top 5 industry sectors acc. to number of MSMEs in 2022:
wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
accommodation for foods and services
other industry sectors
manufacturing
other service activities
financial and insurance activities
entrepreneurship: The process of recognizing opportunities and transforming them into marketable concepts that benefit the entrepreneur, the consumers, and the rest of society.
entrepreneurship: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES are given visibility through the growingnumber of entrepreneurs who continue to create, innovate and break through traditional business practices and barriers.
entrepreneurship: entrepreneurs are idea generators and creators who contribute in terms of improvising peoples' lives, as well as developing diverse and efficient systems within organization
an entrepreneur is:
risk-taker
owner-manager
sole proprietor
self-employed
1935: start of the SME development regulatory framework and policies (1935 Constitution: national commitment to economic success through industrial and technological growth)
1970s: intensification of entrepreneurship
1972-1976: PhilippineDevelopmentPlan (SME sector)
1987: Philippine Constitution (wide range of reforms and reorganization)
1991: Magna Carta for Small Enterprises
1995: R.A. 7882 (The Act Providing Assistance to Women)
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CUBO: EarlPatrickForlales and Zahra Halabisaz-Zanjani