Capacity Building and Training Program facilitates individuals, groups, and organizations to strengthen their capabilities to identify, plan and meet developmental changes. Being committed to its mission of providing the most responsive credit to the most number of SMEs, it had been NPFC’s dedication to regularly sponsor Capacity Building and Training Programs for its clients in Manila and recently in Cebu. In partnership with Lendahand, NPFC was able to organize a Capacity Building on Product Development for Market Updating which aimed to contribute greatly to the efficiency and effectiveness of its client’s business. Capacity Building Report Manila - June 5, 2014 / Cebu - June 26, 2014 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FOR MARKET UPDATING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Capacity Building FOR NPFC Clients Jasmin Beato and Danica Jane Basa, (NPFC Interns) served as the masters of ceremony for the training in Manila last June 5, 2014. The training in Cebu which was conducted last June 26, 2014 was hosted by Trisha Joy Caluma (NPFC Credit Ass.) and Julio Ilustrisimo (NPFC Credit Officer) EMCEES DESIGN WORKSHOP TOPICS: Design Trends 2015 - Home Decors - Gifts - Fashion Accessories Christmas Décor Trends 2014-2015 The said training focused on innovating the existing products of the clients into new products in line with the Design Trends for 2015 and Christmas Décor Trends for 2014 and 2015. The same seminar topic and activity was also conducted in NPFC’s branch in Cebu.
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Global Experience - Award winning design professional with global experience in twelve coun-tries: Bangladesh, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States of America, and Vietnam.
Product Categories - Experience includes the design of Home Décor, Fashion Accessories, Christmas Trim, Furniture and Soft Home products and packaging bought by Pier One, Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, Ten Thousand Villages, TraidCraft USA, SERVV, and various European and
Asian retailers.
Fair Trade/Sustainable - Extensive global work with Fair Trade organizations and mentoring its members. This includes building business skills and entrepreneurship in the villages along with the hands-on development of saleable products, oftentimes made of sustainable materials such as
bamboo, abaca, acacia wood, coconut, fibers, and other recyclables.
Graphic Design - Visual Merchandising and Graphic Design skills have included logo development,
marketing brochures, trend reports, and compelling trade show booth designs.
International Internships - International design experience derived from working on short term projects and taking courses in various countries such as Germany, India, Sri Lanka, China, the Phil-ippines, Australia, and Taiwan. Has built a more global understanding of various materials, factory capabilities cultural taste, and product needs.
Professional Experience
1001 Strategies Product Development Consultancy, Philippines 2002 - present OWNER A leading consulting company that focuses on product, package and graphics design; exhibition design, visual merchandising, design trends, material explorations, and production technologies development, making manufacturers competitive in the local and global markets. Successful and award-winning de-signs of home products, fashion accessories and Christmas trims sold at retailers such as Pier 1, Pot-tery Barn, Target, Crate and Barrel, and Anthropologie. Conducts design, production, and entrepreneurship related seminars and skills training/upgrading. Liaises with factory owners and buyers when developing products. Experiments with materials and technologies to introduce innovations such as the successful commercialization of converted water hyacinth, corn husk, bamboo, and coconut by-products into sheets, paper, and various semi-processed materials. Filbamboo Exponents, Inc., Philippines 2011 - present PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR A manufacturer of internationally award-winning, high quality bamboo food products through an inte-grated and community-based approach to propagation, processing, production, sales, and marketing. Leads the development of product variants, package and label design, marketing collaterals, and exhi-bitions. World Fair Trade Organization-Asia (WFTO-Asia), Philippines (Secretariat) 2002 - 2010 LEAD DESIGN CONSULTANT WFTO – 90 companies and organizations aimed at improving the livelihood of producers by making them competitive in the world market through intensive design development, better production tech-niques, and entrepreneurship training. Responsible for product development, project management, and training-related activities. Developed thousands of products for more than 20 fair trade companies covering almost 50,000 artisans. Curated the WFTO-Asia Pavilion in the Bangkok International Gifts and Housewares Fair from 2003 to 2007 and other trade fairs in Germany, the Netherlands, and Hongkong. Many of the products developed cata-pulted companies into bigger commercial markets.
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Summary of the Activity
The objective of the capacity building is to equip NPFC’s clients with the knowledge, skills, and
abilities to achieve competence in terms of product designs which they can use to adapt in
today’s modern life. Product Development for Market Updating was not just a typical seminar
that is usually organized but it allowed the clients to gain new knowledge through an interactive
and exciting learning experience.
Participants
The design workshop in Manila was attended by 18 clients while there were 24 clients who
participated in the design workshop in Cebu. Most of the attendees were from the manufacturing
and handicraft business who found the seminar very useful to them. They even asked for an
additional time during the one-on-one consultation with the speaker to learn more about what
they can acquire and develop for their business. They were all attentive and willing to learn new
things.
Training Kit and Free CD
NPFC provided the materials
needed by the clients for the
design workshop. The training
kit included memo pads and
pencil for the activity that
required the design and
sketching skills of the
participants. Handouts and
reading materials were also
prepared, for the clients to be able to follow the flow of discussion.
The training kit also includes a free CD that contains all the topics and
trends that was discussed and presented by the speaker.
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Seminar Venue
The seminar in Manila was held at the 4th floor Function Room of Semicon Building in Pasig City while
the other one was held at the Diamond Hall, The Golden Peak Hotel and Suites, Cebu City. The seminar
venue was arranged in a classroom setup which is a more classical approach for seminars and training
programs where attendees need work space for notes and other activities. Snacks, drinks and coffee
were also provided for the participants of the whole day seminar.
All Out Support from the NPFC Family
The whole NPFC family in
Manila and in Cebu fully
supported the event and
were all active in helping
out and assisting all the
client’s concerns.
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IN PARTNERSHIP
“Product Development for Market
05 June 2014 4th Floor Function Room, Semicon Bldg.,
Recognizing Participation
To acknowledge the participation of the
clients, NPFC prepared a Certificate of
Attendance for sharing their valuable time
with the company during the Capacity
Building. NPFC also provided name tags to
easily identify the clients.
Cash Advance Liquidation Report P A G E 8
MANILA
CEBU
Negosyong Pinoy Finance Corporation
6th Floor New Semicon Building, No. 50 Marcos Highway, Pasig City