Go Negosyo, CCCI step up MSME mentoring

MANILA, Philippines — Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on March 5 met with the newly elected board of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) to explore future collaborations and hold more entrepreneurship activities in Cebu.

“Our activities in Cebu have always been met with many micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) eager to receive free entrepreneurship mentoring. We look forward to having more of our activities there,” Concepcion said.

The CCCI delegation, led by reelected president Jay Yuvallos, presented activities for Cebu Business Month.

More than 800 CCCI members can mentor attendees, Yuvallos noted.

Yuvallos also revealed plans for educational tours for MSMEs to help them learn more about the operations of large corporations.

Many Go Negosyo events were held in Cebu, such as the Tourism Summit in 2023 and the free entrepreneurship mentoring roadshow 3M on Wheels and senior high school mentoring event Youthpreneur in 2024.

Almost 100 participants in Cebu graduated from Go Negosyo’s Kapatid Mentor ME program.

The CCCI said MSMEs play a big part in the agenda of the new board, which is focusing on expanding its reach and stakeholder base through the creation of alliances across several areas including academe and employers, power and utilities, transport and logistics, the MICE industry and sustainability and the environment.