CEIC Benchmarks Bicol's Best to Boost Startup Hub
AdministrationThe Catanduanes State University (CatSU) College of Business and Accountancy – Entrepreneurship Department revved up efforts to elevate its CatSU Entrepreneurship Incubation Center (CEIC) through a benchmarking tour across Bicol, July 13–18, 2025. Backed by Board Resolution No. 94, s. 2024, which greenlit CEIC’s creation and operations manual, the faculty team scouted best practices from top incubation centers in the region. The team included CEIC Coordinator Vivienne Mae Rubio-Valenzuela, MBA; Ma. Gazel C. Briñes, MBA; Kristopher T. Visaya, MEntrep (Incubation Analyst); Ma. Concepcion V. Marquez, Ph.D.; John Edmund P. Manlagñit (Custodian); and Ranelyn A. Francisco. The group tapped key sites: Camarines Norte State University’s Food Service Lab and Incubation Center (Daet); CSPC Incubation Center (Nabua); TIGRE Hub at Naga College Foundation; Ateneo de Naga University’s TBI; and Bicol University’s SILDIC (Daraga). The trip aimed to sharpen CEIC’s business plan implementation policy and sync its startup strategies with industry-tested incubation models. CEIC extends thanks to its partner institutions for sharing insights and backing CatSU’s push to nurture future entrepreneurs.
