LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

MOHE The Ministry of Higher Education

TEKUN Tabung Ekonomi Kumpulan Usaha Niaga
SMIDEC Small And Medium Industries Development Corporation
KPTB Kadar Penyertaan Buruh
NGO Non-Governmental Organizations
SSM Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia
MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MBM Majlis Belia Malaysia
PUNB Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad
MARDI Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute
MARA Majlis Amanah Rakyat
NPC National Productivity Corporation
SIRIM Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia
MIDA Malaysian Investment Development Authority
MIDF Malaysian Industrial Development Finance
SMI Small and Medium Industry
SME Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
IPTA Institut Pengajian Tinggi Awam
YEN Youth Entrepreneur Network
MDEC Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
TERAJU Bumiputera Agenda Leading Unit
SPSS Statistical Package for Social Sciences
SPM Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
MCE Malaysian Certificate of Education
PMR Penilaian Menengah Rendah
SRP Sijil Rendah Pelajaran

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