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Uyakha kuphi inethiwekhi yakho, ubeka nini imibono yakho, futhi unyusa kanjani izimali?
Lena yonke imibuzo ekhathazayo wonke usomabhizinisi osafufusa abengaba nayo phambilini. Ayikho impendulo elingana nosayizi owodwa kubo, njengoba izixazululo zingahluka kuye ngokuthi yini oyidingayo kanye nesiqalo sakho.
Lokho kungenye into okufanele uzulazule ngayo. Ukuqonda lokhu, I-Digital Penanginkampani exhunywe kuhulumeni (i-GLC) ephethwe yisifunda sase-Penang ngemizamo yokwenza idijithali, ifuna ukusiza ukuvala lelo gebe lolwazi ngale micimbi emihlanu ezayo.
1. Ukwakha osomabhizinisi abasafufusa – IdeaPesta 2023
Kuvulekele amanyuvesi nasemakolishi esifundeni esisenyakatho, lolu hlelo luvumela ababambiqhaza ukuthi basebenzisane nezinhlangano zebhizinisi kanye ne-Digital Penang.
Umgomo uwukukhuthaza imibono yezobuchwepheshe kanye nokuqanjwa kabusha ezingeni lamanyuvesi futhi kwakhiwe osomabhizinisi abasafufusa ngokusekelwa izinkampani ezizimele.
Kunamaqoqo amaningana phakathi nonyaka, lapho ababambiqhaza bezodlulela ezigabeni ezimbili—ukuthuthukiswa kwemibono, kanye nosuku lokuphakamisa.
Umnqobi ngamunye wenselelo ube esefakwa ohlwini olufushane lwe Uhlelo lwe-Founders ‘Grit Seed futhi unethuba lokuqeqeshwa nabalingani bebhizinisi. Lokhu kusiza ngethalente nokwakhiwa kwenethiwekhi okungaba usizo emizamweni ezayo.
Amanyuvesi namakolishi abambisana ne-Digital Penang kulolu hlelo nawo azothola izimali zoxhaso ezingu-RM10,000.
Imibandela yokubamba iqhaza:
- Umfundi noma umfundisi
- Yiba njengamanje emkhakheni wobunjiniyela, i-IT, isayensi yekhompiyutha, noma ukuphathwa kwebhizinisi
Imininingwane yokubhalisa: Lolu hlelo lumahhala kubahlanganyeli.
Umugqa wesikhathi wokubhalisa: Umnqamulajuqu walolu hlelo uzohlelwa amanyuvesi abambe iqhaza. Kuzosuselwa kusemester ekhethiwe ukuthi uhlelo lwethulwe ngaphakathi ekhempasini.
2. Ukusiza osomabhizinisi bakhe i-MVP – TechStarsStartup Weekend Penang
I-Digital Penang nayo isebenzisana nayo Ama-Techstarsomunye wabatshalizimali abakhulu bamazwe ngamazwe abangaphambi kwembewu, ukuletha impelasonto yokuqala ye-TechStarsStartup e-Penang.
Lolu hlelo lwe-bootcamp luzovumela ababambiqhaza ukuthi bahambisane nabasunguli abangaba khona bezobuchwepheshe noma bebhizinisi ukuze bakhe ibhizinisi ndawonye emahoreni angama-54.
Abahlanganyeli bazothola ithuba lokusondelana nabeluleki abanolwazi abavela embonini yezobuchwepheshe futhi bathole ukuqeqeshwa.
Ungalindela ukubona amagama aziwayo endaweni yezobuchwepheshe njengoDaniel Cerventus Lim emcimbini, naye osanda kusingatha umcimbi. BIZ Gear UP! inkomfa yebhizinisi ngenyanga edlule.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Techstars ikhiqize iziqalo eziqinile ezifana ne-DigitalOcean, i-Zipline, ne-SendGrid.
Inhloso yalolu hlelo ukusiza osomabhizinisi ekwakheni umkhiqizo omncane osebenzayo (MVP). Bahlela nokuxhumana nezinye izinhlangano ezixhumene nosomabhizinisi abasha.
Imibandela yokubamba iqhaza:
- Abantu abadala abasebasha (okungcono abafundi abavela emanyuvesi, amakolishi, nezikhungo zemisebenzi yezandla) abafisa ukuba osomabhizinisi besizukulwane esilandelayo
- Zinikele, ube nomdlandla, futhi ube nomdlandla wokwakha isiqalo embonini yezobuchwepheshe
Imininingwane yokubhalisa: N/A
Umugqa wesikhathi wokubhalisa: Okwamanje, lolu hlelo lusasebenza. Kuzoba nolwazi oluthe xaxa okwabelwana ngalo sekusondele usuku lokwethulwa kwayo ekupheleni kukaMeyi 2023.
3. Ukusiza abasunguli bathole abeluleki – I-Founder Institute FI Core
Lolu olunye uhlelo olusiza abaqalayo base-Penang-based tech kanye nosomabhizinisi bathuthukise amabhizinisi abo ngenkathi bethola ukululekwa abanolwazi.
Ngokubambisana ne Isikhungo Somsunguli, lolu hlelo luhlose ukusiza ukuqaliswa kobuchwepheshe baseMalaysian ukuthi kukhule emhlabeni jikelele. Kungaba inselele impela njengoba ababambiqhaza bazosebenza nabeluleki basekhaya nabamazwe ngamazwe, kanye nochwepheshe baseSilicon Valley.
Inkampani ebambisene nayo inomlando ofakazelwe wokwakha osomabhizinisi abasafufusa ngokwamakhono nokuxhaswa ngezimali. Lokhu kufaka phakathi iziqalo ezifana ne-Udemy, Involve.AI, kanye ne-Aonic yase-Malaysia (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Poladrone), lilinganiselwa ku-4.29 US dollar ngo-Okthoba 2021.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi lolu hlelo luza noxhaso oluqinisekisiwe. Kunalokho, isiza abasafufusa ekulungiseleleni ukuthola uxhaso.
Nokho, ngokungafani ne-TechStarsStartup Weekend Penang, isikhathi sokuzinikela side kakhulu. I-Founder Institute FI Core wuhlelo olubonakalayo oluthatha amaviki angu-14 futhi luzoba nezigaba ezimbili—ukwethulwa nokukhula.
Imibandela yokubamba iqhaza:
- Ukuqala kobuchwepheshe okuzinze e-Penang
- Abahlanganyeli kuyodingeka badlule ezivivinyweni ezimbili ukuze bafaneleke. Okokuqala ukuhlolwa kwengqondo, bese kuba ukuhlolwa okwenziwa ngabaqondisi bohlelo. Abaphumelele bobabili kuphela abazobhaliswa ohlelweni.
Imininingwane yokubhalisa:
- Ukubhaliswa kwezinyoni kusenesikhathi kugcina ngoMashi 19, 2023 kulungiswe ku-US$399
- Ukubhalisa okuvamile okwedlule ngomhla ka-19 Mashi 2023 kulungiswa ku-US$499
Umugqa wesikhathi wokubhalisa: Uhlelo seluvele lukhona vula ukubhaliswa futhi izovalwa ngokusemthethweni ngo-Ephreli 16, 2023
4. Ukufanisa iziqalo ezincane nabatshalizimali bezingelosi – i-Pitch Island
Kulolu hlelo, ama-startups amancane ezigabeni zokuqala zokukhulisa izimali (phakathi kwe-RM50,000 kuya ku-RM350,000) azothola ithuba lokuhambisana nabatshalizimali bezingelosi abavela ePenang.
Iseshini ye-pitch izosekelwe ekuqondeni kwezobuchwepheshe ngezinsuku ezilandelayo:
| Izinsuku | Okuqondile kwezobuchwepheshe |
| Ephreli 29, 2023 | Okuqukethwe kokudala, iWeb3, kanye neBlockchain |
| Juni 17, 2023 | I-EduTech Startups |
| Agasti 26, 2023 | I-IoT, i-HardTech ne-DeepTech |
| Okthoba 28, 2023 | Cloud, SAAS kanye E-Commerce Startups |
| Disemba 16, 2023 | Ama-SME nama-Micro SME |
Lolu hlelo lokuhlola luhlose ukubhekana negebe lezimali ezitholakala ekuqaleni kwe-Penang, kanye nokwakha indawo yokutshala izimali ezingelosini esifundazweni.
Ababambiqhaza bangalindela ukuthola impendulo yekhwalithi kubatshalizimali abazizingelosi abasungulwe ukuze baqhubeke bakhulise iziqalo zabo, bathuthukise amakhono okukhipha, futhi ngethemba lokuthi bavikele inzalo yokutshala imali.
Imibandela yokubamba iqhaza:
- Ukuqala kobuchwepheshe okuzinze e-Penang
- Yiba okungenani nabasunguli ababili kulo msebenzi
- Imali engenayo ingaphansi kuka-RM150,000 kusukela ngo-FYE2022
- Ibhizinisi kufanele libe phezu kobuchwepheshe obuthile bume mpo ngokusekelwe kuseshini yomcimbi ebanjwa ime mpo (isb, Uma leyo seshini imayelana ne-EdTech, yizinkampani ze-EdTech kuphela ezingafaka isicelo)
Imininingwane yokubhalisa: Lolu hlelo lumahhala kubahlanganyeli. Kodwa-ke, qaphela ukuthi kuzoba nomnqamulajuqu wokuthi abaqalayo balethe idekhi yabo.
Umugqa wesikhathi wokubhalisa: Okwamanje, lolu hlelo lusasebenza. Kuzoba nolwazi oluthe xaxa okwabelwana ngalo sekusondele usuku lokwethulwa kwayo okusazonqunywa.
5. Ukwenza ababambiqhaza bahlangane – I-Founders’ Meetup
Ngaphambilini obuwaziwa ngokuthi i-Coffee and Curry Puff, lo mhlangano wanyanga zonke ubuhlanganisa abasunguli abanolwazi, abatshalizimali, abeluleki, nabanye ababambiqhaza ukuze babelane ngolwazi lwabo.
Kulo nyaka, i-Digital Penang izosebenzisa i-Ramadhan Special enemicimbi emibili.
Eyokuqala inesihloko esithi “Ukuthuthukiswa Kwezobuchwepheshe” futhi izokwenzeka ngoMashi 30, 2023, idlala no-CC Leong ovela ku-My.minda kanye noWilliam waseTwilight Foundry. Eyesibili ngo-Ephreli 27, 2023, inesihloko esithi “From Dropout to Startup Founder” futhi inezinkanyezi u-Thiruvengadam ovela ku-Buidl Studio.
Lolu hlelo luvulekele abasunguli bokuqalisa kanye nomphakathi ngokufanayo, ngokubanjwa okukodwa nje: kufanele ube nentshisekelo ngebhizinisi lezobuchwepheshe.
Empeleni enye iseshini yokuxhumana/yokwabelana ethinta izinqubo ezihamba phambili, amakhono ayisisekelo, ukuqoqwa kwezimali, kanye nokunqoba izinselele. Lokhu kusiza ekulolongeni umbono olungile wosomabhizinisi abasafufusa mayelana neqiniso lebhizinisi lezobuchwepheshe e-Malaysia.
Imibandela yokubamba iqhaza:
- Noma ubani onentshisekelo ekuqalisweni kwezobuchwepheshe kanye namabhizinisi
Imininingwane yokubhalisa: Lolu hlelo lumahhala kubahlanganyeli.
Umugqa wesikhathi wokubhalisa: Lolu hlelo lwenzeka nyanga zonke. Abahlanganyeli abanentshisekelo bangathola ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nemicimbi ezayo lapha.
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Futhi, njengoba abaningi babo bekhululekile ukujoyina, akukho okubi ekutholeni uhlelo olufaneleka kangcono futhi uluthathe. Phela, lapho ithuba livela khona, ingabe uyozisola ngokulisebenzisa, noma uyozisola ngokungalisebenzisi?
- Funda kabanzi mayelana no Digital Penang lapha.
- Funda izindatshana esizibhalile mayelana neziqalo zaseMalaysian lapha.
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