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The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) is an SME forum with aim and object to promote the SME sector. It first started with creating awareness that SME promotion is no charity, it is the right of the sector secondly it identified the impediments to SME growth and thirdly it keeps informing the policy makers remedial measures, Finally it plays a role to advocate the cause of the sector.

UNISAME SUBMITS AGENDA FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF SMEs

May 21, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) prior to the Work Group for Capacity Building meeting to be held on 23rd May 2016 at State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) under the National Finance Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) held an open forum at UNISAME office to discuss the requirements of the SMEs and submit recommendations for […more]

WORKING GROUP ON CAPACITY BUILDING OF SMEs TO RECOMMEND MEASURES

May 18, 2016 |

The Working Group (WG) on Capacity Building (CB) of SMEs is scheduled to hold its first meeting on 23rd May 2016 at Karachi under the National Finance Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) and recommend steps for uplift of the sector. President Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) Zulfikar Thaver who is the chairperson of the WG […more]

Capacity Building Of SMEs Crucial For Promotion And Development Of Sector

May 14, 2016 |

Capacity building of the small to medium sized enterprises is crucial to the promotion and development of the sector and has been rightly placed on priority by the National Finance Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) said Zulfikar Thaver president of the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME). Thaver said skill development , modernization, transfer of technology, […more]

CAPACITY BUILDING OF SMEs INCLUDED IN NFIS

May 7, 2016 |

UNISAME PRESIDENT APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF WORKING GROUP The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) appreciated the efforts of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to revise and redefine the SMEs and to give it a uniform definition and requested all stakeholders to accept the definition for the benefit of the majority sector. President […more]

UNISAME REGRETS BIG BUSINESS WITH IRAN SUFFERING DUE TO NON CLARITY

May 4, 2016 |

The SME rice exporters are contacting the Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) and complaining that commercial banks are not clearing online Form E for exports to Iran and are not yet ready for transactions with Iran as no procedure has been outlined. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the exporters are facing hardships and […more]

MINCOM URGED TO PLAN STRATEGY BEFORE NEW CROPS ARRIVAL

May 1, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has sent an urgent message to the Ministry of Commerce (MINCOM) to convene an urgent meeting to comprehend requirements of commodities exporters in lieu of the new crops arrival immediately after the rainy season. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver invited the attention of the secretary MINCOM to the […more]

ONLINE FIR FACILITY FOR KARACHITES

Apr 27, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME ) LIAISON Committee ( LC )has informed its SME members of the facility for online First Information Report (FIR) and has advised them to lodge online FIR without fear of victimization or high handedness. President UNISAME- LC Zulfikar Thaver said the complainant can call 021 99225500 for […more]

MINCOM URGED TO TAKE STEPS FOR ENHANCING SME SECTOR EXPORTS

Apr 21, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of federal commerce minister Khurram Dastagir to the increase in imports instead of exports and urged him to plan an aggressive strategy to overcome the situation. Pakistan is becoming an import economy and relying on imports instead of setting up import substitution industries […more]

UNISAME URGES SMEDA LEGAL SERVICES TO EDUCATE SMEs ON CYBER CRIME BILL

Apr 16, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) to convene a session to explain the salient features of the Cyber Crime Bill passed in the national assembly to the SME sector before it becomes an act in law. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said since SMEDA […more]

FPCCI STANDING COMMITTEE ON RICE NEEDS TO FOCUS SERIOUSLY ON ISSUES

Apr 13, 2016 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME has invited the attention of the Standing Committee (SC) on rice of Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCC&I) to include very important issues of the rice sector in the agenda for the meeting to be held on 13th April 2016 at FPCC&I. President UNISAME Zulfikar […more]