Participation is open to all industrial and services sectors. Within each industry and service group, there will be 2 categories of participants:
This categorisation levels the playing field and eliminates disparate comparison between industries. The categories are determined by the participating companies' paid-up capital and manpower size:
Large Enterprises (LE)
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Manufacturing (including Agro - Based) & Manufacturing - Related Services
Companies with full time employees exceeding 200 and with annual sales turnover exceeding RM50 million.
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Service Sector (including ICT)
Companies with full time employees exceeding 75 and with annual sales turnover exceeding RM20 million.
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)*
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Manufacturing (including Agro - Based) & Manufacturing - Related Services
Companies with full time employees not exceeding 200 or with annual sales turnover not exceeding RM50 million.
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Service Sector (including ICT)
Companies with full time employees not exceeding 75 or with annual sales turnover not exceeding RM20 million.
* In addition to the qualifying criteria i.e. sales turnover and full time employees, there are additional conditions that must be fulfilled to be classified as SME. (Sources: Guideline for New SME Definition issued by SME Corp Malaysia.)