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ENTREPRENEURSHIP is more than just about running a successful business. One also needs to be equipped with leadership skills to start a company, says Natalie Sit (pic), 39.
The entrepreneur, who became the founder and chief executive officer of Acestar Sdn Bhd, says providing leadership and building a strong team were important traits in ensuring a business was sustainable.
Sit was sharing her experiences with more than 140 people at The Star Outstanding Business Awards (SOBA) 2017’s first Learning Series in Penang last Thursday.

SEA Connect Creative Confe-rence 2017 welcomed about 600 participants from the creative community to the Connexion Conference & Event Centre at Bangsar South City, Kuala Lumpur.The conference was conceived by Acestar Sdn Bhd founder and chief executive officer Natalie Sit who aims to make Malaysia a creative industry hub and bring back talent to the country.

NATALIE Sit knows rags-to-riches stories all too well. Been there, done that.She grew up in a poor family in a small town and rose to become the chief executive officer of her own IT solutions provider company, Acestar Sdn Bhd.But more than just achieving success and finding wealth, Sit has come into her own as the leader of a company, and that is the achievement that she is particularly proud of.

TUNKU Abdul Rahman University College’s (TAR UC) Faculty of Social Science, Arts and Humanities (FSAH) has long established itself in offering highly industry-relevant and entrepreneurship-focused programmes in Mass Communication, Creative Arts, Hospitality Management and Social Science, which have honed the technical know-how and expertise of students to enable them to stand out in their related fields. Recently, FSAH student Ng Hwa Ee, who is studying the Bachelor of Creative Multimedia (Hons) in Multimedia Design programme, demonstrated his designing prowess that led him to win not only Champion prize at the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Championship at national level, but also the Silver medal on the international stage, at the ACA World Championship held in Orlando, Florida in America.

MALAYSIA took home the silver at the 2016 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championships, which was held at Orlando, Florida, in the United States recently.Tunku Abdul Rahman University College student Ng Hwa Ee beat 230,000 competitors at the global competition that identifies and recognises the next generation of design professionals using Adobe design software.

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championship adalah sebuah pertandingan grafik bertaraf dunia yang menguji skil, kepakaran dan kreativiti pelajar dalam menggunakan perisian Adobe photoshop, Illustrator dan In design.

Baru-baru ini, Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) World Championship telah julung kalinya diadakan di Malaysia bagi menyediakan platform baru kepada pelajar seni rekabentuk dan memperkenalkan karya mereka ke peringkat antarabangsa.

Natalie Sit was an administrative clerk in a small company in a small town who rose to become the CEO of her own IT company, Acestar. MEK ZHIN has the story.

IF THERE is a takeaway from the story of Natalie Sit’s rise from administration clerk to CEO of her own company, it is that the way forward in life is to keep learning and improving, and to make the most of the opportunities you’re given.