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April 2016

Book highlights small-big business partnership in inclusive growth

April 27, 2016

The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) recently partnered with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) to identify examples of micro, small and medium enterprises that have successfully integrated in global value chains with the enhancement Read More

Shoe Federation to train Marikina folks in shoe-making

April 23, 2016

  Beginning this May, the Philippine Footwear Federation, Inc. (PFFI) will conduct free training seminars on shoe-making for Marikina residents, in a bid to perpetuate the centuries-old shoe-making legacy in the city. Two courses will Read More

SIAL-ASEAN Manila 2016 to showcase biggest and latest in F&B Industry

April 20, 2016

  SIAL ASEAN-Manila 2016, a regional exposition of food and beverage products, will be held from May 31 to June 2 at the World Trade Center. The expo is expected to attract local and foreign Read More

First crucial steps in the entrepreneur’s journey

April 18, 2016

(first published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Business Friday, April 15, 2016) By Arturo L. Tolentino (A book review of Entrepreneurship Study and Practice By Paz H. Diaz and Herminia R. Fajardo Published by the Read More

Economic cost of Davao brownouts seen to be steep

April 14, 2016

The power shortage Davao City is currently experiencing can cost the city up to P400 million a daily. This estimate was made by one of the city’s economic leaders, Joji Ilagan-Bian, who said that the Read More

IGLF-FEMI project seen to level up micro enterprises

April 10, 2016

  A joint agreement was recently entered into by the Industrial Guarantee and Loan Fund (IGLF) and the Foundation for Enterprise Management Innovations (FEMI) for the purpose of helping micro enterprises move up to small Read More

How a shift to organic growing gave a farmer a new, healthier lease on life

April 4, 2016

After years of being a conventional farmer, Marines Takingan has now become a veritable poster boy for organic farming. Belonging to a family of farmers in Benguet, Takingan, like his parents and ancestors, relied heavily Read More

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