LPEI-Kadin Provide Coaching in Exporting

Jakarta, InfoPublik - The Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI)/Indonesia Eximbank continues to encourage MSMEs to become exporters, one of which is by providing coaching in exporting to export-oriented businesses.

The coaching aims to help MSMEs understand the export process comprehensively to carry out export activities.

Recently, LPEI/Indonesia Eximbank as a Special Mission Vehicle (SMV) from the Ministry of Finance also collaborated with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) Semarang to provide export coaching to 50 export-oriented businesses actors in Central Java on December 16-17. 2021.

The Head of the LPEI Consulting Services Division and the Government Assistant for Economic Affairs of the Semarang City Government opened the coaching. The Chair of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Semarang City Arnaz Agung Andrarasmara was also present. This exporting coaching is a form of collaboration between institutions and the Regional Government to increase the role and capability of business actors, especially Central Java's export-oriented MSMEs in this pandemic era.

The Head of the LPEI Consulting Services Division, R. Gerald Setiawan Grisanto said, LPEI has provided coaching and assistance to 2,706 business actors in 15 cities in Indonesia since 2015. After participating in the exporting coaching, 75 business actors have made their first export.

“This time, LPEI cooperates with KADIN Semarang to map business actors based on the needs and obstacles they have faced so far. So that the training module delivered is in line with the expectations of the coaching participants," said Gerald in his statement as quoted on Thursday, December 30, 2021.

The Coaching Program for New Exporters (CPNE) is a training and mentoring program provided by LPEI to export-oriented MSME actors on an ongoing basis for one year free of charge. This program aims to increase the capability of export-oriented business actors to produce new quality exporters of #LokalyangWorldwide.

"In 2021, LPEI has provided coaching in several cities, including Medan, Surakarta, Denpasar, Kendal, Demak, Manado, and Bandung with the majority of business players in the food and beverage sector, craft, furniture, spices, and coffee commodities," said Gerald.

LPEI's strategy to help SME players advance in 2022. One of which is by prioritizing commodity-based community development programs. This program is designed as a solution for business actors and implemented in an integrated manner, such as the Foreign Exchange Village. It is a commodity-based community development program to generate foreign exchange and marketing handholding to market products produced by SMEs digitally through a global marketplace.

According to Gerald, LPEI will synergize and collaborate between institutions and the central and regional governments to build an integrated export ecosystem to increase the capability of Indonesian business actors and products with high competitiveness in the global market. "Hopefully, the established synergies will be stronger to support the pace of Indonesia's exports to foreign countries, with the slogan #LokalyangMendunia, making Indonesian products stronger to reach the world," he concluded.

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Author: Isma

Editor: Untung S

Translator: Wilda Stiana