S.B. No. 1029 
Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Small and medium scale enterprises compose a large percentage of the 
operating business in our country today. However, when compared with large 
corporation, they are on the disadvantaged side because of the stiff competition on 
capital, resources, products and other services. 
This bill proposes the establishment of one-stop shops that will cater to the need 
of small and medium enterprises! from their registration up to their operations. The 
Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) Centers will also provide supplementary services 
such as information and referrals needed for a firm, project monitoring! research and 
policy studies and information dissemination campaigns 
In view of vitalizing the operations of this kind of enterprises and of their 
consequent contribution to our economy, the passage of this bill is recommended. 
Senator 


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Introduced by JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN ALL REGIONAL 
AND PROVINCIAL CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY 
ESTABLISHING ONE-STOP SHOP (BOSS) CENTERS FOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of the Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known and cited as the “Business One- 
Stop Shop (BOSS) center Act of 2004.” 
SECTION 2. Declarafion of Poky. - The state recognizes the crucial role of 
small and medium enterprises in employment generation, wealth, creation, 
technological advancement and entrepreneurship development in the country, and the 
necessity to establish the institutional framework to make economic environment 
conducive to business by raising government effectiveness in the delivery of services to 
small and medium enterprises (SME’s) through out the country as well as provide the 
necessary and strategic information and research assistance to expedite the process of 
business formation and courage the growth of entrepreneurship. 
SECTION 3. Creation of Business One- Stop Shop (BOSS) Center for Small 
and Medium Enterprises. - In accordance with the foregoing policy, there shall be 
established under the supervision of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development 
(SMED) Council, Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) Centers, in all regional and 
provincial centers of the country. 
The BOSS Center may also be organized as a corporation, partnership, or non- 
stock, non-profit corporation under applicable laws and regulations. 


SECTION 4. 
Governing Prirzcipies. - BOSS Centers shall be organized, 
established and operated as a sb,lf-sustaining entity, and ailowed to charge reasonable fees 
for [lie services, w i h  iiislitulivtial autoiioiiiy a i d  ibil goveriiiiieiit support at tlie local und 
iiational level, subjecl to pertinent yrovisions of applicable law and regulatioiis; 
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1. Act as tlie coordinating body for the participalirig agencies hi the BOSS 
C en 1 er; 
consideratioti existiiig busiiiesses aiid siiriiar callers in tlie area; 
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Prepare quarterly status reports of niajor issues tlint stiail be iiiiitle 
available to all interested 
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1”miulgate sricli rules atid regulatiolis iiecessaiy for tlic efyective 
inipferneatalioii of lliis Ad; 
I’reyai’e feasibility studies of existing as well as possible iiidustries in the 
Philippines that cnii help entrepreneurs decide 011 what business to 
veuture irito; 
Moiiitor and collate cconoiiiic, tecliiiicnl, and iiidustry rcsearcli output 
of all govern[ileilt ageiicies that lias refercace to busiiicss eoterl~ris$s, 
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well as to itivestors in the coirutiy, aiitl 
Generally, exercise all ljowers and firiictioirs riecessary ’ achieve the 
objectives aiid.puqioses by this Act. 
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$~C‘I’LOIV 6. Frrrrcfiuns of fhe UOS‘S Cerrtam. - Each BOSS Center shall 
furictioiis as a one-stop-shop center offeriijg the foliowiig services: 
1. Accept aiicl act 011 all regislralioti applications of SMEs; 
2. I’rovide entrepreneur niic~ aspiring eutrepreieurs witii ai1 the iiecessriry 
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registratioii up to tile lust. requireirieiit lleedecl 
iii setting up a hsiiless, thereby Picililatiog tlic processing of all 
docuineotary requireinenls l i ~ r  the establislili1ellt of ti bttsinesu 
enterprises irr the couii~ry; 


3. l'rovidc all irlfirrriiaiio~i arid referral services it sliall deeili uselill 
necessary, oil esseiitial to sinall mid iuediiitii ctiierprenetirs nild 
prospeclive entrepreneurs; 
4. Eslablisli. a rlatabarik wliicli shall be [lie source of d l  iiifuriuaiiuil ' 
necessary h r  project mwiioriiig, resenrcli aid policy stiidics a d  
iiilbriiialioii dissenlinaiioii campaigiis; 
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5. Act a coorcliiiating center for activities and prograiiis for SME; 
7. Supply iril'orninhrl arid services iii trairiirrg, firiaricing, riiaiketirig arid 
technology traiisfeier' 10 SMEs, a i d  
SEC'TION 7. tilnrposi(ion c f c d z  ZWS'S' Ceitter. - The followiiig govcriunertt 
agericies are xiiariclated to detail representatives of appropriale railk aiid sunicieiit aullioi ily 
a d  capacily tu give inforination assistaiice as well as Iiavirig cliscrclioii to act 011 periiiieiit 
apylica~ioiis nt each BOSS Ceiiter: 
1. Local Govenu.rletit Uriil (LGU) ia areas concerned; 
3. Securities aiici Gxclmnge Coiniiiissioir (Sac); 
5. Department of Labor ~ i i d  
Eiiiployineilt (DOLE); 
6. Sociiil Security Sysleiii (SSS); 
7. Cooperative Developi~iciit Autliority (CDA) 
Wiieii iiecessiiry, tlie SMED Cotriicil . iiiay require tlic detail of apl~toi~riatt 
persorutel or oilier goveriiineiii'ageiicies wiiicli may s~.rpport. the purposes aid objectives of 
his Act. Governimrit pcrsoiuiel assigned or detailed a l  each 130SS Ceiiter S ~ I U I I  receivc: 
itasoiinble /iuiivixrricr, subjoct to existiiig laivs niid Iegulatiuiis. 


2. Act as irifonnatioii olficers 011 riiallers relevwit to the hiterest o f  SMs; 
3. Act as coor-diuator for activities of the IIOSS Ceiiters; 
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4. lterider il yearly report aiid accorrr~~ir~g 
of fburds 10 the SMED Couiicil; 
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of the 130SS Ceriters, 
SEC'I'X.ON 12. IC m y  provisiori of this Act shall be lidti uiicoiistitiitiuriai, the 
rsirininder of the Act not otlierwise 9Kecled sliali i-einaiii iil fill1 h c c  arid efrccl. 
SEC'HON 13. Repealing Clause - All laws, orders, rules and rcgulalioirs, or 
parts tliereor, iiicoiisisteiit with this 
Act am hereby repealed or iiiodified accorcjiligly 


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