MICRO ENTREPRENEUR

Carrefour helps out micro entrepreneurs

JAKARTA: Carrefour International Foundation, a non-profit affiliate of hypermarket giant Carrefour, has granted 112,000 euros (Rp 1.3 billion) to a micro-finance provider, which will then lend it to some 1,000 micro entrepreneurs in Greater Jakarta and Surabaya.
The foundation donated the money Thursday to PT Bina Arta Swadaya, which operates under the auspices of non-governmental organization Bina Swadaya.
"With more than 10,000 employees, we are ready to help provide training for the micro entrepreneurs who receive loans," said Jean Noel Bironneau, president director of PT Carrefour Indonesia.
The French-based hypermarket, which has 28 outlets throughout the country, including 19 in Jakarta, will provide basic capacity-building training, such as training on product display, product hygiene, product packaging, and cash-flow management for the recipients. (JP/07)