We don’t need an excuse to celebrate remarkable women, but we do love it when women entrepreneurs are recognised for their accomplishments, especially when they’ve built successful businesses by challenging social norms with creativity, determination and grit.
eCommerce platform Lazada has always made its mission to empower women entrepreneurs, and honoured its top businesswomen at the second-annual Lazada Forward Women Awards, held to coincide with International Women’s Day, on March 8th, 2022.
Four new awards categories were added this year, including the Lazada Forward Woman of the Year, Rising Star, Social Star and Bricks to Clicks Tech Adopter.
A total of 18 women from Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and other countries across Southeast Asia were recognised for their contributions to digital commerce as well as the impact made on their families, local communities and home countries.
Not only do Lazada’s Forward Woman of the Year winners stand out as successful entrepreneurs and business owners, they’re also mentors that give back to others, helping future female business-owners with support and advice.
The awards presentation, held at Lazada One headquarters in Singapore and broadcasted on LazLive, featured guest performances from musicians and bands, Weish, Aisyah Aziz and Coming Up Roses.
Shining a light on women entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia
The awards also coincide with Lazada’s celebration of its 10th anniversary in the eCommerce space this year. From its start, the company has championed innovation in the digital commerce space as well as female talent, encouraging women across Southeast Asia to start home businesses around their family commitments. All sellers, whether aspiring, new or existing, can kickstart their eCommerce journey with a wealth of resources accessible via Lazada University, which houses online videos and tutorials on every aspect of eCommerce.
The winners of the Lazada Forward Women Awards 2022 have found success in a wide-variety of product areas, with online businesses focused on consumer electronics, baby goods, menstrual health, furniture, pharmaceuticals and more. They are active in mentoring other Lazada sellers, honest about challenges they’ve faced and passionate about helping other women find a way to build their businesses through the digital economy.
Meet Lazada’s Forward Women of the Year 2022 from Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines
Lazada’s Forward Woman of the Year winners from Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines all started their eCommerce businesses from scratch, learning the ropes of digital sales and entrepreneurship while juggling family commitments.
Liang Wee Ling
Liang Wee Ling
Singapore’s Lazada Forward Woman of the Year, Liang Wee Ling, is a 45-year-old product design engineer and mother-of-two, who launched her business 8miles on Lazada after taking an eCommerce course in 2017.
8miles initially sold handmade hair accessories, but Wee Ling decided to pivot her business and focus on mother and baby products instead. Until recently, she did everything from her home, which doubled as an office and a warehouse.
The flexibility afforded by Lazada not only allowed Wee Ling to switch her product offering early on, but ensured she could grow the business alongside spending time with her family.
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