Amidst recent calls from labor groups for an increase in minimum wage, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello cited the need to balance the interest of workers with that of employers, especially those from micro, Read More
The names of more than 60,000 small enterprises, most of them operating online, have been registered by the Department of Trade and Industry in the past four months, signaling the resurgence of interest among online Read More
In an online briefing held recently, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said that quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila are likely to be further eased by January 2021, if the region keeps recording low numbers Read More
(First published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Marketing Pulse, November 30, 2020) by Myrna Rodriguez Co In the gloom and doom of the economic scenario, anyone will feel hard pressed to glimpse a silver lining. Read More
A series of surveys conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) revealed that a majority of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) have been adversely affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The third Read More
Companies should inform their concerned local government units (LGUs) if they will subject an employee to a COVID-19 test, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said last week. This way, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez Read More
As an owner or manager of a small business, you have myriad functions to perform, for which you need multiple skills. Some of these you may not have yet or need to improve. You can Read More
The House of Representatives approved on August 18 a bill which mandates several measures to be observed in public spaces and workplaces for the purpose of containing the corona virus pandemic. This is House Bill Read More
P resident Rodrigo R. Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation address (SONA), delivered yesterday, July 27, 2020, took note of strides achieved in empowering micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (SMSEs). These are measures made imperative Read More
A research study on technology adoption by the food and beverage (F&B) industry calls for volunteers from among entrepreneurs and employees of the sector to answer a simple, 20-minute questionnaire. The study has been approved Read More
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