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Bizster Press Launch


Today’s Press Launch of Bizster.com.ph is organized by PRWorks. Bizster, an online business market place that allows one to connect with people, have the place to promote and profit from the contents uploaded and shared with potential market. Bizster is a project of the SME Solutions Inc., a joint venture of the World Bank and Planters Development Bank. Check out the PRWorks Bizster profile here.

IN its effort to reach out and help more small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Planters Development Bank (Planters-bank) has created a virtual meeting place for business owners.

Bizster is for businesses as Friendster is for friends. But instead of a person’s profile, Bizster posts the profile of member-businesses. A member’s avatar is its business logo.

It is a site where members—businesses with single proprietorship—are able to post pictures, videos and events related to their businesses.

For contacts, Bizster members have other businesses that may become a supplier or buyer.

Plantersbank chose to launch Bizster.com.ph in Cebu first, said Adonis Yap, president of SME Solutions—a joint venture of Plantersbank and the International Finance Corp. of the World Bank.

He added that Plantersbank’s previous successes in Cebu made the bank decide to launch Bizster.com in the province before Manila.

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Bank conducts forum to help local SMEs grow businesses


The SME Speaker Series was a Planters Development Bank event promoted by PRWorks.

A BANK that caters to the needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) launched in Cebu a series of symposium as part of its commitment to uplift the status of the country’s SMEs, particularly those in the export sector.

Ambassador Jesus Tambunting, also chief executive officer of Planters Development Bank (Planters Bank), said the bank has decided to have the first of five SME speaker series in Cebu since most of the world-class exporters come from the province.

“We believe that Cebu is the center of excellence for export,” Tambunting said during an interview.

Being a choice bank for SMEs, Tambunting said that Planters Bank has already released P1.4 billion in loans to SMEs in the Visayas. Another P3.8 billion was availed of by SMEs in Mindanao.

One of the things that they looked into to attract SMEs is to simplify the paperwork needed for loan applications. The current processing time for loans from the point of application to the release of loan proceeds would take about two to three weeks.

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