Thursday, July 05, 2007 SME Development Week set this month
SMALL and medium enterprises get the limelight once again as the annual celebration of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Week is held in July, pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation 256. The event aims to inculcate a continued awareness of the primacy of SMEs in nation-building and people empowerment.
Carrying the theme "Ang Galing Mo Pinoy! Go Negosyo", the 2007 SME Development Week will be observed nationwide from July 16 to 22 and will be highlighted by various national and provincial SME-related activities. At the Megatrade Halls 1 and 2 of SM Megamall, there will be an exposition of business development service (BDS) providers from both government and private sector, the conduct of free entrepreneurship briefing sessions, launching of new SME development initiatives, and the awarding of "Best Practice Awards" for programs and services for SMEs from July 19 to 22.
Other related activities will also be undertaken in different parts of the country as other government agencies and private institutions are enjoined to participate in the commemoration of SME Development Week.
For further inquiries, please contact the SMED Council Secretariat at telephone nos. 890.5682, 897.7596 or 890.4968 or any DTI Provincial Office nationwide. (Ginna Go/Philexport News and Features/Sunnex)
