Creating graphics with impact

Posted on October 22nd, 2011 by Roy

Entrepreneurs would want to make an impression on their target in order to catch their attention, and of course for better recall. A website called ImpactXS can help entrepreneurs, aspiring, novice and seasoned, to help create a graphic that would leave a lasting impact on their market.

Philippine-China trade and conference fair set on June

Posted on April 30th, 2011 by Roy

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)-Guangzhou and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) recently signed a cooperation agreement to co-organize the Manila-Guangzhou Trade and Investment Conference slated to be held on June.
The event, which is aimed to further boost the Philippine-China trade and investment relations, is expected to gather around [...]

PLDT counters Globe’s claim

Posted on April 29th, 2011 by Roy

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) said the claim of Globe Telecom that the deal between PLDT and Digital Telecommuncations Phil. Inc. (Digitel) would result into the monopoly of the telecom industry is only Globe’s way of protecting its interest at the public’s expense. PLDT criticized Globe’s effort to stop the deal that would [...]

Globe asks NTC to intervene in the PLDT-Digitel deal

Posted on April 27th, 2011 by Roy

Globe Telecom, in its letter to the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC), is asking the agency to take a look, and intervene, in the recent acquisition of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) of a majority stake of Digital Telecommunications Phils. Inc. (Digitel). Globe warned that the PLDT-Digitel is threatening to free competition and gravely [...]

Philippine tuna company acquires US salmon company

Posted on April 27th, 2011 by Roy

Philippine company Alliance Select Food International Inc. sealed a deal to acquire 100 percent of US company Spence & Co. Ltd., a Massachusetts-based salmon smoking and curing company who specializes in the production of smoked salmon and seafood, prepared in the Scottish tradition of its founder Alan Spence. The company caters to the high-end market [...]

China auto company to open manufacturing facility in the Philippines

Posted on April 24th, 2011 by Roy

Chery Automobile Ltd. announced it will build a manufacturing facility in the Philippines which will be the company’s left hand drive manufacturing hub in the Southeast Asia. Chery Philippines sales marketing manager Raymond Tribdino said the manufacturing facility will be constructed in the next three years. He said, aside from serving the local market, the [...]

DTI’s trade mission to India produces $42 M investment pledges

Posted on April 21st, 2011 by Roy

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that their recent trade and investment mission in India have generated new investment pledges worth $42 million. Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said they were from three energy projects and a pharmaceutical packaging ventures.
The Philippine delegates, led by Domingo, attended the recent ASEAN-India Business Fair and Conclave held [...]

Ayala stays firm in its investment in Globe

Posted on April 17th, 2011 by Roy

Despite of the looming merger of rival Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc., (Digitel), the Ayala Corp. said it has no plans of leaving the telecommunications business.
Ayala and partner Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) were excited about the prospect of its Globe Telecom Inc., despite the tougher competition brought about by [...]

PLDT assured market would still be competitive after acquisition of Digitel

Posted on April 14th, 2011 by Roy

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT downplayed fears that its takeover of rival Digitel Telecommunications Philippines Inc. would hinder competition in the local telecommunications industry. The telecom giant in fact said that the PLDT-Digitel merger would even be beneficial to the industry and would bring in better services and more competitive prices for consumers.
PLDT’s [...]

PNOC-EC prepares for public offering of its stocks

Posted on April 9th, 2011 by Roy

The PNOC Exploration Corp. is already starting its preparations for a public-offering of its shares after its directors finally gave the go-ahead. However, the board deferred to give its decision on the actual date so as to be able to pinpoint the proper timing and conditions, according to PNOC-EC chair and CEO Gemiliano C. Lopez [...]

Property developer mulls public listing

Posted on March 30th, 2011 by Roy

ACM Landholdings Inc., a niche property developer founded 18 years ago by two Filipina banking and finance executives based in Hong Kong, is planning to be listed in the Philippine Stock Exchanges to raise as much as P1 billion fresh fund to meet brisk demand for low-to medium-cost housing.
Thus far, ACM has delivered to as [...]

PLDT to buy majority stake in Digitel

Posted on March 28th, 2011 by Roy

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) seeks to regain its dominance in the telecommunication industry as it buys competing company Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc. (Digitel).
PLDT said it forged a deal to acquire 51.55% of the third-ranked Digitel valued at a value of P69.2 billion ($1.6 billion). The deal includes a share swap and the [...]

Joint Foreign Chamber lauds open skies policy

Posted on March 22nd, 2011 by Roy

A group of foreign businessmen is expressed their support for the implement of an open-skies regime by the Aquino administration via Executive Order (EO) 29. The Joint Foreign Chambers says this would better allow market forces to come into play and ultimately boost tourist arrivals in the country. The group said that the policy was [...]

Price rollback on gasoline prices by P1 a liter

Posted on March 20th, 2011 by Roy

The Department of  Energy (DoE) said last week it is expecting gasoline to be lower this week as demand in the world market decreases when Japan was hit an earthquake and tsunami. “The downward trend began after Japan catastrophes. We saw prices going down due to the market reaction that global economy will slow down [...]

Nenaco optimistic to hit a P1B income this year

Posted on March 16th, 2011 by Roy

The Negros Navigation Co., Inc. is expecting to end up with a net income of P1 billion for 2011. A complete turnaround from its previous result last year when it ended up with loss of half a billion.
Nenaco president and chief executive officer Sulficio Tagud said that this is on the back of projected consolidated [...]

Philippines intensify tourism campaign in India

Posted on December 11th, 2010 by Roy

A Philippine delegation, headed by the Department of Tourism (DoT), will be flying to India, particularly in New Delhi and Mumbai, to conduct a sales presentation in time for the production of tour packages for the April-June Indian travel season. The DoT is looking to capture a bigger market share of the 15 million outbound [...]

QTel mulls additional investment in the Philippines

Posted on October 16th, 2010 by Roy

A Qatar-based telecommunications company is looking to increase further its investment on Philippine soil. Qatar Telecom QSC (QTel), has a minimal investment in a local listed firm, Liberty Telecommunications Holdings, Inc. The company, through its chairman Abdul Bin Saud Al-Thani, said that prospects in the Philippine telecommunications were so good that they feel that new [...]

Starting a franchise

Posted on September 30th, 2010 by arbe

Every Entrepreneur wants their business to grow and have profit. They always have new ideas in their mind to fuel their business but what if you don’t have that kind of many ideas in your mind and still you want to have your own business. Well there is a answer to your problem. Nowadays there [...]

Gather yourself up

Posted on September 30th, 2010 by arbe

There are many ways to ruin your business reputation especially when you are losing little by little.  The first is you are showing how transparent your business is in the market. The second is you lie about your business saying to others that you are doing great when you are not. The third is how [...]

Growing Franchising Industry

Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by PinoyBusiness

The Philippine franchising today is so strong in terms of income and investment. And even the global economic crisis didnt slow it down and now with the global economic crisis slowly going to recover the franchising industry has more and more investment to offer.
The Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) even said [...]