Why Everyday Malaysians Are Leaving Their 9-5 Job To Start E-Commerce Businesses

Starting a business was once perceived as a risky move — but is much more common now than you thought.

Nowadays, it's much simpler to build and maintain a business through an e-commerce store. Practically anyone with an internet connection, good work ethic and basic business knowledge can do it.

But other than just how easy it is — here are the 3 main reasons why more and more everyday Malaysians are leaving their 9-5 jobs and starting their own e-commerce business.

1. Freedom Of Lifestyle

2. Unlimited Financial Possibilities

3. The Right Timing

1. Freedom Of Lifestyle

One of the downsides of working a 9-5 job is the limited lifestyle choices we are offered. Long and fixed hours make it feel like we're living to work instead of the other way around.

On the other hand, running your own e-commerce brand doesn't mean you get all the time in the world too. But being your own boss has its own perks.

You are granted much more flexibility in planning your own schedule and time. This reason itself is enough to convince most entrepreneurs to actually take that leap into starting an e-commerce business from their own homes.

2. Unlimited Financial Possibilities

Most people are feeling stuck in their 9-5 jobs. Plus, with inflation slowly creeping in, the average salary for office jobs is just barely enough.

As a result, more and more people are starting side hustles online. These e-commerce business owners might even continue working on their day jobs until their business grows too big to handle from home.

Put it this way, e-commerce offers huge upside potential and very low downside risk.

With the right knowledge, starting an e-commerce business can be approached strategically and calculated. It doesn't always mean quitting your job and taking out a huge loan.

Today, you can even kickstart an e-commerce business without spending tens of thousands. Book a discovery call to know more.

3. The Right Timing

Flashback to 2020 — when COVID came, practically everything went online. That caused a surge of online shoppers. More and more people got comfortable shopping online, especially with smaller brands.

Now that we're moving into an endemic, online shopping is still continuing to grow and has no signs of slowing down.

Lots of entrepreneurs saw this as an opportunity to start a business online and drastically reduce their risks compared to a traditional brick-and-mortar store.

Our Final Thoughts

After going through 2 years of constant madness of the pandemic, many Malaysians are starting to realise that most jobs aren't really that 'safe' at all.

E-commerce presented itself as an opportunity for many of the working class to start their own business journey and generate extra income.

Combine with the rise of smartphones and the growing willingness of Malaysians to shop online, we foresee that more and more entrepreneurs are likely to find success in starting their businesses through e-commerce.

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About Undoubt Studio

Undoubt Studio is a Malaysian-based branding & digital marketing studio. We are on a mission to — help entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses launch profitable e-commerce brands. Start selling online in just 10 weeks. Learn more.

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