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DTI bares potential of MSMEs

SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique Provincial Office acknowledged and stressed the potential of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in strengthening both the local and national economies.

In a radio interview on July 26, DTI Antique’s newly designated OIC-Provincial Director Mutya D. Eusores said that MSMEs are the key drivers for local economic growth, considering their contribution to investments, revenue generation, and employment.

With 99.6% of businesses in the country categorized as MSMEs, the official highlighted their huge role in the national economy and the greater impact they will produce when they become large businesses.


To continuously support small entrepreneurs in Antique, Eusores said that their agency intends to enhance market linkages by exploring more market opportunities, improving market matching activities, and actively participating in trade fairs.

Negosyo Center (NC) services will also be expanded through the conduct of How-to-Start-a-Business orientation and more entrepreneurship seminars, assisting more aspiring entrepreneurs, and therefore creating more MSMEs.

Recognizing the power of digitalization, MSMEs will also be capacitated in terms of digital marketing and e-commerce.

As the country celebrates National MSME Week 2023 every second week of July, DTI seeks to provide MSMEs with all the necessary support to thrive and evolve in today’s competitive business landscape, in accordance with the theme “Upgrade, Upskill and Upsize MSMEs.”

National MSME Week underscores the importance of empowering MSMEs by creating an environment that allows them to engage with the government and the private sector in devising strategies for growth and development and in addressing business issues and concerns.

According to Eusores, some of the issues and concerns that MSMEs face now are capitalization which hinders business expansion, and limited production capacity which affects readiness for bigger markets, hence, the presence of financial support entities such as the 

Small Business (SB) Corporation and the continued operations of Shared Service Facilities (SSF), among others.

For his part, former Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) and entrepreneur Albin M. Ortega expressed gratitude to DTI for the assistance since he started his school and office supplies and equipment business, and now that he has launched his new packing services business.

Ortega emphasized that going into business requires hard work, effective risk management, development of a goal-oriented mindset, and proper business knowledge, hence, his call for fellow entrepreneurs to seize the many trainings and seminars regularly conducted by the DTI. (AGP/BPS/PIA Antique/Photo courtesy of MSME Development Council)

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