COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Industry (MTIT) conducted various skills and enterprise trainings for business enthusiasts in the Bangsamoro region on July 21 to 23 at Pagana Kutawato Native Restaurant in this city.
This is in line with this year’s week-long celebration of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), which carried the theme, “Bangsamoro MSMEs: Go! Grow! Glow! For Resiliency, Development and Sustainability”.
The line-up of trainings focused on entrepreneurial skills, financial literacy, good manufacturing pratices, hazard analysis critical control point, product development, and digital literacy skills.
During the opening program, Director General Rosslaini Alonto-Sinarimbo encouraged the MSMEs to adapt to the new normal and see what is the demand of the market.
“Digital literacy is very important during this pandemic. Even other government
services are shifting online,” he said.
Sinarimbo also challenged the MSMEs to “survive, sustain, and thrive during and even after the pandemic.”
Meanwhile, MTIT Minister Abuamri A. Taddik encouraged the participants to be more active in the business sector, considering that the pandemic have greatly affected the economy.
“As a ministry responsible in the economic recovery of the region, we invite more people to engage in business particularly during this time of pandemic,” he said.
A total of 24 MSMEs from Cotabato City and Maguindanao benefited from the
trainings.
The three-day activity was capped off with an actual product clinic wherein the MSMEs presented and consulted their products to Mr. Christopher Gomez, an invited resource person for product development from Chromez Industrial Services based in Cagayan De Oro City.
Gomez, during the event, gave vital and practical tips to each participating business owner about proper branding, labelling, and packaging of products. (BANGSAMORO INFORMATION OFFICE, MINDANAO EXPOSE’)
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