JAKARTA - Appreciation and recognition for the contributions of various corporations, institutions, and organizations in supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) was held for the second time in the form of the Bina Mitra UMKM Award 2025 initiated by the Corporate Forum for Community Development (CFCD) Foundation.

This time, the Bina Mitra UMKM Award 2025 has carried out an assessment of the MSME coaching model with 36 participating companies and consisting of 92 programs.

The award focuses on MSMEs that have received assistance and guidance from partners, so that they can move up a class and improve their business performance. This event is expected to encourage more corporations and institutions to be involved in MSME development in the future, as well as provide incentives for MSMEs that have achieved.

"We hope that this activity can encourage MSMEs to move up a class, transform, connect in the supply chain and this is the most important thing. Large companies, both private and state-owned, need a supply chain, and this is needed in the context of partnership. With this award event, it is hoped that this can happen," said the Deputy for Medium Enterprises at the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Bagus Rachman.

CFCD Founder Mr. Thendri Supriatno, MBA said that the purpose of this activity is to educate MSMEs and invite corporations to jointly foster MSMEs so that our nation's economy is strong. Because the role of MSMEs is very large in increasing national GDP, one of which is through the creation of employment.

The Assessment Committee, Dwinda Ruslan explained, the jury wanted to see whether the MSMEs were fostered by large corporations so that they really departed and moved up a class. This concept must of course be supported by the commitment of the corporation itself.

"This is where we want to see their commitment and learning process, whether the coaching is in the same direction as the actual production management process, finance, marketing and marketing. This is the process that we check," he said.

"We are grateful for the appreciation of the 2nd Bina Mitra UMKM Award committee to MNC Group, especially the UMKM development program. This gives us the spirit to develop further and provide benefits to partners or other micro business activities in the future," said Head of CSR MNC Group Tengku Havid.

MNC Group through the MNC Peduli program won a platinum award for its concern in mentoring and developing MSMEs in one of its fostered micro businesses.

MNC Peduli provides mentoring for women's empowerment by increasing circular economic micro businesses in the field of plastic waste recycling crafts through training, providing initial capital, distributing and marketing products, and providing access to participate in craft product exhibitions.

Source: economy.okezone.com