Micro-entrepreneurs and SMEs are offered financing schemes through strategic partnerships with Maybank and Agrobank, as well as given guidance on growing their business under the EntrepreneurNCER.
EntrepreneurNCER is introduced under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) Integrated Human Capital Programme with the aim to assist micro-entrepreneurs and SMEs to ensure sustainability and viability of their businesses.
NCER in a statement, said a total of 8,927 micro and SMEs in Kedah had benefitted from the financing scheme under the entrepreneurNCER progtamme involving a total loan of RM101.8 million since 2019.
While another 22,500 micro and SMEs entrepreneurs in NCER are expected to benefit from the programme under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) with the involvement of CIMB an Affin Bank as new strategic partners of the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) beginning this year.
