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FILIPINO entrepreneurs’ lack of access to affordable credit is stunting the growth of many micro, small and medium firms and crimping job growth, as a result — a situation that the country’s top banking regulator is worried…
LIBERALIZING RETAIL INDUSTRY Following the announcement of the government to further liberalize the retail industry in the Philippines, a retail sector leader in Cebu urged local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to step up their game…
In this age of digitalization, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are poised to become the country’s next big businesses. Kenneth Lingan, Google Philippines country manager, said that MSMEs are the backbone of the country’s economy, accounting…
HELPING small entrepreneurs struggling to embrace digital transformation will be among the new thrusts of the Department of Trade and Industry in Cebu as it prepares to mount a “more substantive” Slingshot conference this August, which…
A HOMEGROWN IT company is bullish on the growth of the local retail sector, citing the need for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to all the more compete with bigger players by embracing digital business solutions. Robert…
A Make-A-Thon. This will be one of the planned activities of the Cebu Business Month this year in June, said Melanie Ng, Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, during a recent forum at the University…
FOURTEEN micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) are expected to expand their markets and become more competitive after completing a workshop on e-commerce organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The 14 ventures have been…
Entrepreneurs in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector are encouraged to go into electronic commerce or e-commerce so that they can compete with other Asian countries in terms of innovation. Ma. Elena Arbon, Department of…
A LOCAL entrepreneur is aiming to duplicate what Cebuano businessman Bunny Pages’ fruit shake business, Thirsty, has attained. Terence Neil Padrique, 38, is the owner of The Lemon Co., a one-year-old business venture he started in May…
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would encourage more investors to do business in the Philippines in his attendance at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Lima, Peru. “My message to Apec will be…
Going green is a way for small businesses to become competitive. Department of Trade and Industry Central Visayas (DTI-7) Director Asteria Caberte said this as she cited the benefits gained by 94 percent of micro, small, and…
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called for strengthened disaster resilience among micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) through an enhanced partnership between the government and private sectors. Jerry Clavesillas, director of DTI’s Bureau of…
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