Trying To Start My Own Business After Being Retrenched Is Harder Than It Looks

With many job losses during this COVID-19 pandemic, some of those retrenched have resorted to becoming entrepreneurs, like running a home-based food business, to survive. But not everyone is cut out for it.
Rattanaporn ‘Air’ Phumman used to be a business development director in an events company in Bangkok. She was let go in November 2020 when her company wound down amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Alba Lau was a cabin crew member with Cathay Dragon in Hong Kong before she was let go in October 2020.
Air, the main breadwinner in her family, started a homemade chilli paste business with her mother's help. Alba joined her brother’s toilet seat company, sourcing for her own clients who needed toilet seats installed.
Among other things, both turned to social media like Facebook. But after a few months, Alba admitted she was not cut out to be an entrepreneur and was “90% desperate because I am not sure about my career path anymore. I feel hopeless.”
Both ultimately went back to becoming full-time salaried employees, Air with an NGO and Alba with a children enrichment centre.
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[@SoleS26]

Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground.

[@_91K_]

Yes. This is REALITY. The celebrated "entrepreneurship" has very LOW success rate, and no one is talking about it, everyone is asking everyone to be entrepreneurs. Good luck in your endeavours, strong ladies.

[@jenhong_]

None of the experience go to waste. These experience, skill and knowledge will follow you forever. Many don’t take leap, some took the leap and fell, some will survive. But the 1st step is always the leap. Pandemic pushes people to take the leap when people is push against a hard surface and a harder surface.

[@angxiang3186]

It is said; starting a business is easy but maintaining the continuance is the true act of an entrepreneur. So those who r unemployed~think carefully b4 u throw good money n time into a venture, otherwise, just double/triple your efforts to seek employment. The path to a successful business is difficult and it is more difficult to sustain and expand the business.

[@captainamirika]

All the best for the both of them and all who’s lost their livelihood during this pandemic.

[@exodus9655]

Sometimes being push against the wall could means a new beginning n blessings in disguise. Dont look at bad situation as the end, look at it as a new beginning of something new. Fear not.

[@longqtravis7456]

An interesting report i must say but the situation with the HK girl is quite satire, a luxury house, family business to learn from but the still managed to fail her brother (doing what she want instead of asking) then throwing a huge party after getting a regular full time job lol

[@lang-ed3bk]

that girl asked her brother if she could work for him but then made decisions about HIS business without even consulting him. overstepping boundaries. and changing a logo requires a lot of rebranding.

[@piepie3178]

As a brand designer, watching her did that makes me feel uneasy 😂

[@thirstybeershop]

Strong ladies. Good luck. Stay awesome.

[@frankieteo6659]

Pray for both of them and anyone going through tough times. Stay strong and stay safe.. God bless..

[@kujuakusg]

Wishing both of them all the best in their life 🙏

[@MeowMeow202]

Wishing them the best!! So many people I know are struggling because of the pandemic, especially my friends living in Philippines.

[@aw1078]

Glad they found new jobs. Hope it works out for them.

[@steventeoh260]

Air really a strong lady!

[@voutoo7899]

Love these docs

[@afifsabri8047]

Wishing all the best for both of them.

[@metalextras]

Thanks CNA! What doesn't kill us will make us stronger!

[@theflowergodleanne]

sis rly just changed the business logo without telling her brother 🤨🤨🤨🤨 ???? no… mad sussy behaviour

[@thomsonlim6914]

Agreed. She's entitled af and I empathise with the brother's hesitation in having her involved in the business in the first place.

[@jericlester8765]

online business is doubly hard than storefront business… your customers are invisible and sales are unpredictable… it will take years before you get to grow enough number of customers… if you get that enough number, then orders become predictable… then create another online business… that’s how to grow online business…

[@khookeatchye6883]

I pray we all survive this pandemic. It’s destroyed a lot of lives. May God show mercy upon us all and make us kinder beings 🙏

[@jericlester8765]

there’s no guarantee that you will succeed when you start a business… you are on your own… it’s a lonely, stressful journey and not for the 9-5’ers…

[@JS-jh4cy]

Try to invent a Japanese crapper, it is as complicated as a piece of space shuttle

[@tankman20064]

This is look like those 2nd generation rich HK people. Do business ? House so big. Joke report

[@nakazatous]

Using same old video again and again by changing title and description just to generate views

[@JS-jh4cy]

Running a small business is not easy at times

[@suwan1986]

start a business is never an easy thing, that's why our parents tell us to get the degree... if is easy and guarantee money and success, our parent should have told us otherwise

[@notamoonraker]

Even after getting degree doesn't always guarantee a job la.. especially during this pandemic and the rising of hiring freezes here and there.

[@musiclover6842]

O so they both failed and didn’t keep trying? That’s sad

[@nagatribellive9105]

This is old not new please update New one

[@hiatusinc]

What happened to the singaporean guy and his princess for a wife?

[@TMM-N]

The lady from hk...i am single and can support you..for next 2 years

[@antongavutti4376]

What happen to David? He still paying the Condo & BWM??

[@GlobalDrifter1000]

Speaking Thai.

[@martinh619]

Build business is not walk in the park ladies

[@ohemdoublegee]

I wish I were bilingual

[@Mustang_G]

When you support rioters destroying businesses, and then realized you actually destroyed livelihoods.

[@wennw2711]

That’s the first thought when I see the lady is from Cathay.