SME Corporation Malaysia's (SME Corp) CEO, Datuk Hafsah Hashim, emphasises the agency's commitment to the development and strengthening of business ventures in the country. IBRSME also highlights the challenges and gains of automation, the upcoming 11th Malaysia Plan, and the government's goal to remove intermediaries in the agricultural sector.

In this issue, International Business Review SME highlights six significant factors that will impact SMEs in 2015. We also explore Malaysia's biotechnology industry, opportunities in India and financing with equity crowdfunding.

The Human Resource Development Fund’s (HRDF) new CEO highlights the company’s focus on developing and strengthening human resource potential in Malaysian SMEs. In addition, this issue explores the textiles industry and the benefits of outsourcing.

In this issue, International Business Review SME spotlights Hawa Ghazzali Collections – one of the fastest growing haute couture design houses in Malaysia – and its founder/CEO Datin Lynda Ghazzali. Also, in line with our aim to showcase the latest opportunities for SMEs, our features include looking at the prospects of doing business online and the public transport industry.

In this edition, our cover story shines the spotlight on corporate branding, where we look at essential ways for SMEs to bring their products and services to a worldwide audience, in line with the Malaysian Government’s aim of increasing SME contribution to the GDP. Elsewhere, we investigate the rapid growth of cooperatives, take a closer look at the various avenues of capital available to SMEs, and also discover the economic bounce that the cultivation of rubber can have on Malaysia’s economy.

Our cover feature showcases Worldwide Medivest – a part of the Selangor State Development Corporation’s (PKNS) portfolio delivering Halal healthcare products such as sutures and other medical devices in Malaysia. We also look at women’s contributions to entrepreneurship and how to increase local participation, investigate the advantages of operating a virtual office and discover how encouraging digital development promotes national economic growth.

Our cover feature spotlights the achievements of BP Healthcare as an SME champion, growing from being a single medical laboratory to become the largest non-government linked healthcare group in Malaysia. We also investigate the possible impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement on SMEs, showcase how crowdfunding can help entrepreneurs raise capital and look at the business opportunities in Malaysia\'s palm oil sector.

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