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Entrepreneurship for Social Impact

An initiative to strengthen the foundation and catalyse the growth of the social enterprise ecosystem

Early Stage

"Great, you're just getting started!"

SEtia

Idea Lab is a partnership initiative supporting hackathon / makerthon and Startup Weekend around Malaysia that aims to educate and encourage people on creative entrepreneurial mindset and problem solving culture through entrepreneurship. Participants must come out with impactful business ideas to pitch in front of panel judges.

Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamps

This bootcamp will focus on social entrepreneurship areas while addressing global issues through United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It is a platform for early-stage Social Entrepreneurs to validate ideas and lead to commercialisation. Participants will start on their journey of creating Social Enterprises which will eventually be funnelled to PUSH Accelerator and Social Enterprise Accreditation (SE.A).

Mid Stage

"Nice, you're growing steady!"

Grill or Chill

A platform for startups to showcase product or get valuable feedback from domain experts/entrepreneurs. Each GoC ends with networking session where you could mingle and connect with other entrepreneurs in a cozy environment.

Global Accelerator Programme

The Global Accelerator Programme aims to accelerate global startups to be investment-ready in 4 months, and to build a strong startup community in ASEAN.

Late Stage

"Awesome, you're expanding quick!"

Pemangkin Usahawan Sosial Hebat

Pemangkin Usahawan Sosial Hebat (PUSH) is a scale-up programme with an ambition to grow Social Enterprises (SEs) and increase their social impact through a personalised capacity building and skills development training.

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ACCREDITATION

Social Enterprise Accreditation

The Social Enterprise Accreditation (SE.A) is a national certification by Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) recognising legitimate social enterprises. SE.A intends to certify the status of social enterprises in Malaysia to help them access greater support and opportunities to grow.

GUIDES

Social Enterprise Mentorship

Get a step closer towards attaining your entrepreneurial dream by connecting with skilful and seasoned entrepreneurs from various backgrounds.

CAMPUS

Co-Working Spaces

It is a community-driven hangout place where entrepreneurs could gather to create, share and discuss their ideas. We welcome all to come here to network and mingle with your peers, mentors, partners and allies.

TOOLS

Get to Know the Ecosystem

Explore comprehensive collection of over 700 products & services from over 180 organisations available for entrepreneurs.

TOOLS

Looking to hire? Post your vacancy here

Hiring your first (or 100th!) employee shouldn’t be rocket science. Tap from the best and targeted talent pool in the ecosystem through our Job Portal.

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Not Sure where to Start?

Click here to answer a few questions and quickly know where you are in the startup stages.

Additional Resources

PUBLICATIONS

Legal Compass for Social Enterprises

As ‘social enterprise’ is not a recognised legal entity at the moment, navigating the current legal system can be a challenge given the fragmented information available. This publication provides fundamental information on governance, structure options and key operational matters for aspiring and existing social entrepreneurs to better navigate the current legal system in setting up or operating their social enterprise.

PUBLICATIONS

Malaysian Social Enterprise Blueprint

The Malaysian Social Enterprise Blueprint is a three-year roadmap that aims to develop the Malaysian social enterprise sector to be self-sustainable, equitable and people centric in order to empower impact driven entrepreneurs.

PUBLICATIONS

Malaysian Startup and Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Report 2016

This report is a brief overview of the Malaysian Startup and Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in 2016 and is based on research through multiple data platforms, viewpoints from seasoned entrepreneurs, websites and resources such MaGIC’s Startup Database, the opinions of individuals at MaGIC, Pitchbook, Tech In Asia, Tracxn, Vulcanpost, Worldbank and Government portals to name a few.