Bernama.com:
In the midst of the economic crisis in 1998, Puziah Saad boldly resigned from her teaching career.
Puziah who had taught for eight years made up her mind to venture full time into multi level marketing (MLM).
Though she had no formal qualification in marketing, the daughter of a settler born in Selangor 44 years ago has been highly confident of the prospects in MLM and of her ability to excel in the field.
Though Puziah may not have a marketing background, her most valuable asset is the gift of the gap and her confidence in selling the products.
“As for me the entrepreneurship skill has been part and parcel in me even since I was young. During my school days I used to sell guava and corn to friends to sustain myself.
Reminiscing her early days in business, Puziah said she had to mortgage her house, sell her jeweleries and even her car to start the business.
“I managed to amass about RM200,000 as working capital and my husband told me that if our business fail we have to live under the bridge but I begged him for a chance,” said Puziah.
She added that, at the initial stage, she operated her business from her home. When the first stock arrived, it was stored in the terrace house filling up all the free space available.
“I could not sleep for almost a month, my body weight came down from 65kg to 48kg. Here is where I built up my strength. The first month I sold stocks worth RM60,000, the second month it touched RM200,000 and the third month, RM300,000. In less than five months the stocks were depleted.
Puziah’s earnestness in helming her MLM business saw good returns from 1998 to 2003. From the wealth that she gained she bought some real estate that became part of the company’s assets.
Among her asset is the Wisma De Bella worth RM2.5 million located at Jalan Jejaka, Taman Maluri here.
Apart from being the managing director, at the initial stage of the operations she herself trained `leaders’ for her MLM business.
“I did not want to undergo courses to train others, I only learned the art by reading and through my own experience. I was also successful in moulding highly determined leaders. I hold training sessions every week among others to motivate them and show them the way to do business,” noted Puziah.
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