Entrepreneur Soldiers, Livelihood Training on the Go

From the Philippine Information Agency (Aug 19): Entrepreneur Soldiers, Livelihood Training on the Go

The 701st Infantry (KAGITINGAN) Brigade conducted an In-House Livelihood Training at 701st Brigade Headquarters, Sitio Magay, Don Martin Marundan, City of Mati, Davao Oriental on August 11-13, 2015. The livelihood training has been conducted so that our men in uniform will have the knowledge and in the future they will also teach our civilian populace.

The three (3) days training which was facilitated by the 701st Brigade in partnership with the Rural Entrepreneurship Advocacy for Change (REACH) headed by Ms. Thelma C. Tajore, REACH Coordinator was held at the Headquarters of 701st Brigade. The training was entitled “Level 2 – ENTREPFARM” that was attended by eighteen (18) participants.

On the first day of the training, the facilitators gave problems and exercises that the participants have to solve. Participants were given five hundred pesos (P500) and three (3) land titles to be the turn-around money and to budget for livelihood business and family obligations.

During the second day, another five hundred pesos (p500) and 3 land titles. However, at this time, the facilitators added additional exercise. They need to budget it for their root crops, corn, vegetables, fruits, taxes to be paid and family obligations.

On the third day, same capital but need money for processing the results of the root crop and other plants that they harvested until the business will grow.

Exercises are made harder each day so that participants need to think of solutions to the problem. From this livelihood training, attendees learned how to budget and manage the capital and interest of the money. They have also learned how to become a good entrepreneur even investing a little amount of money.

There can be two results of business. Business can be successful or it can be a failure to one’s life. Business can be successful if it’s only pure business, which it doesn’t have any anomalies, and that the entrepreneur will focus on the business alone. It can be a failure if the entrepreneur doesn’t know how to manage the business. (4th Civil Military Operations Company, PA)

http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1591439950575/entrepreneur-soldiers-livelihood-training-on-the-go