Launching of the Bohol SMED Council

The Launching of the Bohol Small & Medium Enterprises Development Council was one of the events that graced the SME Day. The event tackled about the Initiatives of the Bohol SMED Council.

The program was started with an Opening Remarks from Ms. Aster Caberte, the Regional Director of DTI -VII; followed by a Rationale of the SMED Plan by Mr. Norris Oculam, the Chairman of the Bohol SMED Council. After which, a Powerpoint presentation was played regarding the “Bohol Harmonized SMED Plan”. The “Tatak Bohol Seal of Excellence” was then presented by Ms. Nannette Arbon, the Provincial Director of DTI-Bohol. And there was then a Recognition of Bohol SMED-C Members.

And lastly, the launching ended with an MOC signing, to show support for the Bohol SMED Plan, and was followed by a pictorial.

SME Day at the Sandugo Showcase ’08

July 24th was proclaimed “Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Day”. It was filled with events that helped the SMEs, not only here in Bohol but in the region as well, to develop itself and grow. The SME Day was held at the Island City Mall Activity Center.

The SME Day consisted of the following events: The Launching of the Bohol Small and Medium Enterprises Development (SMED) Council; the Launching of the Department of Trade & Industry – Small & Medium Enterprises Development through Sustainable Employment Programs (DTI-SMEDSEP); the Launching of the Sub-contracting Partners for Innovation Program Program.

Masigasig Magazine Features Tagbilaran City and Auza.Net

Masigasig Magazine, a supplementary publication to the Enterprenuer Magazine by Summit Media featured Tagbilaran City and Auza.Net in its July 2008 issue. Masigasig described the city as a gateway to Bohol and narrated on various reasons why it is a potential location for investement in IT enabled businesses. One of the reasons stated is the presence of SMITEs or Small and Medium IT Enterprises in Bohol already doing IT enabled services. Auza.Net was featured as one of these SMITEs and the DYRD-AM worldwide broadcast website www.dyrdam.com was given as an example of the company’s successful ventures.