To promote and support the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) introduces the revised version of their Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay (NSB) program in the Ilocos.
This is a component of the Livelihood Seeding Program that seeks to provide livelihood tools and supplies worth Php5,000 to Php8,000, entrepreneurial trainings, and other business advisory and services to potential entrepreneurs and MSMEs.
“Ito ay para makatulong tayo na maibsan ang impact ng COVID-19 pandemic,” Daria Mingaracal, assistant regional head of DTI Region 1 said as she guested on PIA Region 1’s Kapihan sa Ilocos on Wednesday.
She added, “Sa programang ito ay titignan natin kung sinu-sino yung mga may potential na mag-negosyo na puwedeng nating tulungan magsimula at pati rin ‘yung mga dati ng may maliit na negosyong apektado ng pandemya.”
To avail of the program, interested residents must submit a plan proposal of the small business they wanted to put up. Businesses must conform with the available raw materials in their community.
“Tutulungan tayo ng ating mga lokal na pamahalaan at barangay officials para malaman kung akma ba sa kanila ang napili nilang itatayong negosyo,” Mingaracal said.
Upon approval, skills training and business seminars will be conducted to educate them on how to properly manage their resources and utilize their skills.
To ensure that all the assistance needed by both aspiring and recovering entrepreneurs will be provided, DTI will regularly monitor their activities and operations.
Moreover, Mingaracal said the region has a total of Php11.5M allocated budget for this year and as of June 24, some Php3.9M of business proposals have been initially approved which caters to some 487 beneficiaries.
This program was originally intended solely for aspiring entrepreneurs in the fourth to sixth class municipalities. But to address the current economic crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been reevaluated and made available for towns of any class. (Contents and photo reposted from Philippine Information Agency)
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