With RM15 million in funding, the BRAVE initiative empowers 15 high-performing Bumiputera SMEs to scale up, with five expected to be IPO-ready by year-end. In featured pic: YB Datuk Ewon Benedick, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (centre) representing YAB Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister after the launch of the Program Bumiputera Rapid Acceleration & Value Enhancement (BRAVE). Also visible in the picture is YB Dato’ Sri Ramanan Ramakrishnan, Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (fourth from the left), YBhg. Dato’ Sri Khairul Dzaimee bin Daud, Secretary General, Ministry Development of Entrepreneurs and Cooperatives (fourth from the right) and Encik Rizal bin Dato’ Nainy, Head Executive Officer of SME Corp. Malaysia (third from left).