E50 Award Nominees Urged To Confirm Participation By May 10

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) chosen for the Enterprise 50 Awards (E50) 2013 programme organised by SME Corp Malaysia have been urged to confirm their participation by May 10.

Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=948199
Published: May 08, 2013

In a statement Tuesday, SME Corp said the E50 Awards recognises SMEs as one of the main drivers of the nation's economic growth.

Introduced in 1997, the annual event honours the country's top 50 SMEs.

"Led by Deloitte Malaysia, an audit and consulting firm, the evaluation is based on several criteria such as financial condition, marketing and management," the agency said.

This year's winners, to be announced in November, will be judged by an independent panel that includes Deloitte, RHB, TM Malaysia, Media Prima Bhd and Malaysia SME as well as associations involved in SME development.

SME Corp Chief Executive Datuk Hafsah Hashim said the E50 Awards recognises the winners as among the country's best SMEs, able to penetrate overseas markets and forge a better future.

Winners will also get wider market exposure and enjoy greater visibility, she added.

"Many companies have used this assessment as a report card on their readiness to be listed on Bursa Malaysia," she said, adding 43 previous E50 awardees are now listed on Bursa Malaysia and 13 on the ACE Market, including Top Glove Bhd, a seven-time winner that is now one of the world's biggest rubber glove producers.

In the 16 years it has been running, the E50 programme has received encouraging response from industry, attracting the participation of 1,673 companies, of which 511 are previous winners.

For more information on the E50 Awards, log on to http://www.e50.com.my/

-- BERNAMA