Business Magazine Interviews Fione Tan - Internet Marketing Success Story
The interview in March 1-15th edition of the Malaysian business, has featured Fione Tan in a 2 page article, sharing her success as the best Internet Marketing personality.
Being Successful
Malaysia Business, Mar 1-15, 2009
FOR SOMEONE WHO SET UP HER own company at the tender age of 21 and quite terrified of being a CEO, Fione Tan has certainly come a long way.
Today the company Tan founded in 2000, eOneNet.com Sdn Bhd provides one-stop Online Marketing services & Internet Marketing Training for multinational companies as well as home business entrepreneurs, and has offices in three countries.
And last December she was recognised as one of the top 10 women entrepreneurs during the National Women Entrepreneurs Award.
‘It’s such a privilege to be featured among the top Malaysian women entrepreneurs, some of whom who have already been successfully in business for decades. Moreover, the chance to be presented with the Certificate of Recognition by the Raja Permaisuri Agong was definitely one of the most unforgettable experiences for me,’ she says.
The recognition, she adds, spurs her to scale new heights and to overcome whatever challenges.
Tan sits down with mb-e to share her experiences and hopes.
“Being Successful - Malaysia Business - Fione Tan”
Q: You started eOneNet.com at the tender age of 21. Do you think starting a business at a fairly young age give you an advantage?
Tan: Personally, starting at a young age definitely has given me an advantage. At the very beginning I was in the spotlight of then new and raising industry and as a young and upcoming Internet player in Malaysia I received unprecedented media attention and publicity that helped to build the brand and market for my company.
On the other hand, being young, it was actually quite terrifying to carry the title of CEO, especially when I didn’t have any business background whatsoever (Tan grew up in a medium income family where both parents were hardworking employees). However, I received a great confident booster by surrounding myself around positive thinkers and creative entrepreneurs.
Today, most of the clients are rather fascinated that I could have done so much in such short period of time. Now they are eager to listen to my ideas on how to boost their business sales further.
Q: Today your company is considered one of Asia’s Top Internet Marketing companies. To reach this stage, you would certainly be facing many challenges. What are some of the major ones that you have overcome?
Tan: In the beginning, I did not have any technical know-how to steer the company forward. But I made it up with the drive to succeed. I was willing to ask and learn via “practical” experience. It’s easy to read about certain tasks on books, but doing it in a real world would be the best way to learn.
Initially when I started eOneNet.com, among the challenges included certain basic steps such as how to get started, how to get a website designed, what were the steps to accept online payment, and how to get customers coming to the website.
You can buy the Malaysian Business magazine in leading bookstores and newsstands across Malaysia.
Full business interview is at http://eonenet.com/press/2009_being_successful.htm
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March 6th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
congrat!!Fione…great leader!!!
March 8th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
I am so proud of you, Fione!