Govt to boost iTEKAD grant allocation by RM6 mln to assist micro entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will increase its grant allocation for the iTEKAD social finance programme by RM6 million to assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), especially the B40 group. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this will bring the overall iTEKAD aid for this year to RM10 million, up from the RM4 million […]
Go Digital Asean initiative to train 15,000 youth, micro entrepreneurs in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Go Digital Asean programme, which focuses on closing the digital gap across the region, has reached Malaysian shores and is set to provide training for up to 15,000 underemployed youths and micro entrepreneurs nationwide. In a statement today, the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (Medac) said the programme, launched by its minister […]
Adapt to survive
KUCHING: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro entrepreneurs have been urged to change their marketing strategies and business models during the movement control order (MCO) period. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said this was in order to achieve business sustainability as conventional methods were no longer […]
Micro, small entrepreneurs urged to go online
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has urged micro and small entrepreneurs in Malaysia to continue to promote their products and services during the Movement Control (MCO) period. Chief executive officer Surina Shukri said MDEC’s support for these entrepreneurs is not limited to those who have attended the agency’s programmes, pointing out that […]
