Manila, Philippines: 10 June 2019
PLDT
Enterprise, the B2B arm of the country's leading ICT and digital
services provider, recently fortified their decade-long partnership with Go Negosyo, the advocacy group of the
Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship-in an effort to sustain the latter's
digital enablement programs.
The partnership, which began in 2008, has always
advocated the empowerment of micro, small
and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by providing them with access to the latest
information and technology. Throughout the years, PLDT has supported the
different programs of Go Negosyo via mentorship programs, technology
enablement workshops, and knowledge sharing-prepping next generation
business owners to become digital entrepreneurs.
Today, Go Negosyo's headline project is the formation
of its Angat Lahat sa Digital Alliance,
which brings together 30 digital platform brands in an effort to create an
ecosystem that will allow MSMEs to thrive. Given such mission, the partnership
between PLDT and Go Negosyo aims to build digital platforms in order for small
businesses to connect their people ,
data, core applications, and customers through products that are both
accessible and secure.
"Go
Negosyo is fortunate to have PLDT as one of our greatest supporters in the
entrepreneurship advocacy. Ever since our early yeard, we have partnered with
PLDT in providing our micro and small entrepreneurs mentorship, and now in
digital age, PLDT equips our MSMEs with better connectivity and business
solutions that will enable them to reach wider market. We encourage all MSMEs
to maximize digitalization which democratizes the ecosystem for all products
and services, making it more inclusive for everyone",
Presidential Advisor for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion said.
Championing for the three M's of entrepreneurship, namely, mentorship, money and market, the advocacy group has given
prominence to the tourism sector, youth groups and family
enterprises-effectively empowering a greater number of budding entrepreneurs
with tools for success.
"
With over 900,000 registered MSMEs in the country, we believe that our economy
can truly benefit from the steady growth and transformation brought by
entrepreneurship," said FVP & Head of PLDT SME Mitch Locsin. " This year, we at PLDT Enterprise have renewed our commitment to
empower the MSME sector with all new products and plans fitted to their
needs," said SVP & Head of PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business
Groups Jovy Hernandez. " We are extremely honored to continue
our relationship with Go Negosyo to reach even more Filipino entrepreneurs and
provide them with the tools they need to compete with industry players,"
added Hernandez.
Ultimately, the said endeavor aims to uplift the local
business landscape to strengthen the economic position of ASEAN-attracting new
technologies and investors that will further propel the country's steady
economic boom. " The work that Go
Negosyo is doing is good for our entrepreneurs, it's good gor business, it is
good for the country. In fact, the contributiond of Go Negosyo are even more
valuable today than when this movement started a decade ago," Chairman
and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan
said at the recent contract signing ceremony between the two parties.
Among fruits of the said partnership is the year- long
digital mentorship program, Mentor Me
Online, as well as ASEAN-centric events and forums.
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About PLDT
PLDT
is
the leading telecommunications and digital services provider in the
Philippines. Through its principal business groups-fixed line, wireless and
others-PLDT offers a wide range of telecommunications and digital services
across the Philippines' most extensive fiber optic backbone, and fixed line and
cellular networks.
PLDT is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange
(PSE:TEL) and its American Depository Shares are listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE:PHI). PLDT has one of the largest market capitalization among
Philippine listed companies.
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