S'gor crowns businesswomen icons
FIVE entrepreneurs from Selangor received recognition during the state's Women Digital Entrepreneur Icon Awards.
Adibah Nor Mokles was named the 2025 Women Digital Entrepreneur Icon while four others received the Best Women Entrepreneur Awards.
The event, held at Dewan Jubli Perak Sultan Abdul Aziz in Shah Alam, marked the closing of the Young Women Entrepreneur Digital Media Incentive Programme (Usahanita Digital).
The programme is an initiative under the Selangor women empowerment and community welfare committee, via Wanita Berdaya Selangor (WBS).
In a media statement, WBS said the programme provided training, guidance and exposure in digital marketing, content creation and digital business management.
Over 200 participants went through five phases of screening. Ten finalists were selected for the final pitching round and to attend the award ceremony.
WBS said the finalists presented business plans in fields such as food, early childhood education, beauty spas, handicrafts, education technology and pet care products.
They were evaluated by judges from various agencies, including Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation, Platform Selangor, Hijrah Foundation, Yayasan Wakaf Khadijah, and Appengage.
The five winners received cash, trophies, business matching grants and opportunities for overseas industry visits in November aimed at making their businesses more competitive.
Also present at the awards ceremony were Selangor State Economic Planning Unit (sectoral Section) chief assistant director Zuraini Harun and WBS chief executive officer Siti Faridah Abdul Samad.
WBS said it hoped such initiatives would foster a more progressive, innovative and independent generation of young women entrepreneurs.
Selangor women empowerment and welfare committee chairman Anfaal Saari launched the ceremony.
She encouraged women to explore new ideas, learn new technologies and contribute positively to their families and communities.
'Women who dare to dream and pursue their ambitions are crucial for building economic resilience not only for themselves, but also for their families and society,' she said.
'If the potential of women, who make up half of Selangor's population, is not fully honed and polished, the state's progress cannot be maximised.'
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