Tea Delite finds a niche in the milk tea business
Isn’t drinking milk tea a fad, which as most fads go, will eventually go the way of zagu pearls (the rage in fancy beverages a decade ago)? Isn’t the milk tea business about to Read More
Features
Community school teaches grade-schoolers the ways of business
(First published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sunday Biz, August 2, 2015) By Myrna Rodriguez Co In a tiny classroom in a little-known community school in Metro Manila, groups of grade 1 pupils cluster around Read More
Ph is now Asia’s bright spot, PNoy says in final SONA
The improvement that the Philippines has achieved in economic standing during the years of his administration was underscored by President Benigno Aquino III during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address delivered this Read More
For entrepreneurs with full-time jobs: Here’s how to cope
By the SERDEF Media Bureau (first published in the Philippine Online Chronicles, June 20, 2015) Most of us dream of owning our own business. While we slave away in our 9-5 jobs, we dream of Read More
Telecommuting 2 – Things to consider
The benefits of telecommuting are many. For employees, the option to work from home will improve morale, save costs, and upgrade productivity. On the other hand, for the employer it means higher retention employees, Read More
Romantic nature gives rise to big business (The business of weddings)
(first published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sunday Biz, June 21, 2015) By Myrna Rodriguez Co Once she meets the one for whom she is intended, the typical single girl begins to construct in her Read More
Make weddings your business: Some ideas
If you’re looking for a doorway to a new business, one of the opportunities to consider is weddings. Weddings have become a complex production that can no longer be executed by the affianced couple by Read More
Veteran shoemaker bats for a resurgent Marikina shoe industry
(first published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sunday Biz Section, June 14,2015) In the almost 50 years he and his family have been into shoemaking, Francisco Medina witnessed the changing fortunes of the Marikina Read More
Telecommuting 101
Telecommuting may not yet be widespread in business and industry workplaces in the Philippines, but it might grow in importance in the years ahead, as more people have access to computers, as office spaces Read More
Know Your Small Biz Law: The E-Commerce Act
The E-Commerce Act, or Republic Act 8792, was signed into law in June 2000, after the local Internet community has lobbied for its approval. Its enactment marked the country’s entry as a Read More