CABANATUANCITY – Some 600 young and prospective entrepreneurs from various parts of Central Luzon have availed themselves of a whole day tutorial that started a ‘continuous mentorship’ on working techniques in establishing and running business from renowned business leaders over the weekend.
Brigida Pili, provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said speakers and trainors also tackled issues on financing facilities for micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) at the Negosyo Seminar (Negosem) held at the Maria Assumpta Seminary auditorium here.
The undertaking is a project of the DTI-Regional Operations and Development Group (RODG) in coordination with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE)-Go Negosyo, according to Pili.
DTI Regional Director Blesila Lantayona said the Negosem is aimed at instilling positive entrepreneurial “mindset and know-how” on DTI’s One Town One Product (OTOP) program among MSMEs and potential entrepreneurs from Central Luzon.
“It is also aimed to help them (potential entrepreneurs and MSMEs) to become smarter, enterprising, more innovative and competitive,” Bili added.
The DTI, together with PCE, she stressed, is working towards empowering and enabling entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs in the area, giving them proper and adequate knowledge on rudiments of putting up enterprise.
“This is the start of a continuous mentorship,” said Mon Lopez, executive director of PCE.
Participants from the business sector, academe, OSYs, OFWs and other organizations and institutions were expected to attend the activity. The one-day seminar is free of charge.
Various topics such as finding business opportunities and choosing the market for the business, developing and innovating actual products and services, marketing the business and funding the business and managing the finances will be tackled during the whole-day seminar. These topics will be handled by experts in the field who will be coming from Metro Manila.
Seminar materials such as the “21 steps on how to start your own business,” among others, will be distributed free of charge during the seminar, Pili said.
Vicky Gaetos, regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the seminar fills up the space for the much-needed transfer of information to potential businessmen. She noted the country has actually derived resistance to the prolonged economic crisis from small businesses.
“Large industries suffered from the crisis but we small ones have survived,” Gaetos said.
Brigida Pili, provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), said speakers and trainors also tackled issues on financing facilities for micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) at the Negosyo Seminar (Negosem) held at the Maria Assumpta Seminary auditorium here.
The undertaking is a project of the DTI-Regional Operations and Development Group (RODG) in coordination with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE)-Go Negosyo, according to Pili.
DTI Regional Director Blesila Lantayona said the Negosem is aimed at instilling positive entrepreneurial “mindset and know-how” on DTI’s One Town One Product (OTOP) program among MSMEs and potential entrepreneurs from Central Luzon.
“It is also aimed to help them (potential entrepreneurs and MSMEs) to become smarter, enterprising, more innovative and competitive,” Bili added.
The DTI, together with PCE, she stressed, is working towards empowering and enabling entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs in the area, giving them proper and adequate knowledge on rudiments of putting up enterprise.
“This is the start of a continuous mentorship,” said Mon Lopez, executive director of PCE.
Participants from the business sector, academe, OSYs, OFWs and other organizations and institutions were expected to attend the activity. The one-day seminar is free of charge.
Various topics such as finding business opportunities and choosing the market for the business, developing and innovating actual products and services, marketing the business and funding the business and managing the finances will be tackled during the whole-day seminar. These topics will be handled by experts in the field who will be coming from Metro Manila.
Seminar materials such as the “21 steps on how to start your own business,” among others, will be distributed free of charge during the seminar, Pili said.
Vicky Gaetos, regional governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the seminar fills up the space for the much-needed transfer of information to potential businessmen. She noted the country has actually derived resistance to the prolonged economic crisis from small businesses.
“Large industries suffered from the crisis but we small ones have survived,” Gaetos said.
