IPOH (Sin Chew Daily) — The sixth edition of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards 2018 roadshow has come to Ipoh. Throngs of SMEs and local businesses gathered at Syeun Hotel Ipoh to have a better picture of this widely acclaimed and prestigious award event in the country.

The theme for Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards 2018 is “Innovation, Transformation, Sustainability, Leadership”.

Sin Chew Daily and Sinchew.com.my under MCIL Multimedia Sdn Bhd will continue to be the joint organizers of this annual award event. CIMB Bank is the exclusive sponsor.

This is the sixth consecutive year Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCCI) has been the regional strategic partner of the event in the state.

Among the supporting partners are Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zong), Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA), Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA), Malaysia Entrepreneurs’ Development Association (PUMM), Branding Association of Malaysia (BAM), SME Association of Malaysia, National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM), Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC), China Entrepreneurs Association in Malaysia (PUCM), Asean Retail-Chains Franchise Federation (ARFF) and Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG).

Grant Thornton Malaysia is the auditor while other partners include Skynet, Fine Paper Takeo Sdn Bhd and Setia City Convention Centre.

There are a total of 12 award categories this year, namely Lifetime Excellence Achievement, Business Excellence Person of the Year, Business Sustainability Excellence Award, CIMB–Sin Chew Regional Excellence Awards, Retail Excellence Award, Product Excellence Award, Business Service Excellence Award, Manufacturing Excellence Award, Digital and Technology Business Excellence Award, CSR Excellence Award, Property Excellence Award, and Young/Emerging Business Excellence Award.

PCCCI vice president Datuk Liew Chee Ming said SMEs in Perak needed to embrace technology and Industry 4.0 in the face of breakneck changes taking place in today’s world.

He urged local businesses to grasp the rapidly changing trends in order to survive and thrive in the industry.

He also said businesses could explore the boundless business opportunities through participation in Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards.

Lenny Chiah, organizing chairperson of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards 2018, said established companies in their second, third or even fourth generation of business were encouraged to take part in the event so as to inspire others to sustain their businesses through generations.

She also said Perak had seen many exceptional businesses emerging as winners in the past editions of Sin Chew Business Excellence Awards, including Chang Jiang White Coffee, CS International, The Combined Bus Services and Nam Heong, adding that she hoped more Perak companies would join in this year.

Visit
www.sinchew.com.my/sinchewbusinessawards2018 for details and download the nomination form.

Inquiries please call 03-7965 8888 or fax 03-7965 8458, or email:
[email protected]. Nomination deadline: June 14, 2018.