Companies can attain larger heights with the assistance of the precise accomplice that may make them sources, alternatives, and improvements that can assist them attain a wider market and elevated revenue.
PLDT and Sensible, by means of their company enterprise arm, PLDT Enterprise, lately hosted the most recent “Velocity Courting: Enterprise Version” occasion at Costa Palawan Resort in collaboration with the Puerto Princesa Chamber of Commerce and Business.
The ‘pace courting’ exercise linked round 30 small- and medium-sized enterprise house owners and managers to specialists in monetary, technical, advertising, and different methods that would assist them enhance their profitability.
The occasion featured studying periods on the Sensible Messaging Suite, a textual content messaging platform that companies can use as an efficient go-to-market technique; and the eBizNovation program, PLDT and Sensible’s collaboration with TikTok Store which seeks to upskill micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to develop into digital retailers.
Mentors included representatives from the Division of Commerce and Business, Sensible, TikTok Store, Cisco, PLDT’s accredited channel accomplice AllConnect, the Division of Commerce and Business’s Small Enterprise Company, and Soprano, Sensible’s know-how accomplice for A2P messaging.
“Our purpose for this pace courting occasion is to provide SMEs entry to know-how, monetary companies, and go-to-market methods to spice up their competitiveness and drive them to success, not solely right here in Puerto Princesa but in addition throughout the entire province of Palawan,” mentioned Rafael Davila, SMBiz Regional Luzon Enterprise Head, PLDT Enterprise.
“At PLDT and Sensible, we harness know-how to assist present higher alternatives for all. eBizNovation is our digital upskilling to e-commerce program the place we assist MSMEs acquire expertise that they will use to higher market their services and products on varied digital platforms,” mentioned Stephanie Orlino, Stakeholder Administration Head, PLDT and Sensible.
Ampy Esguerra, one of many contributors throughout the ‘pace courting’ occasion, mentioned the exercise would assist her develop her community and alternatives for her Ampstudio and Printing enterprise in Puerto Princesa.
“This exercise might assist me attain out to extra potential shoppers. It was very enlightening. I noticed I can use all these instruments to additional my enterprise. I realized one thing new, like TikTok—it’s not just for leisure, but it surely is also used for buying. I believed if I might use these instruments, my enterprise would develop larger,” mentioned Esguerra.
Grace Laraga, proprietor of Hilltop Printshoppe memento objects enterprise, additionally expressed her appreciation after becoming a member of the exercise.
“This occasion was very useful, particularly as a result of my husband and I’ve at all times wished to widen Hilltop’s attain past Palawan. I used to be impressed by TikTok’s presentation and realized that there are such a lot of alternatives within the digital house,” mentioned Laraga.
PLDT and Sensible have been supporting MSMEs by means of upskilling packages, know-how, and progressive options that may assist develop their companies. This initiative highlights the group’s dedication to UN Sustainable Growth Objective No. 1: No Poverty, and No. 8: Respectable Work and Financial Progress; and highlights assist for the federal government’s Go Digital Pilipinas Motion, as a founding member of the Digital Infrastructure pillar of the Non-public Sector Advisory Council (PSAC).
