DTI celebrates National MSME Week with Bagsakan in Festival Mall

The Department of Trade and Industry - Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (DTI-BDTP) is celebrating the National MSME Week with a special Bagsakan at the Expansion Hall and Carousel Court of Festival Mall in Muntinlupa City from July 13 to 17, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Admission is free of charge.

In coordination with the DTI Regional Operations Group, Festival Mall, Filinvest Lifemalls, and the City Government of Muntinlupa, the five-day selling and order-taking event will feature over 50 Filipino enterprises from Bataan, Nueva Ecija, CALABARZON, Marinduque, Sorsogon, Nueva Vizcaya, Bohol, Cebu, Dinagat Islands, Negros Oriental, Samar, Zamboanga del Sur, Davao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and the NCR.

Institutional buyers, retailers, exporters, resellers, distributors and households from Southern Metro Manila and nearby provinces are invited to source a rich variety of authentic Filipino products such as native delicacies, processed food and snacks, beverages, healthy food selections, personal care items, health and wellness products, gift items and souvenirs, fashion items and accessories, handicrafts and woven products, as well as furniture and home décor from the Festival Mall Bagsakan.

Among the major highlights of the Bagsakan include a special wine mixing demonstration by Sol’s Italian Food and Philia Variety Store; a leather crafting workshop by Handcrafted by Harl’s; and special furniture showcase of the CARAGA Region. The City Government of Muntinlupa will also offer their services to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their enterprises and existing entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BDTP has collaborated with major commercial venues like Festival Mall to help MSMEs, farmers, and fruit growers reach more customers and sell their products. The bureau’s Bagsakan Special Project is a crisis-response initiative to ensure the availability of food products, stimulate consumption and support the reopening of the economy.

As reminder for visitors, safety protocols such as social distancing and wearing of face masks will be strictly implemented. Buyers and customers can also access the contact information of the Bagsakan exhibitors and products by downloading the DTI Sisidlan: Philippine Product Catalog which will be available at this link: bit.ly/SISIDLAN

For more updates on upcoming Bagsakan activities, national fairs and programs for MSMEs, join the DTI-BDTP Community on Viber and follow us on Facebook and Instagram (DTI.BDTP), Twitter (DTI_BDTP), and Tiktok (DTI.BDTP) or write to BDTP Director Marievic M. Bonoan at bdtp@dti.gov,ph.

DTI to Provide Advisory and Mentoring Services Program for Cavite MSMEs

Building Entrepreneurs through Advisory and Mentoring Services (BEAMS) Project, recently launched the Building Enterprises through Advisory and Mentoring Services (BEAMS) Project in General Trias, Cavite to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by enlisting assistance from volunteer mentors.

The BEAMS project is an offshoot of CESO’s conduct of training and workshop in CALABARZON region and is anchored on the Bayanihan spirit by establishing a pool of home-grown mentors and coaches in each province of the region.

DTI CALABARZON Regional Director Marilou Q. Toledo said the BEAMS program will help MSMEs in the aspects of production management, productivity improvement, financial planning and management, product development through mentoring from DTI and CESO experts.

“BEAMS mentors will provide business diagnostics and assessment of business operations of our Shared Service Facilities (SSF) cooperators and MSMEs and counsel them on production management, productivity improvement, financial planning and management, product development, among others, which will suit the needs of each SSF and MSME,” Toledo said.

Cavite is the second province in CALABARZON to kick off BEAMS this year after Quezon.

The Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Program is an equipment sharing program aiming to assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through sophisticated machinery, equipment, tools, systems, skills and knowledge under a shared system.

The SSF Program provides MSMEs access to better technology and more sophisticated equipment that could boost productivity and improve efficiency, as well as address the gaps and bottle necks in the global value chain being faced by MSMEs, which comprise 99.6% of locally registered businesses, generating over one million jobs a year.

The equipment-sharing program also increases capabilities of both manufacturing and agriculture-based MSMEs to enable them to develop capacity and a culture of quality.

Universities and colleges including the National College of Science and Technology-Dasmarinas, De La Salle University- Dasmarinas, and Imus Institute of Science and Technology and partner agencies such as the Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood, and Entrepreneurial Development Office-Cavite, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Cavite, and Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants vowed to throw its full support and commitment to the program to help MSMEs.

CESO is Canada’s economic development organization that draws on senior executives and technical experts to build the capacity in governance and economic development through the transfer of knowledge and skills by Volunteer Advisors around the world and in Canada. It is funded by the Canadian Government- Global Affairs Canada. 

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