ACE Magazine: Issue 2 / 2016 ACE Magazine: Issue 2 / 2016 | Page 32

ASEAN COMMUNITY OF ENTREPRENEURS OPINION M anaging of resources in any business e n t i t y i n c l u d e s marketing, talents and operations activities which will finally be encapsulated in the financials. In goods times, marketing – supported by the right manpower and – plays a bigger role in bringing products to the markets. In bad times, however, financial management will come to fore. Advocating the values and importance of financial records and subsequently the keeping of financial records among small businesses will not materialise without an appreciation of the need to maintain a clean financial records. Very often, micro and small businesses are too busy running their day-to-day operations that leave them with no time to manage their daily financial transactions. Even if they have the time, they will not see it as important. The best from among them will insist that they will do it at the end of the month but comes month end, they would have lost their supporting documents and invoice. FinTech: The Ultimate Solution to SMEs’ Financial Woes 30 ASEAN COMMUNITY OF ENTREPRENEURS | ISSUE 2 : 2016 BY DR SHAMSHUBARIDAH RAMLEE