SMECorp Next Level CEO
Take Your Business Further with SMECorp
Strengthening Leadership
Accelerate Growth
Clearer Business Accelerate Growth
DirectionThe NextLevel CEO programme is a flagship, first-of-its-kind offering under PRESTIGE 2.0 by SME Corp. Malaysia, crafted for SME CEOs, directors, and business owners ready to enter their next phase of growth particularly those operating within high-growth, high-value (HGHV) sectors.
The programme centers on the development of a holistic strategic plan for each participating company while equipping its leaders with a deeper understanding of today’s business realities. These will be achieved through expert coaching, executive learning sessions, boardroom simulations and entrepreneurial dialogues. This is not merely a training programme. It is a CEO development platform where participants will be able to assess its organisation’s current position, identify growth opportunities and ultimately build a structured and sustainable action plan.
Programme for Enhancement of Strategic Industry and High Growth Enterprise
Targeted Outcomes
Through this programme, participants stand to gain the following:
- Heightened leadership insight to steer for its next chapter
- A clear and implementable 5-year growth plan to support business development
- Greater understanding of Current and emerging industry practices (ESG, digital tranformation, finance, and legal)
- A stronger overall business position for sustainable, high-value growth
Programme Compenents
This programme integrates strategic learning, expert coaching and industry exposure to assist CEOs, directors, and business owners plan for scaled expansion while sharpening their leadership capabilities.
Key programme components include:
- 16 days of executive learning sessions
- 4 coaching sessions
- Development of a 5-year Business Plan
- High Value Networking (with industry players and experts)
- SME Rating and SCORE assistance (kindly refer to FAQ)
Who Should Apply?
This programme is suitable for:
- Chief Executive Officers
- Company Directors
- Business Owners
Focus Sectors
Aircraft maintenance companies (MRO), aircraft component manufacturing, avionics, aerospace engineering, and aviation industry supply chain providers.
Health, agriculture, or industrial-based biotechnology companies, bio-based product manufacturers, research laboratories, and bio-innovation solution providers.
Engineering services, fabrication, technical maintenance, equipment suppliers, instrumentation, and operational support companies within the Oil & Gas industry.
Companies involved in the development of advanced materials, high-performance coatings, nanomaterial solutions, sensor technologies, and innovative nanotechnology-based applications.
Medical device manufacturers, consumables, diagnostic products, hospital equipment components, contract manufacturers, and health technology-related companies.
Electronic component manufacturers, semiconductors, PCB/EMS, automation systems, sensors, industrial electrical products, and electronic equipment.
Chemicals: Industrial chemical companies, specialty chemicals, processing materials, coatings, manufacturing support materials, and value-added chemical products.
High-Technology Industries: Automation, robotics, AI/IoT, advanced manufacturing, precision engineering, industrial digital systems, and high-impact innovative technologies.
Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceutical product manufacturers, drug formulations, contract manufacturing, sterile products, life science-based healthcare solutions, and drug production-related companies.
Licence Compliance
Ownership
SME Status
Financial Standing
Participation Eligibility
Companies wishing to apply must fulfil the following basic criteria:
Company Registration
Participation Eligibility
Companies wishing to apply must fulfil the following basic criteria:
Company Registration
Licence Compliance
Ownership
SME Status
Financial Standing
SME Corp Malaysia subsidies 80% of the programme fee for eligible applications.
Check Your Eligibility
Registration Documents Required
Applicants must prepare the following documents during the application process
- SSM company registration certificate (or equivalent)
- Local authority licence (PBT, if applicable)
- Company shareholding structure
- For Sdn. Bhd. companies: Audited financial statements for the last 3 years
- For non-Sdn. Bhd. companies: Certified management accounts for the last 3 years (Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement)
- SMECorp SME Certificate (kindly refer to the FAQ if not available)