For Shell’s first time in running this entrepreneurship development initiative for Peninsular Malaysia entrepreneurs, five enterprises were awarded the winners of Shell LiveWIRE 2022 by Shell in the state finals, which took place today.
This year’s winners Sapot, Beebag, Qarbotech, manekNya and Sayur Kita were part of over 60
participants who joined this programme. They went through a comprehensive bootcamp, where 10 selected finalists moved on to the final pitching competition.
The entrepreneurs were assessed based on their business pitches, which demonstrate their drive to grow their business ideas based on their comprehensive business plans and five winners were chosen thereafter.
“It’s really motivating to see the overwhelming response to the first Shell LiveWIRE in Peninsular Malaysia, following the success in Sabah since 2015. I am inspired to see our local entrepreneurs not only empowering themselves through their business ventures, but also striving to create an ecosystem that leverages on digitalisation to uplift their surrounding communities and increase employability,” said Rodziah Zainudin, Managing Counsel, Shell Malaysia.
“I urge our entrepreneurs to leverage on the opportunities provided by Shell LiveWIRE as this will enable them to connect with the global LiveWIRE ecosystem, which can propel them to further develop their businesses and contribute towards the socio-economic development of the nation,” Rodziah Zainudin added.
The 2022 winners received a start-up fund of RM10,000.00 and a year of business coaching
support from Shell LiveWIRE facilitators to empower them on their entrepreneurial aspirations and assist them in transforming their ideas to full-fledged businesses.
The winners will also be given the opportunity to connect with the global LiveWIRE ecosystem and share their knowledge with entrepreneurs around the globe, while standing a chance to compete in the annual Shell Global Top Ten Innovators Awards.
Whilst, the judges for Shell LiveWIRE Peninsular Malaysia 2022 were Shahrizan Salian, Assistant News Editor, Business, Berita Harian; Zalwani Zalkaply, Deputy Undersecretary in the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives and Lucy Loo, Head of Convenience Retailing, Mobility, Shell Malaysia Trading.
For the records, Shell LiveWIRE is the flagship enterprise development programme of Shell. The programme strengthens local economies across the globe by promoting entrepreneurship and developing entrepreneurs.
This programme, which kick started in Sabah in 2015 and in Sarawak in 2016 aims to inspire young entrepreneurs to innovate and produce real business solutions that meets today’s socio-economic needs.
The five winners of Shell LiveWIRE Peninsular Malaysia 2022 will compete against five winners each from Sabah and Sarawak at the national final of Shell LiveWIRE Malaysia, which will take place next year.
