BALANGA CITY — Department of Trade and Industry Bataan targets 17 trainings this second semester of 2018 under its Small and Medium Enterprises Roving Academy (SMERA) Program.
SMERA topics include Product Development and Brand Management, Visual Merchandising, Digital Transformation, Putting your Business Online, Business Opportunity Seminar, Analyzing Brands and Buying Behavior, Project Management, Customer Relations and Good Manufacturing Practices.
“Under the SMERA program, participants undergo training in stages as they grow, from Stage 1 or the Start-up and Capability Building Stage to Stage 2 or the Market Awareness Stage to Stage 3 or the Market Readiness Stage to Stage 4 or the Export Readiness Stage until Stage 7 where the business establishment has attained Export Expansion Stage,” DTI Provincial Director Nelin Cabahug said.
Relative to SME development, Cabahug disclosed that quality products made by Bataeños will again be featured this semester in various trade fairs including Likha ng Central Luzon.
“Our office is also striving to develop the coffee and bamboo industries in the province,” she added.
