KUSKOP AIMS RM5 MILLION IN SALES AT RAMADAN RAYA BUY LOCAL CAMPAIGN

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) --  The 2025 Ramadan Raya Buy Local campaign, which runs for two months starting March 1, aims to generate RM5 million in sales, double the RM2.5 million achieved last year.

Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Datuk Ewon Benedick said that within just 15 days, the initiative under the MyMall digital sales platform has already recorded RM2.6 million in sales.

"This is a positive development for micro, small and medium enterprise (PMKS) entrepreneurs in generating income and sales in conjunction with Ramadan through the online platform, MyMall," he said when met by reporters after opening the campaign at ODEON Kuala Lumpur here today.

Regarding MyMall, he said,  2,857 entrepreneurs have registered on the platform, collectively generating RM10.819 million in sales since its launch in 2022.

  He said the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry (KUSKOP) would continue to support the MyMall platform,  providing free registration for all PKMS entrepreneurs and cooperatives, along with complimentary marketing and advertising for their products.

The ministry, he said, would continue to provide various financing schemes, through its seven agencies, to support entrepreneurs in need of additional capital - whether to start, sustain, or expand their businesses.

According to him, the ministry disbursed RM9.577 billion in financing and grants to 333,625 SMEs and cooperative entrepreneurs last year.

"I believe this year with the enthusiasm and desire of our entrepreneurs and cooperatives to scale their businesses, with the availability of these agencies to help, I think the value can be increased further," he said.

 Meanwhile, an entrepreneur who specialises in “sambal bilis” and “daging dendeng”, Suryani Saidin, 46, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to operate a stall at ODEON Kuala Lumpur, a venue owned by UDA Holdings, an agency under KUSKOP.

“KUSKOP has provided significant support to small entrepreneurs like me in boosting sales. Hopefully, this programme can be continued,” she said.

Local entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses are encouraged to join the MyMall digital sales platform by registering at www.mymallmalaysia.my or email to  contact@mymallmalaysia.my.

  -- BERNAMA