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AmBank has selected the Top 100 SMEs in the AmBank BizRace Season 3 to make it through its digitalisation track.

The third season of the competition was launched in July and the finalists were gathered for a virtual development session on Nov 5.

The session featured AmBank BizRace’s partners — Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Microsoft Malaysia and Maxis — all of whom provided an introductory course on digitalisation, including grant application guidelines.

Participants will soon be going through their first round of pitching sessions, where 30 of them will be further shortlisted to advance to the next round of the competition.

“We congratulate the Top 100 businesses in the digitalisation track for successfully making it to this stage of the competition, ” said AmBank Group business banking managing director Christopher Yap.

“Over the last two years, the AmBank BizRace has been committed in helping SMEs by offering a suite of knowledge, networking and media support for every SME eager to upscale their business to the next level.”

The AmBank BizRace Season 3 was launched with a series of webinar sessions covering topics on industrial revolution 4.0, digitalisation and the halal sector.

The initiative aims to provide SMEs with guidance on applying for various grant incentives offered by the government in the areas of Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Digitalisation.

The competition includes the Halal Quest track, which focuses on guiding participating SMEs to obtain halal certification.

This initiative is also part of the bank’s efforts to help SMEs revive their business during the Covid-19 pandemic, by providing a timely programme for SMEs to maximise the help they are able to receive.

Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2020/12/09/bank-picks-100-smes-for-next-stage-of-race