Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest digital finance platform for SMEs, has entered a strategic partnership with TASConnect (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a working capital solutions provider incubated by SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered.
Through this collaboration, SMEs using the TASConnect platform can access Funding Societies’ tailored supply chain...
RHB Banking Group (RHB) recently hosted its annual RHB #JomBiz Awards Ceremony to recognise the achievements of 60 micro-entrepreneurs who form the third and fourth cohort of the programme.
RHB #JomBiz is a socio-economic empowerment programme that is transforming the lives of micro-entrepreneurs from the B40 and underserved communities, providing...
Despite experiencing challenges in adapting to market changes and regulatory shifts, Malaysia’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is expected to continue progressing in 2025, while Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SAMENTA) president Datuk William Ng highlighted how SMEs that have embraced digitalisation are thriving.
However, traditional business that have...
Following the Malaysian National Budget 2025 announcement last Friday, many are commending the allocations and the initiatives introduced by the government, with one of them being an increase of minimum wage to RM1,700 from the previous RM1,500.
However, the Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SAMENTA) Malaysia president Datuk William Ng...
The Kinta Small and Medium Business Sustainability Association (KPKS) Perak has led a delegation to China with an aim to strengthen ties and explore collaboration opportunities with the country’s SMEs.
The visit – from 23-28 November 2024 – is expected to align local SMEs with advanced technological trends and global...
In efforts to tackle the issue of rising cost of living for Malaysians, the National Budget 2025 tabling announced numerous business-friendly initiatives that could help alleviate the burdens of SMEs.
Even before the announcement of Budget 2025, the MADANI Micro Financing Scheme by Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) serves as a...
Malaysia’s first wholesale halal marketplace, Salaam Market targets to onboard 10,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by 2025.
A business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce software and platform aggregator, Macro Tech Ventures Sdn Bhd – also known as Borong – inaugurated Salaam Market with Maybank Islamic at the Penang International Halal Expo...
In regard to the Malaysian Budget 2025 that will be announced later today, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) noted that it should be focused on balancing the country’s economic growth with targeted measures to support households, businesses and key economic sectors, while maintaining fiscal discipline, which could lay...
SME Bank Malaysia Bhd has successfully launched its inaugural SME Bank FundFest 2024, a community-driven initiative designed to provide a platform for budding entrepreneurs, innovative startups, and growing businesses to access funding opportunities and participate in knowledge exchange sessions.
The launch ceremony was officiated by Dato’ Sri Khairul Dzaimee bin...
The micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) Hub will be established in Sabah and Sarawak next year to provide entrepreneurs in both states with better access to business information.
The Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said that the hub – under SME Corporation Malaysia’s (SME Corp) supervision...
SME Bank is aligning with the Government's goal of achieving Net Zero GHG emissions by 2050, launching its seven-year Sustainability Roadmap 2.0 to address climate-related risks and advance its sustainability objectives.
The new roadmap follows the successful completion of the initial three-year Sustainability Roadmap 1.0 (2021–2023), which saw over RM5.89...
The small and medium enterprise (SME) sentiment index rose to 55.8 in the second half of 2024 (2H24), which is an increase from 54.7 in the first half (1H24).
In a statement, SME Bank Malaysia Bhd said this marks the third consecutive increase in the index and the highest score...
