Tag: news
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3,000+ Chargers, 1 App: What EV News Means for MY SMEs
Your delivery driver is circling a block in Petaling Jaya, phone in hand, trying to figure out which charging app belongs to that charger bay. Sound familiar? If you’re running a small business with any sort of vehicle — a delivery van, a company car for your sales rep, even your own commute to the…
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Why Idle Cash Is Costing Your SME More Than You Think
Why Idle Cash Is Costing Your SME More Than You Think When the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPk) president suggested that mosques channel 70% of their donation funds toward community programmes instead of leaving them in bank accounts, he wasn’t only talking to mosque committees. He was describing a problem every Malaysian…
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Stop Hoarding Cash: The Mosque 70% Rule Every SME Owner Needs
What your bank balance is really costing you (and what a Perak mosque proposal can teach you about it) When was the last time you looked at your business bank account and thought, “We’re fine, we have enough in reserves”? Every Malaysian SME owner has done this at some point. But there is a word…
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What Subang Runway Closure Teaches Your SME About Disruption
Your Business Was One Helicopter Away From Chaos You probably run a business that has nothing to do with helicopters. But on August 15, a helicopter engine test at Subang airport changed the afternoon plans of thousands of people — and some of those people were your suppliers, your delivery drivers, your clients, or your…
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What the Sabah Hospital Harassment Case Teaches SMEs
When a Serious Complaint Lands on Your Desk You run a business with maybe 12 employees. You know everyone by name. You’ve had lunches together, celebrated Hari Raya and Chinese New Year as one team. The idea of one of them filing a sexual harassment complaint against a manager feels distant — something that happens…
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Why the AUKU Repeal Shapes Your SME’s Talent Pool
Why the AUKU Repeal Shapes Your SME’s Talent Pool You read the news about the government abolishing the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 and, understandably, filed it under “university matters” — a world away from your shop floor, your client meetings, and your daily scramble for staff. But this story has a thread that…
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Your SME’s Next Productivity Boost? iOS 27’s New Tools
Why a Phone Update Should Be on Your Radar You probably didn’t start your morning thinking about Apple’s next operating system. You were thinking about stock, staff, and the queue of WhatsApp orders sitting in your inbox. But here’s the thing: iOS 27, which arrives in September, is quietly turning the iPhones in your team’s…
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No iPhone 18 This Fall? Your SME Tech Plan Needs This
Apple Just Upset the iPhone Calendar — and Malaysian SMEs Should Pay Attention You probably don’t think of Apple’s launch schedule as something that affects your daily operations. But when your team’s work phones, your WhatsApp Business chats, your e-invoicing apps, and your field staff all run on iPhones, a sudden change in Apple’s product…