● Award Gala Dinner to be held on 8^th December 2022 at The Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
● The first collaboration of SEBA and Maxis Awards

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- The annual SME and Entrepreneurs Business Award 2022 (SEBA 2022) Central Grand Awards Presentation Gala is set to be held on 8^th December 2022 at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Themed RISE TO THE FUTURE, the award presentation gala evening is supported by Standard Chartered Saadiq, Sun Life Malaysia, Honda Malaysia and many more supporting organisations celebrating Malaysia’s most eminent SMEs and Entrepreneurs.

Echoing the theme, SEBA, for the first time, is partnering with Maxis to present the Maxis Awards, which aim at identifying outstanding entrepreneurial initiatives that bring positive and sustainable impact to the local communities. The Maxis Awards awardees will be presented during the Gala night.

“SEBA and Maxis share common goals – to recognise the country's most outstanding entrepreneurs and support them to reach for the stars. Inspired by Maxis’ commitment to fostering digital innovation and delivering excellence for the nation's progress, we are thrilled to partner with them in this leg of the awards to seek and bring the best tech ideas to life. We are hopeful that this partnership will accelerate the growth of entrepreneurs in the new, digital Malaysia,” said Mr Nitesh Malani, Founder of SEBA and Chairman of Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia’. 

The Maxis Awards aims to empower, recognise and support outstanding Malaysian social enterprises whose initiatives and contributions drive positive impact for fellow citizens.

“Since launching our Maxis Awards last year, we have been inspired by the innovative minds who strongly desire to bring positive and sustainable impact to society. We are excited to take this journey again and highly encourage enterprises to submit their proposals. We are also thrilled to work with SEBA for this round of awards.

We look forward to the collaboration and working towards a shared aspiration,” said Loh Keh Jiat, Chief Marketing Officer, Maxis.
 
A total of 55 prestigious awards, consisting of the SME and entrepreneur categories, will be presented during the Awards Presentation Gala Dinner. SEBA 2022 is supported by the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Malaysia.

“With the strong support of the ministry and all our industry partners, we are confident that the Awards night will inject a much-needed boost to our Award recipients and prepare us for the future,” says Ms Lyndia Wong, Chairperson of SEBA 2022.
 
About SME AND ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS AWARDS | SEBA
SEBA is an annual initiative organised by Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia and curated by Xhale Asia (M) Sdn Bhd. SEBA 2022 will be held for the seventh (7^th) year, showcasing Malaysia's most notable companies and entrepreneurs. Past winners included luminaries from the industry, such as Dato’ Sri Siti Nurhaliza (Entrepreneur of The Year 2021), En Kamarul A Muhamed (Entrepreneur of The Year 2020), Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew (Lifetime Achievement Award 2018).
 
About Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia (MyPreneurship)
Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia (MyPreneurship) is a non-government organisation that strives on the frontier of gathering, creating and developing sustainable companies with solid entrepreneurship traits. The organisation builds credibility by serving as a platform that supports the development of companies across all businesses.
 
More information and the latest updates on SEBA can be found here:
 
SME and Entrepreneurs Business Awards
Official Site: www.seba.asia
Official Email: support@seba.asia
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/sebawards/
 
Source: Yayasan Usahawan Malaysia

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Name: Ms Rachel Khiew
Tel: +6 012 321 9790
Email: rachel@seba.asia
 
--BERNAMA