Starting Over

The team now is having a major restructuring. Two of STORM INC partners have decided to leave and we would like to announce our new team member - Muhammad Azizi Muhammad Fauzi.

I wish all the best to the new Storm Inc member an hopefully this will be the most exciting journey he'll ever experience.. 

The MIX Briefing

24/3/2010

This evening, we attended the MIX (MoneyTree IdeaXchange) briefing held in MoneyTree academy. We were thrilled with the new enterpreneutial route that MoneyTree has prepared for us. MIX is an alternative for the YES teams that are not shortlisted for the judging session or the BIG PITCH.

The teams are given the chances to improve their business ideas, preparing corporate letters to companies within their industries and even organizing project activities to raise the company's capital.

The concept is simple, 'start with collecting small amount of money as corporate funds' an expand it marginally. Teams will need to raise RM 600 as an internal funds and continue b raising RM 1500 by writing corporate letters for sponsorship. If the teams manage to collect up to this amount, MoneyTree will arrange a pitching session with CEOs and managing directors to convinced them the viability of thier business ideas and of course to 'beg' for their money =).

The pitch will lead the team to project actvites and eventually, as Mike said " You can hug UV and beg him for Moneytree's fund if you manage to reach up to this level"...(Wink2~(^_^)..)

I guess MIX is very good platform for us to make our business idea turn into reality. Instead, I really do like MIX platform better than YES as it is compatible with our tight academic schedule.

With the help of our best Mentors,our passion and eagerness in business travelling will make this business dream comes true.

Till Then,

Final Preparation

Friday 12 March 2010

10.00pm : The team is going through every possible questions that judges might come up in mind. Thanx to Mr.Emri's brutal questions and his great advice, we know we'll do better tomorrow.

1.00am : Everybody is heading home..(Goodluck team!!)

What We Offer

A few days to go b4 the presentation! And we are busy preparing the slides and elevator pitch that should have the 'Ooooommphhh' factor , so that we can grab the judges attention and interests :)

Elevator pitch includes what our company are trying to do~and here is part of our elevator pitch- the services. " Storm Inc provides services of handling students’ travelling and lodging arrangement. Our mission is to facilitate students in getting a delightful and affordable place for tour and outdoor activities, and accommodate with a worthy mode of transport."

Well, there is a lot of reconstruction to be done in our 1st phase of elevator pitch since it is not captivating enough..

hmm...that means, more panda's eyes (~,~)

Work hard team mates!

~harizah~

ATTENTION::Maybank Money Tree YES Challenge 2 Breaktrough Session is Coming Ur Way..

The Maybank MoneyTree YES 2 Challence Breakthrough Session is happening in 5 more days. 30 teams will battle it out against each other and only 10 teams will be shortlisted for the next session.Who will survive? Witness this challenging and intense competition for the search of the next business savvy.For those who are interested, write to Wong Yu Vee at uvwong@moneytree.my. Only 15 seats allocated for each college/univ on a first com first serve basis. Dont miss out..! 

Details of the breakthrough session is as follows : 

Date: 13th March 2010 (Saturday) 
Time: 10:00am - 4:30pm 
Venue: The STAR Cybertorium, Level 2, Menara The Star, 15, Jalan 16/11, PJ 

p/s :: The team members wishes to outshine themselves during the pitching session. Give us your support and make us 'stars' of the day..!!

MICPA Management Simulation Game :: 1st Runner Up Winners

 On 5th of March 2010, our team ( the Business savvy wannabe..) (^_^) representing UiTM for the MICPA Management Simulation Game which was held in UKM.

We were given a business software manual complete with the company's business case where each team was assigned as the Top Management of the company.

Each team was required to plan and make the best decision making that will lead to the business profitablity. The game required us to use a business application software to make the 6 important decisions including financing, marketing and production.

 The challenge was explicitly intensed. Our team was not exposed with usage of the application before and was a bit inferior when others were working thoroughly with the software. But, we certainly can do 1 thing to make it better. LEARN..!

And that is how we won. We read, discussed and manage to plan everything in order.  Thanx to the wonder of 'computer probs' to align with the software. The morning session turn out to be an end-user test play. All teams were unable to use and transfer the data to the server. Therefore, the lecturer incharged told us to start over after the Friday Prayer.

The game was a good experienced and we gather tons of knowledge 0n how to manage and make a useful decision for ur business. We hope this will be a great momentum to enhance our ability in dealing with our business and of course, a good start to convince ourself to win the moneytree challenge..

Till then,

Keys A.R.M.Y (the random Lady) 

B is Better..

A Day before Chinese New Year Holiday ::

We were struggling trying to make every possible sentences to convinve the judge that our business idea is 'a worthwile investment'..

As Business idea A => the juices vending machine is totally 'not a good one', we proceed with the Business idea B => a web application for tourism which can be very advantageous for students.

Not that I am not impresed with the plan A, but the fact that the technology itself is hard to understand and with major constraints on its actual facts and information, the idea seems to lead us to nowhere..( sorry ZAIM, I know u love that idea so much..) 

Now, with the help of our mentor ( Mr. ACCA - Luqman ), plan B seems to show a promising future. I'm not sure it is adviseable for us to share our business idea especially it is still in UV's email archive waiting for its judgement day ( im so worry..(*_*)..)

Can't continue...suddenly i feel so 'speechless'..

till then,

keys A.R.M......Y