GO Negosyo will help the Cavite-based teen who sells Kangkong chips market his products abroad.

Go Negosyo, which promotes entrepreneurship, agreed to help 17-year-old Josh Mendez after Senator Panfilo Lacson asked for its help.

“Mr. Joey, Mr. Elmer, baka puwede nating tulungan ang bata kasi napakalaki ng kanyang potential,” Lacson told Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion and mentor Elmer Relente during the “Kandidatalks” program on One PH.

“We cannot do away with requirements. Ang hinihingi ko lang maayudahan, ma-guide ang bata,” he added.

On March 5, Lacson visited the teen in Mendez, Cavite and said he hoped Josh’s success can be replicated.

He noted Josh, who now has 100 employees and suppliers from all over, is trying to market his product to Canada, Japan and United Arab Emirates but he encountered problems involving various requirements from government agencies.

“That’s just a microcosm of what’s happening in the entire country,” Lacson noted.

Concepcion said they are willing to help Josh. “Kung puwede n’yo ibigay ang pangalan ng entrepreneur para kami ang tutulong sa kanya para umunlad ang negosyo niya,” he said, adding Elmer will help mentor Josh.

Lacson has vowed to help micro, small and medium enterprises hit hard by the pandemic to get back on their feet.