tan sri syed mokhtar al bukhary

Vision is one of the most important entrepreneurial competence because with this feature will give entrepreneurs a tendency to be more prepared to deal with the barriers that try to prevent them from achieving success. Entrepreneurs must have the vision and direction to be achieved based on the objectives and goals outlined . Entrepreneurs who had the vision to know that their actions are consistent with the goals of Vision 2020 drafted by the government. Entrepreneurs who have the vision to plan not only for the short term but for the long term to achieve the goals and vision of the organization they built.  In other words, vision means that a person can look at what can be a long time before it actually happened, namely by showing a clear idea of ​​what should happen or be done in the future . Before making a decision on the measures to be taken by entrepreneurs to move their business goals, entrepreneurs must be clear about their desire for self, employees and their organizations. Entrepreneurs who have the vision will have the ability to foresee the future and make the best decision and consider the challenges, threats and opportunities that will be faced by the company in the future.

Examples of vision can be seen in figure successful entrepreneurs in Malaysia , Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary. He is a successful entrepreneur . He is a businessman and well-known French billionaire . He is also the chairman of Al  Bukhary . In the beginning , he was managing the retail business to accommodate family life as a businessman meat in 1970 , but the goal is in his constantly striving to improve their standard of living . Around the 80’s , he was seen not only by the business but only he can succeed by engaging other businesses . For example , he was transferred to the transport sector by opening the Transport Companies Sentosa to start rice business. He had to borrow RM 110,000 to MARA to open the company. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary clever in doing business and the foresight to expand its business. At first he had only organization 2buah truck, he now has 40 trucks to run a business and grow the business internationally. Business has been so good and he did not need to borrow money from MARA. In addition, he has also managed to popularize Release Johor Port so as to convince the two international shipping company, Maersk Sealand and Evergreen Marine of Denmark from Taiwan to Singapore moved from the port to the Port of. responsible for making the Port of Tanjung Pelepas Johor known in the world in a short period. Vision is an attribute that should be included in any successful entrepreneur figure not only in Malaysia but also abroad.

Faiza Bawumi Sayed Ahmad

Faiza Bawumi Sayed Ahmad is the owner of contractor of rice Syarikat Faiza Sdn. Bhd.. She come from Mesir. She move to Malaysia because of follow her husband after married and get a child. The trait that show she brave to open risk taker are she ignored whether she is Malaysian or not she want to open own business in Malaysia and planning strategy to be a good businesswoman. She has gained experience from being a cashier at her father stall. Her experience is encourage her to start the business and serious in business. During leisure time, she try use that time likes make  stitch embroidery with capital only RM4. She brave to take risk because always want to do something that she can get something. She then produced a set of pillowcases. The result is nice and neat seams sold to friends. Further she also trade of encyclopedia set and others. She saved up that money to make next business. She do not care even the jobs only get a few profit, she always try the best  to achieve her dream.

            She also interested to produce spice of curry. She know ,that she is not coming from Malay race but she taking the risk to try her product in Malaysia. She do it all by herself. Praised to Allah because after a few year, she afford to buy machine which to use in process to prepare spice of curry and established a mini market to promote her product. From that, she realize that most of rice wholesalers supplied by other race. She began to study different types of rice. Puan Faiza apply for a license wholesaler. Customer who have used the spice of her brand began to buy rice from it also. But, she also had experienced an issue where a rice-trailer truck in front of her house. So her initiative is try to packaging used the Bunga Raya brand and sent to stores all over Johor. This is show that she brave to taking risk. For the first, it is too hard to get a regular customer, and have competitor. But this is the way how businesswoman want to successful. It is not easy. To facing another competitor, Puan Faiza try to produce the new type of rice where suitable for diabetics. That rice is “Ponni” rice. this the differences of this wholesaler rice Faiza and another wholesaler. This way will intriguing customer to buy rice of this brand.

            Puan Faiza Bawumi Sayed Ahmad is one of the businesswoman who is brave to taking risk to continue her commerce. Even many of challenge to be the best businesswoman, she do not give up. She make their own capital to build her empire. Praised to Allah, because nowadays her name and her brand is popular in Malaysia. The more popular because of her product combine with a programme in TV3 (“Bersamamu”) make customer purchase goods for charity also.

These are product which produced by Faiza Sdn. Bhd. Not only rice and curry powder that produced. Syarikat Faiza Sdn. Bhd. also produces other essential items such as salt, flour and etc.