Article: Tap govt resources to expand abroad, Abdullah tells SMEs

Azlan Abu Bakar
New Straits Times
06-07-2007
Tap govt resources to expand abroad, Abdullah tells SMEs
Byline: Azlan Abu Bakar
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Business Times
Type: News

SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should take advantage of government resources such as overseas trade offices as a key source of market intelligence to expand abroad, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

He said the lack of overseas expertise and contacts are among the major factors which affect local small and medium-sized enterprises' ability to penetrate the international market.
"This is further made worse by a lack of resource to external funding as well as insufficient manpower ...

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