SME Loan
Increase your net working capital with an SME loan from Malaysia’s top commercial banks and development financial institutions. Customise your business finance plan and improve your business credit rating with on-time low interest loan repayments.
SME or also known as Small and Medium-sized Enterprises are businesses that maintain revenues, assets, or a number of employees below a certain threshold. These business entities are often regarded as the heartbeat of Malaysia’s emerging and developing economies. Apart from providing vast numbers of employment opportunities, SME businesses are generally entrepreneurial in nature, helping to shape innovation.
Generally, there are two criteria to be met in order for your business to qualify as an SME — your annual sales turnover and the number of full time employees in your company. This also implies differently for each economy sector:
| Sector | Small SMEs | Medium SMEs |
| Manufacturing | Sales turnover RM300,000 to < RM15 million |
Sales turnover RM15 million to < RM50 million |
| Full time employees 5 to < 75 people |
Full time employees 75 to < 200 people |
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| Services & Others | Sales turnover RM300,000 to < RM3 million |
Sales turnover RM3 million to < RM20 million |
| Full time employees 5 to < 30 people |
Full time employees 30 to < 75 people |
Under the definition, all SMEs in Malaysia are registered with SSM or other equivalent bodies which include respective authorities/district offices in Sabah or Sarawak, or respective statutory bodies for professional service providers. However, the meaning of SME excludes business entities that are public-listed on the main board and subsidiaries of:
- Public-listed companies on the main board
- Multinational corporations (MNCs)
- Government-linked companies (GLCs)
- Syarikat Menteri Kewangan Diperbadankan (MKDs)
- State-owned enterprises
It is also worth mentioning that your company can no longer be deemed as an SME when your company has exceeded the threshold set under those two criteria above for two consecutive years, based on your financial year or accounting period.
STEP BY STEP TO APPLY FOR SME LOAN
Prepare Documents
- SSM Registration
- 6–12 months Bank Statements
- NRIC of Directors
- Financial Statements & Tax Returns
Application Review
Our team reviews your application and recommend you the best SME loan solutions within 1–3 working days.
Receive Approval
Get notified, review the Loan Offer Letter (amount, tenure, interest rate) and sign the agreement
