TRADING & DISTRIBUTION Home Business Success with IT By KATHERINE TEE MELAKA: Gainerwang Marketing Enterprise is a home-based company that trades plastic items such as big plastic bins, containers and children playground gadgets locally. Its core customers are mainly government and developers of housing projects. "Previously I was doing the quotation, billing and accounting manually and hiring a part-timer to do the account tasks. I found that the cost of hiring part-timers was very high and only a few are interested to do them. Moreover, the part-timers were giving a lot of trouble when they kept calling me for details on how to do this and that. When they travel, the tasks were passed back to me and I have no idea on how to continue with them," said Mrs Hoe, the founder of Gainerwang. Mrs Hoe was IT illiterate but she was determined enough to manage her accounts on her own. "IT Jaya recommended a billing and accounting software to me coupled with training and support. Now, I have no problems in doing my sales from quoting, invoicing, closing sales and updating accounts, thanks to the advance computer technology today, both software and hardware. I suggest that all old-fashioned businesses implement an effective computer system to compete in our modern world today," she added. Mrs Hoe now enjoys working on her own, totally free and independent. With her home business success, she has something to recommend, "One must know his/her own self and be confident enough with what one can offer. Once offered, make sure that we could provide. Sincerity can make us stay competitive and a long-term relation can be established." For more information about Gainerwang Marketing & Services, contact them at 06-335 2632.