How a factory worker became a bag-making entrepreneur

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/22/2016

SHE went into the making of pillowcases to earn extra income for the treatment and medication of her ill son and ended up in making bags, which she has grown into a promising home-based business venture. Abegail…

CLOSING THE INNOVATION GAP: Go into e-commerce, entrepreneurs urged

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/21/2016

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…

Entrepreneurs urged: Embrace e-commerce

Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/27/2016

Entrepreneurs are encouraged to take advantage of the country’s growing internet population and put up online platforms of their operations to scale up their businesses. Ma. Elena Arbon, Cebu provincial director of the Department of Trade and…

Duterte to Apec leaders: ‘PH open for business’

11/18/2016

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…

Security Bank ties up with BTMU; eyes Japan firms in PH

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/17/2016

SECURITY Bank is expected to gain a major foothold on Japanese corporations in the country following its partnership with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. (BTMU) earlier this year. Alfonso Salcedo Jr., Security Bank president, said there are many…

Digital startups get a push from DTI

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/09/2016

IN order to help the Cebu business sector understand the startup ecosystem better, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has spearheaded a seminar for its partners today. DTI Cebu Director Maria Elena Arbon said more than…

DTI to give startups a boost to become small enterprises

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/14/2016

Startups can now have the needed boost to launch their business ideas to become real small and medium enterprises through the Department of Trade and Industry’s Launchpad program. “Launchpad seeks to bring these startups to a certain…

Deca Homes founder is CCCI’s Entrepreneur of the Year

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/29/2016

CEBUANO businessman Luis Yu Jr. leads the 2016 Grand Chamber awardees as Entrepreneur of the Year, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) announced. Yu is the chairman emeritus of 8990 Holdings, Inc. (HOUSE), popularly known…

Digital laundry start-up outlines expansion plans

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/26/2016

After its launch early this month, the first digital laundry services provider in the country, eLocker PH, is aiming to expand this year with more tie-ups and more lockers to be set up in various locations all…

PH startups praised for social orientation, knack for selling

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/16/2015

6 Cebu startups named among top 11 during Alpha Startup Bootcamp An international startup accelerator cited Philippine startups for their knack for addressing social concerns in developing new solutions and selling any product. In Asia, Indonesian startups…

Startup creates website to link farmers, consumers

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/15/2015

A startup company is eyeing to bridge the gap between farmers and consumers and remove the middlemen from the equation. Fresh2Ket is an electronic commerce website where farmers can post their products and consumers can buy directly…

Making money from a hobby

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/19/2015

CRAFT hobbyists may want to consider going into business to earn from doing what they love. Tantan Fortich, 28, did just this. Her tiny but lucrative business, Idiosyncratic Crafts, sells small, handcrafted items such as bags, wall…

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