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Sunday, July 2, 2017
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BACOLOD City – Fifty owners of small and micro enterprises (SMEs) in Negros Occidental were chosen to attend the 10-module mentoring sessions for 10 weeks under the “Kapatid Mentor Me” program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
As of Friday, the identified mentees, with some participating entrepreneurs, have started attending classes for the first two modules such as entrepreneurial mind-setting and values formation, and marketing.
This followed after the launching rites held at the Sugarland Hotel on Thursday here led by Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary for Regional Operations Group Blesila Lantayona.
Lantayona said the DTI has partnered with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) for the conceptualization of the “Mentor Me” program to help make SMEs confident and competitive in meeting the challenges of the ASEAN economic integration.
“Mentor Me” is one of the three components of the Project Kapatid along with adopt-an-SSF (shared service facilities) and inclusive business.
“The ‘Mentor Me’ mainly aims to help MSEs scale up their businesses through weekly coaching and mentoring by successful business owners and practitioners on different functional areas of entrepreneurship,” Lantayona said.
The rest of the mentoring sessions will be conducted at the Negosyo Center in Bacolod.
The DTI-Negros Occidental selected the mentees, mostly from food, wearables and homestyle sectors, based on various criteria and guidelines.
They are part of the 66th batch of mentees nationwide.
Lantayona said the mentees should go through each module, learn, and apply it to their businesses.
Once they complete the modules, the mentees will present a business plan to the panel composed of representatives from the banking, government, and private sector for improvement and possible financing. (PNA)
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