The Starter Center

A Transfer Project in Iligan City

By Julius S. Haganas
RED Expert 2006 Trainee

RED Expert Follow-up Workshop

May 11-17, 2009, Beijing
I. Background
• Barangay is the smallest local government unit in the
Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village,
district or ward. Cities are composed of barangays
(Wikipedia).
I. Background
• It is the policy of the State to hasten economic
development by encouraging the formation and
growth of Barangay Micro Business Enterprises
(BMBE) and integrating those in the informal
sector with the mainstream economy. (R.A. 9178
sec. 2)
I. Background
• The state of the people in the barangay or village
towards entrepreneurship:
1. With the business idea but lack the know-how to
develop that idea.
2. With the special skills (i.e. carving) but lack the
substantial capital and the entrepreneurial skills to
enhance those skills into business.
3. Already have the business but unregistered
4. Have run the business formally
II.
Description
Stakeholders Services Clients

P The Starter Center

Barangay R
E
P 1. Competence Check
City A
Informal
R
2. Tailored-fit Training enterprises
A
National T
I 3. Competent Consulting
International O
N
4. Facilitating of Registration
II.
Description
Stakeholders Services Clients

1. Competence Check
P Profiling
Barangay R
E 2. Tailored-fit Training
P
City A 3. Competent Consulting
Informal
R Business Advisory enterprises
A
National 4. Facilitating of Registration
T
I
5. Networking
International O
N
6. Social Protection
With modified
services
III. Objective
• To promote and formalize micro-
business enterprises that will
generate jobs and income
opportunities in the barangay level
by providing support such as
training on entrepreneurship,
business planning, counseling,
organizing, etc.

• To integrate informal enterprises

with the mainstream economy,
which consequently contributes to
the increased revenues of local
government.
IV. Indicators of Success
Indicators Indicators
1. Profile of informal 7. # of information
enterprises materials distributed
2. # of entrepreneurs who have8. # of business
undergone competence counselees
check
3. # of registered informal 9. # of hours spent on
enterprises business counselling
4. # of training modules 10. # of business plans
compiled prepared & submitted
for funding
5. # of training conducted 11. # of entrepreneurs
enrolled for social
protection
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
• conducted profiling to 1,364 micro-business
entrepreneurs:
Profiled entrepreneurs

Driver of alternative
Sari-Sari Store transport
Owner 2%
8% Fish Vendor
6% Shoe Repairmen
1%
Ice Cream Vendor
2%

Fishermen Firewood Vendor

58% 2%
Food Vendor
15%

Scrap Collector Non-Food Vendor

3% 3%
 V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
Profiling
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)

Profiling
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
• conducted Entrepreneurial Development
Training to 922 micro-business entrepreneurs:
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
Entrepreneurial Development
Training
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
• conducted Business Planning to 294 micro-business
entrepreneurs and packaged business plans for funding.

• 222 hereof have received financial assistance in the total

amount of P 1,200,500 or $ 24,010 from the Department
of Labor and Employment last December 23, 2008.
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
Packaged 9 project proposals to access the P 4 Million or $80,000 from the Department of Labor and
•
Employment (DOLE) under the Integrated Services for Livelihood Advancement (ISLA) of fishermen.
The money is already in the hands of the City Government and is on schedule for release to the beneficiaries
•
soon, may be in next two weeks.
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
• Facilitated the registration and organization of Ice
Cream Vendors Association with 25 members.
V. Accomplishments (as of April 30,
2009)
• Facilitated the enrollment of 54 micro-business
entrepreneurs to access social protection services.
VI. Bottlenecks
• Coordination with relevant agencies drags the
implementation at the start.
• Logistics and mobility
• Budget appropriation
VII. Future Outlook
• Organization of Business Development Services and
its providers
• Improvement of business counseling
• Formalization process
VIII. More Information
• Please contact:
– haganasj@yahoo.com.ph
– +63 (063) – 223 3362