Mark Horner

The SME Market in Malaysia

What is a Small to Medium Enterprise in Malaysia?

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are businesses that maintain revenues, assets or a number of employees between certain thresholds. Each country has its own definition of what constitutes a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). Small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia are businesses with no more than 500 employees.

🇲🇾 MYR [5.5911 GBP]

Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Asia/Kuching

How big is the SME Market in Malaysia?

Small and medium-size enterprises play a hugely important role in the economy of Malaysia. They outnumber large firms considerably, employ vast numbers of people and are entrepreneurial in nature, helping to shape innovation and support local communities.

Malaysia has a population of over 31,528,585 people.

What help is available for SMEs in Malaysia?

Help for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Asia includes virtual peer-to-peer advisory boards. With our blended model utilising Zoom and supplemented by in person meetings we are able to support and grow businesses anywhere in the world. Our growing network of Regional Directors ensure that we will have suitable people to help you whatever your language or time zone.

Asia

East Malaysia | Peninsular Malaysia | Sabah | Sarawak

Help for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Asia includes virtual peer-to-peer advisory boards. With our blended model utilising Zoom and supplemented by in person meetings we are able to support and grow businesses anywhere in the world. Our growing network of Regional Directors ensure that we will have suitable people to help you whatever your language or time zone.

Malaysia has links with UAE
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇦🇪 Dubai    
Malaysia has links with Australia
🇲🇾 Penang, 🇦🇺 Adelaide     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇦🇺 Adelaide     🇲🇾 Sandakan, 🇦🇺 Burwood     🇲🇾 Seberang Perai, 🇦🇺 Fremantle     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇦🇺 Grange     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇦🇺 Rockingham    
Malaysia has links with Chile
🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇨🇱 Valparaíso    
Malaysia has links with China
🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Bozhou     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇨🇳 Changsha     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇨🇳 Changzhou     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Fuqing     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Fuzhou     🇲🇾 Miri, 🇨🇳 Guangning     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Guangning     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇨🇳 Guangzhou     🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, 🇨🇳 Guangzhou     🇲🇾 Langkawi, 🇨🇳 Guilin     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Gulou     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Gutian     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇨🇳 Haikou     🇲🇾 Penang, 🇨🇳 Haikou     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇨🇳 Hangzhou     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇨🇳 Héyuán     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇨🇳 Jiangmen     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Jintang     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇨🇳 Jurong     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇨🇳 Kashgar     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇨🇳 Kunming     🇲🇾 Kota Bharu, 🇨🇳 Linxia     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Minqing     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇨🇳 Nanjing     🇲🇾 Ipoh, 🇨🇳 Nanning     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Nanping     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Ningde     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Pingnan     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Putian     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Puyang     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Qinghe     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇨🇳 Quanzhou     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇨🇳 Sanya     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇨🇳 Shantou     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇨🇳 Shenzen     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇨🇳 Shenzhen     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇨🇳 Siming District     🇲🇾 Negeri Sembilan, 🇨🇳 Siming District     🇲🇾 Klang, 🇨🇳 Siming District     🇲🇾 Penang, 🇨🇳 Siming District     🇲🇾 Klang, 🇨🇳 Ürümqi     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇨🇳 Wuhan     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇨🇳 Wuyishan     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇨🇳 Xi'an     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇨🇳 Xi'an     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇨🇳 Xiamen     🇲🇾 Negeri Sembilan, 🇨🇳 Xiamen     🇲🇾 Klang, 🇨🇳 Xiamen     🇲🇾 Penang, 🇨🇳 Xiamen     🇲🇾 Bandar Labuan, 🇨🇳 Xianning     🇲🇾 Victoria, 🇨🇳 Xianning     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇨🇳 Yangzhou     🇲🇾 Klang, 🇨🇳 Yongzhou     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇨🇳 Zhangjiagang     🇲🇾 Tawau, 🇨🇳 Zhangping     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇨🇳 Zhenjiang     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇨🇳 Zhongshan    
Malaysia has links with Algeria
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇩🇿 Sétif    
Malaysia has links with England
🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool     🇲🇾 Penang, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool     🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London    
Malaysia has links with France
🇲🇾 George Town, 🇫🇷 Arles     🇲🇾 Bukit Tinggi, 🇫🇷 Colmar    
Malaysia has links with Indonesia
🇲🇾 Selayang, 🇮🇩 Ambon     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇮🇩 Ambon     🇲🇾 Kuantan, 🇮🇩 Bandar Lampung     🇲🇾 Ipoh, 🇮🇩 Bandar Lampung     🇲🇾 Kuantan, 🇮🇩 Bandung     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇮🇩 Bandung     🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, 🇮🇩 Bandung     🇲🇾 Alor Setar, 🇮🇩 Bima     🇲🇾 Salak Tinggi, 🇮🇩 Bogor     🇲🇾 Seremban, 🇮🇩 Bukittinggi     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇮🇩 Denpasar     🇲🇾 Penang, 🇮🇩 Jakarta     🇲🇾 Kulim, 🇮🇩 Jambi     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇮🇩 Kota Tua     🇲🇾 Kuala Terengganu, 🇮🇩 Makassar     🇲🇾 Kuah, 🇮🇩 Mataram     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇮🇩 Medan     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇮🇩 Padang Panjang     🇲🇾 Tawau, 🇮🇩 Pare-Pare     🇲🇾 Tawau, 🇮🇩 Parepare     🇲🇾 Sungai Petani, 🇮🇩 Pasuruan     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇮🇩 Pekanbaru     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇮🇩 Pontianak     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇮🇩 Sawahlunto     🇲🇾 Bintulu, 🇮🇩 Singkawang     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇮🇩 Singkawang     🇲🇾 Miri, 🇮🇩 Singkawang     🇲🇾 Sibu, 🇮🇩 Singkawang     🇲🇾 Shah Alam, 🇮🇩 Surabaya     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇮🇩 Surabaya    
Malaysia has links with India
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇮🇳 Chennai    
Malaysia has links with Iran
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇮🇷 Isfahan     🇲🇾 Kuah, 🇮🇷 Kish Island     🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇮🇷 Mashhad    
Malaysia has links with Japan
🇲🇾 Ipoh, 🇯🇵 Fukuoka     🇲🇾 Subang Jaya, 🇯🇵 Hioki     🇲🇾 Kota Bharu, 🇯🇵 Kasaoka     🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, 🇯🇵 Miyoshi     🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇯🇵 Ōsaka     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇯🇵 Yokohama     🇲🇾 Seberang Perai, 🇯🇵 Yokohama     🇲🇾 Kulim, 🇯🇵 Yuzawa    
Malaysia has links with South Korea
🇲🇾 Petaling Jaya, 🇰🇷 Asan     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇰🇷 Busan     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇰🇷 Changwon     🇲🇾 Penang Island, 🇰🇷 Changwon     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇰🇷 Daegu     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇰🇷 Gapyeong     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇰🇷 Guro     🇲🇾 Seberang Perai, 🇰🇷 Gwangju     🇲🇾 Shah Alam, 🇰🇷 Hanam     🇲🇾 Putrajaya, 🇰🇷 Sejong City     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇰🇷 Yeosu     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇰🇷 Yongin    
Malaysia has links with Kazakhstan
🇲🇾 Putrajaya, 🇰🇿 Astana     🇲🇾 Putrajaya, 🇰🇿 Nur-Sultan    
Malaysia has links with Morocco
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇲🇦 Casablanca    
Malaysia has links with Madagascar
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇲🇬 Antananarivo    
Malaysia has links with Malaysia
🇲🇾 Putrajaya, 🇲🇾 Cyberjaya     🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇲🇾 Johor Bahru     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur     🇲🇾 Penang, 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇲🇾 Kuching     🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇲🇾 Malacca City     🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇲🇾 Cyberjaya, 🇲🇾 Putrajaya    
Malaysia has links with Netherlands
🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇳🇱 Hoorn    
Malaysia has links with New Zealand
🇲🇾 Kulim, 🇳🇿 Taupō    
Malaysia has links with Philippines
🇲🇾 Tuaran, 🇵🇭 Calabanga     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇵🇭 Cotabato City     🇲🇾 Kulim, 🇵🇭 Iloilo City     🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇵🇭 Vigan     🇲🇾 Sandakan, 🇵🇭 Zamboanga City    
Malaysia has links with Pakistan
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇵🇰 Karachi    
Malaysia has links with Portugal
🇲🇾 Malacca City, 🇵🇹 Lisbon    
Malaysia has links with Russia
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇷🇺 Vladivostok    
Malaysia has links with Saudi Arabia
🇲🇾 Kuching, 🇸🇦 Jeddah    
Malaysia has links with Sudan
🇲🇾 Selayang, 🇸🇩 Buwaidhaa    
Malaysia has links with Singapore
🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇸🇬 Singapore     🇲🇾 Penang, 🇸🇬 Singapore    
Malaysia has links with Eswatini
🇲🇾 Mersing, 🇸🇿 Mbabane    
Malaysia has links with Thailand
🇲🇾 George Town, 🇹🇭 Bangkok     🇲🇾 Penang, 🇹🇭 Bangkok     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇹🇭 Phuket City     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇹🇭 Ratchaburi    
Malaysia has links with Turkey
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, 🇹🇷 Ankara     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇹🇷 Bağcılar     🇲🇾 Ipoh, 🇹🇷 Bayburt     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇹🇷 Esenyurt     🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, 🇹🇷 Istanbul    
Malaysia has links with Taiwan
🇲🇾 Miri, 🇹🇼 Hualien     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇹🇼 Kaohsiung     🇲🇾 George Town, 🇹🇼 Taipei     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇹🇼 Taipei     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇹🇼 Taoyuan    
Malaysia has links with USA
🇲🇾 Uma Bawang, 🇺🇸 Berkeley     🇲🇾 Ipoh, 🇺🇸 Clare     🇲🇾 Kuala Terengganu, 🇺🇸 Des Moines     🇲🇾 Kota Bharu, 🇺🇸 New Castle     🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇺🇸 Portland    
Malaysia has links with Vietnam
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇻🇳 Nha Trang    
Malaysia has links with Vanuatu
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu, 🇻🇺 Luganville