by Ruel Francisco July 4, 2019 TAGAYTAY CITY – Hundreds of entrepreneurs in the province recently gathered at the Tagaytay International...
July 4, 2019
TAGAYTAY CITY – Hundreds of entrepreneurs in the province recently gathered at the Tagaytay International Convention Center for the Cavite Business Expo 2019 with this year’s theme “Future-Proof MSMEs: Converging Stakeholder for Inclusive Growth.”
The event was initiated by the provincial government of Cavite thru the Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO) in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-Cavite), and the Cavite Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council (CaSMEDC) to continually support Cavite’s MSMEs.
Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya of DTI-IV-A and DTI-Cavite Director Noly Guevara along withDTI-Cavite Business Development Division Chief Revelyn Cortez together with PCLEDO Officer-in-Charge Atty. Khervy Reyes, Provincial Administrator for Community Affairs Mr. Alvin Mojica, and PCLEDO Entrep Division Head Ms. Liza Gabatan led the ribbon cutting ceremonies to officially commence the program.
The program aims to capacitate entrepreneurs and improve their business skills with presentation of different techniques in aspects of marketing, financial and business management to further develop their products and service that could be at par with any established brand both local or international.
Usec. Maglaya mentioned how their agency assists Cavite businessmen thru its 24 DTI Negosyo Centers and revealed plans of ‘putting up same centers in the barangay level targeting around 35 barangays as pilot for the Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay program.’
PCLEDO Entrepreneurial Division Head, Ms. Liza Gabatan gave an overview of the activity plus a presentation of the BIZ iCreate graduates to further motivate participants to pursue their dreams.
Entrepreneurs who shared their stories to give inspirational tips that helped them succeed were Mr. Joey Espiritu, Owner of Tent King, Manang A’s Catering, Forrent and Food Chow; Mr. Johner Fernandez, President and CEO of Life with A Plus Learning Resources Inc. and JE Fernandez Publishing House, plus representatives from Pinoy Biznet-Cyber Optimus Philippines, Inc.; First Circle Financial Technologies, Union Bank Global Linker, ROC.ph and PNB Bayad Connect.
Joey Espiritu shared: “that for every problem, the mind of entrepreneurs always work best, being able to think of creative ways on how to turn problems into profit.”
Johner Fernandez highlighted the different stages in business proven to be effective in its management: the Set-up Stage for Birth Plan; Start-up for Business Plan, and Step-up for the Boost Plan.
“Be patient and understand the principles every entrepreneur needs to undertake,” he said. (Ruel Francisco, PIA-Cavite/with reports from PICAD)
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