Best Managed Companies

What is Best Managed Companies?

Best Managed Companies is a global awards program recognising privately held companies for their organisational excellence, success, and entrepreneurial spirit. The program provides a distinct framework for management teams to challenge themselves and benchmark against some of the best private companies in the world.

Best Managed winners are recognised at an awards ceremony where they can network with other outstanding private sector leaders, and hear from business educators and industry professionals specialising in private enterprise.

The Best Managed Companies program was established in 1993 in Canada and has become the most significant business awards of its kind. The program is active in more than 45 countries across Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Europe.

We are celebrating the hard work, passion, and pioneering ideas that emanate from family business and privately held companies. Will you be one of the Best Managed Companies?

What’s in it for your company?

The Best Managed Companies evaluation framework, grounded in over 30 years of global awards history, supports companies in their growth and shares best practices.

Apply for the awards as an investment in your company’s future. By challenging your executive team against global management excellence standards, you gain valuable insights to sharpen strategies and optimise growth.

For applicants:

• Gain an independent view of your business from industry experts
• Benchmark against some of the best private companies from across the world
• Learn of practical solutions that Best Managed leaders apply to drive initiatives within their business
• Explore growth opportunities during one-on-one coaching sessions with private enterprise specialists (for companies progressing to the second phase of the awards process)

For winners:

• Enjoy exclusive use of the Best Managed Companies’ designation
• Join a community of Best Managed companies from across the world
• Strengthen your ability to attract and retain great talent
• Network with other exceptional private company business leaders from across Southeast Asia
• Attract business and enhance your value proposition in tenders
• Raise company profile to attain investment through mergers or acquisition, through listing, or private equity
  
• Access a range of business forums and discovery sessions