Appendix II
List of Selected SME and
Entrepreneurship Development
Programmes in 2018
(As at April 2018)
Access to Financing
Major Programmes Programme Objective Implementing Agency
Ikhtiar Financing Reduce poverty rate in Malaysia by providing financing Amanah Ikhtiar
Scheme to poor households to enable them to undertake Malaysia (AIM)
viable economic activity to upgrade their household
income includes i-Mesra, i-Srikandi and i-Wibawa.
Penyaluran Pembiayaan 17,500 recipients of MARA business financing during Majlis Amanah Rakyat
Perniagaan the period of 2016-2020. (MARA)
PROSPER TERAS • Lift the standards of Bumiputera retail entrepreneur Perbadanan Usahawan
through standardising brands, product Nasional Berhad
arrangements, selections & integrated system; (PUNB)
Rural Business • To encourage youth especially in the rural area, to Rural Entrepreneurship
Challenge (RBC) choose entrepreneurship as career of choice Development Division
of the Ministry of
• To create job opportunity and increase income of Rural and Regional
the rural population Development (MRRD)
National Dual Training NDTS serves as a channel to provide trained workers Jabatan Pembangunan
System (NDTS) for SMEs through training of school leavers or the Kemahiran (JPK) of
unemployed as well as conducting up-skilling courses the Ministry of Human
for existing and new employees of SMEs. Resources
Training for Potential Instil entrepreneurship and impart technical Sabah Economic
and New Entrepreneurs knowledge / skills businesses. Development
Corporation (SEDCO)
Infrastructure
Major Programmes Programme Objective Implementing Agency
Business Accelerator An integrated programme to develop and nurture SME Corp. Malaysia
Programme (BAP) dynamic, competitive and resilient SMEs through
SCORE, capacity building, advisory and technical
support as well as financial support.
Change Upgrade This programme focuses on improving product quality, Agro-based Industry
Product (CUP) development and capability. Division (IAT)
NKEA EPP8: This programme focuses on encouraging the Malaysian Palm Oil
Commercialisation production and development of food, feeds and Board (MPOB)
Grant for the health-based products as well as expediting growth in
Development of Food their downstream segments
and Health-Based
Product
Market Access
Major Programmes Programme Objective Implementing Agency
Showcase Usahawan Provide business opportunities and increase the Ministry of Industrial
Bumiputera Sarawak income of entrepreneurs. and Entrepreneur
Development Sarawak
(MIED Sarawak)
Strengthen Export • Support the existing agro-food exports distributors Federal Agriculture
Agro-based Distributors and increase the number of competitive exporters Marketing Authority
(Pengukuhan in the export market; and (FAMA)
Pengedaran Agro-
makanan Eksport) • Strengthening the competitive exporters’
foundation programmes and the creation of new
export market.
Legal
Major Programmes Programme Objective Implementing Agency
HIP 1: Integration of To create a single window for both business registration SME Corp. Malaysia
Business Registration and licensing to encourage formation of businesses.
and Licensing