Livelihood Seeding Program – Negosyo Serbisyo Sa Barangay
The Livelihood Seeding Program – Negosyo Serbisyo Sa Barangay (LSP-NSB) is a program of DTI that allows a wider reach of business development assistance by bringing government services closer to the people through partnerships between relevant local government units and DTI officials. Through Barangay Development Councils (BDCs), the DTI shall help capacitate Barangay personnel to provide basic business advisory or information dissemination services to MSMEs in the locality.
Also, the DTI in partnership with the national government agencies, local government units, academe, non-government organizations, private sector, and through the Negosyo Centers promote ease of doing business and providing access to development services for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through Business Counselors in their area of responsibility.
MSME beneficiaries of the LSP-NSB Program may include sole proprietors, cooperatives, or sectoral associations that are located in identified barangays, including those in Local Communist Armed Conflict (LCAC) affected areas and vulnerable communities such as the Indigenous Peoples (IPs), refugees or stateless persons also known as Persons of Concern (POCs . Priority assistance shall be given to MSMEs affected by natural and human-induced calamities including health disasters arising from epidemics and pandemics.
