Program Keusahawanan CIMB Islamic – Taylor’s
Launched in 2017, Program Keusahawanan CIMB Islamic – Taylor’s (PK) is an entrepreneurship programme with the aim to provide financial assistance in the from of business grants and entrepreneurship trainings to selected micro-entrepreneurs from the B40 communities who are struggling to kick-start their small businesses.
For PK 2023, CIMB Islamic supported this programme with total cost of RM270,275. To date, over RM3 million has been contributed by CIMB Islamic and 500 individuals from the B40 communities has benefitted from the programme.
iTEKAD CIMB Islamic Rider Entrepreneur
CIMB Islamic iTEKAD Rider Entrepreneur is a programme launched in 2021 to provide sustainable income generation and financial resilience to the underserved communities during COVID-19 by providing motorcycle grants and entrepreneurship trainings. This programme is aligned with BNM’s iTEKAD umbrella initiative to assist the asnaf and B40 communities to generate sustainable income through social finance initiatives.
CIMB Islamic provided seed funding of RM300,000 for the first batch of the programme. For the second batch, CIMB Islamic and Yayasan Wakaf Malaysia jointly committed a Waqaf contribution of RM300,000 to support the programme. To date, over 60 individuals has benefitted from the programme.
CIE IIUM - CIMB Islamic Entrepreneurship Programme (iTAAJIR)
iTAAJIR is a programme launched in 2018 to provide entrepreneurship trainings and financial assistance to micro entrepreneurs from the underserved communities. CIMB Islamic provided funding of RM 556,950 for iTAAJIR 1.0 and RM 400,000 for iTAAJIR 2.0. To date, over 90 individuals has benefitted from the programme.
Melon Manis Agropreneur
CIMB Islamic signed a tripartite agreement with Yayasan DiRaja Sultan Mizan (YDSM) and Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) for the Melon Manis Terengganu (MMT) Graduate Agropreneur Programme. CIMB Islamic will provide RM350,000 for the construction of two greenhouses for the production of rock melons. The programme will provide comprehensive training and development for university graduates to tap into agriculture-based careers and opportunities, while contributing to the market development of Melon Manis Terengganu (MMT).