KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Shopee Malaysia is offering 60,000 local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) benefits of up to RM3,000 each via its Go-eCommerce Onboarding programme. In a statement today, the e-commerce platform said the initiative aims to encourage the adoption of e-commerce as a trade channel among local MSMEs and Malaysian citizens who wish to venture into entrepreneurship. “The Go-eCommerce Onboarding programme is open to registered Shopee sellers who are Malaysian citizens or belong in the MSME category as defined by SME Corporation Malaysia. Shopee added that the programme offers two types of benefits; the first one is available to existing Shopee sellers who have registered as a seller on Shopee before July 1, 2021, where they will receive RM2,500 in Shopee store coins cashback vouchers and up to RM500 in service fee rebates. The programme, which took place from July till September 2020, saw participating MSMEs recording a 158 per cent increase in daily sales.

Source: The Edge Markets July 12, 2021 09:56 UTC