MAKATI CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-MIMAROPA region’s 2023 run of its intensive mentorship program culminated with 61 graduate entrepreneurs from across the Philippines.

Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) – MME, a 10-week module mentorship program, is designed to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity of mentees through weekly virtual sessions with mentors. The primary objective of the initiative is to provide improved access to Mentorship, Money, and Market opportunities.

In 2023, 39 entrepreneurs coming from different sectors completed the first batch of KMME-MME program, which ran from March to June. The second batch of the program, which focused on boosting the local tourism industry, welcomed 22 graduates. DTI MIMAROPA has also opened its doors to aspiring mentees from anywhere in the Philippines.

Following rigorous business development sessions, the mentees were required to prepare and submit a Business Improvement Plan for their enterprises, which they then presented to a panel for evaluation and constructive feedback.

The participating entrepreneurs, who are mostly in the early stages of their business journeys, exclusively learned from industry experts and leaders. 

The program modules centered on entrepreneurial mind-setting and values formation, marketing, business model canvas, operations management, digitalization, supply and value chain, entrepreneurial accounting and financial management, human resource and organizational management, product development, expansion and internationalization, and good governance.

Since 2016, around 700 entrepreneurs have already graduated from DTI MIMAROPA’s run of mentorship program. ♦

Date of release: 11 December 2023

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