Nonthaburi, Commerce Minister opens the Matching D event, matching good negotiations with DBD to help build careers. Reduce expenses for businesses and citizens It received cooperation from 4 large gas stations, including Shell, Bangchak, OR and PT, and modern retail stores, along with SMEs who applied to participate in business matching activities and presented products to enter. Distribution channels for gas stations or Modern Trade and Supermarket businesses within networks throughout the country. It will create more trade value. Mr. Naphinthorn Srisanpang, Deputy Minister of Commerce Revealed after presiding over the opening of the Matching D event, a good negotiation match with DBD at the Ministry of Commerce. that the Department of Business Development has been assigned to organize this event by inviting partners from gas stations, including Shell Company of Thailand Company Limited, Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited, PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR) PTG Energy Public C ompany Limited and modern retail stores including Ekachai Distribution System Company Limited, Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited, Company C P All Public Company Limited and Central Food Retail Company Limited participated. 'The Matching D activity, a good negotiation match with DBD, is an intention to find locations that have the potential to sell products and services to entrepreneurs or SMEs and have the opportunity to access a variety of consumer markets. It has more than 7,000 gas stations and businesses in its network and more than 19,000 modern retail stores, totaling more than 26,000 commercial locations nationwide. This will be an important door for SMEs to meet customer groups and have direct access to community sources,' Mr. Naphinthorn said. For today's activity, there were more than 100 businesses interested in applying to participate in Business Matching, such as SMEs, community entrepreneurs. Franchise business operators, food truck operators, members of the MOC biz club network, have n egotiated to find space to expand their business or bring their own products to present to the Modern Trade business and businesses affiliated with 4 gas stations for consideration. Select products to sell in convenience stores or coffee shops located in gas stations, such as Shell SELECT convenience stores, Shell café of Shell, Bangchak's Phan Thai coffee shop, PTT Station's Thai Det shop and Max Mart of PT etc. In addition, there are 11 franchise business groups under the promotion of the department. Participate in activities to present businesses to those who have capital but still don't have an idea or are interested in starting a business but don't know where to start. Franchise businesses help startups from scratch move towards success quickly with standardized plans based on each franchise's intensively developed work manual. Including if the attendees can decide to invest at the event, they can also negotiate business with representatives of the gas stations attending the event to bring the franchise s they want to invest in to open for sale in the gas stations. along with receiving special privileges such as special space rental rates. In addition, 10 financial institutions participated in the event to present special loans for SMEs and people who are not yet ready for investment. This part of the loan will help create jobs for people to earn income. Have a good quality of life and continue to take care of the family Prof The Ministry of Commerce Still accelerating activities that are missions to reduce expenses, increase income, and expand trade opportunities for the business sector and the public according to urgent policies. By creating cooperation with the private sector and financial institutions to promote MSME businesses, which are small economic units of the country but are very important to Thailand's growth, which is why this event was organized. We would like to thank our partners for their cooperation in promoting SME businesses and providing channels for selling products and channels for i nvestment in doing business to have a stable livelihood. It is expected that at the end of today's business matching negotiations, it is expected to create trade value of more than 25 million baht. Moreover, it will be an important part in accelerating the growth of the Thai economy to increase the share of GDP MSME to. 40% of total GDP by 2027 as well. Source: Thai News Agency