Oscar M. Lopez – a blogger, entrepreneur and a mountain climber… and did I say he’s already 81?
At the age of 81, one should be at home enjoying his retirement and not taking too much risk, right? Oscar M. Lopez doesn’t think so! Lopez, or OML, as he is known in the corporate circle, still navigates a business at the age of 81, and on weekends, he climbs mountains! TOP THAT! There [...]
April 25, 2011
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Tags: chairman emeritus, entrepreneur, inspirational. Filipino, Lopez Clan, motivation, OML, Oscar M. Lopez, Oscar's Summit · Posted in: Inspirational, People, Philippines
Laundry business seminar from Whirpool
For those who are thinking of starting a business. Whirlpool will hold a laundry seminar on April 15, and 16, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Venue of the seminar will be the Exatech Bldg. No. 56 Cordillera St., cor. E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave. Quezon City. Whirlpool, the world’s leading manufacturer of washing machine, [...]
March 20, 2011
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Tags: business opportunity, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, laundry business, laundry seminar, Philippines, trainings, Whirpool · Posted in: Announcement, business opportunity, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Philippine business news, Philippines
Mang Inasal mulls going public
Mang Inasal is planning an initial public offering (IPO) in the first quarter of 2011. The Iloilo-based barbecue chain plans of going public to help transform the business. Chair and chief executive officer of Mang Inasal Philippines, Inc., Edgar Sia II, said the IPO would be a means to raise more capital and at the [...]
October 20, 2010
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Tags: Edgar Sia, entrepreneur, expansion, Henry Sy, IPO, Mang Inasal, MOA, public offering, SM Mall of Asia · Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, economy, Employment, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, investments, marketing, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products
Quezon City launched BOSS
To encourage more new businesses to register this year, the Quezon City government launched last Friday the Business One-Stop Shop or BOSS, which aims of simplifying the process of securing business permit. “The simplified procedures in licensing will drive individuals to invest or a business,” said Pacifico F. Maghacot, Jr., officer-in-charge for the Business Permit [...]
August 21, 2010
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Tags: BOSS, business concerns, business news, business one-stop shop, business permit, business registration, entrepreneur, Government, Philippines, Quezon City government · Posted in: Announcement, business opportunity, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Government, Law, Philippine business news, Philippines
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 [...]
June 26, 2010
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Tags: Business, coffee, coffee shops, entrepreneur, expansion, Figaro, Filipino-owned, investments, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, economy, Employment, entrepreneur, investments, marketing, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products
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
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Tags: Business, entrepreneur, internet marketing, online marketing, return on investment, ROI, SEO, social network · Posted in: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, marketing
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 [...]
March 4, 2010
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Tags: AFFI, business news, business opportunity, economy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, FIP, franchise seminar, franchising, Philippines · Posted in: Announcement, business opportunity, economy, Education, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, franchise, marketing, money, Opportunities, People, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, promotions
BIR to check on companies’ year-end inventories
Here’s one last attempt of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to catch up of companies trying to pull a fast one on the revenue agency. BIR field personnel will be going out and check the warehouses of companies to verify their year-inventories viz-a-viz their submitted year-end declaration. Revenue Memorandum Order No. 40-2009 was issued [...]
December 28, 2009
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Tags: BIR, businesses, entrepreneur, Government, Philippines, taxes · Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, economy, finance, Government, Law, money, Philippine business news, Philippines, Pricing, Products, Taxation
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 [...]
October 12, 2009
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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, banking, Employment, finance, investments, Loans, money, Philippine banks, Philippine business news, Philippines
