Chapter: 3

The Philippine Environment for Entrepreneurship

Before going into business, you most know what is happening around you in your
Community, your City or town, your Province and the Country as a whole.

 Classification by Asset – This is the classification used by the Small and Medium
Enterprise.
 Classification by Employment – Classifies Enterprises according to number of
Employees.

Importance of Classifying Enterprises

- Why does the Government classify enterprises into micro, cottage, small, medium and
large?

Law and basic SME Policies

 R.A. 7882 An Act Providing Assistance to women
 Fair Trade Law
 Executive Order No. 264 and 288 Tariff Reform Measures
 Business Name Registration
 Retail Trade Act of 1954
 Executive Order No. 226 Omnibus Investment Code

Government Programs and Series for SME Assistance

 Marketing Assistance
 Marketing Encounter Program
 The National Subcontractors / Contractors Exchange Program (SUBCONEX)
 Business Matching Center
 CITEM Program of Trade Fairs & Missions
 Market Matching and Trade Opportunity Reports
 PHILEXPORT Export Service Center

Technical Assistance Programs

 Productive Centers
 Productivity and Quality Improvement Programs
 Export Development Council Committee on Productivity
  Product Design and Development
 Technology & Market Information Services
 The Philippine Trade and Investment Information Network
 Domestic TIES (Trade Information Exchange Service)
 Standards Development and Conformance
 Garmets and Textile Industry
 Manufacturing Productivity & Extension Program (MPEX)
 Promoting Backward Linkages
 The Philippine Network of Small and Medium Enterprises
 Export Trade Facilitation Division

Training Assistance
 Entrepreneurship Training
 Training for Special Sectors
 Training Package for Export SMES

Financing Programs
 DBP SMILP / KASAPI
 TLRC Financing Schemes for SMES
 Tulong sa Tao Program (TST)
 SBGFC Financing
 Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises (GFSME)

Local and International Linkages in SME Development

 NGOS – The Philippine Business for Social Program (PBSP)

International Linkages
 World Bank (WB)
 Asian Development Bank (ADB)
 Center for the Promotion of Imports (CBI)
 Asians Pacific Economic Corporation
 BIMP – East Asian Growth Asea
 Canadian International development Agency (CIDA)
 Philippine – German Export Development Project (Phil – SED)
 Us Agency for International Development (USAID)
 ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)