Myanmar has invited large Malaysian firms to cooperate in development of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the country, saying that the ongoing Showcase Malaysia- 2013 will provide opportunity and ensure cooperation between entrepreneurs of both ...
Muslims performing prayers at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur. — AFP picKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Malaysia’s federal Islamic authority today stamped its seal of approval on the new Bumiputera Agenda set to offer the community tens of billi...
(From Left) Multimedia Development Corp Sdn Bhd CEO Datuk Mohd Badlishan b Ghazali, Finance Ministry deputy secretary-general Datuk Mat Noor Nawi, Irwan and International Trade and Industry Ministry deputy secretary-general Mohd Ridzal ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Realising the vast potential of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd has introduced the Alliance Bank BizSmart Academy.
It is the first-of-its-kind business academy aimed at inspiring and nurtur...
THIS will be the last of the series of articles for this year. I have kept this piece on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the end as it provides an opportunity to draw together issues raised in my previous articles, focusing on how they apply t...
VIP guest: Najib shaking hands with MTEM members at the group’s open house celebration.
PETALING JAYA: The Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) has submitted a 75-point resolution to the Government aimed at ensuring a bet...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is not a free trade agreement, it is a controlled trade agreement put together by an impoverished nation trying to exploit the natural resources of other countries, said former prime minister Tun...
Clarion call for SMEs:They need to innovate or consolidate in view of the sector's liberalisation.
PETALING JAYA: Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) will need to reinvent the way they do business in light of the sector’s liber...
IT’S what everyone who’s ever wanted to start a business or already running one aspires to achieve - to grow big.
But growing a small business is riddled with challenges.
The following, though not exhaustive, are some examples that will...
PETALING JAYA: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which make up about 98% of business establishments in Malaysia, could experience a slower growth as loans to this sector potentially becoming more expensive with the implementation of the Basel...
The government today announced a new definition of small medium enterprises (SMEs), which should see an increase in the number of such firms and facilitate the country's transformation into a high income nation.
In making the announcement, Pri...
KUALA LUMPUR: Hawkers and petty traders who are considered the riskiest segment of small business lending, have the most difficulty in gaining access to financing.
Although there is the Hawkers and Petty Traders Loan Scheme introduced in 1986, the f...
PETALING JAYA: Small and medium enterprise (SME) sector leaders have lauded the Government’s move to redefine the SME’s criteria in terms of annual turnover and workforce.
Branding Association of Malaysia president Datuk Eric C...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) aims to increase its market share to between six and seven per cent based on total SME financing by 2015.Managing Director Datuk Mohd Radzif Mohd Yunus...
Passionate: Lim speaking at the launch of the Malaysia SME Congress 2013 at Fraser’s Place, Jalan Perak, Kuala Lumpur.
ENTREPRENEURS in need of motivation can look forward to inspiring stories at the Malaysia SME Congress 2013 which wi...
PETALING JAYA: The size of Malaysia’s capital market has more than tripled to RM2.5 trillion since 2000, equivalent to 264% of the country’s gross domestic product, according toSecurities Commission (SC) deputy chief executive Datuk&...