BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The recipients of Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s entrepreneurial capital assistance expressed their intention to fully utilise the support to expand their businesses while extending their gratitude to the Foundation for the contribution.
Norsharita Rosman, who operates a home based traditional massage and cupping therapy business expressed, “Alhamdulillah, I feel grateful and happy to be able to receive the business assistance. I hope to utilise the assistance to purchase equipment and items needed to expand my business like a cupping machine, massage table and so on.” The business has been operating since 2024 and her interest in massage is to help people who are in pain.
She hopes to open her own shop in the future.
The single mother of four, expressed, “I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude for the much-needed assistance. This support is crucial in helping to grow my business that will help provide a steady income for my family.”
Meanwhile Roslan Mohd Yussof, a home based songkok maker, was another recipient of the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s entrepreneurial capital assistance.
Roslan bin Haji Mohd Yussof expressed, ”Alhamdulillah, I am really happy to be able to receive the assistance from Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. With the assistance, I hope to purchase a tailoring machine and items to further boost the production of making songkok. I also hope to further expose my products to the market by joining expos.”
He added, “My interest started from learning the skill of making songkok from handicraft teachers. I can make around six to seven songkok in a day. When I purchase the tailoring machine, I hope to increase production to 12 songkok per day. ”
He expressed, “I would like to extend appreciation and thanks for providing the assistance that is vital to further grow my business.” - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
