Press Releases

UNISAME TO DEMAND SME SURVEY FOR TARGETED PROMOTION AT 9th SME FORUM

Aug 23, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) in its committee meeting held at its office yesterday urged the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) to recount, register and determine the micro and small to medium sized enterprises and classify them according to size and line of trade for more focused promotion and development […more]

UNISAME URGES MINCOM TO WAKE UP TO FACE THE CHALLENGES

Aug 20, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) urged the government to come out of its comfort zone and prepare itself to meet the challenges it is facing due to global slow down resulting in decline in exports and Chinese currency devaluation. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said the Ministry of Commerce (MINCOM) must not remain […more]

9th SME CONFERENCE TO ADVOCATE SECTOR UPLIFT

Aug 18, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) assured the stakeholders of advocating the requirements, issues and need for modernization of SME units at 9th SME Conference to be held on 25th August 2015 at Lahore. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver in a meeting with Shamrock Conferences chief Menin Rodrigues highlighted the urgent need to make […more]

UNISAME TO ADVOCATE NEED FOR SMART POLICIES AT 9th SME MOOT

Aug 15, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) to advocate modernization of SME units at 9th SME Conference on 25th August 2015 at Lahore. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver in a message to Shamrock Conferences chief Menin Rodrigues stressed the need to highlight the urgent need to make the SME units smart by adopting modern technologies […more]

UNISAME URGES TAX REFORM COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR NON FILERS

Aug 8, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the chairman of the Federal Tax Reform Commission (FTRC) Masood Naqvi to impress upon the government to extend the time period for non filers to file their returns up to September 2016 to facilitate the bonafide micro and small entrepreneurs. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said […more]

UNISAME URGES 9th SME CONFERENCE TO SEEK PRIORITY FOR SECTOR

Aug 7, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) intends to present a road map to the government for the uplift of the micro, small to medium sized entrepreneurs and present a 13 points doable agenda at the 9th SME Conference 2015 to be held on 25th August 2015 at a local hotel in Lahore. President […more]

FM URGED TO SPARE THE MICRO SECTOR

Aug 1, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the federal finance minister (FM) Ishaq Dar to the issue of filers and non filers and informed him that the chambers of commerce and industries and trade associations demand the national tax number (NTN) before admitting any person as member and also […more]

SME BASMATI RICE EXPORTERS ADVISED TO BUILD BRAND IMAGE

Aug 1, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises ( UNISAME ) advised the basmati rice exporters to build their brand image and promote export of basmati rice and regain lost markets. UNISAME thanked the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan ( TDAP ) and the ministry of commerce ( MINCOM ) for closing the Quality Review Committee […more]

UNISAME URGES FM TO INVIGORATE SME BANK TO ENABLE IT TO SERVE SMES ALL OVER PAKISTAN

Jul 30, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the federal finance minister Ishaq Dar not to privatize or merge the SME Bank with any other bank as it is the only SME specific bank and the sector expects the government to invigorate it to serve the micro and small to medium sized entrepreneurs […more]

UNISAME SEEKS PRIORITY, IMPLEMENTATION OF SME POLICY, STRENGTHENING OF SMEDA & SME BANK AT ROUNDTABLE

Jul 29, 2015 |

The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has asserted that the SMEs have the potential to elevate Pakistan’s position from a lower middle income to upper middle income country as 99% of enterprises in Pakistan are SME’s and urged the federal minister for planning, development and reform Prof Ahsan Iqbal to impress upon the […more]