Norcy Beauty Lab’s Success an Inspiration to Sabah Entrepreneurs

11 February 2026

KUALA LUMPUR: The success of Norcy Beauty Lab should serve as an inspiration for Sabah entrepreneurs to expand boldly and compete at the national level.

Sabah’s Deputy Chief Minister III and Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship and Transport, Datuk Ewon Benedick, said Norcy Beauty Lab’s products are not only available in the Sabah market but have also penetrated markets in Peninsular Malaysia and Brunei. The company now employs up to 15 staff and generates annual revenue of nearly RM10 million.

“During my tenure at the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (KUSKOP), through the agency SME Corp last year, I presented a grant to support her business expansion.

“I am proud to witness Norcy’s journey, which began on a small scale at the Matunggong Entrepreneurship Centre that I officiated when I was Sabah’s Minister of Rural Development, and has since grown into a larger-scale enterprise with its own expanded factory in Matunggong and its own OEM factory in Nilai.

“This is the true spirit of Sabah First — not only striving on our own soil, but having the courage to compete and expand beyond Sabah,” he said.

He was speaking after visiting the beauty products manufacturing facility owned by Sabah entrepreneur Norsiah Ahiddin in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, the day before yesterday.

Ewon also expressed his appreciation for Norsiah’s invitation to officiate the company’s new factory and assured that the Ministry of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship and Transport Sabah (MINDET) would provide appropriate support to facilitate the company’s continued expansion.

According to him, Norsiah’s success story aligns with the Sabah First Vision championed by MINDET, which aims to create more Sabahans with sustainable incomes, whether as business owners or as employees in Sabah-owned enterprises.

“Through this vision, I am placing strong emphasis on raising the standards and quality of products and services offered by Sabah entrepreneurs. MINDET will therefore ensure that appropriate assistance is extended to help Ms Norcy further expand her business,” he said.

He congratulated Norsiah Ahiddin and expressed hope that the success of Norcy Beauty Lab would inspire and motivate more entrepreneurs and the people of Sabah.