DTI’s Business Name Registration Lauded for Swift Process

Leganes Mayor Vicente "Jun-Jun" Jaen II welcomes participants and guests during the launching of Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay in Cagamutan Sur, Leganes, Iloilo

Leganes Mayor Vicente Jaen II praised DTI for having an efficient business registration processing, “I applaud DTI for having the easiest registration process I have ever encountered.”  This was part of the opening message of Mayor Jaen during the Launching of Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay (NSB) in Brgy. Cagamutan Sur, Leganes on Tuesday, 14 January.

The business name registration was part of the caravan of services of DTI during the NSB along with business counselling or coaching and consumer complaints handling.  Service desk for the P3 Program (Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso) was catered by the Small Business Corporation, DTI’s financing arm.

Mayor Jaen relayed his experience in business and the demands set by business registration.  But he highlighted the efficient process in getting a Business Name with DTI, which is very encouraging for people who plan to start their businesses.  According to him, meeting the DTI team during the NSB was also an opportunity to collaborate with the agency and seek its support to his development programs for Leganes. 

DTI 6 Regional Director Rebecca M. Rascon pointed out that it will be a good opportunity for the townsfolk to look into promising backyard businesses which would use local skills and raw materials.  Hence, the NSBs conducted in the different barangays is a venue to reach farmers, fisherfolks, agripreneurs, indigenous people, persons with disability, and micro enterprises in 4^th to 5^th class municipalities and promote greater linkage and support entrepreneurs to scale up.

Punong Barangay of Cagamutan Sur Renato J. Espinoza was proud enough to host the first NSB for this year along with neighboring barangays of Cari Minor and San Vicente which pooled a total of 90 participants in that afternoon.

DTI Iloilo, led by DTI 6 Assistant Regional Director Ermelinda P. Pollentes, is set for a bigger challenge this year as NSB 2020 will cover 131 barangays of the 17 towns categorized as 4^th or 5^th class.  The NSB last year made a resounding feat of reaching 91 barangays out of its 87 target serving 1,362 MSMEs and 9,018 potential entrepreneurs.

By bringing business development services closer to the public, the NSB is expected to increase awareness of the DTI programs as well promote engagement of the local officials and enablers of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the countryside.