SME News
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2021-07-07
Sigh of relief from retailers
GEORGE TOWN: Retailers are hoping that they can make up for lost time now that they are allowed to open for business during the second phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Lim Seow Xi, 33, who runs a hair salon in the George Town area, said ...
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2021-07-07
Malaysian business, trade groups warn of mass unemployment
A coalition of over a hundred Malaysian business and trade groups has warned of mass unemployment if the government persists with its strategy of prolonging a Covid-19 lockdown, which is now in its third month. Industries Unite (IU), which compris...
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2021-07-06
Alibaba Cloud, SDEC to accelerate SME digitalisation in Sarawak
Alibaba Cloud and Sarawak Digital Economy Corp Bhd (SDEC) have forged a collaboration to digitalise small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sarawak and propel the state towards a digital future. SDEC, a wholly owned company of the Sarawak state gov...
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2021-07-06
As MCO continues, B40 women entrepreneurs struggle to maintain online businesses
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Many of the women entrepreneurs from the bottom 40 per cent household (B4) income group who pivoted to selling their products online during the first lockdown last year have grown disheartened as business flagged this tim...
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2021-07-06
Wage subsidies first line of SME’s defence
KUALA LUMPUR: Keeping unemployment low by helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) retain their workers through wage subsidies and loan moratoriums during the pandemic is the first line of defence in helping households, Asia Analytica said. The...

