CCCI offers mentorship services

• Source: http://www.philstar.com/cebu-business/2015/07/10/1475340/ccci-offers-mentorship-services
• Friday, July 10, 2015 12:00 am

By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman)

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) is offering its services for government's entrepreneurship mentorship program, through the Negosyo Center.

In an interview yesterday, CCCI president Ma. Teresa B. Chan said that although the chamber had been doing entrepreneurs' mentorship in the past, both CCCI and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) should meet first.

"We still have to sit down together and identify the industries and type of businesses, so we can properly deploy experts in their respective fields," said Chan.

DTI-Cebu Provincial director Nelia F. Navarro said that her office is currently finalizing the plans for the tripartite efforts to make up of an effective Negosyo Center.

According to Chan, the chamber is open for the services.

Under the plan, the entrepreneurship mentors or counselors, to be also called by DTI as partners, will help diagnose business related concerns, probe and prescribe what to do and what are the easy solutions of a problem. Freeman ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch:

Currently, only DTI-7 regional director Asteria Caberte and Navarro are trained business counselors of the region. Both Caberte and Navarro will train the other eight business mentors.

A good business counselor should have a rich database and network of banks, financial institutions, business development providers, marketing experts, design gurus, and other entrepreneurial skill essentials.

This move answers the need of micro-small and even medium entrepreneurs who are expected to encounter glitches in their small businesses.

The Counselors will also be tasked to give sound advices to individuals who may want to go into business, and do not have the know-how, what good business go to into, and how to use their hard-earned money for sound investments.