Facebook hosts digital workshop for SMEs in Cebu
CEBU CITY—Digital transformation is the trend right now for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the country, a client-partner of Facebook Philippines said here on Friday.
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CEBU CITY—Digital transformation is the trend right now for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the country, a client-partner of Facebook Philippines said here on Friday.
Social-media giant Facebook and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa), an agency under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),
recently formalized a partnership that seeks to expand the digital literacy and sharpen the entrepreneurial skills of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in areas where they are concentrated most, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East.
Almost two decades since he left his home in Butuan City to pursue his dream to become a fashion designer, Kuwait-based Filipino designer Resty Lagare recently went back to his roots to give back via “The Resty Lagare Charity Fashion Show.”
By Severino C. Samonte / Philippine News Agency
IN 1999, Nonoy Quimbo founded Novellino Wines guided by a simple vision of building a wine- drinking culture among typical Filipino households amid the many varied choices and taste barriers.
BOSTON—Millennial entrepreneurs show higher levels of charitable giving and volunteerism than entrepreneurs of earlier generations, one of many differences uncovered in a new Fidelity Charitable® survey focusing on three generations of business owners. The data shows that younger entrepreneurs have different approaches to business—and to philanthropy—than those who came before.
PhilSeven Foundation Inc. (PFI), the corporate social responsibility arm of Philippine Seven Corp. (7-Eleven Philippines) is putting up another “Everyday Play” community playground, this time in the province of Iloilo.
The BPI Foundation, in partnership with Bayan Academy, recently launched the book Technology and Social Market Innovations in Social Enterprises to highlight a milestone of collaboration between the two organizations.
IN 2000 when Dylan Wilk was 25, he was named by The Guardian newspaper as one of the top 10 richest men in Britain under the age of 30 bracket.
The world’s first passenger-drone services may debut in Asia—but the technology behind these flying taxis will be largely European.
BAGUIO CITY—Slow Food International, an Italy-based organization seeking to preserve traditional foods worldwide, has set its sights on the “mountain food” produced in two Cordillera provinces, with hopes of keeping them on dinner tables for future generations to enjoy.
BERLIN—The Philippine Embassy in Berlin, in partnership with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) and Unifier Ventures, hosted the 2nd Philippine Startup Meetup in Berlin on May 16, 2019, as a satellite event of the Asia Pacific Week (APW) 2019 organized by the Asia Pacific Forum Berlin and the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.
Entrepreneurs are generally known to be the trailblazers in their field and take the road less traveled. They’re often not in a rush as far as making critical decisions are concerned and take the necessary preparations and steps before taking that big leap.
For every responsible parent, the goal is nothing less than creating a bright future for the children. For Atty. Reynato Alvero Estrellado, he began this by wisely investing on various business opportunities—including a string of 7-Eleven c-store franchises—that not only successfully let him reap the many rewards of a well-deserved retirement but also a great legacy that continuously provides inspiration and financial security for his loved ones.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The provincial government of South Cotabato has started the full implementation of its enhanced livelihood for poor and marginalized communities, with initial funding of about P4.3 million.
To you, it’s a garbage dump. To Italian entrepreneur Giulio Bonazzi, it’s the launchpad for a Stella McCartney handbag or a pair of Levi’s jeans.
In 2013, former advertising executive turned entrepreneur Jorge Noel Wieneke launched in Makati the Kalye Negosyo program, a series of seminars and workshops that aim to help Pinoy entrepreneurs to be successful in their business.
The pet adoption market looks cute from the outside—cuddly mutts looking for homes, eager parents seeking a new family member.
Anchanto, a Singapore-based e-commerce services and solutions provider, plans to “revolutionize” the way business in Manila’s Divisoria is being done by developing a digital marketplace that enables sellers and buyers to have a faster mode of transaction.
Zoho Corp., an Indian software development company that focuses on Web-based business tools and information-technology (IT) solutions, has recently unveiled the Commerce platform to enable online stores belonging to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) respond more dynamically to local conditions of their target markets and be more competitive.
David Krauss had parlayed his Dallas condo into a successful Airbnb listing until one fateful weekend in 2014. Then, a couple of guests threw a party so loud it elicited more than a dozen noise complaints from neighbors, a police report and an angry letter from an attorney.
Carving ham, especially the succulent Spanish jamón, is an art by itself.
Technolux, the country’s biggest distributor of kitchen and laundry equipment and small wares for more than 43 years, has launched new business concepts that guarantee a quick return on investment at the recently concluded Franchise Asia 2019 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
FRANCHISING is one of the best routes toward entrepreneurship.
THE heir to the biggest real-estate agency in property-mad Hong Kong doesn’t own a house.
AFTER hearing Microsoft Corp. cofounder Bill Gates give a speech about the Internet three decades ago, Eric Yuan decided he wanted to become part of the Silicon Valley dot-com boom.
T/Sgt. Arnold Cale, a Mindanao native who lost his right leg during fierce fighting against New People’s Army rebels in Basilan in 2002, has something new to look forward to.
China’s insatiable demand for spicy hot pot is placing the founders of a restaurant chain atop one of the world’s fastest-growing fortunes, allowing them to outpace many of the wealthiest families globally.
The country’s premier livestock, feed milling and meat industries expo is slated to make its big comeback from June 26 to 28 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
Hotels play a crucial role in promoting tourism in the country, making it imperative for local hotel operators to be able to deliver quality service, as well as develop a comprehensive marketing program that will tap the overseas market.
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