I am pleased to be among the honorees for the 6 th edition of the SMEs and Entrepreneurs Business Awards (SEBA), 2021. This honour stands alone as a proud testament to your hard work and dedication, and it sets you apart from the crowd of notable entrepreneurial leaders. It is the start of a journey, and much remains to be done. Carry on with your lives and strive hard to achieve your goals.
M E S SAG E F RO M
YAYASAN USAHAWAN MALAYSIA CHAIRMAN NITESH MALANI Founder & Chairman
This year’s awards gala theme is “Thriving the Waves,” which fits the business environment after the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic has undoubtedly had the most significant impact on entrepreneurs, particularly small and mediumsized businesses with little financial resources. COVID-19’s disruptive reforms have significantly impacted the global economy; as a result, it is up to entrepreneurs to restore balance by implementing transformation. Businesses were driven to embrace the tsunami of change, adapt, and adjust accordingly in order to stay afloat. When confronted with a sea of change, you must aspire to be someone who shows resilience and drive to ride the waves and go forward rather than succumbing to the problems. The coronavirus was discovered two years ago, and the world transformed in a blink of an eye. Overnight, all non-essential enterprises were ordered to shut down, plummeting the global economy into the most significant recession since World War II. The livelihood of every person on the planet was jeopardised when most economical operations came to a halt. Jobs were lost. Businesses could not operate for months
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