Kanegosyo Center Expands MSME Empowerment through Suy Sing’s Retail Academy Collaboration
Cebuana Lhuillier’s Kanegosyo Center (KNC) continues to strengthen its mission of empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through its latest collaboration with Suy Sing, the country’s leading one-stop grocery distribution company.
In its most recent engagement, KNC supported Suy Sing’s Retail Academy on tax compliance by providing a full suite of resources and financial solutions for the academy’s Ka-Suy Sing MSME partners. The program featured Mon Abrea, Global Tax Policy Expert, and Chief Tax Advisor of the Asian Consulting Group (ACG), who led the session on “Pass the Tax Audit Today. Prevent LOAs Tomorrow.”
Beyond tax education, Cebuana Lhuillier also introduced Ka-Suy Sing partners to KNC’s full range of services—including business loans, microinsurance, and savings accounts—designed to help entrepreneurs manage and grow their operations sustainably.
“Cebuana Lhuillier and Suy Sing share the same vision of empowering entrepreneurs to thrive,” said Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO of Cebuana Lhuillier. “Through the Kanegosyo Center, we are not only equipping MSMEs with knowledge through training but also providing them with access to essential financial tools—credit, insurance, and savings—that can help them expand and protect their businesses. This partnership with Suy Sing’s Retail Academy perfectly reflects what KNC stands for: collaboration that delivers real, tangible support to Filipino entrepreneurs.”
The training program—attended by more than 200 MSME partners from across the country—addressed one of the most pressing challenges among small business owners: tax compliance. Abrea’s session emphasized that compliance is not just about avoiding penalties but a key factor in ensuring long-term business stability and growth.
“This is KNC in action,” shared Annette Tirol, Senior Vice President and Group Head for Strategy, Market Development, Data, and Customer Engagement at Cebuana Lhuillier. “By combining capacity-building programs like this with our range of financial services, we’re helping MSMEs become more resilient and future-ready. These are the kinds of meaningful collaborations we want to keep building—partnerships that provide knowledge, access, and opportunity to entrepreneurs nationwide.”
Through partnerships like this, Cebuana Lhuillier Kanegosyo Center continues to fulfill its commitment to empower entrepreneurs with both the know-how and financial access needed to thrive in today’s competitive business landscape.