Ben Tulfo to Cebu biz leaders: Be a teacher to MSMEs

CDN Digital 10/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Veteran broadcaster Ben Tulfo urged businesses here to share their expertise to Small and Medium Enterprises and nano entrepreneurs to help them achieve success. Tulfo, an MSME advocate, said that small businesses are…

PH banks fail to meet MSME loan mandate anew

Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral - @inquirerdotnet 09/30/2024

Rural and cooperative banks continue to lead in providing loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as the Philippine banking industry once again fell short of its lending quota for this key sector. According to the…

Can big business be inclusive?

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 05/23/2023

Are our big business conglomerates widening the gap between rich and poor Filipinos? While big business empires in rich countries seem to have fostered growing economic concentration and widened inequality, the outcome need not be inevitable. But…

Angara: Gov’t aid available for local business, creative industry 

CDN Digital 03/06/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senator Sonny Angara said there were existing laws that were crafted to especially help micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including those who were in the creative industry. But they also need the…

DTI opens Mandaue City Negosyo Center to aid MSMEs hit by pandemic

Doris C. Bongcac 08/26/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Cebu Provincial Office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) opened on Tuesday, August 25, a Negosyo Center in Mandaue City to especially help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that…

Up to 20,000 MSMEs to benefit from Capitol’s seed capital assistance

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol’s seed capital assistance to existing and aspiring micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) may already start to roll out by the end of August as the provincial government and partner agencies…

MSMEs All Geared to Bounce Back Stronger with SM

PR 07/22/2020

SM puts the spotlight on its thousands of micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME)-partners through its campaign “Kasama ng SM,” a collective effort across the company to provide immediate and long-term solutions to help businesses bounce back…

The simplest way to help PH survive a recession

Tina Arceo-Dumlao - Business Features Editor / @tinaarceodumlao 07/03/2020

At this time when the eco­nomy has been shattered by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and local businesses of all sizes are desperate for revenues to keep their enterprises going and their people employed, one of…

Cebu Capitol to link MSMEs to financial institutions

Rosalie Abatayo 04/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu provincial government will link micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the province with financial institutions to help them cope with the “economic challenges” of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.…

DTI to hold Cebu roadshow for Young Entrepreneurs Program

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to hone their entrepreneurial skills through the upcoming Young Entrepreneurs Program’s Cebu roadshow. Nannette Arbon, assistant director of the Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7), said…

Grab NakakaLokal Festival to help boost sales of homegrown food merchants

Irene R. Sino Cruz 08/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Grab Philippines launched on Friday, August 16, the NakakaLOKAL Festival that aims to boost sales of homegrown food merchants. NakakaLOKAL Festival is a month-long activity that is in celebration of the Buwan ng Wika. It…

MSMEs get boost as DTI goes Go Lokal! in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/05/2018

Plans are under way to establish the first Go Lokal! store in Cebu by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 7. According to DTI 7 Regional Director Asteria Caberte, they have scheduled the opening of the…

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