Perak Indian Chamber of Commerce (PICC) and Inisiatif Perak are conducting a free programme for development of entrepreneurs for PICC members and the public at its premises in Jalan Iskandar Shah. The programme is being conducted by Balraj Rajagobal who is a Project Consultant.
The programme is for four weeks and includes the following topics namely, ‘Overview of Malaysian and Global Economy’; ‘Incentives and opportunities available for SMEs in Malaysia’; ‘Trade Financing’; ‘Government Grants’, ‘Perak Amanjaya Development’ and a briefing on GST.
Training will be given on how to prepare a proper proposal to request for a loan. Grants available from Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation for scientific projects, products of SME Bank for entrepreneurs and the banking credit process will also be covered.
Balraj said that Indian businessmen have low awareness of record keeping. Maintaining accounts is important for the approval of loans.
Saravanan and Mohan, Officers from Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBUDR) briefed on the assistance and services available from YBUDR.
The first programme was an overview and based on the feedback from the participants, speakers from relevant government agencies would be invited to talk on the opportunities and facilities available.
For further details call: 05 255 5558.
A. Jeyaraj
