The trouble brewing at the Makati City Hall, where Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay and Vice Mayor Romulo Pena both hold office as head of the city government, is sowing confusion among Makati constituents, including Read More
The Philippine peso will not be deliberately made weaker against the US dollar in order to improve the performance of Philipine exports but rather allowed to be determined by the market. This was the answer Read More
Employers are directed to increase salaries of their minimum-wage workers by Php 15 a day, starting April 4. This was the directive issued by Wage Order No. 19 of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productiv Read More
In the recently released Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), the cities of Makati, Cagayan de Oro and Naga and the municipalities of Daet, General Santos and Kalibo Read More
Many small entrepreneurs became entrepreneurs because they want to be the boss, to call the shots, make the decisions. They love the independence that small-scale entrepreneurship allows them to have. And they tend to fiercely Read More
We live in a threatened planet. Centuries of use and misuse of the earth’s resources have taken a toll on developed and developing countries alike. Man is faced with scepters like denuded forests, chemical pollution Read More
Succession is a concern that most new, start-up entrepreneurs have barely begun thinking about. But not for long. When the business has taken off, stabilized and grew, and once the entrepreneur gets on in years Read More
It has been said that three things are inevitable – death, taxes, and change. Like it or not, things change. People change. The economic environment evolves. So does the market and their preferences. Though Read More
Available at the Bureau of Domestic Trade, Department of Trade and Industry (BDT-DTI) are informational materials that will help small businesses start their business, grow their markets, and improve operations. “Paano maging supplier” series This Read More
As economic barriers, including travel restriction, are dismantled, more visitors and tourists are expected to flow in from the Philippines and neighboring countries as a result of the establishment of the one-ASEAN market. Tourism Assistant Read More
Copyright © 2017 Small Enterprises Research and Development Foundation