Mentoring MSEs

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Go Negosyo, the advocacy arm of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), in partnership with local chambers of commerce, have launched a laudable project to empower Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) by encouraging entrepreneurship in the country. Called the “Mentor Me Program,” it aims to help MSEs improve their entrepreneurship fundamentals to scale up and sustain their businesses by providing them with the needed skill sets by way of conceptual discussions and mentoring sessions.

Under this Program, the DTI will select the MSEs to be enrolled as mentees, while the local chamber of commerce will choose the mentors. The mentors will be chosen based on their specific expertise, though most of them will come from various successful companies and reputable professional firms. I am honored to be one of the mentors chosen by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.