A total 108 delegates from wholesale travel agents from all over the world are coming to the Philippines for the upcoming 10th Philippine Travel Exchange (Phitex 2010) to forge deals with the different sectors of the local tourism industry.
Tourism Secretary Alberto A. Lim said that the delegates who will be coming in are large representations [...]

The Philippine Development Foundation-USA (PDF), newly formed US-based Filipino development group is pushing for Philippine government to grant incentives for the creation of technology business incubators and business parks in order to nurture start-up investments in commercially-viable research and development fields in drug-making, food production and software.

It’s called BOSS, short for business one-stop shop, an initiative by the Quezon City Government that aims to lessen the burden of businessmen when securing business permit. Launched last Friday, officer-in-charge for the Business Permit and Licensing Office Pacifico F. Maghacot, Jr. said they are expecting to have at least 12,000 new businesses within the [...]

Starting on your business, you need to get the word out there that your company is existing and that you can provide the services and products that your potential target market are looking for. Printing your brochures, letterhead, business cards and other collaterals are tops on the list. With today’s technology and availability of desktop [...]

Cognizant, another world-leading company engaged in the technology, consulting and business process outsourcing (BPO) services is expanding its operations in the Philippines. From its present manpower of approximately 200 employees, the company said its planned expansion will accommodate as much as 600 more personnel.
R Chandrasekaran, president and managing director of Global Delivery, Cognizant said, “Within [...]

Many entrepreneurs are cashing in on the booming real estate industry. Many professionals have either switched or added real estate brokering in their services because of the said opportunity. You will have more chance of success in this industry if you have a website that contains real estate script which can help you promote your [...]

We are on the second half of the year. Are you ready with your business promotional products? Before you know it, Christmas is already here. So better make sure that you have already ordered your giveaways for the holidays, if you have not ordered them yet. With your promotional products, you can get to reach [...]

A recent survey conducted by one of the leading financial publications in Asia showed the Philippines as the third cheapest tourist destination in Southeast Asia. The survey was made by FinanceAsia, one of the leading business publications in the region, which utilized Mandarin Oriental’s rack rates as basis for the reader’s outlook.

Sometimes when you cannot afford to buy the originals, you want to get at least the next best thing, which is the replica. Not the pirated mind you, replica. They look like the originals but carry their own brand name, just like the replica watches that I have seen at the replica-mania.com, where watches looks [...]

The second Philippine-Russian business forum exhibition will be held on October 21 to 24, 2010 and will be hosted by Cebu City. The business forum, which aims to promote tourism, trade, investment and greater economic and socio-cultural exchanges between the Philippines and Russia, will take place at the Cebu International Convention Center (ICC) in Mandaue [...]

So you finally decided to get your own website for your business so you can reach more potential customers. How then do you let web surfers and online shoppers that your site and up and they should check it out. There are lots of ways really, like joining online forums, and getting link referral from [...]

The United Kingdom government plans to beef up its investment in Asia by promoting business opportunities in the region, particularly in the Philippines. UK Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable said it noted the importance of these business opportunities to the British businesses’ emerging markets. “If we were looking for growth, we should be [...]

One way to expand your market reach at the cheapest cost possible is by getting your business online. Yes, you can reach more potential clients through the Internet, for that you need a reliable website hosting company to be sure that you can accommodate all visits and not fall flat on your face by getting [...]

With the first half of the year almost over, it is not really too really to prepare for the the coming Christmas season. Because many companies, as early as June, are already looking for suppliers for their promotional products which they can use for their promotions and giveaways for Christmas.

The Philippine’s top producer of biodiesel, resins and oleochemicals, Chemrez Technologies, Inc. (ChemrezTech), has announced that its board of directors has approved the cash dividends worth a total of about P158.6 million to be declared. The company said in its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that a regular cash dividend of six centavos [...]

Texas Instruments (TI), one of the world’s leader in the semiconductor industry, has been doing business in the Philippines for more than 30 years, and the company plans to stay longer in the country. In fact, TI has earmarked $1 billion in new investments for its planned expansion of its operation in the country for [...]

I noticed that most restaurants and fastfood outlets has stainless steel sinks in their kitchen, but many residences usually have the painted ones. Perhaps these stainless steel sinks are easier to maintain and clean, and they could also be hygienic that the non-stainless. I don’t know, I just thought of that because restaurants and fastfood [...]

Not too long ago, an entrepreneur friend of mine  was inviting me to be his partner for the new business that he is planning. My friend wants to sell truck accessories and believes that the business is very feasible and was really enthusiastic when he was presenting the idea to me. I, being the skeptic [...]

One of the leading manufacturer of batteries in the Philippines is considering of putting up its own business process outsourcing facility in the Philippines. The Energizer Philippines Inc., maker of the Eveready and Energizer batteries, plans to put up a call center facilities because according to company president and managing direct Esteban Vorbeck, support for [...]

An additional $9 will be imposed on non-immigrant visa application fees by the United States Embassy starting on June 4. The US Embassy cited the “increasing cost of providing highest-quality service” as the cause for the said increase.
This means visa application fees starting next month would be $140, from a previous $130, for tourist and [...]