Supporting SMEs to Go International, BSI Holds Business Matching at BSI International Expo 2024

Kapanlagi.com - BSI shows its commitment to supporting SMEs to penetrate the global market. This was proven directly through the Business Matching agenda held during the BSI International Expo 2024 event on June 20-23, 2024.

After successfully presenting in front of business representatives from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, Lithuania, and Nigeria for two consecutive days, on Saturday (06/22/2024), Indonesian SMEs held a business matching meeting with business actors from Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Azerbaijan, and the Philippines.

Interestingly, in addition to bridging local business actors with representatives from various countries, BSI also provides financial assistance facilities that greatly help alleviate the burden of SMEs considering that international business requires substantial capital. So, what is the response of these SMEs?

1. Many SMEs Feel Helped by BSI Assistance

The assistance from BSI is certainly a great joy for SMEs. Especially with the financial facilities that help their businesses to grow better. Now, one of the lucky ones who received the L/C payment facility from BSI is Famchips, an SME that produces fruit and vegetable chips from Malang, East Java.

The Famchips team is happy to participate in the exhibition organized by BSI because their SME has successfully signed an MoU with a trading company from Dubai, which offers a contract worth Rp 1.1 billion per month to sell Famchips products in Dubai.

In addition, there is also one of the winners of the BSI Entrepreneur Talent from Aceh, namely Capli, who successfully went international in the business matching of BSI International Expo 2024 and obtained a buyer from Malaysia with a transaction contract of up to 29 tons. It is worth noting that Capli itself is the 3rd place winner (Empowered category) of the BSI Entrepreneur Talent 2022.

Capli is a food brand in the form of Aceh's green chili sauce, founded by Yuliana and has been certified by BPOM and Halal BPJPH. Yuliana introduces one of the riches of the Gayo highlands, which is green chili peppers, to more spicy food lovers in the country with packaged chili sauce products.

2. Business Actors from Other Countries Also Showcase Their Products

Not wanting to be left behind by Indonesian SMEs, entrepreneurs from several countries also showcased their flagship products at the BSI International Expo 2024. The countries include Japan, Australia, Brazil, Turkey, UAE, and the Philippines.

From the Turkish booth, represented by Musiad Indonesia, there are several examples of food products and vinyl flooring. FYI, Musiad itself is an independent business and industry association from Turkey that has branch offices in 83 countries, including Indonesia. This organization has tens of thousands of members and is one of the appropriate platforms for conducting trade between Indonesia and Turkey.

(kpl/glo)