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myimpact SME Forum Panel 1: Beyond The Cost Crunch: Building Stronger, Smarter SMEs

Datuk William Ng, National President, SAMENTA | Nini Tan, Executive Director, DobiQueen | Hazlinda Abdul Hamid, Head of SME Banking , Maybank

21-Nov-25 12:00

myimpact SME Forum Panel 1: Beyond The Cost Crunch: Building Stronger, Smarter SMEs

Businesses are feeling the squeeze from higher SST, rising electricity bills, foreign worker levies, and tougher financing. This panel will explore how companies are managing these pressures through smarter cost control, efficiency, and government support to stay competitive.

This event was presented by Maybank. Future-proofing your business.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan


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Categories:  Corporates,  SME,  entrepreneurs,  economy,  technology

Tags:  electricity cost,  foreign worker levies,  compliance costs,  financing bottlenecks,  sst, 


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