
Gorontalo Regency, Kominfotik – A total of 2,325 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Gorontalo Regency received production materials assistance from the Provincial Gov’t. The aid, with a budget of IDR 2.325 billion, was symbolically handed over by Governor Gusnar Ismail and Vice Governor Idah Syahidah to the Gorontalo Regency Gov’t at the Telaga Jaya sub-district office hall on thursday (August 14, 2025).
Gov. Gusnar said that this assistance can be used to develop and strengthen MSMEs’s businesses. In total, 6,563 recipients across districts/cities will benefit from the program, with an allocated budget of IDR 6.563 billion. The assistance in Gorontalo Regency will be distributed across nine sub-districts.
The aid targets four types of MSMEs: kiosks and food stalls, cake makers, fried snacks vendors, and beverage sellers. The forms of assistance vary: kiosks and food stalls receive 50 kilograms of rice, two liters of cooking oil, and two kilograms of sugar.
Cake makers receive six kilograms of flour, 15 kilograms of butter, 10 kilograms of sugar, and six liters of cooking oil. Fried snack vendors receive 11 kilograms of flour and 30 liters of cooking oil, while beverage sellers receive 32 cans of milk and 23 kilograms of sugar.
Governor Gusnar stated that next year, the government will conduct monitoring the businesses run by the recipients. The continuation of the assistance depends on whether the businesses continue to grow or not.
Reported by Ryan
Translated by Fera