BEYOND BANKING BOOTCAMP:

Alternative Financing for Growing SMEs

"Are You Standing at the Crossroad Between Growing vs Closing-Down?"

You have customers who will give 5-star review to you any time. Your products sell. Your business has potential. But everytime you try to scale, you hit roadblocks.

There are so many considerations you have to factor in before you make a decision:-

• "Banks want collateral you don't have."
• "Your business is serving 3 - 4 loans - and business is not growing fast enough to cover the cost of loans."
• "Investors want equity you don't want to give up."
• "There is no such government grants for your business."
• "Personal loans will put your family at risk."

Is there a better way to do this? Yes, there is! There are so many ways to doing it, the questions usually thrown back at the business owners to gauge how ready they want to do it and if they are committed to getting it done. 

What Will You Master in 3 Days?

DAY-1: Corporatization & Corporate Responsibilities
"Build a business whose value grows with time. You want a business that has an Enterprise Value in the millions, and not just RM2 after you have spent years building it."

✅ Assessment & Foundation (where we are)

✅ Fundability Factors that investors look for in a business

✅ Building Your Economic Moat (creating a defensible business positioning)

✅ Corporate Compliance (playing within the rules & regulations)

✅ Secrets of Accounting for CEO (metrics dashboard and KPIs to take note)

DAY-2: Financial Blocks & Mapping
"Translate your vision into numbers. It's not just an ambitious story of where you want to go, but also having markings and measurements along the way to get there. "

✅ Forecasting vs Prediction 

✅ Format of a business forecast and budget for different purpose

✅ Common Forecasting Mistakes (you'll make it if this is your first time doing it)

✅ Integrating Budget with your Goals / Corporate Strategy (the numbers must tally)

✅ Assist 1 - 2 participants to build the forecast (with the rest of class watching & learning)

✅ Investors assess your financial projections (typical questions investors ask after your pitch)

DAY-3: Pitching & Presenting
"Pitch us your business and its potential for growth. Don't underestimate how much preparation you need to put in all for just a 5-minutes pitch to make an impression or get an appointment."

✅ Different types of pitch deck for different type of financiers 

✅ Meet the platform operators of P2P and ECF  (put them side-by-side and compare how they work)

✅ Learn from partners of VC and/or PE firms 

✅ Design your own Funding Action Plan (a plan to help you get started within 90-days)

Why this Works for Malaysian SMEs?

1. Malaysian business culture and relationship dynamics
2. Local regulatory requirements and tax implications
3. Ringgit-based cash flow and pricing strategies

Meet Your Host:

CYNTHIA CHIAM, co-founded an incubator business and led the company to make more than RM1Million in revenue in its first 18 months offering entrepreneurial development programmes. She has successfully raised 4 rounds of funding in 3 different startups prior to joining pitchIN. She is also learning how to invest in some of the promising starts in Malaysia via the ECF platform. She is an active volunteer with JCI Malaysia serving as National Treasurer in 2025. Her hands on experience working with startups, SMEs and various investors has broadened her insights into the fundraising and crowdfunding industry, from understanding investors behaviour to facilitating funding opportunities for business owners. She was the Organising Chairman of Junior Chamber International Creative Young Entrepreneur Award in 2021 and contributed as panel judge to Star Outstanding Business Awards (SOBA) organised by The Star Media.

Bootcamp Details:

• Date: 17 - 19 September 2025 (Wednesday - Friday)
• Time: 9:30 AM - 05:00 PM (1-Day)
• Location: Triune Centre Coworking, KL Eco City, Kuala Lumpur
• Investment: RM2,300 per pax

Feedback from Past Attendees:

"Eye-opening! I had no idea there were so many options beyond bank loans. I have not considered crowdfunding before because I thought it was illegal. Today I 've learnt that all such fundraising activities are regulated by the Securities Commission of Malaysia."
- Linda Chen, Sambal Manufacturer

"The fundraising landscape explanation and stages of the business was gold. Finally understood which investor category may be interested in what I do and the long-list of business operations matter which I need to fix before getting investors on board."
- Raj Kumar, early-stage B2B SaaS Co-Founder

"This webinar should be mandatory for every business owner. Wish I had attended this 2 years ago!"
- Siti Aminah, Home-based Caterer



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