YES! It's back!

Who said engineers can’t be an entrepreneur?

Who said you are too young to be in business?

Who said you need A LOT of YOUR OWN savings to start your own business?

As long as you have perserverance and positive attitude to achieve what you want, then this could be the best thing that happen to you!

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Remember the MoneyTree Talk featuring the YES! Challenge winners last month? Now, no more talk, and no more standing behind the curtain envying their success from afar– you can be part of those guys too!

YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP STARTUP (YES!) CHALLENGE is opening up registration for all of you young Malaysians, and it’s happening now!

So form up a team of 3 or 4, get together, and make the best of your business ideas!

Do not despair over your lack of skills or money problem, because MoneyTree will teach you everything you need to know about entrepreneurship from scratch!

The fee for registration is RM600 per team. Pricey, I know. But the knowledge and experience that you will gain from the entire challenge is PRICELESS!

So sign up now and be the proud young entrepreneurs!

Registration ends on 10th January 2009.

Click the link to find out about...

info about YES! Challenge:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24365933/MoneyTree-YES-Challenge-Overview-Latest

timeline of the competition:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24220911/MoneyTree-YES-Challenge-2-Time-Line

registration form:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24366132/YES-Teams-Registration-Form

Anything is Possible, when you begin with YES!

Brought to you by SIFE UNITEN

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We're opening up new recruitment!~

Wow, it's already been a long time since the admin update this blog. Sorry for that.

But now I'm back on, and I bring along some news!

Oh, by the way, we'll be holding up a booth in the Clubs & Society Bazaar in the Upten next week, so please do come and support us! Your visit to the booth is soooooooo welcomed!~

And yeah, for the non-members, you can register there too. We're opening up new recruitments and we're looking forward to see new faces come and join our team!

Let's make the best, the greatest Sife team ever!

Sife Uniten boleh!!!~

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SIFE APPRECIATION DAY

On the 8-9th November 2009, that is just last week, a Sife Appreciation Day was held in Melaka. This event was conducted by some of our Sife members and their friends to get together and appreciate the archievement throughout the past years.

For more info, visit the Sife Uniten's facebook groups.

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Final Exam Sem 1, 2009/2010

With the final exam's coming up, everyone's so busy preparing themselves for the day. It's gonna be tough, but we know you can make it.

So, be patient, be wise, and have faith. May God be with you, for all your hard work and determination.

Good luck, and ALL THE BEST!


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Financial Literacy Campaign

Project Manager: Fadhil Afandi bin Mohd Azahar.

On 3 – 4 March 2008, we had organized the Financial Literacy Campaign as an additional project to ensure a fiscally educated society at large. With recession looming in the near future, there was no better time for us to guide people so that they could withstand the depression. And for that, our financial literacy campaign was to introduce unit trust as the preferred type of investment especially for students.

The booth

Our main target audience for the campaign were university students – mainly Uniten’s students – aged 18 till 25 respectively. This had been done with concern that young adults nowadays have the tendency to spend on what that is unnecessary for them. We would like to plant a thought in each of them that, rather than spend hundreds or even thousands of ringgit on clothes and gadgets that they don’t even need, it is better to invest that extra ringgit for something that is more worthy so that they can have a better start when they a starting off their career or a family.

The campaign included a 2-days event of exhibition and talk by the Public Mutual Berhad. This event gave the audience more information or knowledge on the benefits of investing in unit trust, with a hope that it would somehow help individuals in making the right move with their money.

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Rinnngggggg!!!!!~ Reminders here!

We've told you before and we would like to say it again, just as a reminder for you.

MoneyTree Entrepreneurship Talk

is TOMORROW!!!

-13th October 2009 (Tuesday)-

*Click on the 'Upcoming Event' on the right of the blog for details.


So gear up and get ready and join us in COIT, Uniten at 10am!

It would be such a waste if you miss it, 'cause we tell you, it's gonna be great!! Well, unless you think that gaining such knowledge is a waste of time... Sigh~


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Project: Charity is Unity I & II (2007-2008)

Project Manager: Nur Atiqah binti Zainuddin and Mohd Taufiq (former)

For the past seven years, SIFE UNITEN have successfully organized programs with the Rumah Amal Cahaya Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (RACTAR). These programs were meant to teach the children more about the entrepreneurships that we believe will later benefit them in their life. Based on the success of the previous activities, we have decided to continue with the program by conducting ‘Charity is Unity I & II’, that include awareness about the state of the environment, entrepreneurship skills, and self-promotion.

We realized that majority of the orphans have a very low self confidence in themselves and most of them cannot perform in their education in school. Thus, we decided to organize programs that could help the children builds some confidence in them. The module created would help them know how to work in a team, enhance their managing skills, teach them on how to organize programs and most importantly help them to understand about entrepreneurship which is very important for them as these are the skills they will acquire in the future to support themselves.

OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAM

• To expose to the orphans about entrepreneurial skills and business management according to their level of understanding.

• To help the orphanage to promote their products and services.

• To guide the orphans on how to organize events, since some of the participants will be entering high level education institution.

• To increase the awareness of the public about those who needs the attention in welfare homes and orphanage.

• To expose the public about Program Sihat Untuk Remaja (PROSTAR).

• To expose the public about environment and public health awareness.

DESCRIPTION

In these one-day events (for both years) that were conducted in the Astaka, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, the orphans had an ice-breaking session before they were divided into groups for the activities. The activities were conducted around the Taman Tasik Titiwangsa and were based on theirs entrepreneurial skills and knowledge on environment which had been taught by us during monthly visits at their homes.

This event was also meant to promote their tailor service which they have been doing it for the past five years. We also introduced a special blog which was created by the SIFE students during the launching ceremony and to be updated by themselves. The main objective of creating the blog is to form a free advertising platform for RACTAR to help widen their markets and improving their marketing strategy.

As for the environment awareness, we distributed car’s stickers to public which promoting ‘Say No to Plastic Bags’. Apart from that, the Program Sihat Untuk Remaja (PROSTAR) booth will help boost public health awareness by offering public to take part in blood test, BMI test and others.This event also in hope to educate the public about their responsibilities to the children and to expose the public with charity works. Public that came had better understanding in the orphans and their orphanage, as well as the PROSTAR program.

SIFE CRITERIA HIT:

• success skill
• entrepreneurship
• business ethics
• sustainability

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MoneyTree Entrepreneurship Talk - by YES Challenge winners

Are you...

• a student?
• interested in business but...
• lack of funds?

Then, you don't wanna miss this chance!~*

There will be a talk - conducted by the MoneyTree - on how you can build your business before you graduate and seek investors willing to provide the funds and guide you through starting up your business!! Details are as follows:

Date : 13th October 2009

Time : 10am - 12pm

Venue: Lecture Hall 2, COIT, Uniten.

The talk will feature speakers who are still students, yet have had success as enterpreneurs! They will be sharing their experience participating at Youth Entrepreneur Startup (YES) Challenge, which was aimed at helping aspiring Entrepreneurs between ages 17 and 24 launch their business ideas into profitable ventures.

For further info, you can contact Azeidah - 012-9471035

* In collaboration with Uniten's Career Unit.

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Project: Eco-AF Fish Feeder (2008)

SIFE Uniten undertook the task to promote the product, that is the Automatic Rotating Feeding Mechanism, Eco-AF.

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT

• To introduce ECO-AF in fish culture.
• To increase the income of fish breeders using ECO-AF
• To preserve the environment by using renewable resources
• To market the ECO-AF to the local and global market

THE PRODUCT

This contraption is designed for dry feed; it creates a cheaper and innovative way to successfully operate fish farms. This project is suitable for application which requires the interval release of matter like fish feed in the aqua set-up. It creates a great advantage to remote areas that do not have steady electricity supply since the timer is purely established through mechanical devices using the readily flow of water.

This product is an innovation of our SIFE member Khairul Faizi Mohamed with financial assistance from College of Engineering and guidance of the Mechanical Department of Uniten headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Azree bin Idris.

IMPLEMENTATION

Social development
ECO-AF is very easy to operate with a very simple setup, and the cost is also reasonable. It also increases cost-efficiency because it requires minimal monitoring and maintainance. Small, medium, and large scale fish farmers in Malaysia are able to benefit from this.

Economic Development
As a marketing strategy, we have participated in numerous competitions thet have helped promote and attract potential buyers. After getting it patented, we hope to market the product for local and overseas markets.

Environment Development
The ECO-AF is in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol*, as it does not require electricity to function – the timer is purely established through mechanical components using the readily available flow of water instead.

SIFE CRITERIA HIT:

• market economics
• success skills
• sustainability
• evironmental sustainability

*The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrial countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These amount to an average of five percents against 1990 levels over five-year period 2008-2012.

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Greetings from Berlin

SIFE World Cup had finally came to an end. Our (Bangi campus) president, Nur Shahirah, had a few words sent to us all the way from Berlin:

Salam and hi to all of u,

How are u? Hope everyone is fine over there.

I'm sending u this from Berlin. I just came back from Sife World Cup. It was so great and I can see everyone is so motivated in doing their part in the club as well as their projects. So, I am hoping the same thing from all of you. We must move fast, work fast, and think fast!! Manage your time wisely.

Thanks!

I can see that they are full of spirits! And so should we. And as for that, I would like to announce that we will post description of our previous project here in this blog, one by one. I hope you will find them quite informative, and most importantly make you feel more spirited to run the project for this year!

But there will not be a word on this year's projects though. It's our tiny little secret. lol. But if you want to join us or would like some info about them, you can always email us!

That's it for now!~

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Bon Voyage, Sifers!

SIFE World Cup is set to be held in Berlin, Germany this 4th October 2009. We might not be qualified to compete in the World Cup, but we still send our respective Sifers as observer there, so they will be able to gain knowledge and experience for the sake of our club.

6 Sifers - 3 from Putrajaya campus and 3 from Muadzam campus, plus Advisor Miss Vathana and husband - fled to Berlin on Wednesday, 30th September 2009. There will be going for about 2 weeks and hopefully they will come back with bags full of knowledge and wisdom for us here.

Bon Voyage! Hope they'll find their way home safely and not forgetting that their final exam is coming up! ^___^ (same goes to you guys, too!)

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Well, this year is Berlin, and next year's gonna be Los Angeles. Hopefully we can send more people to World Cup next year...

No, wait! Let's change the wish.

Hope that we ARE THE ONE who will be competing in the next World Cup. Amen~

Sifers, fighting!!!!!

p/s:
- For info regarding our Sife Shell Competition 2009, please click -here-
- For info regarding Sife World Cup, click -here-

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A little piece of thoughts in Aidilfitri

Throughout the years, we've been through a lot of hardship and depression. There were moments where things didn't turn out as expected and creating sparks on our friendship. Nevertheless, we managed to pass every obstacles without getting burnt and became what we are now.

Thus, we would like to take this chance to express our gratitude to ALL Sifers for ALL your time and hard work to make sure that our projects and activities were to be executed successfully. Not to forget, to the advisors, the business advisors, and alumnaes who had spent your free time to take care of us Sifers.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!~ ♥

In congestion to the month of Aidilfitri, we would like to ask for your apologies for any mistakes that we've done and any glitches that we might overlooked. No humans are born perfect - and for our imperfection, please forgive us. Hope our bond can be stronger than ever, and our spirit can be as high as the sky.

And last (but of course not least), hope it is not too late to wish all of you:

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI!~

MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

Sife Uniten UNITE! Yeah!~ ♥♥♥

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The First Meeting

On 9th September 2009, a meeting was held among SIFE UNITEN members (kampus Putrajaya) on DNIM building. The meeting was also attended by two of our alumnaes - Kak Nad and Adam.

During the meeting, members were informed about the selected projects for the year. Each members were assigned to the projects of their choice and discussions were made in small groups on how will the projects be launched to success.

As the admin of the blog, we would like to thank those who managed to attend the meeting.

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For those who did not make it, you may want to get the information regarding the projects by emailing us at:

uniten.sife@gmail.com

**Please include your name, as well as your ID and your phone number, just in case ^_^

And for anyone who is interested in joining SIFE UNITEN, you may as well email us your particular details.

That's it!~
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Buka Puasa Event

On 9th September 2009, in congestion to the month of Ramadhan, we had organised a “Buka Puasa” Event for all SIFE UNITEN members at Mangiamo! Cafe, Equestrian Park Putrajaya. The objectives of the event were to strengthen the bond between new and old members and also to introduce the new high committee (session 2009/10) members to SIFE UNITEN alumnae and business advisors.

It was a small event, but yet everyone managed to have a good time there. Here are some of the photos that were captured throughout the event:

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Selected Projects For This Year

Opps!!

We're sorry to disappoint you but there is a change of plan:

We are not giving out information about the projects here.

But we will inform you about them later, during the meeting (refer previous post).

Let's just keep the surprise for our upcoming meeting, okay?

See ya!~


Regards,

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First General Meeting

Hi!~

As most of you know, SIFE UNITEN will be having its first general meeting and everybody is invited. The general meeting will be held as below:

Date : 9 September 2009
Time : 9.45 pm (after terawikh)
Location : DNIM, level 2

The objective of the meeting is to introduce members to the projects that we are going to execute this year, as well as to assign members for the projects. You are free to choose which project you would like to participate, and together we make a difference to the community!

For non-SIFErs who are interested in joining, we are open for new recruitments. Registration can be made during the meeting (and please bring along RM!) for registration fee - you only need to pay once!)

See you there!~

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SIFE - A Head For Business, A Heart For the World

Warm greeting!~

Being in SIFE is not merely about generating money and celebrating success – it’s about developing projects that empower people in the community to live better lives. In SIFE, we make a difference in our communities, and at the same time we develop our skills in order to become outstanding but socially responsible leaders.

We are inviting you to get involved in our projects, not only as a mere silent member, but also as those who participate in managing SIFE projects. YOU have the chance to be SOMEONE who is not just learning by books and formulas, but also learning by the challenges of the real world problems. YOU can make a difference in yourself and towards the community!

For more info about SIFE, please visit www.sife.org

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