DILI, 15 july 2023 (TATOLI) –An international Non-governmental Organization (ONG), namely MOVE, is from Portugal and has been operating in Portuguese-Speaking countries, including Timor-Leste. It has brought three important programs to support Timorese entrepreneurs in implementing sustainable businesses.
MOVE’s president, Catarina Rodrigues Marques, claimed that MOVE is now assisting Timorese entrepreneurs in carrying out these commercial activities.
“We provide three important programs to support entrepreneurs in developing ideas. It is most important to understand each sector to develop business activity in Timor-Leste,” The president of MOVE, Catarina Rodrigues Marques, told journalists at the entrepreneur exhibition activity that took place at Fundasaun Oriente, GRISENFOR, Dili, on this saturday.
According to Catarina, the three essential programs are as follows:
• The WAKE program is to help entrepreneurs from Zero Rise with their business plans.
• SHAKE Program: to support entrepreneurs in developing ideas for business models
• MAKE program: engaged with SHAKE to develop a business model and microconsulting support to implement the business.
Thus, the three programs engaged each other and were crucial to understanding the basics of management to implement in the business.
MOVE is firmly committed to supporting Timorese entrepreneurs in sectors of business such as Agriculture, fishing, Commercial, and others.
Mrs. Marques stressed that MOVE also assist entrepreneurs in developing their services for sustainable businesses.
“We support entrepreneurs to have a sustainable business so they can find ideas to decide what kind of business they want to invest in. Our belief is that the Timorese entrepreneur can develop their business more than we expect,” she outlined.
On the occasion, the Dili Institute of Technology (DIT) Lecture, Manuel Florêncio da Canossa Vong said an entrepreneur is a self-employed business, and to implement a business, a person should have a good business idea.
“The self-employed person can be able to provide a job opportunity for himself and also employ others,” he said.
Mr. Vong emphasized an entrepreneur has more knowledge of important business programs. It can ensure a business activity runs well and that the person is independent and does not depend on others.
“The Timorese entrepreneurs should have enough knowledge of Supply chain management. It means a business must involve every part of the business to ensure everyone can get an income.,” academic concluded.
MOVE NGO is recognized for having trained over 500 Timorese entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses in various areas around Timor-Leste.
It is a non-profit NGO that was established in Timor-Leste in 2011.
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