DAVAO CITY — More than 2,000 existing and would-be entrepreneurs, industry players and government and private partners took part in the Department of Trade and Industry’s three-day Negosyo, Konsyumer Atbp. (NKATBP) event held in Davao City last April 25-27 was a success.
The highlights of the said event were product development (labeling and packaging), financing, franchising, business consultancy, business name registration and a mini-trade fair and exhibit of awarded Shared Service Facility (SSF) projects.
DTI said all the activities were conducted in different venues, from SMX Convention Center to Grand Regal Hotel and Park Inn. The agency said that it was optimistic about expanding the reach of its various programs and services.
Aside from the training programs and seminars, Maria Belenda Q. Ambi, DTI-Davao regional director said that NKATBP also served as an avenue for the agency to recognize and honor the support that its partners have been continuously extending to them.
On the other hand, DTI has awarded 34 stores and shops in the region with a Certified Establishment (CE) Award, three of which were Gold awardees, 11 got Silver while 20 received their Bronze seals.
DTI has also awarded college students who won the agency’s the Best Feature Story writing tilt. Rikk Nicholson M. Lazaro of the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) won the first and second spots for his stories “Powdered Success: Tales of the Passing Sessions” of the Subasta Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Agricultural Cooperative (SARBAC) and “Living on an Embroidered Prayer” of Artes de San Vicente, respectively, while Dianne Marie S. Navarro, still from ADDU, placed third, for her story “A Rocket to the Destination”.
“We had this success story-writing contest because we want our students to appreciate the path that our MSMEs had to experience for them to achieve their goals. We want them to be inspired by the hardwork and commitment of our local entrepreneurs,” Ambi said. (davaotoday.com)
