01/05/2023
Selected faculty members from the Agribusiness Department successfully completed the Business Proposal Writeshop on Agri-Enterprises related to Cacao, Coffee, and Coconut on April 29, 2023 (Saturday) at the Brokenshire College - Bahay Alumni in Madapo Hills, Davao City.
This writeshop was facilitated by the Model Cooperative Network. MCN is in to WeLEAD and CoopTECH business innovation programs. These two (2) programs provide women and youth entrepreneurs and enterprising organizations/cooperatives with access to business training and mentorship, business financing, market linkages, and network. This serves as an avenue to further strengthen existing businesses or develop new business ideas into marketable products and services related to cacao, coffee, and coconut.
In the morning, a Business Proposal Writing for Entrepreneurs was introduced by Dr. Randell U. Espina, Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture of the Ateneo de Davao University. It was then followed by a workshop. In the afternoon, participants from the academe, cooperatives, and entrepreneurs presented their business idea proposals. Davao del Sur State College participants presented their "The New Life of Coffee Grounds" business ideas - coffee-scented candles, pruned coffee leaves tea, and okra decaf.
Present in the said workshop were Prof. Michelle A. Alcebar, MBA; Prof. Jan Christian D. Enero, MBA; Prof. Lorenzo Jr. T. Gulle; and Prof. Wilmar P. Labanon, LPT, Lic. Agr.