BERA, March 25 (Bernama) -- Small-and-medium entrepreneurs should venture into the thriving franchise industry which has the potential to generate good returns.Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri said the go...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 25, 2012 (IPS) - Malaysia plans to introduce a national minimum wage for its workers against stiff opposition from employers and manufacturers who warn that such a policy would shut down nearly 200,000 small and medium enterprise (S...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — A survey by the largest Chinese-based business association shows that a slight majority of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are in favour of minimum wage.
Fifty-three per cent of SMEs surveyed by the Associated Chin...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- SME Corp Malaysia has introduced the Innovation Certification for Enterprise Rating and Transformation Programme (1-InnoCERT) to help identify and certify innovative small medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia.Its ...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The manufacturing sector wants the government to give it time and assistance in increasing productivity to match wage increases under a proposed minimum wage of up to RM1,000.
Sixteen manufacturing associations told rep...
TARGETING SME GROWTH: Awang Tengah (second right) going through some documents prior to the press conference. Also seen are Julaihi (second left) and Liaw (right).
KUCHING: A proposal has been made to the federal government that at least 10 per ...
ASTANA (Kazakhstan), March 3 (Bernama) -- The Raja Muda Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, has invited foreign investors, including those from Kazakhstan to explore investment opportunities in the halal industry in the state.
He said...
KUALA LUMPUR: Symantec has introduced a new backup solution for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that it claims can reduce 80 per cent of their backup operating cost over five years.
The new backup system, Backup ...
JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- There is a potential for more expatriates to buy properties in Iskandar Malaysia following Singapore's announcement of a 10 per cent Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty (ABSD) late last year for certain categories of resid...
MIRI: The global halal market is valued at RM9.7 trillion and is expected to increase by 20 per cent by 2015.
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan said the potential market of halal products and services was h...
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has proposed to amend or review the Promotion of Investments Act (1986) to boost the development of domestic investments, said secretary-general Datuk Dr Rebecc...
KUALA LUMPUR: Local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including Muslim entrepreneurs, are urged to get halal certification to seize lucrative opportunities in the global halal sector.
Muslim SMEs shoul...
BEIJING, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- The Asean-China SME Trade Centre in east China's Changshu city, would serve as a one-stop business and trade centre for Asean's and China's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to trade and promote their products, commodit...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- Market development grants (MDG) will be increased four-fold to RM52.5 million this year, from RM12.34 million allocated last year, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.He said t...
