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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
One of the stumbling blocks in the entrepreneurial development in the country 
formidable array of processing and procedural requirements in setting up an 
enterprise, from name listing, proof of capitalization to tax paperwork requirements. 
This bureaucratic problem has discouraged many of our more enterprising people 
from setting up their own businesses or has provided a disincentive to existing 
entrepreneurs from coming out from the so-called “underground economy.” 
Many entrepreneurs, specifically small and medium-sized ones, are not aware 
of the advantages of going the legitimate way, such as access to cheaper and 
subsidized funds for entrepreneurs but which they cannot avail of unless they go 
through the formal channels. 
Formal registration and complying with official 
requirements, after all, would only exact from them minimal tax’takes consi’dering the 
existing tax incentives available to small and medium enterprises. 
It is in response to this problem in our bureaucracy that this bill is filed. 
Specifically, this measure proposes the establishment of Business One-Stop Shop 
(BOSS) Centers around the country to help our entrepreneurs and would-be 
entrepreneurs handle the paperwork problem and at the same time give them the 
venue to know of existing government programs for entrepreneurs (For instance, only 
a very few know that there are 156 financing programs available to entrepreneurs 
today). 
By considering all government agencies involved in one way or another with 
entrepreneurship, the BOSS Centers are envisioned to stimulate entrepreneurial 
development around the country. 
For these reasons, approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 


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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPU 
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Introduced by Senator S. R. Osmeiia 111 
AN ACT 
AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN ALL REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL CENTERS IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
ESTABLISHING BUSINESS ONE-STOP SHOP (BOSS) CENTERS FOR SMALL 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress 
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SECTION ‘I. Jit/e. - This Act shall be known as the “Business 
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One-Stop Shop (BOSS) Center Act of 200 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the crucial 
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role of small and medium enterprises in employment generation, wealth 
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creation, technological advancement and entrepreneurship development in the 
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country. As such, the State shall establish the institutional framework to make 
the economic environment conducive to business by iaising government 
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efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services to small and medium 
enterprises (SME’s) throughout the country. 
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.In the task of supporting small and medium enterprises, the State 
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recognizes the pivotal role of the private sector by making them a partner in 
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entre p re n e u ri a I d e w  lop men t . 
SEC. 3. Creation of Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) Centers for 
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Small and Medium Enterprises. - In accordance with the foregoing policy, 
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Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) Centers (hereinafter referred to as BOSS 
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Centers) shall be established in all regional and provincial centers of the country 
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(SMED) Council created under Republic Act (RA) No. 6977. 
Each BOSS 
Center, however, shall enjoy institutional autonomy and may be recognized as a 
corporation, partnership, or non-stock, non-profit corporation under applicable 
laws and regulations. 
The BOSS Center shall provide entrepreneurs and 
aspiring entrepreneurs with all the basic and essential information in 
establishing and running a business, 
It shall house all the necessary 
government agencies from registration to the last requirement needs in setting 
up a business, thereby facilitating the processing of all documentary 
requirements for the establishment of a business enterprise in the country. 
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SEC. 4. Governing Principles. - 
BOSS Centers shall be organized 
under the following principles: 
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Each BOSS Center shall be established and operated as a 
self-sustaining corporate entity with full government support at 
the local and national levels, subject to applicable laws and 
regulations; 
2) Each BOSS Center may be established initially by the SMED 
Council or by a national government agency involved with 
small and medium enterprises, a local government unit (LGU), 
a private sector group, chamber or federation or a partnership 
with any of the foregoing groups or entities, subject to approval 
by the SMED Council; 
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3) To be self-sustaining, each BOSS Center shall be allowed to 
charge reasonable fees for its services; and 
4) The SMED Council shall formulate a criteria for selection and 
prioritization of the establishment of each BOSS Center, taking 
into consideration existing businesses and similar centers in 
the area. 
SEC. 5. Functions ofthe BOSS Centers. - Each BOSS Center shall 
function as a one-stop-shop center offering the following services: 
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Accept and act on all registration applications of SMEs; 
Provide all information and referral services it shall deem 
useful, necessary, or essential to 
small and medium 
entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs; 
Establish a databank which shall be the source of all 
information necessary for project monitoring, research and 
p o I i cy studies , and information dissemination camp a ig n s ; 
Act as a coordinating center for activities and programs for 
SMEs; 
Provide local and international networks and linkages for SME 
development; 
Supply information and services 
in training, financing. 
marketing and technology transfer to SMEs; and 
Conduct other programs or projects for entrepreneurial 
development in the country. 
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SEC. 6. Composition of BOSS Centers. - The following government 
agencies are mandated to detail representatives of appropriate rank, and 
sufficient authority and capacity to give information assistance as well as having 
discretion to act on pertinent applications at each BOSS Center: 
I) Local Government Unit (LGU) in areas concerned; 
2) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); 
3) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); 
4) Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR); 
5) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); 
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6) Social Security System (SSS); and 
7) Cooperatives Development Authority (CDA). 
8) Department of Agriculture 
When necessary, the SMED Council may require the detail of appropriate 
personnel of other government agencies which may support the purposes and 
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objectives of this Act. Government personnel assigned or detailed at each 
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BOSS Center shall receive reasonable honoraria, subject to existing laws and 
regulations. 
SEC. 7. BOSS Secretariat - A Secretariat shall be organized by the 
corporate entity organized to manage each BOSS Center. The Secretariat shall 
have the following duties and functions: 
1) Facilitate and administer the day-to-day operations of the 
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BOSS Center; 
2) Act as information officers on matters relevant to the interests 
of SMEs; 
3) Act as coordinator for activities of the BOSS centers; 
4) Render a yearly report and accounting of funds to the SMED 
Council; and 
5) Perform other duties and functions assigned to it by the SMED 
Council. 
SEC. 8. Issuance of Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within 
ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the SMED Council in consultation 
with appropriate agencies, shall promulgate the rules and regulations to 
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implement the provisions of this Act. Such rules and regulations shall take 
effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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SEC. 9. Pilot Project. - To test feasibility of its corporate structure, 
institutional linkages and arrangements, as well as funding needs and 
requirements, the SMED Council is authorized to initiate a pilot BOSS Center 
project in partnership with private sector groups, industries or associations, or 
other government agencies or offices. 
SEC. 10. Separabilify Clause. If any provision of this Act shall behalf 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the Act not otherwise affected shall remain ‘in 
full force and effect. 
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SEC. 41. 
Repealing Clause. All laws, orders, issuances, rules and 
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regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or 
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modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 12. Effecfivify. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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Approved, 
its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.