Malaysia SMEs: All About Growing Fast And Going Global

Malaysia’s own ‘Fab Five Scale-ups’ are flexing its muscles to go global.

- Nur Atifi , Aron Raj and Victor Yap

This being the month of August, it is appropriate that the spotlight will shine upon some of Malaysia’s brightest business efforts. Among the many gems that are appearing of late, five specific up-starts – now calling themselves scale-ups – are looking to do more than just rattle their respective marketplaces. The focus is very literal – they are already expanding their operations.

What would it take to get here and how much more needs to be done to push things forward? Well, according to the five, the journey of an entrepreneur is full of ups and downs; weathering them can only strengthens one’s resolve. Often times, these can lead to fresh opportunities for growth. This has been the key takeaway that Malaysia’s own ‘Fab Five Scale-ups’ – Aerodyne Group; KATSANA Holdings Sdn Bhd; Billplz Sdn Bhd; The Lorry Online Sdn Bhd; and Getslurp – adhere to.

All five are successful within their respective industries over the years. For them, the one thing that stands out, and they all instantly agree on, is to accept failure as a lesson. This paves the way for them to grow beyond expectations.

To find out more, Business Today – PC.com’s sister magazine – did an in-depth sit down with these companies’ leaders; specifically, the Founders and/or CEOs. For them, it has always been about how to persevere and – consistently – produce great results with their never-say-die attitude. The discussion picks on the brilliant minds of Kamarul A Muhamed, Founder and Group CEO of Aerodyne; Syed Ahmad Fuqaha, Co-Founder and Managing Director of KATSANA; Nazroof Hakim, CEO of Billplz; Nadhir Ashafiq, Executive Director of The Lorry; and Reza Fahmi Razali, CEO of Getslurp.

Opportunities Abound