Tuesday, April 16, 2013

PBSP joins 4th Philippine Business & Entreps’ Expo

Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the largest corporate-led, non-profit social development foundation in the country joins the 4th Philippine Business & Entrepreneurs’ Expo (PBEX) this coming April 25-28, 2013 at the Megatrade Hall 2, 5F Building B of SM Megamall.
 
The biggest Business-to-Business (B2B) trade show, the event will help you broaden your network through building new business partnerships. Also a platform for SMEs to launch their products, PBEX will also feature partners in the direct selling, franchising, and dealership sectors.

Expo-goers will also learn more about the Business in Development (BiD) Challenge at PBEX as PBSP, in partnership with the BiD Network, will showcase some of the social enterprises during last year’s business plan competition. A project under PBSP’s Platform for Collective Engagements in Enterprise Development, the BiD Challenge aims to generate new and innovative business concepts that merge poverty reduction and profit.

Other highlights include extensive seminars on starting and nurturing your business as well as pointers on developing and utilizing resources for a sustainable enterprise.

Supporting organizations comprise of Philippine Franchise Association, Finex Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Inc. (FFEI), Center for Small Entrepreneurs, and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) among others.

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Queries may be addressed to:
 
Philippine Business for Social Progress
PSDC Building, Magallanes corner Real Streets
Intramuros 1002 Manila
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Established in 1970, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) is the largest business-led social development organization in the country committed to poverty reduction. With more than 240 large, small and medium-scale companies, PBSP members uplift the lives of Filipinos through social development and environmental programs and projects.
PBSP has been influencing the Philippine business community to integrate CSR into their core businesses and advocating the application of business strategies in addressing poverty. Promotion and development of ‘Inclusive Business’ models for the strategic Platforms for Collective Engagements (PlaCEs) in the areas of Health, Education, Environment and Livelihood and Enterprise Development are at its core program agenda.
PBSP is continuously Observing trends in Development Assistance (ODA) and management of significant social investments. Leaning towards leveraging the improvements within the framework of Public-Private Partnerships, the foundation is steadily functioning to further strengthen its capacity to respond to these opportunities.