Scaling Up/Investment Program
SEDP MPC pursues investments through equipment and additional working capital to microfinance member-entrepreneurs whose businesses are ready for scaling up. In 2016, there are 12 out of 205 women entrepreneurs who have been provided technical and financial assistance of as high as PhP 500,000 to move forward their businesses to a more competitive level. These women submitted their business plans and successfully passed the criteria set by SEDP MPC. The following business products are funded under the scale up and investment program in partnership with Santeh Foundation.
- • Bottled Crab Patte (Crab Mentality)
- • Vacuum Packed Flavored Tinapa (Haya’s Tinapa)
- • Camote Chips (Eden’s Chips Paradise)
- • Ice Cream (All-Natural Fruit Ice Cream)
- • 6-in-1 Tea
- • Bottled Sardines
Eden Tipanero of Libon, Albay (third from left) was one of the entrepreneurs given with one (1) unit gas fryer, other equipment and additional working capital on June 02, 2017 by SEDP MPC Executive Director Rem Balucio and EDS Officer Noemi Bonaobra. Eden has started her camote chips business in 2016 and a regular supplier at SEDP Community Store and SEDP kiosk at Ayala Mall.