Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Polishing the Groom Big Companies

The Accounting Research Institute (ARI) has been invited by the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) to help out with the "Groom Big" project of the Ministry of the Internationation Trade (MITI).  ARI researchers conducted and will conduct site visits to eight Groom Big companies in October and November 2012.  This week, three site visits have been completed, where researchers went to (1) Rough n Tough Sdn Berhad in Rembau Negeri Sembilan; (2) Brimal Stampress Sdn Berhad in Kapar Klang and (3) Shamawar Electra Sdn Berhad.  The Groom Big project is part of the government's initiative (through MITI) to promote some potential SME companies for the export and international market.  Upon completion of the visits, ARI researchers will prepare case study book for MPC detailing capabilities, issues, challenges and potentials of these companies to spread their wings...