{
  "id": 16253541,
  "title": "Kuskop, Tekun bantu usahawan bangkit daripada krisis, kembangkan perniagaan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/kuskop-tekun-bantu-usahawan-bangkit-daripada-krisis-kembangkan-16253541",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/24/kuskop-tekun-bantu-usahawan-bangkit-daripada-krisis-kembangkan-perniagaan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Norisham Kadmin, a former Malaysian Army captain, founded her business with only RM500 in 2010 and later received a RM100,000 loan from Tekun Nasional in 2023. This support helped her continue and develop her batik business despite facing various challenges such as fires, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic.\n\nR Samanan, the founder of Vision Automotive Technology, started his automotive business in 2003 with the goal of proving his father's belief that he could succeed in the automotive industry. He received a RM50,000 loan from Tekun in 2013, which helped him expand his operations. Four years later, he received RM80,000 in additional funding, allowing him to purchase his own business premises.\n\nMohd Rizal Rashid, the founder of Neuronworks International Serantau Berhad, also received support from Tekun Nasional. As a former employee of Tekun, Rizal gained confidence in starting his own business after seeing many entrepreneurs benefit from the agency's assistance. He founded Neuronworks in 2015 and developed his career as a motivational and communication specialist, receiving RM50,000 in funding followed by RM100,000 in funding based on good repayment records.\n\nAll three entrepreneurs appreciate the recent changes introduced by Kuskop under the leadership of Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi, Steven Sim. These changes include the launch of the Tekun Online System, which allows entrepreneurs to apply for loans entirely online, and faster processing of micro-loans within 24 hours, as well as loans up to RM100,000 within seven working days. Norisham sees this improvement as a positive step towards reducing bureaucracy and speeding up the loan approval process. Samanan also mentions that the online application process is much easier compared to the previous manual method.",
  "summary": "Tiga usahawan berkongsi bagaimana pembiayaan dan bimbingan Tekun Nasional bawah Kuskop bantu mereka mengatasi cabaran, meneruskan operasi dan kembangkan perniagaan.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}