Powerco Trading Case Study

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Ho Shi Yin, founder of the company Powerco Trading (K.K) Sdn. Bhd in Sabah, Malaysia. The company specialized in manufacturing switchboards, sheet-metal parts and also supplies a wide range of electrical accessories for mostly construction usages. It was founded the year 1982 in Kota Kinabalu, a small city in Sabah. Under the leadership of Mr. Ho, the company had expanded over 3 states in the country, including Sabah, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur in the last 5 years. The reputation he had built for the company for the past few decades had proven to be a success as the company is now currently the primary supplier of all government and private business construction projects.
Successful entrepreneur like Ho Shi Yin, did not come from a wealthy
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Mr. Ho always challenge himself and his workers to push their own limits to provide a better quality product and customer service. Every other year Mr. Ho will send his product to England and Europe for board testing to receive the quality certification for their product. Currently in the states, he is the only switchboard manufacturer that has such a high quality certification. Mr. Ho also mentioned his marketing strategy in the business of switchboard manufacturer. Instead of selling his goods externally to contractors in the construction companies, he pitches and builds his company’s reputation internally to the Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB). Both are government organizations in charge of the local constructions, in which Mr. Ho is able to put his company’s name in the top spot on the recommended switchboard manufacturer list. With the leadership of Mr. Ho, the company had evolved tremendously from a small and insignificant company to a company that has expanded throughout the country and is well-known by …show more content…
He is one of the entrepreneurs that was able to start small and became so successful. I’ve heard so much about his company, his personal being of being humble and respectful to others. His contribution towards charities that occurs frequently around the states had also increased my admiration towards him. The way he developed his company is also amazing since not many entrepreneurs were able create a competitive but a respectful work environment. Furthermore, his thoughtful concept about attitude really inspired and awakened my ignorant way of behaving. I would definitely be honored to work for a man like him and learn all these great attitudes he has about life and business to guide my path to

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