Virtual platform for entrepreneurs to venture into business
KOTA KINABALU: The State Government through the Industrial Development Ministry will continue to provide assistance to local entrepreneurs, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Joachim Gunsalam.
Joachim who is also Industrial Development Minister said in view of this, the government has set up a virtual platform known as e-Dagang GoBiz as catalyst for local entrepreneurs to venture into business.
He said e-Dagang GoBiz was developed by his ministry to boost marketing of locallymade products and help Sabah entrepreneurs to market their products globally with cooperation from GoNet Holdings Sdn Bhd.
“This marketing strategy is also to motivate local entrepreneurs, especially in the small and medium and micro industry to continue doing business during the Covid-19 pandemic period,” he said at the launch of the eDagang GoBiz platform here yesterday.
The ministry had received more than 500 applications from all over Sabah so far offering 1,000 products, said Joachim.
“I am confident more new entrepreneurs and even the established ones would be participatingin the programme and reap benefits from this platform.”
He said the GoBiz is one of the services in the GoNet application that could be downloaded from the Apps Store and Google Play.
“Of course, there will be many challenges, among which are online scam risks of unsatisfactory product quality, technical issues, communication between seller and buyer but the government and developer of GoNet are prepared to find a solution in order to maintain the quality of the application,” he said.