Teguh Harapan holds small business course
By Dazulkipli Ajmat

Acting Director of Technical Education, 2nd right, presenting a certificate of participation to a participant.

Director of Technical Education in a group photo with the participants.

The Trade Development Unit, under the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, entrusted a local company, Teguh Harapan Management Service with the opportunity to organise and facilitate a three-day course in small business management.

The course, from December 29-31, 2003, was held at the Continuing Education section of the Department of Technical Education.

Thirty-five people, including small business managers, took part in the course.

Teguh Harapan was the course consultant while two experts in entrepreneurship, Professor Madya Matyasin Jamil and Ag Bakar Ag Tatam from the University of Technology Mara (UiTM), Sabah, Malaysia were invited as guest speakers.

During the workshop, participants were exposed to important factors such as Introduction to Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship Competency, Business Management Concepts and Principles, Elements and Methods of Planning and Case Studies, Employee Recruitment Planning and Case Studies, Organisational Structure, Business Leadership, Time and Financial Management as well as case studies.

One participant, Awang Serudin Awang Damit, found the course beneficial, especially to aspired small business entrepreneurs.

A closing ceremony was held on December 31 where participants were presented with a certificate of participation by Acting Director of Technical Education Haji Md Daud bin Hj Mahmud.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin