would schedule it so that over time all members could have her turn to share. Then it is free period for attendees to socialize, do business matching and the likes – Jacqueline shall device a method to somewhat structure this part, too. And finally, any announcement and closing remarks to end the meeting.
When?
Second Thursday and last Saturday of the month have been scheduled for the networking & social sessions. The Thursday meeting is from 2.00 – 3.30pm. The Saturday meet shall be preceded by PAN committee meeting at 11am. Then, other members can join in for lunch and continue with the networking & social session.
Venue
The most convenient place we have now is at Hotel 1926 in Georgetown. Ample parking, WiFi, comfortable seating, air-conditioning and reasonably priced food. Members can also offer their own premise as alternative.
Here's to becoming successful women entrepreneurs!
Friday, May 14, 2010
New NAWEM line-up
The NAWEM executive council elected in March 2010 is as follows:
President Sarojini Ruth Rajahser
Nor Atikah Sulaiman
Azizah Jasmin Azizul Hassan
Eliza Cherry Chong
Puan Seri Dr Susan Cheah
VP Finance Low Chooi Ping
Datin Nadzley Nordin
Jacqueline M Francis
Anusuya Krishnan
Suzanna Shahari
Audrey Catherine
Alice Tan Fonet
Ong Swe Ee
President Sarojini Ruth Rajahser
Nor Atikah Sulaiman
Azizah Jasmin Azizul Hassan
Eliza Cherry Chong
Puan Seri Dr Susan Cheah
VP Finance Low Chooi Ping
Datin Nadzley Nordin
Jacqueline M Francis
Anusuya Krishnan
Suzanna Shahari
Audrey Catherine
Alice Tan Fonet
Ong Swe Ee
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
'Atta Girl' ... in conjunction with Mother's Day
'Atta Girl' by BJ Gallagher
It's so easy for women
to slip into self doubt
and feeling inadequate.
After all,
we shoulder a lot of responsibilities -
being supportive of our mates,
nurturing our children,
staying in touch with extended family,
holding down jobs
while holding down the fort at home.
No wonder we sometimes feel
anxious,
exhausted,
insecure,
second guessing ourselves.
We need to know
we're not alone.
We need to hear
that other women
share our experiences
"Atta girl" never sounded so sweet
as when coming from the lips
of another woman.
She understands,
she's been there, done that.
She gets it -
she gets me.
We take turns
encouraging,
supporting,
cheering one another on.
We learn to do it for ourselves, too.
Just reach right over your shoulder, girl,
and pat yourself on the back.
You're terrific,
and you and I both know it.
It's so easy for women
to slip into self doubt
and feeling inadequate.
After all,
we shoulder a lot of responsibilities -
being supportive of our mates,
nurturing our children,
staying in touch with extended family,
holding down jobs
while holding down the fort at home.
No wonder we sometimes feel
anxious,
exhausted,
insecure,
second guessing ourselves.
We need to know
we're not alone.
We need to hear
that other women
share our experiences
"Atta girl" never sounded so sweet
as when coming from the lips
of another woman.
She understands,
she's been there, done that.
She gets it -
she gets me.
We take turns
encouraging,
supporting,
cheering one another on.
We learn to do it for ourselves, too.
Just reach right over your shoulder, girl,
and pat yourself on the back.
You're terrific,
and you and I both know it.
Friday, May 7, 2010
June Trade & Career Expo @ Komtar
Opportunity to showcase your business at Penang state trade & career expo scheduled for the first weekend of June 2010.
It is a 3-day expo at Komtar and booths are priced at only RM500 each. Wendy's (PAN treasurer) company Penevent is organising it jointly with the state government.
Look out for further details here as they develop - we are assuming Wendy shall keep us updated, of course :).
It is a 3-day expo at Komtar and booths are priced at only RM500 each. Wendy's (PAN treasurer) company Penevent is organising it jointly with the state government.
Look out for further details here as they develop - we are assuming Wendy shall keep us updated, of course :).
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The story of Mary Kay Ash
Excerpt from:
The Best Way Out is Always Through
by BJ Gallagher
Mary Kay Ash banged her head on the corporate glass ceiling one too many times. Working for several direct sales companies from the 1930's until the early 1960's, she achieved considerable success. She climbed the corporate ladder to become the sole woman on the board of directors of the World Gift Company - quite an accomplishment for a woman in the 1950's.
But life wasn't rosy at the top. Even though Mary Kay had the title and the track record, she was not taken seriously by her male peers. In board meetings, her opinions and suggestions were ignored, dismissed, or even ridiculed. Male board members minced no words in their judgment - pronouncing her guilty of "thinking like a woman."
Since the sales force was almost entirely female, Mary Kay thought that thinking like a woman was an asset. But her fellow board members disagreed. Finally, in frustration, she retired in 1963, intending to write a book to assist women in the male-dominated business.
Sitting at her kitchen table, she made two lists: one list was all the good things she had seen in the companies where she'd worked, and the other list was all the things she thought could be improved. As she re-read her lists, she realized that what she had in front of her was a marketing plan for her ideal company. In just four weeks, her "book" had become a business plan, and her retirement was over.
Both her accountant and her attorney did their best to discourage her, warning that she would be throwing her money away on this venture. But Mary Kay had heard enough male nay-saying in her corporate years - she ignored her advisors.
Her husband, unlike her accountant and attorney, was very supportive. With his help, Mary Kay developed the cosmetic products, designed packaging, wrote promotional materials and recruited and trained her female sales force.
The Best Way Out is Always Through
by BJ Gallagher
Mary Kay Ash banged her head on the corporate glass ceiling one too many times. Working for several direct sales companies from the 1930's until the early 1960's, she achieved considerable success. She climbed the corporate ladder to become the sole woman on the board of directors of the World Gift Company - quite an accomplishment for a woman in the 1950's.
But life wasn't rosy at the top. Even though Mary Kay had the title and the track record, she was not taken seriously by her male peers. In board meetings, her opinions and suggestions were ignored, dismissed, or even ridiculed. Male board members minced no words in their judgment - pronouncing her guilty of "thinking like a woman."
Since the sales force was almost entirely female, Mary Kay thought that thinking like a woman was an asset. But her fellow board members disagreed. Finally, in frustration, she retired in 1963, intending to write a book to assist women in the male-dominated business.
Sitting at her kitchen table, she made two lists: one list was all the good things she had seen in the companies where she'd worked, and the other list was all the things she thought could be improved. As she re-read her lists, she realized that what she had in front of her was a marketing plan for her ideal company. In just four weeks, her "book" had become a business plan, and her retirement was over.
Both her accountant and her attorney did their best to discourage her, warning that she would be throwing her money away on this venture. But Mary Kay had heard enough male nay-saying in her corporate years - she ignored her advisors.
Her husband, unlike her accountant and attorney, was very supportive. With his help, Mary Kay developed the cosmetic products, designed packaging, wrote promotional materials and recruited and trained her female sales force.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
April Committee Meeting
Too many of the committee can't make it this Friday, so the meeting is postponed to Friday 30 April.
Members, please bring along friends to the social hour from 4pm onward. As usual, the venue is at PAN office in Sunway Tunas. Let's have some fun networking and brainstorm some more on what PAN and all of us can do for mutual benefit.
BTW, I've just added a chat box onto this blog. We can all communicate more interactively here now. Come on, try it. Post something!
Or you can place comment after each blog posting
HAVE AN OUTSTANDING DAY!
Members, please bring along friends to the social hour from 4pm onward. As usual, the venue is at PAN office in Sunway Tunas. Let's have some fun networking and brainstorm some more on what PAN and all of us can do for mutual benefit.
BTW, I've just added a chat box onto this blog. We can all communicate more interactively here now. Come on, try it. Post something!
Or you can place comment after each blog posting
HAVE AN OUTSTANDING DAY!
Monday, March 29, 2010
PAN membership-interview; get it done soon!
An interview is part of the application process to become NAWEM-PAN members.
The last PAN committee meeting (on 4th Friday of every month) saw 4 applicants completed their membership-interview. PAN chairman Ong Swe Ee acted as main interviewer, asking questions to establish
- where each woman stands as an entrepreneur
- why she wants to join and what she expects of PAN
- what and how she can contribute to PAN
PAN has attracted some 90 members.
However, many are yet to have their membership confirmed.
To complete the process, please attend the monthly PAN committee meeting to have your membership-interview done.
The last PAN committee meeting (on 4th Friday of every month) saw 4 applicants completed their membership-interview. PAN chairman Ong Swe Ee acted as main interviewer, asking questions to establish
- where each woman stands as an entrepreneur
- why she wants to join and what she expects of PAN
- what and how she can contribute to PAN
PAN has attracted some 90 members.
However, many are yet to have their membership confirmed.
To complete the process, please attend the monthly PAN committee meeting to have your membership-interview done.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Come for some networking this Friday!
Ladies!
At long last PAN received from NAWEM the official receipt book.
Those needing an official receipt for membership fee payment etc can now get one. Get them during PAN committee meeting this Friday and join the social hour, which starts at 4pm.
Membership Interview
During the social & networking hour, the committee shall also interview some whose PAN membership is still pending.
FYI, NAWEM in KL is having its annual general meeting this Saturday, March 27.
At long last PAN received from NAWEM the official receipt book.
Those needing an official receipt for membership fee payment etc can now get one. Get them during PAN committee meeting this Friday and join the social hour, which starts at 4pm.
Membership Interview
During the social & networking hour, the committee shall also interview some whose PAN membership is still pending.
FYI, NAWEM in KL is having its annual general meeting this Saturday, March 27.
Monday, March 22, 2010
PAN meeting
PAN committee meets monthly on the last Friday of the month. March 2010 meeting is on the 26th at 2pm at PAN office in Sunway Tunas (we are renting space at Action Coach premises at No.25, 1st Floor, Persiaran Mahsuri 1/3).
Social hours is scheduled from 4pm to 5pm, when all PAN members and friends can attend to catch up with each other and build some networking. See ye'all there!
Pls confirm your attendance with secretary Kyree Khor at kyreekhor@yahoo.com
Social hours is scheduled from 4pm to 5pm, when all PAN members and friends can attend to catch up with each other and build some networking. See ye'all there!
Pls confirm your attendance with secretary Kyree Khor at kyreekhor@yahoo.com
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
More pix from CNY get-together
The karaoke-ing or was it croaking began in earnest; juice to smooth the throat.
Happy, happy, happy trio
It was like karaoke-ing in a spacious living room
Steaming good fish head curry, ulam & sambal belacan, green mango kerabu, stuffed omelet, fried squid, chillied prawn, deep-fried kerapu in Thai sauce and steam rice, wash down with chilled fruit juice.
The fish head was really huge, enough for 10 but 8 of us finished it off.
Peace to the world and good food for all!
Organising chairperson Cat Hear playing host.
OK, one last shot, then chow down!
Some were fully into the song, some weren't...
Squeeze...! for close networking.
Friday, February 26, 2010
New Year of the Tiger get-together
Tiger CNY Makan2-cum-Karaoke
25 Feb 2010 Restoran Pen Mutiara Wisma Nelayan, Pelabuhan LKIM Batu Maung
Organising chairperson was Cat Heah (the lady in pink infront)
We had enough people for 2 tables attending and plenty of seafood to stuff face with. Then, adequately fueled, we created enough noise to cause heads to turn our way. Didn't matter that we sang off key most of the times and danced awkwardly, we had fun.
Participants - enjoy photos from the evening!
Others - do join us in future fun events of PAN.
P.S. Over time... soon, this blog would re-capture past events since PAN was launched in November 2009. The pages here are meant for members and frenz to keep up-dated with what's happening in PAN, and share so we could grow together as entrepreneurs and as a person.
Tune-in regularly and tell your frenz about it.
P.S.S. Failed to upload more than one photo...and I don't know why? HELP!
meantime, I shall create an album in my fb
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