Locals go nuts over chestnuts
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

A local worker roasting chestnuts
Photo: Zureena Abdullah 

Good news awaits unemployed locals. A local company specialising in the preparation of chestnuts is looking for proactive, dedicated and far-sighted employees to fill up the available vacancies. Syarikat Perniagaan Ribuan Ria at Jalan Tutong is in search of more employees to expand their trade, in its zest to become a corporate leader.

Interested applicants can call 8731372, and training will be provided for newly employed staff.

Rising from a small establishment, which was only self-sustainable at the beginning, the company now has revolutionary visions to increase their points-of-sales in various parts of the Brunei-Muara District.

Currently it has seven outlets, located in Gadong, Seri Lambak Complex, Berakas, Liyana Restaurant, First Emporium Seri Complex, 1.80 shop in Gadong, Hock Hin in the capital and Tiong Hin in Sengkurong.

"The ever-increasing demand of Qian Xi Roasted Chestnut has forced us to set-up more points-of-sales in the near future, hence the need for us to employ more locals," said Tina Chiew, a share partner of the company with Lim Beng Guan.

At present the company also employs locals through the help of the Labour Department, Ministry of Home Affairs.

According to her, their Qian Xi roasted chestnut is one of world's best as it is grown on unique geographical location, which offers good soil condition and climate.

"The chestnuts are very nutritious and low in fat, rich in fibre and contain vitamins B2, B12, C, E as well as other rich minerals," she added.

She claims eating chestnuts are good for the kidneys and provides good cleansing for the urinary system.

She added the success of the company is due to its proactive stand in commerce and entrepreneurship as well as the discarding of the getting-quick-rich mentality.

"We must also improve ourselves, instil greater discipline and realise that success can only be achieved through efforts and hard-work.

"There is no short cut for success and wealth," she said adding that her company is good at collecting explicit wisdom.

However, she said the real competitive advantage is in effectively capturing, using and managing tacit knowledge "such as when and where to open new points-of-sales".

She said, today, knowledge management has become a question of survival strategy, competitive advantage, and creating wealth by leveraging invisible capital, mainly organisational knowledge.

"To survive and succeed in the 21st century, we have to be knowledge-based and knowledge-driven. We need to innovate on a continuous basis, share and socialise knowledge, and apply knowledge for empowerment, for greater effectiveness and for sustainable and equitable development," she said.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin