FTW (For the Win) Apparel was adjudged first-prize winner in the SERDEF’s Brand Slam contest, a search for the “next big small brand.” Owned by 23-year-old Adrian Jara, FTW Apparel is an online store selling Read More
The lifting of the truck ban in Manila last month was a welcome move that was expected to help normalize the flow and delivery of goods and consequently stem inflation trends on goods that have Read More
The SERDEF will hold a three-day training on The Internet and Your Business on November 21, 23 and 24 at the 3rd floor, UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries (UP ISSI) Building. The course addresses the Read More
Republic Act 10611, or the Food Safety Act of 2013, was signed into law by President Benigno Simeon Aquino to protect consumers from food trade malpractices and substandard or hazardous products. The new law lays Read More
Minimum wage regulations can result in employers laying off low-skilled, minimum-wage workers in favor of highly-skilled, higher-wage workers, resulting in higher unemployment in the country. Thus, policy-makers should relax wage regulations and allow Read More
Despite the proliferation of online shops and the obvious convenience afforded by virtual shopping, Filipino consumers prefer buying groceries from traditional brick-and-mortar stores, according to the latest Nielsen Shopping Trends report. According to the survey, Read More
by Miel Feria, SERDEF Media Bureau (first published in the Philippine Online Chronicles, August 21, 2014) With a vote of 18-0, the Senate recently approved on third and final reading SB No. 2212 or the Read More
The SERDEF formalized agreements with two institutions last September 3 to collaborate on initiatives for the promotion of entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprise development. The first agreement was with the Human Resource Innovations and Read More
Why go green in running your business? Because we live in an endangered planet. Because we owe it to ourselves, our customers, our other stakeholders, our families, our children, our children’s children. Because – and Read More
A seminar on Entrepreneurship and Effective Teaching Models in Higher Education was conducted by the SERDEF last August 29 at the Malayan Colleges, Laguna. It is the first of a series of faculty development programs Read More
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