MESSAGE FROM THE GSC SMEDCI PRESIDENT (Excerpt from the publication)
Magandang Gensan! Once again YAMAN Gensan lives up to its name as one of the most anticipated events in General Santos and the SoCCSKSarGen region. Since its inception in 2003, YAMAN Gensan has inspired MSMEs to break stereotypes, explore new possibilities, and live the realities of their aspirations. YAMAN Gensan once again emerged fruitful, building ties and
opening doors to our entrepreneurs and the Generals in the pursuit of varied business endeavors.
YG envisions to create businesses and generate jobs that would translate into growth and development. Our theme — Trabaho... Negosyo... Asenso. — is an age-old dictum that celebrates the MSME community's competitiveness and can-do spirit. The month-long celebration featured trade fairs, exhibits and seminars, skills and technology transfer training workshops, competitions, and other events envisioned to create jobs and promote entrepreneurship, spread information and incite innovation, and facilitate access to technology and approaches that are aligned with the needs, opportunities and strengths of Gensan's economy.
On behalf of GSC SMEDCI, I thank the City Government of General Santos under the leadership of Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio
and former Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr (now Representative of South Cotabato's First District), the Department of Trade and Industry-Gensan, Office of the City Economic Management and Cooperative Development, our partners and sponsors in the government and private sectors, and all participants for making this year's YAMAN Gensan truly memorable and successful. No doubt the city lauds the joint effort of this assembly in breathing life into projects that benefit the MSMEs and business community.
Similarly, we thank our peers and colleagues for working hand in hand with us to put out the Yaman Gensan Magazine through the years. These pages represent our time, hard work, and drive to promote the MSMEs and Gensan's economy as a whole.
