It has been almost two years since the pandemic brought Filipino life and many livelihoods to a screeching halt. According to a 2020 Asian Development Bank (ADB) study of 1,804 Philippine MSMEs, 70.6% were forced to temporarily close with 66.2% reported to have temporary staff cuts during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. Bucking these …
Continue reading SM Supermalls launches The SM StartUp Package for aspiring Filipino entrepreneurs
RELX International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with local social enterprise Liyab to help facilitate the rollout of the former’s RELX Academy, which seeks to train and produce aspiring entrepreneurs and aid them in establishing their own businesses. Through the partnership, Liyab, an organization geared towards empowering the next generation of the Filipino …
Continue reading RELX International, Liyab, team up to roll out PH-first “RELX Academy”
The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the greatest challenges a business owner can encounter. It really affected everyone around the world, even big companies has to close down some of its stores. And while some chose to give up and leave their businesses behind, at least during the pandemic, some brave the obstacles our …
Continue reading Coping with the demands of the pandemic and the future of XO Trading
To promote inclusive economic recovery and help digitize LGBTQ+ MSMEs, Google hosted a social media event called Pride Conversations: Championing LGBTQ+ MSMEs. You can watch the forum on Google Philippines’ YouTube channel to learn about the inspiring stories of the featured businesses below--from food to creatives--that you can support this Pride month and beyond: The Fairygodbarbie House of …
Batangas has long hung its hat on its delectable foods and popular tourist hubs. From diving spots in Lian and Laiya, to the well-known Taal Volcano, to beloved dishes like Batangas Goto, these and so much more produced an environment where businesses—big and small—flourished. All that changed, though, when the COVID-19 pandemic came and ravaged …
Continue reading 4G LTE gives Batangas entrepreneurs a new lease on life
MANILA, Philippines – May 24, 2021 – Boomi™, a Dell Technologies™ business and leading provider of cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS), today announced the findings from a new global survey that reveals nine out of 10 organizations worldwide – a staggering 94% – are embracing a Composable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) strategy to overcome the limitations of legacy applications …
A former asin vendor who used to peddle her wares along the streets of San Fernando, La Union emerged as the lucky winner of Cebuana Lhuillier’ year-long International Payout Cash Panalo Promo. Rosita Guerrero Nisperos, 62 years old, emerged victorious out of millions of entries to take home the One Million Pesos grand prize tax-free. …
MANILA, Philippines, 19 May 2021 - #dltledgers, an independent blockchain platform for trade and supply chain digitisation, announced today the launch of SmartFin, a platform for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to access trade financing from alternative financiers. In support of this launch, the company has also entered into partnerships with leading alternative lenders, with a digital …
The entertainment business has been hit hard by the global health crisis but actor-model JM Magalona still triumphed over many trials with the help of a tapsilogan business and digital tools from Globe. Taking advantage of vast online opportunities, JM was able to pivot from being a showbiz personality cum fitness owner, to a food entrepreneur selling …
Filipinos are very agile, always ready to adapt to new experiences and face challenges head on. Despite the pandemic, many are able to stay afloat thanks to digital means which remain abuzz with new platforms, services, bundles and plans that reinvent how we live. Globe recognizes the challenges its customers continue to face given the …
