Figaro to open more stores in 2010
The country’s largest Filipino-owned coffee company plans to expand operations this year by opening up one or two outlets each month, or a total of 18 stores before the year ends.
Figaro Coffee Co. sets aside a total of P78 million to fund the increase of its 65 coffee shops in the Philippines. Marketing manager of [...]
June 26, 2010
Tags: Business, coffee, coffee shops, entrepreneur, expansion, Figaro, Filipino-owned, investments, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Employment, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, economy, entrepreneur, investments, marketing 
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Consider Internet Marketing
Many businesses know and understand the power of internet. If you are one of those entrepreneurs who has not jumped in on the robust benefit of internet marketing, you could be losing a lot. You and your business can get maximum exposure and reach more prospective customers if you learn how to maximize web presence.
June 19, 2010
Tags: Business, entrepreneur, internet marketing, online marketing, return on investment, ROI, SEO, social network Posted in: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, marketing No Comments
Lower remittance fees for OFWs
A new remittance system that will allow for a safer, faster and cheaper remittances by OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) will be implemented by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) starting on the third quarter of the year.
This is the new Philippine Payments and Settlements System or Philpass Remit System. Under this new system, the fee [...]
May 25, 2010
Tags: Business, finance, money, OFWs, Philpass, remittances Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Government, OFWs, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, economy, finance, money No Comments
New credit card from RCBC
RCBC Bankard recently launched a new credit card which is targeted to serve the upscale needs of discerning shoppers.
The new credit card from RCBC was created in tie-up with Barcelona-based clothing brand Mango and Mastercard. Called the Mango-RCBC Bankard MasterCard, it is the latest addition to MasterCard’s growing roster of value-driven cards.
Holders of Mango-RCBC Bankard [...]
May 24, 2010
Tags: Bankard, Business, credit card, fashion, finance, Mango, Mango-RCBC Bankard MasterCard, MasterCard, money, Philippines, RCBC Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Loans, Philippine banks, Philippines, Products, banking, finance, money One Comment
Seminar on meat and fish processing
Looking for new skills that you can turn into a business? Here’s an interesting seminar on meat and fish processing.
A one-day seminar on meat and fish processing will be conducted by the Golden Treasure Skills Development Program. It will be held at the PTTC, Department of Trade and Industry Bldg. (DTI) Roxas Blvd., cor. Sen [...]
March 8, 2010
Tags: Business, business opportunity, entrepreneurship, entreprneur, fish processing, food, meat processing, Philippines, seminar, training Posted in: Philippine business news 2 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
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Kodak re-opens Philippine office
In the advent of digital photography, traditional film and print business suffered a setback. That’s why in May 2007, Kodak Philippines decided to close office and maintained only distributors in the country. Now, after two years of being represented only by its distributors in the country, Kodak makes a grand comeback as it re-opened its [...]
November 5, 2009
Tags: Business, business ideas, business news, comeback, digital imaging, digital photography, Kodak, Philippines, photo enhancement, photo printing, pictures, printing Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines One Comment
Republic Act 9505 or the PERA Act of 2008
A new law that hopes to encourage Filipinos to invest more of their savings in high yield products has been signed recently. The PERA Law or Personal Equity and Retirement Account will be implemented by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) next year.
BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr., one of the signatories of the implementing [...]
October 22, 2009
Tags: Banks, Business, Filipino, finance, investments, money, OFWs, PERA Law of 2008, Philippines, RA 9505, Republic Act 9505, shares of stocks Posted in: Announcement, Government, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, finance, investments, money No Comments
Globe puts up first mobile microfinance bank
Globe Telecommunications, Inc., together with sister company Ayala Corp., is all set to put up the Philippine’s first mobile microfinance banking unit. That is because the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas approved the Globe and Ayala’s entry into the banking industry.
The new bank, will be called “BPI Globe Banko, A Savings Bank” will be using Pilipinas [...]
October 12, 2009
Tags: Ayala, Banks, BPI, BPI Globe Banko, BSP, Business, business loans, capitalization, entrepreneur, financing, funds sources, Globe, Loans, microfinancing, mobile financing, NGOs, Philippines, SMEs Posted in: Announcement, Employment, Loans, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, finance, investments, money No Comments
Transcom to open BPO center in Iloilo City
Employment opportunities in Iloilo City open up as Transcom sets up a facility there. Touted to be Europe’s largest business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, Transcom will be opening a call center in Iloilo this year. The company is planning to hire 1,000 to 2,000 employees for the said facility.
According to City Mayor Jerry Treñas, the [...]
September 20, 2009
Tags: BPO, Business, business news, Call Centers, employment opportunity, Iloilo City, outsourcing firm, Transcom Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Employment, Philippine business news, Philippines 12 Comments
