1. WOMEN IN BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

2. 50.43% 16.74% Population of the World Female Youth*
World population has reached 7.05 Billion on December 31, 2012
50.43%
16.74%
Female
Youth*
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, December 2012
*Aged 15 – 24 years old (as defined by UNESCO)

3. Population: 29.7 mil Women: 14.66 mil (49.3%) Youth*: 11.5 mil (38.7%)
Facts & Figures
Population: 29.7 mil Women: mil (49.3%) Youth*: mil (38.7%)
GDP: USD 0.3 tri
Population: 2.7 bil
Women: 1.4 bil (51.9%)
Youth*: n.a.
GDP: USD 40.3 tri
Malaysia’s population is only 1.1% of the 2.7 billion APEC population as a whole. Therefore this represent a big opportunity for our SMEs to expand to other APEC economies.
*Aged 15 – 24 years old (as defined by UNESCO)
Source: 1. 2.

4. SMEs owned/run by women...
Countries
Women Owned
19.7%
54%
31.5%
36.2%
Source:
1. Department of Statistics, Malaysia
2. The State of Women-Owned Business Report, American Express
3. Ministry of Finance Tax Data Centre, Chinese Taipei
4. Australian Government, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

5. NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN
POLICY DIRECTION
NATIONAL POLICY ON WOMEN
(2009)
TENTH MALAYSIA PLAN
(2011 – 2015)
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

6. National SME Development Council …
high level body to chart SME policy direction
Council established in 2004
Chaired by Prime Minister
15 Ministers and 3 key agencies
Roles and Responsibility
Secretariat: SME Corp. Malaysia (w.e.f. 1 Aug 2008, previously the Central Bank)
Provides direction for comprehensive development of SMEs across all sectors
Composition of NSDC:
Chairman: Prime Minister of Malaysia
Members:
11 Federal Ministers (MITI, MOF, MDTCC, MOE, MOSTI, MOA, MIPC, MRRD, MoTour & MOHR)
MID Sabah & MID Sarawak
Chief Secretary to the Government
Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia
Director General of Economic Planning Unit
Formulates broad policies and strategies
Oversees coordination of and ensures effectiveness in policy implementation

7. Developmental Programmes…

8. Human Capital Development Technology & Innovation
155 Programmes by
Access to Financing
61 Progs; US$5.5b
Human Capital Development
34 Progs; US$46.0m
Technology & Innovation
26 Progs; US$131.9m
Market Access
20 Progs; US$24.6m
Infrastructure
14 Progs; US$29.1m
155 Progs; US$5.76b
Government Fund
(139 programmes; US$3,244.8m)
Private Fund
(16 programmes; US$2,512.9m)

9. Bumiputera Entrepreneurs
Programmes for Specific Group
Bumiputera Entrepreneurs
51 progs;
US$1.9b
Women Entrepreneurs
6 progs;
US$0.8b
Micro Enterprise
24 progs;
US$0.9b

10. THE 10TH MALAYSIA PLAN
Increasing women’s participation in the labour force
KEY
PROGRAMMES
Increasing the number of women in key decision making positions
Improving provision of support for women in challenging circumstances such as widows, single mothers and those with lower income
Eliminating all forms of
discrimination against women

11. FEMALE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE
Set up more
Childcare
Centres
Latent
Workforce
Initiative
Female Labour Force Participation Rate
(2011)
47.9%
To achieve
55%
in 2015
Fees Subsidy
Guidelines of
Home-Working

12. PROGRAMMES FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
INTENSIVE SKILLS TRAINING FOR SINGLE MOTHERS
INCUBATION ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMEN
1Azam Kerja (Jobs)
1Azam Niaga (Business)
1Azam Tani (agriculture)
1Azam Khidmat (Services)
106,967 participants
65.65% = 70,224 are women
Intensive and comprehensive skills training programme and entrepreneurship training for single mothers
2,428 participants
Intensive and comprehensive skills and entrepreneurship training for women
1,172 participants

13. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMME
WOMEN AND ECONOMY
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMME
To increase women’s involvement in entrepreneurship.
Collaboration programme with Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM)
4,300 participants
To assist 50,000 online entrepreneurs especially women to boost their sales online.