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DTI VI to nurture In-School Youth entreps, start-ups

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In line with the Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) Mentorship Academy, the Department of Trade and Industry VI has launched a program to stimulate and enhance the entrepreneurial mindset among the In-School Youth (ISY). Dubbed as the YEP: In-School Entrepreneurs Academy (YEP: iSEA), it aims to guide young entrepreneurs to operate their business successfully and assist ISY aspiring as start-ups to translate their ideas into a minimum viable product. DTI VI Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon said that the YEP: iSEA is intended to prepare and harness the skills of the younger generation as future entrepreneurs. “We will hone their skills and encourage them to engage in business,” she added. Since July 1, the DTI VI provincial offices have started accepting and evaluating qualified youths who may join the program for the five-module mentorship sessions starting August 9. The five-module course will tackle entrepreneurial mind-setting and business planning, business m...
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SSFs back on track, gov’t assistance continues

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Notwithstanding the impact of the pandemic on business activities, the DTI continues to monitor the operation and extend assistance needed by shared service facilities (SSF) cooperators throughout the country. According to the report conducted by the DTI Bureau of SME Development (BSMED), most of the SSFs were affected by the pandemic but restarted to full and/or partial operations as of September 2020. Fifty percent of the SSFs surveyed experienced shutdown from March to April while others were partially operating during weekdays. Most of the affected SSFs belong to the industry clusters on processed food, coffee, bamboo, coco coir, cacao and gifts, decors and housewares. SSFs who were yet to start on September 2020 were still coping with their compliance with the health and safety protocols by the government, likewise, the restrictions imposed in their areas, decline in demand, disruption in supply chains, and cashflow concerns. With this, the SSF cooperators have identified t...
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DTI VI pours in P18.5M for bamboo industry dev’t in WV

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The DTI Iloilo Provincial Office and the University of the Philippines in the Visayas - School of Technology plant bamboo saplings at the UPV Miag-ao Campus in celebration of the World Bamboo Day on Sept. 18. The DTI VI is leading the right direction that would provide appropriate methods in the development of the bamboo industry in Region VI. The DTI VI has already allotted over P18M to ensure sustainable utilization and promotion of bamboo for new industries.
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MSME’s to present strategies to advance business in the new normal

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Louie Anthony J. Delgado of Snap A Shot Cafe presents his business improvement plan to the panelists The first batch of entrepreneurs who underwent the Kapatid Mentor ME! (KMME) Online Program will present their business improvement plans (BIP) reflecting the major challenges in finding the right strategies on the business to thrive under the new normal to a group of panelists via Zoom on Sept. 16 to 18.  
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SSF transfers to new home, LGU inaugurates building

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Iloilo Board Member Jason Gonzales (left) leads the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new buildign that will house the SSF on Garments Making in Lambunao, Iloilo. He is assisted by Municipal Mayor Reynor Gonzales (far right), Vice Mayor Arvin Losaria (second from right), and DTI Iloilo Provincial office TRade Industry Development Analyst Shayne Jornadal (third from right).   The Shared Service Facility (SSF) on Garments Making got a facelift as the co-operator, the Municipality of Lambunao, Iloilo, has transferred the facility to its new home which was inaugurated last August 12.
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