Around 500 existing and aspiring entrepreneurs from different parts
of the province of Cavite
flocked to SM City in Rosario, Cavite to attend Go
Negosyo’s 3M on Wheels
program on Saturday.
The mentees
lined up early outside the
venue to get much-needed advice from mentors
on how to start their own
business or improve their
existing ones.
“Seeing the importance of mentoring to
the success of our entrepreneurs, we have brought
this event to Cavite to help
existing and would-be entrepreneurs start or develop their own business,”
Go Negosyo founder Joey
Concepcion said.
“By providing
them the right guidance
and advice, we are confident that they can level up
their businesses,” he added.
Go Negosyo
mentor and former Senator Bam Aquino, author
of the Go Negosyo Act,
delivered the welcome
remarks, mentioning the
law’s benefits to existing
and aspring entrepreneurs, like access to capital and market, and other
forms of support.
“Since the enactment of the Go Negosyo
Act in 2014, thousands
of Negosyo Centers have
been established in various parts of country, providing assistance to our
micro, small and medium
enterprises,” Aquino said.
Rosario Vice
Mayor Joanne Michelle
Gonzales and Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Region 4A OIC Assistant
Regional Director Revelyn
Cortez also delivered special messages to the attendees, underscoring the
importance of mentoring in
MSME development.
The Department
of Agriculture, through Dr.
Rolando Maningas, Center Director of Agriculture
Training Institute-RTC
Calabazon, revealed that
the agency has several
agri-business programs
for MSMEs.
Namieh Oya,
content creator and owner
of cosmetics and wellness
shop Namiroseus, shared
her knowledge to the mentees on how to be their
own brand’s influencer.PR
