As many as 114 coached traders under East Jakarta Industry, Trade, Cooperative, and Small Medium Enterprises (PPKUKM) Sub-agency were taught how to sell products via online.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, those traders were encouraged to continue running their business.

From total 114 coached traders, East Jakarta PPKUKM Sub-agency Head, R. Igan Muhammad Faisal explained, 42 of them are traders from coached locations (Lokbin) and 72 traders from temporary locations (Loksem).

Not only educating them to sell online, his side also promotes their products through flyers which inform their telephone numbers to make it easier for customers who want to contact them. It was done to ensure JakPreneur program to run well.

"Amid of COVID-19 pandemic, we have facilitated our coached traders to sell their products online. Some of them are promoted through East Jakarta PPKUKM Sub-agency's social media account, while the others use their own social media account to promote their products," he said, Monday (4/27).

According to him, traders who continue their business activity in Loksem and Lokbin have implemented health protocols set by government in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For example by not providing bench for customers thus no one eat on the spot. They also required to wear face mask and operate from 6 AM - 12 PM or until 4 PM.

"We keep reminding coached traders to follow the regulations. Because we will impose sanction on those who violate it," he asserted.