LemonVanilla Enterprise was officially established on 14th of November 2008.
As for a fresh face in baking industry, we strongly believed that we should go for the extra mile, learn from lots of books, work with double the effort, sacrifice twice as much, as from our competitors who had been mingling with the ups and downs of the industry long way before us; in order to be at par with them.
Upon deciding which path should I choose before I finally start off my business, it was as difficult as finding the perfect name for a newborn. I was offered quite a handful of job opportunities, which required me to go back to KL, and that's when I turned those offers down.
I've been away from home for almost 10 years. Deep inside my heart, I know that I deserve to savor the tranquility of my hometown, pay my debt for the society in any way possible. Some people might have thought that I've gone nuts. I'm only 22 years old, graduated, with only 1 year of working experience, and I already started off my business. They told me that I won't be able to make it, especially during this economy breakdown, even big companies can't hardly make it through, let alone the ones with lack of experience as myself. But my heart denies this assumption. I have my dreams and I know, somehow, I will succeed, with the correct implementation of knowledge and know-how’s.
With a lot of studies and precautions steps in place, I know that I won't look back. In Islam, we have our social obligation which is just as compulsory as praying 5 times a day. I might have let down a RM5K a month's salary, but I have no regret over it. I might as well stumble and fall, but I pray for the strength from HIM. I might weep and cry but I know, one day I will smile and laugh my heart out. There's something more than just started off a business and make big bucks. I have a lot of plans in place. LemonVanilla is absolutely not an ordinary company. We don't play around ordinary ideas. We always want to do something else.
My life, I leave it up to dear ALLAH for whatever will come next, for the endless rezeki, for the Iman and Islam, which had thought me the real meaning of living my life for others.
My bunches and bunches of thanks to my family, whom I keep very dear at my heart and soul.
My teachers and lecturers, for the endless advices and prayers; keep me up whenever I am about to fall.
My friends; who would I become without your support.
My valued customers, I would not be able to make it without your trust.
Future entrepreneurs, food-lovers, bakers; let the passion grow.
We have a lot to learn from each other.
May HE always shower us with HIS bless.
Best regards,
Siti Munirah Haji Sulaiman
General Manager,
LemonVanilla Enterprise.