Purpose Crowdfunding has become one of the preferred mechanisms to raise funds by startups and small entrepreneurs. As such, this paper aims to develop an appropriate framework for Sharīʿah-compliant equity-based crowdfunding (SEC) for entrepreneurship development in Malaysia....

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) of China on investment opportunities in five ASEAN economies. Design/methodology/approach - This paper employs advanced empirical approaches, such as Multivariate DCC-GARCH and Continuous Wavelet...

Small businesses are considered one of the sources of innovation, productivity and dynamism in many countries. Thus, to translate innovative ideas into sustainable businesses, access to capital becomes a part and parcel of their business lifecycle. Despite their potential importance for economic...

Purpose The present paper aims to propose a viable alternative model for human capital development (HCD), termed as the integrated cash waqf micro enterprises investment (ICWME-I) model, which is expected to contribute to the development of micro enterprises in Malaysia....

Youth entrepreneurs in Malaysia are getting very little financial assistance despite the various funding options available for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). While financial institutions are the main sourceof external finance to SMEs, this financingoption is often not readily accessible to...

Purpose This paper aims to construct a conceptual framework which explains the relationship between governance of zakat institutions and zakat payment compliance by using the organisational legitimacy theory. Design/methodology/approach This paper adopts content analysis and a review of...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that will demonstrate how the integration of Salam (exclusive agricultural commodity trade) with Takaful (micro-Takaful - a subdivision of Islamic insurance) and value chain can address major challenges facing the agricultural sector in...