Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick is urging all Bumiputera contractors to compete and expand their businesses through the use of social media.
He said Bumiputera contractors need to keep up with the times if they want their businesses to be more advanced and sustainable.
“Now contractors can use social media to promote their respective companies and not just wait for projects from the government,” he said when opening the Digital Marketing Contractor Capacity Development seminar here today.
Ewon said the seminar organised by the Contractors Service Centre (PKK) showed that the government is very committed to ensuring that the Bumiputera contractor business network continues to remain sustainable and competitive through the use of new media.
“The ministry through PKK is always ready to help entrepreneurs by creating various programmes and collaborations so that entrepreneurs’ development can be further strengthened at the domestic and international level.
“PKK is not only responsible for providing courses to improve competence among Bumiputera contractors, but also plays a role in the rating of Bumiputera companies for government projects,” he said.
He said the PKK is also trying to form a network of cooperation with various stakeholders so that Bumiputera contractors are not marginalised due to the challenges of today’s rapidly developing economy.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency