TLRC Programs for Home Businesses

Gloria Mendoza is a home businesswoman. She owns a bakery store right in front of her home and makes her products at her own backyard where she set-up a mini-factory. Her story is just one of the many success stories from this side of the world, in the Philippines, thanks to the government’s Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC).

The home business was built in 1992. She didn’t know anything about baking and relied heavily on the skills she acquired from TLRC. Her baker died two years prior to that and she nearly closed her bakery. But she mustered her strength and enrolled in TLRC and took up baking courses.

“I searched through newspapers and directories and it was there that I found TLRC.” She narrates. “I personally visited them and told them I wanted to learn because I didn’t know anything about baking.”

Gloria started taking courses at TLRC in 1994. First she enrolled in Basic Baking course and moved on to advanced courses like Bread-making, Cake Baking, and Cake Decorating. She has taken six courses in TLRC to date.

These are just some of the courses offered by TLRC. The center had already developed more than 300 courses in home-based, agri-aqua, and crafts-based business. The course also come in video and print formats which serve as references and easy-to-follow gyides for technology applications at home.

TLRC pioneered in the development of livelihood and business technology training aimed at providing would-be and practicing entrepreneurs with the skills and techniques in putting up and managing a business.

It continues to provide and disseminate knowledge, skills, technology as well as financial intervention through loans for the Filipino SMEs. They also have developed such as the Program for Countryside Economic Empowerment and Development (PROCEED) which aims to bring TLRC services all over the country. The program will establish Technology and Livelihood Development Centers (TLDCs) at the local level and will serve as channels for TLRC’s livelihood and technology programs.

The center was also able to promote the application of information technology Services Group (ITSG). ITSG pioneered the development and implementation of computer-related projects and also provides other information technology (IT) related services for the SMEs.

In 2001, SMEs started to enjoy a fast and easy access to TLRC’s programs through its e-Library project. It has made technology information and livelihood information available to local government units throughout the country.

After Gloria’s trainings at TLRC, she was able to supervise every detail of her baker business. “Using what I learned from TLRC, I was able to monitor the operations of my bakery,” she says.

She states everything that she had learned at TLRC, she was able to apply in her home business. At present, the bakery employs more than 20 personnel and earns a net income of P3,000 a day.

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36 comments on “TLRC Programs for Home Businesses”

  1. Good day,
    BW Shipping will be having its Seafarers Wives Conference at Hotel Intercontinental in Makati. One of the topics that has been requested to be facilitated is Livelihood training (see program Below), we are looking for trainors with (hands on included)to facilitate, BW is willing to pay for the materials needed and facilitation fee. This topic is only 4 hours. We are looking for positive engagement with you.
    Sincerely Yours,
    Romeo C. Luzuriaga
    R&C Manager, BW Shipping
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  2. I truely appreciate this center for the effort of educating those interested to know a business skill.

  3. hi good pm po pwde ba makasali sa home business kahit di maka punta sa seminar kasi im too far kas taga mindanao po ako kaya po ask ko kung pwde makasali sa home business kahit manual lng ang maibiga sa akin at mga raw materials po at certificate of membershpi at i.d..... tnx po

  4. good day tlrc I am Samuel T. Ferrera, 17 years old.
    In my youngest year i would like to request to have all information on how to become a successful entrepreneur.

  5. And i would like to put organization here in my town, to provide the Bread-and-Butter for my neighboor because some youth here is still jobless,so i would like to lead them to their feture.
    I hope you will reply me for my good objective to my nighboor.

  6. hi!! good pm po i want to know if u have a center in cavite we are in carmona i am interested in food processing program for my children so they can stand own their own and a business aswell and if u have here in singapore pls inform me thankss allot and more power to u!!

  7. hi!
    i really want to know how to make soap.. can you please tell me the means and ways to avil your program? do you conduct classes here in mindanao as to how to make soap? if so, where?
    tahnk you and God bless!

  8. I'm sort of semi retired. How I wish I could learn some home business. Studies on laundry business or soap making would be fine.

  9. Good day!
    I learned from a friend that you are conducting seminar regarding different kind of business at your office in Shaw boulevard, I would like to attend if you still have seminar about candle making, jewelry making and baking, or any other trainings. Kindly send me your schedule of training for I am I want to learn new knowledge about putting up new business.
    Thank you in advance and Godbless!

  10. I would gladly appreciate if you would help me learn the ways of earning an extra income. Right now i am here abroad in UAE, but i'm planning to have a vacation and start a small bussiness before i return here. It would be nice if you could help me with this.
    Thanks and hoping to hear from you soo....

  11. I want to start a small business in food ... like siomai and the like. I am interested in attending seminars related to siomai making for business, etc.
    Please give me advise on where to attend.
    Thank you.

  12. i am a widow with three kids.currently employed in a national agency. i am very much interested to learn pastry making and baking to earn more income.where can i possibly enroll? i am residing at surigao city.

  13. I would like to learn how to make a metal etching/glass etching.i have a business of metal craft like medal,trophy,keychain,pin etc.i want to have a seminar for this business.can you help me?

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  15. do you happen to have a course about food or beverage/juice preservation? i would like to put up a business on fruit/vegetable juice and would like to learn more about it..will be waiting for your reply, thanks!...

  16. Laguna University Community Extension Services is interested to help residents of neighboring communities. How can we get in touch with you for seminars and trainings? Thanks

  17. Hi! i would like to inquire regdg your swine fattening or pigeery business and feed formulation. do you have a comprehensive training regdg this? kindly email me regdg your schedule training. thank you hope you respond to my inquiries.

  18. I wish to know about TLRC's short courses on basic breadmaking, the duration and certification. Do you give courses for free or how much do one pay for the class?
    Please email me the courses available nearly to my query. TY

  19. I am a government employee and my salary is not enough for my everyday needs. I want to have a small business to have an extra income. I want to learn on how to make a muffins and other related in bread baking. Please help me. Thank you

  20. I want to know if you have a scheduled lecture/training on Formulating/making Organic Liquid Laundry Soap.
    Thank you in advance.

  21. Good day. I want to know if you have available course on Formulating/making ORGANIC LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP

  22. retired recently. do you offer courses on how to make small bell keychains? plan to start this small business. tried before your course on mango and juices puree making. lasted for 6 months on this project but stopped because short of fund. now i earned a little but on a small scale home business as usual.

  23. Good day, ask ko lang po kung may seminar/workshop about production of hito? If meron hm po ang fee?