SOEs PaDi is like a marketplace, so it provides an opportunity for their products to be absorbed by state companies
Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA) - The State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Ministry has encouraged micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to elevate their level by making the most of the SOEs' Digital Market (PaDi) for MSME.

During the visit to Bandarlampung's SOEs House, Lampung, on Friday, SOEs Minister Special Staff Arya Sinulingga remarked that amid the COVID-19 pandemic that had impacted MSMEs, SOEs' PaDi was one of the solutions to open broader opportunities to market MSMEs' products.

"SOEs PaDi is like a marketplace, so it provides an opportunity for their products to be absorbed by state companies," he remarked.

Sinulingga noted that this aligned with SOEs Minister Erick Thohir's commitment wherein in future, the SOEs House will be built in various regions in Lampung, supported by the SOEs' PaDi application, to drive prosperity of MSMEs in the region.

Sinulingga noted that the SOEs House was an MSMEs development and mentorship house, especially in Bandarlampung.

MSMEs can also receive additional capital to develop their businesses through credit from PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM), a state-owned financial service, so that they can raise higher and boost their profits.

"This mentorship is conducted through market and funding access as well as development of business skills. The Bandarlampung SOEs House mentors various businesses ranging from the food processing industry to handicrafts," he elaborated.

One of the owners of Ghania's Cake and Cookies, Robi, believes there was no reason to cast doubts on the role of the SOEs House.

Robi admitted to having received mentorship from the SOEs House until he owns his own bread shop.

"I started selling breads on the roadside, but through mentorship from the SOEs' House, I finally have my own store. Amid this difficult COVID-19 pandemic, we hope that other bread entrepreneurs out there would receive what I have from the SOEs House," he remarked.

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Translator: Dian Hadiyatna, Fadhli Ruhman
Editor: Sri Haryati
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