MICRO, small and medium enterprises in Nueva Ecija and nearby areas can now avail of various services offered by the Central Luzon State University through its Agriculture and Food Technology Business Incubator program.The services include facilitating the transfer and commercialization of matured technologies developed by the university's researchers, as well as providing training and mentorship, business counseling, and product development and improvement.
In the facility, our inwall incubatees are using several lines of equipment, such as meat processing lines, drying lines, juice lines, freezing lines and smoking lines. It also has storage facilities, a laboratory and a bakery,' said Rafael.In terms of training and mentorship, the program focuses on areas such as business plan development, food handling, sanitation, feasibility studies and business model canvas.