SETUP — Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program
Offers technology adoption support and refundable seed financing for Philippine enterprises through DOST regional offices.
The Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) is DOST's nationwide, continuously open technology-adoption support programme for Filipino-owned micro, small, and medium enterprises. Funding is delivered through the Innovation System Support Fund (iFund), structured as a refundable, no-interest advance that covers equipment acquisition costs. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis …
Technology adoption, equipment acquisition, training, and product testing for Filipino-citizen-owned MSMEs via DOST Regional Offices.
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