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ACTNews, JAKARTA – The rapidly-spreading
COVID-19 has forced MSME owners to work hard to fulfill their daily needs. In
several cities, some MSME owners raise white flags as a form of helplessness.
Aiming to support MSMEs so that they wouldn’t have to raise white
flags, Global Wakaf-ACT provides business capital assistance for MSMEs through
the Waqf for Indonesian Micro Businesses (WMUMI).
WMUMI Manager Budi Sulistiyo revealed, MSME owners no longer need to
worry about whether or not their businesses will stay afloat during the
pandemic. They can register to Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) website to apply for
business assistance.
“We’ll conduct an assessment to
make sure that the prospective beneficiaries meet our criteria. The most
important condition is that the business is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In addition, the assets must not be more than IDR 50 million, and its turnover
in a year is not exceed IDR 300 million. The business has to be already running
and is not a new business,” said Budi, Friday (8/6/2021).
The prospective beneficiaries must also commit to the training that
will be given to them, including business mentoring, finance, marketing,
business management, and spirituality.
“After being assisted by Global Wakaf-ACT, it is hoped that the
beneficiaries of the capital assistance can help other MSME owners. Our job is
to spread goodness to the next generation. We hope that by 2025 we can reach
one million MSME entrepreneurs," said Budi.[]
