From pandemic setbacks to business growth
KUALA LUMPUR: Losing her job during the Covid-19 pandemic prompted Abiramee Rangasamy to start making ice cream from home. Today, her business has doubled its annual sales.
KUALA LUMPUR: Pandemic-related job loss prompted Abiramee Rangasamy to start a home-based ice cream venture; today, her business has doubled sales. Shreetaran Vijayan, a fitness enthusiast, opened a gym in Melaka that thrived until pandemic restrictions forced closure; he secured financing to rebuild and now operates three locations with 10 employees.
Muakilan Ragunathan revived his father's automotive parts business at home, using a family inheritance to expand and now exports components internationally. These entrepreneurs faced unique challenges – Abiramee needed machinery, Shreetaran needed operating capital, and Muakilan needed inventory support – all met through Malaysian government support.
The Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Ministry allocated RM223 million this year, disbursing over RM150 million to benefit more than 6,000 Indian entrepreneurs.
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