Women Exporters Development Programme (WEDP)
Grant Overview
This grant aims to encourage competitive and sustainable women-owned companies to expand their product and services exports.
Grant Details
Grant Type
Matching Grant
Eligibility Criteria
1. The company must be owned by women with a majority, or at least 51% of equity held by women. The majority shareholding can be through a single female individual or a group of women shareholders.
2. The Chief Executive Officer and/or Managing Director must be women.
3. Companies for WEDP must fit the national definition of a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME).
4. The company must be in operation for a minimum of 3 years and attained an acceptable level of market footprint/presence/share/dominance locally.
5. Companies dealing with merchandise goods or services must have a designated business premise or manufacturing facility with a dedicated address and not a PO Box. Women-owned companies based in Sabah and Sarawak can be given priority for WEDP, on the basis of diversifying the spread of regional socio-economic growth.
6. Special preference will be accorded to companies that are involved in technology-driven, high value-added and
knowledge-based industries. These types of industries include high-precision parts manufacturing, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, animation and advance surveillance systems etc., and are generally non-traditional to women entrepreneurs.
2. The Chief Executive Officer and/or Managing Director must be women.
3. Companies for WEDP must fit the national definition of a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME).
4. The company must be in operation for a minimum of 3 years and attained an acceptable level of market footprint/presence/share/dominance locally.
5. Companies dealing with merchandise goods or services must have a designated business premise or manufacturing facility with a dedicated address and not a PO Box. Women-owned companies based in Sabah and Sarawak can be given priority for WEDP, on the basis of diversifying the spread of regional socio-economic growth.
6. Special preference will be accorded to companies that are involved in technology-driven, high value-added and
knowledge-based industries. These types of industries include high-precision parts manufacturing, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, animation and advance surveillance systems etc., and are generally non-traditional to women entrepreneurs.
SectionAdministering Agency / Organization
Agency/Company Name
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)
Agency/Company Description
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation is a Malaysian external trade government agency. Its key role is to assist Malaysian exporters to develop and expand their export markets.