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Appendix IIList of Selected SME and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes in 2018 (As at April 2018)

Major Programmes

Ikhtiar Financing Scheme

Penyaluran Pembiayaan Perniagaan

Syariah-Compliant SME Financing Scheme (SSFS)

PROSPER TERAS

Implementing Agency

Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM)

Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA)

SME Corp. Malaysia

Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad

(PUNB)

Programme Objective

Reduce poverty rate in Malaysia by providing financing to poor households to enable them to undertake viable economic activity to upgrade their household income includes i-Mesra, i-Srikandi and i-Wibawa.

17,500 recipients of MARA business financing during the period of 2016-2020.

To provide financing assistance to eligible Malaysian SMEs whereby the Government of Malaysia has agreed to pay 2% (percentage point) of the profit rate charged on the financing provided by 13 participating Islamic Financial Institutions.

• Lift the standards of Bumiputera retail entrepreneur through standardising brands, product arrangements, selections & integrated system;

• Give exposure to Bumiputera entrepreneurs on

business tactics, application on administration methods and well organised, systematic operations; and

• Eligible business activities are Automotive,

Hardware or Building Materials, Professional Services, Telecommunications and Early Child Care Education (ECCE).

Access to Financing

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Human Capital Development

Major Programmes Implementing AgencyProgramme Objective

INSKEN TERAS Enhancement & Development (TED)

Rural Business Challenge (RBC)

Bumiputera Workshop Transformation Programme (BWTP)

National Dual Training System (NDTS)

Program Latihan Sub Kontraktor Untuk Pasaran Eksport - FASA APLIKASI (Super Bumi)

Training for Potential and New Entrepreneurs

Institut Keusahawanan Negara Berhad

(INSKEN)

Rural Entrepreneurship Development Division

of the Ministry of Rural and Regional

Development (MRRD)

Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI)

Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK) of

the Ministry of Human Resources

Malaysian Timber Industry Board

Sabah Economic Development

Corporation (SEDCO)

The programme provides comprehensive training on business skills and knowledge to enable entrepreneurs to maintain sustainable high performing businesses especially on areas of talent and leadership development as well as general business and organisational change.

• To encourage youth especially in the rural area, to choose entrepreneurship as career of choice

• To create job opportunity and increase income of the rural population

• To encourage reverse migration by creating an attractive liveable rural area. It is a business proposal competition specially for youth where business grant will be awarded to realise their business plan in the rural areas.

To provide support to Bumiputera automotive workshops across the country to improve customer satisfaction level, sales and profitability.

NDTS serves as a channel to provide trained workers for SMEs through training of school leavers or the unemployed as well as conducting up-skilling courses for existing and new employees of SMEs.

Developing a cluster of Bumiputera sub-contractors to be export-oriented.

Instil entrepreneurship and impart technical knowledge / skills businesses.

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Infrastructure

Major Programmes Implementing AgencyProgramme Objective

Bengkel Industri Vendor

Industrial Estate Development

Pembangunan Usahawan Desa

Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah

Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur

Development Sarawak (MIED Sarawak)

Ministry of Rural Development (KPLB)

State of Sabah Government

Provision of business premises by building 7 units workshops and industrial building for rural entrepreneur.

Sibu Industrial Estate• Providing better amenities and infrastructure

through proper industrial estates development;• Create a more conducive environment for the

gradual transformation of our local business communities; and

• Promote the orderly growth of SMEs as well as creating more economic activities.

(Expected to be completed in year 2020).

Build / upgrade additional buildings in Rural Entrepreneurs Centre (Pusat Keusahawanan Desa - PKD) / Tamuniaga / Community Learning Centres (CLC) and provide necessary equipment for entrepreneurs to operate and start / expand businesses.

Innovation & Technology Adoption

Major Programmes Implementing AgencyProgramme Objective

Business Accelerator Programme (BAP)

Change Upgrade Product (CUP)

Technology Acquisition Fund (TAF)

NKEA EPP8: Commercialisation Grant for the Development of Food and Health-Based Product

SME Corp. Malaysia

Agro-based Industry Division (IAT)

Malaysian Technology Development

Corporation (MTDC)

Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

An integrated programme to develop and nurture dynamic, competitive and resilient SMEs through SCORE, capacity building, advisory and technical support as well as financial support.

This programme focuses on improving product quality, development and capability.

Promote utilisation of foreign technology for the manufacturing and physical development of existing and new products an processes to increase wealth creation and technology content of Malaysian companies whilst enhancing their global competitiveness.

This programme focuses on encouraging the production and development of food, feeds and health-based products as well as expediting growth in their downstream segments

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Market Access

Major Programmes Implementing AgencyProgramme Objective

Program Transformasi Produk dan Pengedaran Berkesan

Showcase Usahawan Bumiputera Sarawak

Strengthen Export Agro-based Distributors(Pengukuhan Pengedaran Agro-makanan Eksport)

Bahagian Pembangunan

Perniagaan (BPP) of Ministry of Domestic

Trade and Consumer Affairs

(KPDNHEP)

Ministry of Industrial and Entrepreneur

Development Sarawak (MIED Sarawak)

Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority

(FAMA)

Assists SME to increased quality of product in term of packaging, shelf-life and other criteria in fulfill the standards of hypermarkets and supermarkets in Malaysia.

Provide business opportunities and increase the income of entrepreneurs.

• Support the existing agro-food exports distributors and increase the number of competitive exporters in the export market; and

• Strengthening the competitive exporters’ foundation programmes and the creation of new export market.

Legal

HIP 1: Integration of Business Registration and Licensing

SME Corp. MalaysiaTo create a single window for both business registration and licensing to encourage formation of businesses.

Major Programmes Implementing AgencyProgramme Objective