2 more Negosyo Centers in Davao

By Cheneen R. Capon
TWO Negosyo Centers will be established in Davao City to assist the growing business establishments here, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
“We’re planning to establish two centers here because more than 50 percent of registered businesses in the region are operating in Davao City,” DTI 11 director Belinda Q. Ambi said during the stakeholders’ consultation at The Marco Polo Davao yesterday.
The first center will be set up in a space at the Davao City Investment Promotions Center (DCIPC) in Magsaysay Park, while the second center shall be established in a space at SM City Davao.
Ambi said the first center will be operation either by May or June, while the second one is still to be finalized because the trade and industry agency is dependent on the P4.7 million for the putting-up of centers region wide.
Ambi, however, said DTI 11 has already surveyed possible area in the SM City mall where the center will be located.
The two centers will hopefully cater interested and existing business establishments operating in the northern and southern part of the city, according to Ambi.
“The center will provide assistance and information dissemination of DTI’s programs, trainings and workshops for start-ups and business owners,” she said.
Entrepreneurs can also avail services on registration of business name, among others, in the center.
“The center will be provided with forms necessary for business name registration,” Ambi said.
The same services will be offered in Negosyo Centers that will be soon established per province.
“The Negosyo Center for Davao del Norte will be in the DTI-Davao del Norte located in Tagum City, the same will go for Davao Oriental and Davao del Sur,” she said, adding that DTI provincial offices will host the center, not the local government unit like Davao City.
The center for Compostela Valley will be located in a new building near the DTI 11-Compostela Valley provincial office.
The trade and industry agency, Ambi said, is also targeting to set Negosyo information desk in all municipalities and cities in the region.
The establishment of the center is anchored to R. A. 10644 or the Go Negosyo Act that seeks to strengthen the micro,small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to create more job opportunities and promote inclusive growth
The creation of the Negosyo Center will promote “ease of doing business and facilitate access to services for MSMEs.”
Under the law, Negosyo Centers will provide services on business registration assistance, business advisory services, business information and advocacy, and monitoring and evaluation of business processes for MSMEs.