SME News
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2022-06-14
Struggling to cope, small businesses don’t see need for ESG standards, say experts
PETALING JAYA: Experts are at odds over the adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) post-pandemic. A group of panellists at the Malaysian Economic Summit 2022 noted today that while w...
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2022-06-14
Malaysia's labour, productivity data misleading, says economist
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): There is a need for Malaysia to recognise the fact that the labour data, and a great deal of the productivity data, are actually quite misleading in order to grasp the actual economic situation, said economist&n...
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2022-06-14
Proactiveness, risk-taking key to family business governance
PETALING JAYA: Strong entrepreneurial drive, a high level of socioemotional wealth and motivational leadership styles are key to the sustained performance of family businesses, according to a survey by KPMG Private Enterprise and the STEP P...
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2022-06-13
Tourists are back, but not workers
GEORGE TOWN: A shortage of skilled workers in the hospitality sector is hitting the tourism sector at a time when it is seeing an upswing in business, and is threatening to get worse by the year end. As local and foreign visitors rush back to hots...
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2022-06-13
Pikom urges SMEs to double down on digital transformation
The National Tech Association of Malaysia (Pikom) is urging local businesses to double down on their digital transformation initiatives now that Malaysia has entered the endemic phase to stay ahead of regional competition. In a statement, its Piko...