If you need an instant small business startup guide, this story may inspire you…

John Kang dreamed all his life of opening a restaurant since 2000. But he couldn’t dream up the money to pay for it.

By 2007, Kang’s financial situation still hadn’t changed. He decided to stop letting poor finances stand in his way and his future as a businessman.

“I saved money from my tax returns and started out making Southern-style Chinese Fried Chicken,” he says. “I sold them around the winter holidays.”

The friend chickens were a hit. Today Kang, 31, operates “Chicken-To-You”, a full-service, home-based catering company in Palm Spring.

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5th May 2007, Kuala Lumpur

So, what actually is Business? Does it mean the same as selling “hot” products to everyone?

Perhaps these were the sort of questions that popped into the minds of most of the people, especially those in Malaysians, who attended the recent WORLD BUSINESS IDEA & TREND CONFERENCE at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, conducted by Dave J, one of Asia’s bestseller authors of SECRETS REVEALED. Despite the last minute announcement on the Stars Newspaper, 82 participants attended. The conference is about the latest trend that is sweeping the business World, both locally and globally.

For most people, starting or running a business means selling something to the public. “Isn’t business is all about hard selling?” they often ask.

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