Startups given venue to link businesses with investors

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/11/2018

MATCH PH ROADSHOW More than a hundred startup companies in the Visayas and Mindanao are encouraged to explore a venue or platform to link them with possible investors that can help scale up their businesses. Jay Yuvallos,…

Google DevFest 2017 focuses on programmers, startups

Elizah Dela Rosa 11/20/2017

What qualities are sought for by companies when hiring programmers? These are some of the questions raised during the 5th Developers Fest spearheaded by online search giant Google in its GDayX Cebu 2017 event held at JCentre…

PH startups urged: Aspire to be unicorns

08/24/2017

While there is nothing wrong with aspiring to be a company with a high market value, a Silicon Valley-based Filipino entrepreneur said Philippine startups should focus more on creating value for the communities they serve. Aldo Carrascoso,…

How to grow local startups

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/24/2017

WHAT would it take to grow more successful startups in the Philippines? Apparently for different stakeholders, the answers may vary. For tech startup advocate Jojy Azurin, the key to having a thriving startup ecosystem lies in the…

DTI pushes for innovation ecozones for startups

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/08/2017

In a bid to turn the Philippines into a magnet for startups, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pushing for the creation of innovation economic zones across the country. Senen Perlada, director of the DTI’s…

Tech startups, students join LaunchPad mentoring program

Dominic Yasay 09/07/2016

NINETEEN teams composed of tech startups and business students in Cebu gathered at the Azia Suites for the LaunchPad Mentoring Program. The whole-day event is aimed at helping applicants create innovative ideas for software product business that…

Startups, SMEs need tax breaks to grow: Aquino

Stephen D. Capillas 07/14/2016

THE government should support rather than make it difficult for startups and small businesses to grow by giving them tax breaks in their first two years of operation, Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV said Thursday. During…

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…

Cebu startup powers digital tourism in Albay

PR 04/15/2015

Travel to the many attractions of Albay, from Mayon Volcano with its near perfect cone to Spanish period churches and other centuries-old structures, has been made easier with the launch of a mobile app that serves as…

Geeks on a Beach 2: Random insights and thoughts

Stephen D. Capillas 09/04/2014

There were a lot of valuable inputs given by resource speakers at the two-day Geeks on the Beach (GOAB) conference/summit/gathering held at the Movenpick Hotel and Resort in Lapu-Lapu City last Aug. 21 and 22, but there…

How Vicky Belo sharpens her business

Aileen Garcia-Yap 08/28/2014

Using ‘artistas’ as brand ambassadors and PR campaigns boosts awareness How did a doctor-cum- businesswoman make her name synonymous with “beauty”? Dr. Victoria “Vicki” Belo shared her formula for success with  participants of  the 23rd Visayas Area…

PH a potential startup leader in Southeast Asia

08/21/2014

  The Philippines is uniquely situated to lead tech startups in the Southeast Asia region in the coming years, according to speakers of the Geek in the Beach (GOAB) 2014 event held at the Movenpeck Resort in…

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