Committed to helping budding entrepreneurs of Cagayan Valley to strive, step up, and be more competitive through refined business plans and strategies, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2, in partnership with the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE) Go Negosyo, conducted a two-day presentation of Kapatid Mentor ME Money Market Encounter (KMME-MME) Business Improvement Plan (BIP) for Batch 3 of the online program, via Zoom on 27-28 May 2021.

Fifty-three (53) enrolled mentees from the different provinces of Region 2 presented to the panel of evaluators their strategic plans in the areas of operations, production, organizational development, finance, and marketing.

The evaluators composed of representatives from the different financial institutions such as Landbank of the Philippines and Cooperative Bank of Cagayan; the online market platform Deliver Boy Ph; officers from DTI-Region 2; and mentors from PCE Go Negosyo.

The KMME-MME program provides 10-module intensive coaching and mentoring on the different areas of business operations to develop their entrepreneurial capabilities and scale up their businesses.

After the success of their BIP presentation which is the final requirement in completion of the program, the graduation of the mentees will follow on 4 June 2021. ♦

Date of Release: 1 June 2021