FIFTY participants of the Lahara Women’s Association of Tubusereia village in Central province, Yesterday received their certificates after completing two weeks of Start Your Business (SYB) Micro-enterprise training. participants of the Lahara Women’s Association of Tubusereia village in Central province, Yesterday received their certificates after completing two weeks of Start Your Business (SYB) Micro-enterprise training.
The training was facilitated by the SME Corporation, with an aim to help citizens create employment and generate income through the development of small businesses start-ups.
In a small Graduation ceremony yesterday, SME Corporation Acting Director Capacity Building and Business Advisory, Mr. Edward Kepa challenged the participants to put the knowledge they gained into practice.
“You cannot expect change and different results by doing the same things over and over again.
“You have to learn to do things differently. In business, you have to learn to be patient, start small and grow,” Kepa said.
He also challenged the men to support their wives in starting small businesses.
Kepa further added that SME Corporation wanted to change the mindset and attitude of Papua New Guineans towards business through delivering trainings at the ward level where the majority of the population is.
The Participants were grateful for the knowledge they have received in the two weeks of training.
“The training has given me a better view of life for the future.
“I have learnt that there is more to life than sitting in the house and thinking motherhood.” A Participant said.
The training covered various topics, including how to come up with business ideas, record keeping, profit and how to get loans to start businesses.
The program also focuses on citizens who have already started a business but do not know the basics of running a successful business.
The SME Corporation is running these training in various provinces with an aim to help locals become successful in their businesses.
They have over 200 certified trainers, delivering these trainings in rural areas in the country.
It is a key impact project among other key policy and legislative reforms SMEC has initiated in 2020 and 2021 to support and deliver on the Government’s vision to develop and grow the MSME sector.
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