MICROSOFT founder and owner Bill Gates is the role model for Malaysia's
small businesses, according to a survey by online payment firm PayPal.
The survey, done last year on 300 small and medium businesses (SMBs),
found that 29 per cent deri...
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs), which make up 99.2% of the
businesses in Malaysia, are urged to increase their penetration into
the non-traditional markets such as Brazil, Russia, the Middle East,
China and India to improve their performance....
BATU ARANG, 21 Dis (Bernama) -- Cukai barangan dan perkhidmatan (GST)
sebanyak empat peratus tidak akan menjadi beban tambahan kepada rakyat
memandangkan ia akan menggantikan cukai jualan dan perkhidmatan yang
dikenakan sekarang ini pada kadar ant...
THE government has put in place a number of strategies geared to
further develop existing industries and also create new business
opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). They are centered on potential new growth drivers, namely in...
THE Halal Development Council (HDC), which recently formed a
partnership with French Benefiq Pte Ltd, hopes to help small and medium
entrepreneurs (SMEs) tap the high demand from European halal market.
The corporation aims to assist SMEs in meet...
GOVERNMENT departments and agencies have been urged to make it
easier for entrepreneurs to obtain funds to expand small and
medium-scale enterprises.
Bukit Naning state assemblyman Datuk Abdullah Ali said he was
disappointed that some governmen...
MALAYSIA'S economy is well on track for a full recovery by next
year, judging from increasing demand for products and services of late,
says Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Mustapa Mohamed.
"The business community is telling me ...
OOD packaging and strong brand
presence go a long way towards enhancing sales of products, as they
stand out in the market and attract customers' attention.
The right branding and good packaging can triple a company's sales,
SME Corp Malaysia Bh...
MIDF Research is upgrading its forecast on Malaysia's gross domestic
product (GDP) growth for 2009 to-3.3 per cent from -4.5 per cent, or a
1.2 per cent point revision, on the strength of the
stronger-than-expected recovery in the services and m...
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 Okt (Bernama) -- Sektor perbankan berkemungkinan
menyaksikan pertumbuhan pinjaman sebanyak lapan peratus tahun depam
ekoran pemulihan ekonomi Malaysia dan negara-negara Asia, kata MIDF
Research.
"Kami mengekalkan ramalan pertumbu...
THE need for cash flow during the difficult economic period and
enhanced awareness on government grants have led to a surge in
applications for grants by small and medium enterprises (SME) this year.
SME Corp Malaysia chief executive officer Dat...
SINGAPORE, Sept 8 — Malaysia’s global competitiveness ranking
dropped three positions to 24, according to the World Economic Forum’s
Global Competitiveness Report for 2009-2010 released today.
The drop essentially was the result ...
PETALING JAYA: The Government has reallocated RM2bil to the RM5bil
Working Capital Guarantee Scheme (WCGS) to further assist eligible
companies to continue their operations amid the economic slowdown.
Due
to overwhelming response, the Government ...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Small and Medium Industries Development
Corporation (SMIDEC), which was renamed as SME Corp, will start
operations on Sept 1 with the current chief executive officer (CEO) and
chairman in charge of the operations as the gov...
JOHOR BARU: Local small and medium enterprises (SME) have been urged to use machines to overcome a labour shortage.
Johor
International Trade and Industry, Energy, Water, Communications and
Environment Committee chairman Tan Kok Hong said the use ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been
urged to be more creative and innovative, and adopt branding
initiatives in order to survive and compete effectively in the rapidly
changing international business environment.
SMI...
PUTRAJAYA: Small- and medium-sized industry (SMI)
entrepreneurs have been asked to vary the products they manufacture to
enable wider penetration into hypermarkets.
Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri
Ismail Sabri Yaa...
THE government wants to strengthen the role and contribution of local
small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to economic growth as part of its
Budget 2010 initiatives.
Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah said
despite making ...
