ten years at a glance

2010

> Launch of the first SOBA

2011

> Added two new categories: ‘Innovation’ and ‘Rising Star’ > ‘SME of the Year’ Award changed to ‘Business of the Year’ Award

2012

> ‘Business of the Year’ Award modified to the coveted ‘Malaysian Business of the Year’ Award > Change in ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award from three winners previously to a Grand Winner > ‘Rising Star’ Award was also changed from three winners previously to a Grand Winner

2014

> Introduction of ‘Most Promising’ Award

2015

> SOBA logo gets a refresher > Introduction of ‘Male Entrepreneur of the Year’, ‘Female Entrepreneur of the Year’ and ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ Awards

2016

> Introduction of two-tiers of awards: ‘Up to Rm25mil’ and ‘Above Rm25mil’ revenue categories

2018

> Introduction of ‘Best Use of Technology’ Award

2019

a new > SOBA reaches SOBA milestone with 2019 as its 10th year consecutive

SME championing business excellence

officer Lydia smg chief business eugene Teh, mohd Ishak, business officer mohd Zamree chief officer datuk and chairman (from left) digi and chief executive founder sunway Group Wang, CGC president vogiatzakis, group bhd officer andreas rhb bank smg chief executive Fu ah Kiow, and chairman datuk brand marketing Cheah, smg Group Tan sri dr Jeffrey ng, sunway head Jeffrey acceleration deputy transaction banking matrade export at business and manager Jane Poh, brian martin senior general editor smg executive communications abdul aziz and officer mustafa chief executive Celebration. anniversary 10th the recent soba

PKT Logistics and Group sdn bhd a managing group resounding director chief victory datuk executive with five michael awards. Tio had

bhd group president UCSI education sdn soba’s first entrepreneur datuk Peter ng was of the year.