Three-step approach to help SMEs
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Feb 3, 2011 - ST Forum
MR NG Junrong's letter ('Helping small and medium-sized firms: Higher labour costs not the answer'; Tuesday) highlighted that many employers are not aware of the avenues available to them to improve productivity, and this is particularly the case for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Recognising the lack of know-how for SMEs to improve their productivity, the Workforce Development Agency and Spring Singapore jointly initiated the SME Productivity Action Roadmap (SME-PRO) last year, a three-step approach for SMEs to be exposed to the basics of productivity, train management and staff on productivity concepts and measurement tools, and assist SMEs in productivity improvement.
Under SME-PRO, the Productivity@Work website was set up in June last year. It contains information on productivity concepts, tools, case studies and relevant government assistance programmes. SMEs can access a quick-start guide, self-analyse their current productivity standards, select productivity seminars or courses to attend, identify a productivity consultant to work with or pose a question online.
We have a network of five Enterprise Development Centres or EDCs - EDC@ASME, EDC@SMa, EDC@SCCCI, EDC@SMCCI and EDC@SICCI. These were set up through a joint effort by Spring Singapore and key business chambers and associations - Association of Small and Medium Enterprises; Singapore Manufacturers' Federation; Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - to provide business advisory services to SMEs facing business issues.
Through the Productivity Management Programme (PMP), the EDCs have engaged productivity experts to assist SMEs to jump-start their productivity knowledge, diagnose areas for improvement and customise an implementation roadmap.
Raising productivity is critical for all businesses - big and small. We would encourage all businesses, in particular SMEs, to contact any of the EDCs so we can help to work with them to plan and embark on their productivity journey.
For more information on SME-PRO, Productivity@Work and the PMP, visit www.enterpriseone.gov.sg.
Hernaikh Singh
Director
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lip service.
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these days I become very afraid when the gahmen wants to help. -
Originally posted by SevenEleven: these days I become very afraid when the
gahmen wants to help.
Better forget their services, you get more than what you bargain for.
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want to steal some ideas maybe
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simple.. provide the SMEs some protection for their ideas and enterprise...
simple glaring examples are the poor bastard who came up with the idea of selling breakfast items off the back of a panel van.. the sod went to get a license for it like a law-abiding citizen and the assholes went and put his idea up as a "tender" or something.. he didn't make the cut of the tendering process and was left out in the cold...
then there is this bunch of people in Jurong East Interchange many years ago.. they built a little kiosk and sold breakfast... it was quite successful.. the NTUC came in and built a similar kiosk beside them and then by using their size, squeezed out the poor sods in the original kiosk...
so there.. one simple thing on how to protect the SMEs...
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Originally posted by SevenEleven: these days I become very afraid when the gahmen wants to help.
Feels like mentally once you accept gahmen help it's like accepting a "sentimental" debt with unwritten repayment terms.I think I forgot the days when angbaos were just angbaos. Nowadays, angbaos are like blackmail when I get it from relatives and elders... you better ALT-TAB into married life asap and be the next bloke to give my children angbaos. Don't geh geh act blur everyday take my money then pretend cannot find girl or boyfriend then don't get married.
Reading between the lines is a key to survival in Singapore.
Or so I thought. haiz.... now hit save.
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no need 3 steps lah......................i step enough liao....................
the PAP should just stop competing against local firms......................
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Originally posted by unclerexy:
Feels like mentally once you accept gahmen help it's like accepting a "sentimental" debt with unwritten repayment terms.I think I forgot the days when angbaos were just angbaos. Nowadays, angbaos are like blackmail when I get it from relatives and elders... you better ALT-TAB into married life asap and be the next bloke to give my children angbaos. Don't geh geh act blur everyday take my money then pretend cannot find girl or boyfriend then don't get married.
Reading between the lines is a key to survival in Singapore.
Or so I thought. haiz.... now hit save.
I feel like in the same situation as you.Are you a girl?
Maybe next cny I can bring you along to pretent to be my gf.
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Are local SMEs struggling in Singapore?
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Originally posted by Cute Dolphin:
Are local SMEs struggling in Singapore?
wat do u think? -
Originally posted by FBFIce:
wat do u think?
I think our country government help large enterprise more. -
so y still ask?