They trained to micro-enterprises

El Banco Popular introduced the strengthening SMEs business programme for the training of micro, small and medium-sized Dominican companies, with the objective of promoting the competitiveness of the sector.

This training programme, whose development will be conducted by the Association of industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), will begin on 9 February and covers the essential business training axes: development of business plans, structuring of companies, plan effective marketing or finance policies.

Initiative, in which the people's Bank has invested RD$ 3 billion, will benefit more than 1,700 SMMES throughout the national territory, precise written declaration.

Presentation of this program has done last Thursday in the Popular Tower, was attended representatives of more than 100 small and medium-sized companies in the sectors trade, services, manufacturing, construction, technology, tourism, industry u000apharmaceutical and.

Banco Popular business, Christopher Paniagua, senior Executive Vice President stressed that the importance of this training programme lies in the relevance and dynamism of the SME sector in the national economy.

"Sales of SMEs Dominicans represent 58 per cent of the total, contributing about 45% to the national gross domestic product." "In addition, generate more than one and half million jobs, representing approximately 44 per cent of the economically active population", highlighted the banking Executive.

Quality
Paniagua indicated that this training program will improve the quality of the participating companies and will also boost entrepreneurship and the role of small and medium-sized enterprises as responsible entities in society.

While Ligia Bonetti, President of the AIRD, said that training is an "essential element for competitiveness and the strengthening of the industrial enterprises," u000a"for what this agreement put at disposal of this segment of customers of the Banco Popular tools to build capacities in various areas".

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