Supporting Micro, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises in Southern Philippines

Rolando Acuna is tired of seeing micro, small, and medium-sized businesses fail. The provincial director of the Department of Industry and Trade is assessing what his organization has already done for businesses in his district and what can be done in the future. He is looking into tapping the talents of the local state university faculty in addition to USAID and the Ross School of Business to develop capacity in local business owners. Will the cross-sector collaboration do the trick?

This teaching case is available here.

Authored by Noel T. Tarrazona.

Published by WDI.