The Malaysian Business of the Year award is the pinnacle award for SOBA and is awarded under both tiers i.e. one, for the enterprise with sales turnover up to RM25 million and another for the organisation with sales turnover of RM 25 million & above. No separate application is required to be submitted for this award. As mentioned above, the winner of the Malaysian Business of the Year Award will be selected out of three (3) shortlisted participants by the final panel of judges. Shortlisted participants will be identified based on the aggregate of top scores from up to three (3) Top of the Class Awards. Shortlisted participants will be invited to Menara Star (virtually or physically) to present before the panel of judges in English / BM Language. The winner is generally the best in the market with an exemplary track record in most areas.