By Jong Cadion
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (February 27, 2017) – The Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI)–Zamboanga del Sur, in line with the objectives of RA
10679 to promote entrepreneurship and financial literacy among the Filipino
youth, is set to conduct a Youth
Entrepreneurship Symposia (YES) 2017 on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 8:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Abrenica Hall, Sta. Maria District, Pagadian City.
The symposium will be participated by graduating students and their teachers
from the top universities and colleges in Pagadian and Zamboanga del Sur.
DTI-9 Provincial Director Maria Socorro M. Atay, CESO V disclosed that the
activity aims to advocate and promote entrepreneurial mindset amongst the
graduating youth and to promote savings consciousness and financial competency
through basic know-how in investing in financial instruments and through sound
financial management.
PD Atay said, that the symposium will take the form of lectures,
workshops, sharing of best practices and tips, and open forum. It will be
facilitated by a professional speaker on entrepreneurship and an adviser in
investment/financial management. Young entrepreneurs from the province who are
successfully running their own businesses will also be invited to talk on their
experiences.
Through this event, the students are expected to
have a deeper appreciation of the need for more youth entrepreneurs to affect
inclusivity in economic growth and social empowerment while helping address the
problem of unemployment and widespread poverty, as well as learn the value of
financial literacy and more importantly help them draft their planned
businesses, PD Atay added.
DTI-9 Regional Director Sitti Amina Jain, Ph.D.
once postulated, that even if 25 per cent of our graduates will pursue
entrepreneurship, that automatically translates to 25% less graduates joining
the ever-growing members of the students who go after for jobs instead of
creating their own businesses.
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