The SME Association of Malaysia held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2018 on 1 May, at the Pearl Kuala Lumpur. The new National Council Members 2018/2020 were elected at the AGM:

The elected National President, Datuk Michael Kang, expressed his appreciation to the members of the Association for their continuous support. At his inaugural speech, Datuk Michael Kang set forward the major initiatives of the Association in the next three years:

• To purchase a property of SME Association of Malaysia, which would house the office of the Association and the proposed SME Academy;
• To establish SME Academy, which will focus on capacity building of MSME and transformation of MSME in the era of IR 4.0;
• To assist MSME to transform themselves through Digital Leadership pogrammes;

• To work with HRDF and other related agencies to identify training needs of MSME nationwide;
• To  establish more branches throughout the country, in order to expand the coverage of SME Association of Malaysia activities and influence
• To increase the presence of SME Association members in international trade through collaboration with Matrade to go on Trade Missions & exhibitions, collaboration with Embassies on exhibitions and trade missions, and initiate international relations with SME associations in foreign countries (starting with ASEAN)

The initiatives were well-received by the members. The AGM ended with a group photo of the newly elected National Council Members.