crowd shot of the participants of the workshop

The 3rd Youth Entrepreneurship Program webinar, Business Pitching Workshop, was successfully held by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Quezon on 23 – 24 September 2021. The second half of the two-day event drew a total of 383 participants through Zoom and 186 via Facebook (FB) live, with a growing number of 800 views on the FB recording.

Seven YEP participants were awarded for their outstanding marketing plans, which were the result of the two-day program. The following were among the recipients:

1. John Carlo Uanne Parafina of Remy’s Oriental Food Hub

2. Maria Ihna Velasco of Black Apron Coffee Shop

3. Doli Mae Caliwanagan of Dolicacies

4. Joan Lyka Gaya of Choi Tea

5. Krisha Aira Balasbas of Camp Cakes by Krisha

6. Amabelle Piamonte of Aimreach Beauty and Wellness Products Trading

7. Rasiel Reymundodia of Agdangan Municipal Federation Farmers Association

The DTI Quezon would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the panel composed of Edward Orge, CI Collector of Small Business Corporation, and Senior Trade-Industry Development Specialist Ma. Graciela C. Ledesma for their constructive comments on the participants’ presentation. We are likewise grateful for the guidance of the resource speaker Ruben M. Lanot II. ♦

Date of Release: 27 October 2021