Potential Village (kampong) micro-entrepreneurship activities

Bengkel Kreativiti & Teknik Peneyediaan Produk Bioteknologi

Untuk Usahawan Desa

26th October 2010

Mohd. Murray HunterUniversiti Malaysia Perlis

ACARA BENGKEL

1. General Introduction – “What can be done”

2. Herbs

3. Essential Oils

4. Enzymes – Cosmetics & Baja

5. Aquaculture - Yabbies

6. Sarang Burung – Kos Rendah

7. Gekko - Tokay

8. Lain-Lain

9. Koncept Opportunity

10. You Prepare Your road map

11. Presentations

Opportunities are a product of our mind and these visions can become the design of our future with skilful and creative utilisation of scattered existing and forgotten resources to create great unimagined synergies. This is the true power of creativity that God has given humankind.

The Major Blocks to Development

• The current “psych” of farmers

• Growing rural unemployment• Unbalanced affluence (town-rural)

The Probable Causes

Lack of IdeasLack of education and skills

Narrow mindset

Feeling of powerlessness – lack of access to markets

Lack of resources

Lack of will

Ideas Opportunities Strategies Opportunity Performance match Match

Spots

Evaluates &

Elaborates

Selects

Implements & Modifies

Perception & Creativity

Innovation Strategic Thinking

Venture Operations

Capabilities Governing Competitive Scope

Competencies Entrepreneurial, Opportunity

identification, Network, Conceptual, Strategic, Commitment

Resources Networks

Uniqueness / Differentiation

Management Capability

Competitive Advantage Costs: To customers, to operate Knowledge: Competitive environment Relationships: Customers, suppliers, financiers, (relative power) Structure: Organizational ability Technology: strength

Ava

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lity

Incr

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Usefulness Increases

Media Reports

Ideas

Data

Information

Knowledge

Wisdom

The Continuum from media reports to wisdom in relation to availability and usefulness

Tissue Culture

Microwave Oven Pressure Cooker

Chemicals & Spoons, etc. Glassware

Farming in Fiji

Farming is primarily subsistence agriculture

Taro Yam Cassava Ginger

Chillis

Sunday

Monday Morning

Monday Afternoon at the Melbourne Wholesale Market

What Can Be Done?

Technology

Input

Eucalyptus citriodora

10 years

1 year

Small Business Verses Entrepreneurship

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