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Friday, February 04, 2005
Search for model micro entrepreneur ongoing
A NON-government organization initiated a search for the model micro entrepreneur of the year in the fruit and vegetable sector in Panabo city.
Manny Quisol, project administrator of the Strategic Development Cooperation in Asia (SDCAsia) said fruit and vegetable consumers in Panabo City can now be assured the products they are buying are of the highest quality when they buy fruit and vegetable products with the Tatak Kalidad (TK) seal.
The TK seal will serve as a passport to quality products for consumers in Panabo public market. SDCAsia dubbed the program as the Tatak Kalidad Aduna Kay Seguridad Promotion Activity.
To be accredited for the contest, a micro entrepreneur must be an active and recognized member of the Panabo Micro entrepreneurs Cooperative (fruit and vegetable sub-sector), be accredited with the Tatak Kalidad (TK), and must buy a minimum of 500 stickers per month for the duration of the competition until the grand finals in March this year.
The micro entrepreneurs will be judged on the basis of visibility of the TK stickers on the product display, application of the TK standards with regards to product, premises and practices, adherence to the policies and guidelines of the cooperative, and monitoring of sales and income.
Quisol said 40 percent of the scoring will be based from the accrediting team, 40 percent from the consumer's group, and 20 percent from the market management. He added that after the January winners are announced, scores will revert back to zero.
January winners are ineligible to win the major awards for the February judging but may still get a shot at the special prizes. He added that after the February winners are announced, scores will revert back to zero. For the March grand finals, all accredited TK vendors are eligible to join the competition as long as they meet the requirements.
Interested micro entrepreneurs of the Fruits and Vegetable subsector can contact Pastor Alex Salcedo at the TK Center for more details. January winners will be announced on February while February winners will be announced on March 1. The grand winners for the Ultimate Micro entrepreneurs of Panabo 2005 will also be announced on March.
At stake for January and February competition are four awards for "Best TK store of the month" for stall owner and laray for fruits, and stall owner and laray for vegetables respectively.
There will also be consolation prizes for the two runners-up per category, a People's choice award for the friendliest microentreprenuer and a special award for the cleanest stall.
Awards at stake for the grand finals in March are Model TK Store of the Year, 1st and 2nd runners-up, four separate awards each for Best in Product display from the fruits stall owner and fruits "laray", and vegetable stall owner and laray respectively, People's Choice Award for the Friendliest/Most Courteous Vendor, and a Microentrepreneur's Choice Award for the Best Trainer of the Year. For Bisaya stories from Davao. Click here.
(February 4, 2005 issue)
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