Archive for the ‘Opportunities’ Category

StarTek hiring more call center agents

Because of the continuous growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines, BPO firm StarTek Inc. plans to hire 1,000 people as it aims to fill up seats at its facility in Ortigas area which has a 2,100-seat capacity.
Rod Spires, who was appointed to lead the operations at the new site of [...]

March 9, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Employment, Job Opportunities, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines  No Comments

Ayala Land to open new BPO facility in Iloilo

Iloilo City is one of the city identified as the Next Wave Cities (NWC) for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) because of its attractive power, telecommunications, commercial, sea and airport infrastructure and it offers one of the lowest rental, power and average base pay rates in [...]

March 8, 2010   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Employment, Job Opportunities, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy, finance, investments  No Comments

Franchising seminar

Planning of getting a franchise for a business? Here’s an opportunity for you to learn the ropes on how to get a franchise here in the Philippines.
There is a scheduled franchise seminar to be held tomorrow, March 7, 2010 at the Mang Inasal, Makati Ave. corner Jupiter Street in Makati. The seminar will start at [...]

March 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Education, Opportunities, People, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, business opportunity, economy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, franchise, marketing, money, promotions  No Comments

Pag-IBIG’s P12-billion bond offering

The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), commonly known as the Pag-IBIG, will be having a P12-billion bond offering starting next month.
In an investors’ meeting held recently were the bonds were launched, HDMF chief executive officer Jaime Fabiaña said the proceeds of the bonds would be used to refinance in maturing P7 billion loan in May, [...]

February 24, 2010   Posted in: Announcement, Government, Opportunities, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, banking, economy, finance, investments, money  No Comments

Five banks signed trade finance agreement with ADB

The Asian Development Bank is making funds available to Philippine traders via its $1-billion regional facility. To help traders get access to this fund, the ADB signed a trade finance agreement with five banks – Development Bank of the Philippines, Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., Philippine National Bank, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. and Allied Banking [...]

February 23, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Loans, Opportunities, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, economy, finance, money  No Comments

New BPO firm opens

Another business process outsourcing (BPO) firm opened in the Philippines which would provide more employment opportunities for Filipinos. Australia-based Salmat has put up an 800-seat facility at McKinley Hill in Taguig City, the company’s first call center in country and also it’s first major investment outside Australia.
The new call center company is not really new [...]

February 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Corporations, Employment, Job Opportunities, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, communications, investments  One Comment

New BPO company sets up office in the Philippines

The Philippines is still a favorite site for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, as another US firm sets up business in the country which will provide more job opportunities for Filipinos.
Cybernet-Slash Support (CSS) recently opened its 1,000 seat call center facility in Taguig, it’s first in the country. It currently employs 400 people, but it [...]

February 2, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Corporations, Employment, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, communications, e-commerce, economy  No Comments

Bibingkinitan! is growing

Bibingkinitan! The dealer of those delicious mini-bibingka, is embarking on an agressive expansion binge. Now a fast-rising Filipino food chain, Bibingkinitan! is expanding and is targeting about 100 new outlets by the end of this year.
President and CEO of FoodAsia Corp., Richard V. Sans, said that half of the new stores would be owned by [...]

February 1, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, finance, franchise, investments, marketing  No Comments

More job opportunities in the US, according to POEA

The United States may really be on the rebound. The Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said there will be more jobs in the US this year. Employment opportunities in the US would be mostly in the construction and oil industries, POEA said.
US is once again opening its doors to foreign workers, more than a year [...]

January 2, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Career, Corporations, Employment, Government, Job Opportunities, OFWs, Opportunities, Philippines, economy  One Comment

Terminator coming to town

Yes, the star of Terminator is coming to Philippines next year, but it will be a purely-business trip. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be leading a business delegation who will visit the country in 2010.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the actor-turned politician will be bringing along about 200 businessmen from San Francisco [...]

December 26, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Foreign exchange, Government, International relations, Opportunities, economy, investments, marketing  No Comments