CCCI opens up Grand Chamber Awards night to non-members

• Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2016/06/24/ccci-opens-grand-chamber-awards-night-non-members-481449
• Sunday, June 26, 2016

By Jeandie O. Galolo

AT least 500 entrepreneurs and business executives will gather on June 30 to culminate the Cebu Business Month (CBM) spearheaded by the local chamber.

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) will give out the awards for Entrepreneur of the Year, Small Business Entrepreneur, Countryside Entrepreneur, Young Entrepreneur, and Corporate Social Responsibility Institution at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel Cebu.

“The 2016 Cebu Business Month may be coming to an end but the vision of CCCI, the CBM team members and all the sponsors will not fade. Digital Cebu is merely a stepping stone to the possibilities and innovative enterprises that are yet to come,” CCCI said.

The chamber adopted the “Digital Cebu” theme, emphasizing the use of digital technology in harnessing businesses, especially among micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that have not widely utilized digital tools to run operations and tap larger markets.

This year’s CBM is chaired by Christian Paro-an of gadget shop RC Goldline, while the incoming Grand Awards Night will be led by Pia Monica Alturas.

Paro-an said this will be the first time in the 20-year CBM celebration that the chamber will recognize the past CBM chairs. This will also be the first time that the chamber will open the event to non-CCCI members.

One of the highlights of the awards night is the showcase of “3D mapping technology.” The technology is used mostly in events that do away with flat projections, and instead combines motion graphics and 3D animation.

The dress code is “futuristic formal” or metallic colors, connoting the digital theme.

Further, Paro-an has also encouraged MSMEs to join CCCI, dismissing the notion that the chamber is only for the established business owners of Cebu.

Through CCCI, Paro-an assured that MSMEs can expect help by giving them a stronger representation to their fellow business owners and to government offices.

Presently, CCCI has 700 active members and this is projected to increase as more businesses in Cebu open up.

“We are very bullish. Let’s hope and pray because there’s no way but up,” Paro-an said. The Cebu business community is also bullish about the new government, he added.