Homegrown Franchise 2000/2001 Award

The Star

29 August 2002 

"Winning the Homegrown Franchise of the year 2000/2001 Award is a an outstanding achievement for Smart Reader....

I am proud that Smart Reader...has achieved its own unique Made-in-Malaysia English curriculum. To date, Smart Reader...has over 85 Smart Reader Kids centres in Malaysia and has a total of more than 100,000 children following the Smart Reader English Language Programme. 

Our programme is also exported to the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and China......This award will be an inspiration to Smart Reader.... to work even harder to achieve greater heights.

We take this opportunity to thank the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and the Malaysian Franchise Association for their encouragement and the Deputy Prime Minister, YAB Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for his gracious presence and inspiring guidance." 

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(The Franchiser of Smart Reader franchise system)