In the past month, as economic sectors reopened and travel restrictions were being lifted, we’re finally on track to getting back to our usual routine. Needless to say, this has proven to be a boon for many Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) owners who are looking forward to rebuilding their business. At the same time, it’s also an opportune time for MSME owners to rethink which aspects of the business they can further enhance to suit their customers’ needs in a post-Covid situation.

Now that many MSMEs have transitioned to an online marketplace, they will need to engage the services of various technology providers to help them operate efficiently in the new normal. To ensure that MSMEs will continue to have a seamless digital journey, unifi Business has partnered with government and private agencies to put forth business solutions, expertise, and marketing tools all on a single platform, the unifi Business Club (uBC). The best part is, uBC membership is automatically granted to business customers once they sign up with unifi. So, let’s find out how uBC can help MSME owners strive amidst the new normal.

As businesses transition into the digital marketplace, there has been a demand for service providers that could help them operate efficiently as they embrace the new normal.

Tap Into Online Consumers

Establishing a digital business involves cutting-edge technology and so, some of us might be under the impression that such services cost an exorbitant amount of money. The truth is, it might not necessarily be so. With uBC, MSME owners can access a plethora of productivity and marketing tools at minimal costs to grow their online presence and significantly boost sales.

For instance, the Enginemailer helps MSMEs manage an unlimited contact list, create newsletters easily with ready-made templates, and target their audience effectively to send emails to them. In addition, uBC members can engage the services of Yellow Pages to reach out to 80% of internet users worldwide via Facebook and Google Ads at 20% discount.

As the nation’s e-commerce market continues to boom, MSME owners will require services that can help them streamline their business across multiple sales channels. EasyStore not only exposes your products and services to more than one channel, it also provides customer relation services, helps you organize products for all sales channels, and so forth.

Last but not least, uBC members are entitled to Premium Support by unifi whereby on-site technical support is deployed to 25 different TMpoint locations nationwide within two hours of making a request.

Peer-to Peer Community

Despite the pandemic, businesses are still mushrooming in the nation with many setting up their new ventures. The uBC is currently serving nearly 400,000 businesses of varying industries and sizes. Aside from providing business solutions, uBC also offers its members the opportunity to connect with their peers and trade tips with one another by organising frequent networking sessions, webinars, master classes, partnership events, and more.

There’s no method of learning that’s as unique as picking the brains of your peers. SME Sama-Sama on uBC curates a wide range of educational business content in the form of webinars, articles, live chats, and more for members to peruse. Sembang Bisnes webinar is designed to nurture uBC members with up to date tips and tricks to boost their business productivity. More recently, uBC has partnered with Redbeat Academy to provide Instructor Led Training (ILT) and On Demand Courses focused on digital marketing to help MSMEs expedite the adoption of new technology. The partnership has also given birth to Financio, an accounting tool designed to help micro and small enterprises automate certain accounting processes.

Webinars such as Sembang Bisnes can help MSMEs grow their businesses digitally.

Manage Your Day-to-Day Operations Easier

With more of us working remotely nowadays, moving certain operations online allows us to continue working effectively aside from improving efficiency and reducing operation costs. As mentioned earlier, Financio is a cloud accounting software that simplifies your operations by providing an overview of your bank transactions, a smart inventory functionality that ensures you have optimal levels of the right stock at the right location and time, live charts and reports at your fingertips and more.

In addition, you can also digitalise your payroll and human resource tasks with Swingvy’s HR Payroll software, which makes it easy to onboard, pay, insure, and support your team, all in one place. These include a free HR mobile app for leave requests, expense claims, and time attendance as well as an integration with Xero accounting software, Google Calendar, and more.

Give Your Financing A Boost

ScoreXcess is one of the first one-stop business financing application portals for small and micro financing. It applies artificial intelligence technology to evaluate both the capabilities and needs of MSMEs to match them with suitable financing agencies or institutions. Approval status takes up to three working days, based on completion of documents.

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As we step into the new normal, MSMEs will need every support they can get to manoeuvre challenges and regain business momentum. All of the solutions on uBC are offered in collaboration with various agencies from both the public and private sectors. They are available to all uBC members at special discount rates as well, so hurry and check them out!

Learn more about unifi Business Club here.

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• Digitalisation
• MSMEs
• New Normal
• SME
• Unifi
• unifi Business Club