[Acknowledgements] Ladies and gentlemen, good morning! I am pleased to be here at our 7th year of the Slingshot Conference, which is the 2nd year we’ve been conducting this Conference virtually. The Slingshot Conference has always been one of our major activities for startups where we showcase Filipino creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Regardless of whether continue reading : Opening Address of Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Philippine Startup Week 2021: 7th Slingshot Conference
Keynote Message of Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, KMME Summit 2021
Friends, partners, mentors, enablers and mentee-graduates of Kapatid Mentor ME (KMME) program, magandang hapon at happy 5th anniversary sa inyong lahat! It has been five years from the time the very first batch of mentees first began their journey of learning from the best entrepreneurship coaches. Now the program is on its 413th batch of continue reading : Keynote Message of Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, KMME Summit 2021
Keynote address of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Franchise Asia Philippines 2021 Virtual Conference
[Acknowledgements] Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga sa inyong lahat! First off, I want to congratulate the Philippine Franchise Association for spearheading the Franchise Asia Philippines 2021 and successfully utilizing the virtual platform for the Virtual Franchise Expo. Let me begin on a very encouraging note by saying that our country’s latest available economic data confirm continue reading : Keynote address of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Franchise Asia Philippines 2021 Virtual Conference
Opening speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, National MSME Week 2021 “Makabagong MSMEs: Bagong Pag-asa Laban sa Pandemiya”
Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat! From the start of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration, we’ve accelerated the support for the growth and development of our micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in making them into smarter entrepreneurs. This is not surprising. Even at the start of his term, President Duterte had continue reading : Opening speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, National MSME Week 2021 “Makabagong MSMEs: Bagong Pag-asa Laban sa Pandemiya”
Keynote Speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 2021 Ease of Doing Business Summit
Ladies and gentlemen, magandang umaga po sa iyong lahat! We would like to thank Director General (DG) Jeremiah B. Belgica and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for inviting us to today’s Ease of Doing Business (EODB) Summit. As the lead agency implementing Republic Act No. 11032, or the “Ease of Doing Business and Government Efficiency continue reading : Keynote Speech of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, 2021 Ease of Doing Business Summit
Women entreps important in PH pandemic recovery: DTI chief
MANILA—Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez highlighted the important role of women entrepreneurs especially as the country pushes for post-COVID economic recovery during the 3A Program Batch 2 Handog Kabuhayan: Alay Kay Juana launch on 08 March 2021. In celebration of International Women’s Day, DTI paid tribute to women-led micro, small, and continue reading : Women entreps important in PH pandemic recovery: DTI chief
Keynote Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Virtual Launch of DiskarTech IPON GALING
Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Unang-una, salamat po sa DiskarTech and congratulations on your very successful program. We would like to thank Diskartech again for another innovation, a financial app and info campaign, ito pong IPON GALING to support Filipinos during the pandemic. We fully support your program on IPON GALING. Napaka importante po sa isang negosyo ang maging masinop sa pera. We really need to have, unang-una, magandang negosyo, tamang business model, tamang negosyo at ‘yun naman po ang mga binibigay na seminar ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) para po maging maganda ang negosyo at maganda ang kita. We will need to have that mindset na sa ating bawat kita ay kailangang maging masinop at nag-iipon. We don’t just spend it for ourselves at ginagastos ang pera ng negosyo. Sabi nga, ang pera mo ay continue reading : Keynote Message of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, Virtual Launch of DiskarTech IPON GALING
DTI to hold first-ever Virtual National Trade Fair
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion (BDTP) and in collaboration with the DTI Regional and Provincial Offices, will be hosting the first-ever Virtual National Trade Fair from 27 January to 2 February 2021, on its Website virtualnationaltradefair.dti.gov.ph. In line with the BDTP’s mandate to expand the market continue reading : DTI to hold first-ever Virtual National Trade Fair
DTI celebrates National MSME Summit, highlights advocacy on creating smarter MSMEs
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as Chair of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Development Council (MSMEDC), staged this year’s National MSME Summit on 16 July 2019 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City to showcase vital and game-changing whole-of-government policy reforms, programs, and initiatives to empower and build revolutionary Filipino continue reading : DTI celebrates National MSME Summit, highlights advocacy on creating smarter MSMEs
DTI gives 500 livelihood starter kits to Marawi IDPs
MARAWI CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded 500 livelihood starter kit certificates to Internally Displaced People (IDPs) during the Marawi Entrepreneurs’ Forum and Job Fair last July 16. The event, held at the Mindanao State University main campus in Marawi, is the first big forum and job fair in the city continue reading : DTI gives 500 livelihood starter kits to Marawi IDPs