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SME and Entrepreneurs Business Awards | SEBA The 4th SME and Entrepreneurs Business Awards (SEBA) 2019 saw Malaysia’s crème de la crème of SMEs and entrepreneurs honoured and awarded at the Recognition Gala Dinner at the Palace of the Golden Horses. The event, which was officiated by YBhg Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and saw the likes of Dato’ Seri Ivan Teh of Fusionex receiving the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Dato’ Mirnawan bin Haji Nawawi bagging the Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports and Prof Tan Sri Dato’ Wira Dr. Mohd Shukri Ab. Yajid taking home the Edu-Preneur of the Year Awards. “SEBA 2019 showcases exemplary individuals and companies who are game changers in various disciplines. Here are leaders who have successfully transformed their organisations and created inspiring legacies to be emulated by others. The winners tonight are truly the drivers of Malaysia’s economic growth and we are confident that they will pave the way forward towards continuous progress,” says Nitesh Malani, Founder of Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia and Chairman of the SME & Entrepreneurs Business Awards. The SEBA Awards made its debut 4 years ago under the auspices of Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia (YUM) with the aim to support and recognise the country’s players within the SME business landscape focussing on “Entrepreneur Empowerment”. With a mission to harness the experience and expertise of all the award recipients, both past and current, SEBA has now become an integral platform and a catalyst for entrepreneurs to grow together with their team members and to meet like-minded entrepreneurs to connect and collaborate. This year’s awards gala dinner saw sponsors such as Ingress Motors and Volvo Malaysia hosting the pre-event networking cocktail session and The Olive Tree Group who hosted a post gala celebration. The Olive Tree Group received an award in the Top 10 SME Category for Best F&B Services. SEBA 2019 also played host to legendary musician Dato’ Zainal Abidin who took home the Lifetime Achievement Awards in Music and took to stage with a surprise performance of his chart topper ‘Hijau’ which blended perfectly with the “Rainforest” theme and concept for the night clearly driving home the message that SEBA supports change and is working towards tackling the environmental issues to achieve a positive outcome. Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia through SEBA encourages the SMEs and entrepreneurs to commit to a cause such as recycling and reduction of plastic waste through their businesses. Amongst some of the prestigious awards that were given out during the gala dinner were the highly anticipated Technopreneur of the Year Award to a true visionary and leader Kamarul A Mohamed, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aerodyne Group. In addition to that The Olive Tree Group, Executive Director, Leslie Gomez presented The Celebrity Entrepreneur of The Year Award to Mohd Razizan Razak. Malaysia’s funny man Harith Iskandar received the award for Performing Arts Entrepreneur of the Year while Ruzaini Wan Jamil and Rizman Nordin bagged the Fashion Icon of the Year Award. The Celebrity Entrepreneur of the Year was awarded to Nurul Alfira Loy and the Youth Icon of The Year was presented to Christy Ng, founder and CEO of Christy Ng. This year also saw the introduction of new categories in the Health & Wellness Entrepreneurship category, with V Ultimate Wellness Bhd recognised as the Wellness Company of the Year and Kevin Zahri bagged The Wellnesspreneur of the Year Award.
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About MyPreneurship | Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia
Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia (MyPreneurship) is a non-government organisation that strives on the frontier of gathering, creating and developing sustainable companies with strong entrepreneurship traits. The organisation builds credibility on serving as a platform that supports the development of companies across all businesses. It offers programmes that are tailored with their best interest in mind to ensure that they can achieve their goals while sustaining core values.
Our board of advisors comprises representatives from both the government sector as well as private sector including non-governmental organisations. The jury criteria enables the SME and Entrepreneurs Business Awards 2019 to carve a solid niche and differentiation in the selection of award recipients.
Datuk Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi Lyndia Wong
Organising Chairperson
Chief Secretary
Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan (MED)
SEBA 2019
Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew Founder & Executive Chairman Country Heights Holding Berhad
Dato’ David Gurupatham DGK Advocates & Solicitors
Advisor
Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia, MyPreneurship
Dato’ Lee Chung Han
Founder
Chairman
Guardian Group
Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia, MyPreneurship
Zhariff Afandi
Kishva Ambigapathy
Malaysian Youth Icon & International Motivator
Commonwealth Youth Council
Chairperson
Tom Wong Chief Executive Officer Cheng & Co.
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PREMIUM TOP 10 - F&B SERVICES
The Olive Tree Group is a progressive organization specializing in the development of fine and quality dining experience throughout Malaysia. Founded and driven by restaurant entrepreneur Leslie Gomez, the group was established in 2003 and now operates 17 high performance restaurants and pubs with exciting projects under development. The Olive Tree Group owns and operates our own restaurants and pubs and partners with chefs from India and locally to facilitate the development of their brands in Malaysia. Since its beginning, the Olive Group has developed and managed many of Malaysia’s most successful dining outlets. From 2003-2017, the company has been awarded the distinction on one of the best places to visit, eat and drink.
LESLIE GOMEZ
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The many restaurants and bars have also been awarded by Trip Advisor as a good place to have amazing Northern Indian Food/gastro-sports bar like Rock Bottom has been listed on social media as the place to be to have the full package at your fingertips for an amazing night out.
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PREMIUM TOP 10 - EVENT MANAGEMENT
The Hot Shoe Show & Co. Sdn Bhd (Hotshoes) is a leading event communications agency specializing in developing positive and personalised brand experiences to help clients build their brands, engage their customers, employees & stakeholders with effective and lasting results. With the believe “every encounter with us is an experience”, it was founded in 1986 where the event management industry in Malaysia was just at an infant stage. Hotshoes has since grown and established itself as the premier event management brand in Malaysia and the region. It is illustrious for a series of famous first: first event agency to be certified ISO:9001:2000 issued by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Malaysia and OHSAS 18001:2007 by SGS Malaysia for the “Provision of Event Management Services” under Malaysia Book of Records. Being the first event management company in Malaysia to achieve such prestigious awards for quality management system and occupational health and safety demonstrates our commitment to deliver world class services aimed to exceed our clients expectations and a commitment to safety and health, by reducing the hazards and risks at our workplace and also preventing injury and ill health. This award winning event management company has also gone on to win multiple national and international recognition in the field that they operate in.
COLLIER YONG DIRECTOR
PREMIUM TOP 10 - FASHION TRENDSETTER
Lily Petuna Sdn Bhd has now successfully committed to growing its business through a variety of marketing activities through online marketing methods and has existing customer databases from around the Klang Valley and across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. Social media is one of the mediums used by Lily Petuna that is growing day by day. Lily Petuna has about half a million followers on Instagram while 150,000 followers on Facebook. The results of this social media use have made Lily Petuna's followers grow in all ages. Lily Petuna is an organization known as the fashion industry over time. Therefore, many followers of Lily Petuna are very easy to make because they are of the highest quality.
MS. NORHIDAYAH BT. ZAINODIN DIRECTOR
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PREMIUM TOP 10 - LOGISTIC SERVICE PROVIDER
GAPIMA’s story started on the wharves of the Penang Port in the early 70’s. A few visionary bumiputera businessmen saw the business potential and was spurned by the desire to break the monopoly held by the Chinese businessmen in this trade. GAPIMA was first set up to offer stevedoring services before slowly gaining experience to expand into logistics and other services in Freight Forwarding. In 1999, it was taken over by UEM to support its logistics needs for the various infrastructure projects that had been awarded to it. With the backing of its parent company, GAPIMA formed a partnership with UNITED SEINO, a Japanese logistics company to break into the international business of freight forwarding. In 2010, BAINE CONSULTING acquired GAPIMA and today it remains a family-owned business under BAINE. Today, GAPIMA SDN BHD is the preferred choice for any company looking for a professional logistics partner. Backed by more than 40 years of experience, a team of professionals today work closely internally to collaborate with customers to ensure safe, cost-efficient on-time delivery all the time. We have an extensive network at 10 key entry points nationwide and collaborate with strategic partners along the supply chain. On the international scene, we have strategic alliances with Fracht AG which has offices in America, Europe and Africa and Tuscor Lloyds, a company that specializes in project cargo. GAPIMA offers its services across various industries with a focus on the Oil+Gas, Telecommunications, Energy, Infrastructure and Pharmaceutical sectors. We provide innovative, tailor-made logistics solutions and we generate added value services to give our customers a decisive competitive advantage along the supply chain.
PREMIUM TOP 10 - BEST CHIROPRACTIC REHABILITATION CENTRE
BeWell Gonstead Chiropractic (formerly known as Precision Chiropractic) strives to build relationships with patients with the main understanding that each patient is different and each treatment is different. With a strong believe that it is important to know every patient’s needs and provide them with an understanding of the causes of your pain and condition. BeWell Gonstead Chiropractic also prides themselves on high quality of services, and as a leader in Gonstead Chiropractic, BeWell Gonstead Chiropractic represents the ultimate standard in ‘hands on’ spinal adjustment and have expanded our services to include Exercise Rehabilitation and Remedial Massage. It’s core service is focused on providing Gonstead Chiropractic care, with other physiotherapy services such as Remedial Massage Therapy, Sports Massage Therapy and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization.
DR. MICHIKO LIEW DIRECTOR
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PREMIUM TOP 10 - WEDDING PLANNER
Kayang Weddings was established by landscape architect by profession Noor Akhmar Mohd Hadi with her partner Ahmad Fadli Abdul Hamid, a civil engineer by profession. Although new in the business, Kayangan Weddings aims to grow in tandem with the economic development of Malaysia. Having infused numerous of weddings with taste and elegance, Noor has seen it all and has experienced every conceivable situation and challenge relating to matrimonial day management, whether relating to budget, families or location. With a Landscape Architecture background from RMIT, Melbourne, she has a wide knowledge of plants, flowers and urban design. In addition, she injects a unique sense of style and grace to the planning of every wedding and event. Marrying good taste with a pragmatic and organized approach day-to-day minutes, she ensures that each and every wedding she helms is a paragon of romance and perfection.
AHMAD FADLI ABDUL HAMID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NOOR AKHMAR ABDUL HADI MANAGING DIRECTOR
PREMIUM TOP 10 - CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING
Eiscon Construction Sdn Bhd was established in 2009, specializing in full spectrum of civil engineering and infrastructure construction projects. With numerous domestic awards, Eiscon Construction Sdn Bhd has been established as a strong branding in sewerage networking and pipe laying works. The Company has secured numerous sewerage projects worth the total value of more than RM1 billion. Eiscon Construction Sdn Bhd applies the latest trenchless methods in perfecting the sewerage tunneling infrastructure works. Eiscon Construction Sdn Bhd champions the innovation of work methods and pioneering the advance infrastructure technologies in managing multi-billion projects. Long distance curve drive pipe jacking is another great achievement in the pipe jacking innovation with the first notable planned and designed curve micro tunnel. As an industry leader, Eiscon Construction Sdn Bhd is privileged to be part of the nation’s NKEA Landmark Project, which will turn Malaysia’s capital into one of the world’s pre-eminent city by 2020. In the near future, Eiscon Contruction Sdn Bhd plans to invest and be the new frontier in engineering and technology especially in infrastructure construction management while ensuring a safe and sustainable environment for our future generations.
NG CHOR HUAT DIRECTOR
KEE SOON NGEIT DIRECTOR
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PREMIUM TOP 10 - FOOD INNOVATION
Fruit preparation and sauces leading manufacturer, Tech Food Ingredients Sdn. Bhd. was set up by Goh Ming Kang in 2002 from a small production unit and currently operating in Selangor Halal Hub takes pride in providing exceptional services and outstanding values. Building their foundation on creative product development and customization for individual companies, the company today has entered international market such as Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei. Tech Food produces fruit preparations that are made up to 80 % of fruits of the finest quality. The fruits used in Tech Food are not only selected based on their good taste and freshness, but also the specific fruit origins and varieties. The fruit preparations are rich and natural in taste that integrates well with cakes, ice cream, pastries, beverages and more. All Tech Food products are custom made with guaranteed products stability, bake-stable, frozen and thaw stable in order to preserve the quality of the products. Tech Food also ventured into manufacturing savoury sauces and food paste that suits Asian palette. The spices used are of high quality and selected based on its origin to maintain the taste and aroma. Fresh herbs and other natural ingredients are used in preparation of these sauces and food paste and can be incorporated with rice, noodles and soup.
GOH MING KANG FOUNDER
PREMIUM TOP 10 - INTERIOR DESIGN
Reka Solaris Sdn Bhd was established in 1991 and was rebranded in 2004 by the Company's Managing Director Ms. Linda Abas. The company started off as a supply contractor and later expanded into several fields that is more profitable and effective. Solaris Sdn Bhd now focuses on key areas of interior and interior decoration (office, home, surau, mosque, lobby) as well as soft finishing works such as curtains, blinds, wallpaper, rugs and furniture. The company is a ISO 2004 certified company in work management and is one of the panel companies for Petronas.
DR. MICHIKO LIEW MANAGING DIRECTOR
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PREMIUM TOP 10 - INVESTMENT TRAINING ACADEMY
Established in April 2016, the business and activities centre (Premier Traders Lounge) is located at Prima Samudera, Batu Caves, Selangor. This strategic location is suitable for the company mission to educate literacy among Malaysian public on the true and Shariah compliant stock investment. Asri Ahmad Academy also has a training centre (Traders Lounge) located in Laman Seri Business Park, Shah Alam which is being used by our alumni as a gathering place to share investment knowledge and to carry out activities relating to stock investing. Investor development, support programme, a systematic and established network to are given to alumni to provide them the best experience in stock market investing.
HAJI MOHD ASRI HAJI AHMAD FOUNDER
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