When Mr Jason Chang started his venture into the wood business, all he had was a table and a typewriter - and "no money".
Life was tough back in 1988 when he started Pacific Forest Products, a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) engaged mainly in the trading of timber. Mr Chang remembered having to go around begging for a $30,000 loan for his very first order, which he eventually secured.
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