{"id":105775,"date":"2016-03-16T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T02:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=105775"},"modified":"2016-03-16T09:38:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T01:38:28","slug":"wowkawkaw-wins-rm2000-cash-prize-in-real-business-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=105775","title":{"rendered":"‘WowKawKaw’ wins RM2000 cash prize in Real Business Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nabila Abu Bakar<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

KUALA TERENGGANU, 12 March 2016: The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), represented by the WowKawKaw team, had battled it out to be named the winner\u00c2\u00a0of the Real Business Challenge in the Gempak Keusahawanan Kerjaya,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>winning RM2000 cash prize.<\/p>\n

The three-day event (4 to 6 March) organised by the Ministry of Higher Education was held at University Malaysia Terengganu and participated by ten universities, including private institutions, attracting some 40 participants.<\/p>\n

The IIUM team consisted of four talented students, Muhammad Naeem Zaidi (founder), Muhammad Syameel, Nurul Husna and Nur Dini.<\/p>\n

\u0153The competition was assessed from the aspect of the sales, marketing and the team itself,\u009d said the founder of WowKawKaw, Muhammad Naeem Zaidi.<\/p>\n

Explaining further he stated that 400 bottles of the drink called \u0153ChaNom WowKawKaw\u009d was sold throughout the three-day event.<\/p>\n

\u0153It is for us to introduce our product to the new market and to create a brand image,\u009d he added.<\/p>\n

According to him, the cash prize that the team won will be used for business purposes and not for personal use.<\/p>\n

When asked what he thought about selling the drink, the founder who is still a student, said: \u0153Ive \u00c2\u00a0started to see the opportunity of selling Thailand tea in Malaysia and at that time nobody was doing it, so I tried to sell it in IIUM.”<\/p>\n

WowKawKaw has set up two branches, one located in IIUM and the other in Sungai Buloh.<\/p>\n

Muhammad Naeem Zaidi, is a Bachelor in Business Administration student majoring in Marketing. He has a plan to expand his business by setting up a franchised business after completing his study in IIUM.<\/p>\n

\u0153There are so many people asking me to set up \u00c2\u00a0a franchise but I want to finish my study first so that I will be able to manage this business properly,\u009d he added.<\/p>\n

The WowKawKaw managed to obtain RM2000 per day by selling the drink to their customers.<\/p>\n

\u0153To build customer loyalty is to make your customer happy,\u009d he shared.<\/p>\n

The WowKawKaw team had also bagged 1st runner up at the National Entrepreneurship Challenge by winning RM5000 cash prize earlier in January. The competition was held at Universiti Utara Malaysia(UUM) under Malaysia Practice Enterprise Centre (MyPec). ***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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