The Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation (SBCorp), the state agency for small business finance, recently presented Plantersbank with the Special Citation Award, the “Kabalikat ng MSMEs-Year 1″ for outstanding performance under the SBCorp Financing facilities for Small and Medium Enterprises in 2007. The annual SBCorp awarding ceremony is one of the highlights of the nationwide celebration of SME Development Month.
Plantersbank chairman Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting (holding trophy) and Plantersbank president Maria Flordelis F. Aguenza (center) are shown in photo during the awarding ceremony in the company of SBCorp chairman Virgilio R. Angelo, Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Maria Lourdes T. Baua and SBCorp president Benel P. Lagua.
Over the years, Plantersbank has been the recipient of multiple awards from the SBCorp, a feat yet unrivalled by other private financing institutions involved in the SME sector. This year’s award is made more significant by Plantersbank’s decision to go another step beyond financing, by enabling entrepreneurs with web and e-business solutions, cash management services, infrastructure, advocacy and advice.