Micro, small-and-medium enterprises who are looking to expand digitally but are on a tight budget can take advantage of PLDT Smart SME Nation‘s three-day National Negosyo sale which will offer IT and business productivity solutions on discount.
Techmobile, a mobile technology platform in partnership with Takatack, will conduct caravans nationwide and target local SMEs that are planning to expand their business online. PHOTO BY MELBA BERNAD
The company also launched Techmobile, a mobile e-commerce store on wheels, which will go around the country to offer services to more MSMEs across the country.
There are about a million MSMEs in the country today but only 1% have a presence online because of lack of funding and little or no knowledge on technology.
To address these issues, PLDT SME Nation has created packages that help entrepreneurs bring their business ideas online and provide them with the necessary tools to let them manage their businesses remotely. With these products, PLDT Smart SME Nation helps level the playing field and provide enterprise-level asset, service, and inventory management tools for SMEs to better provide the needs of their customers.
Mitch Locsin, VP and Head of PLDT Smart SME Nation: “It is now a must for businesses to be able to keep up with their market and bring their businesses online.”
“Nothing is more important for micro, small, and medium businesses to be present where their customers are. With almost half of the Philippine population going online on a regular basis and a foreseeable increase in devices that help people connect to the internet, more Filipinos are bound to be present in social media and have access to resources online. It is now a must for businesses to be able to keep up with their market and bring their businesses online,” said Mitch Locsin, VP and Head of PLDT Smart SME Nation.
Products and services that are being offered during the promotional period include SmartBro 499, Kaasenso Plan, PLDT myDSL Biz kits, and enterprise-grade tools such as iGate Leased Line Circuits and VOX Managed IP PBX services.
These products will include a do-it-yourself website building kit, as well as various collaboration tools c/o Microsoft, which will help MSMEs build up their digital footprints.
The products can be availed at any of the 149 DTI Negosyo Centers across the country, or PLDT sales and service centers.
E-commerce on wheels
Meanwhile, Techmobile, a mobile technology platform in partnership with Takatack, will conduct caravans nationwide and target local SMEs that are planning to expand their business online. Initially, two Techmobiles will roam around the country to reach entrepreneurs in remote areas who wish to expand their businesses using PLDT Smart SME Nation’s business tools and solutions.
“The National Negosyo Sale, along with the rollout of our Techmobile as it starts its journey nationwide, highlights our efforts to promote the use of digital technologies among local MSMEs to enable them to keep up in a more competitive digital landscape. As we progress into 2016 and towards the ASEAN Economic Integration, PLDT Smart SME Nation is dedicated to ensure the competitiveness of local businesses who will, more than ever, need the support of larger entities such as PLDT who can empower them to make it big in their industries and become truly global businesses,” concluded Locsin.
