The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) under the new president Rodrigo Duterte and Secretary Ramon Lopez defined its overall mission as alleviating poverty and uplifting the quality of life of all Filipinos. This will be done through sustainable economic growth that generates more income opportunities through employment and entrepreneurship. Secretary Lopez, a champion of SMEs for the last eleven […]
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One of my proudest moments is when I am called the “father of Tricia Gosingtian”. That she is my daughter, still comes as a surprise for many people since we have different surnames (read till the end to find out how this came about). And it is always fun for me when people do get the connection. Yes, I am […]
Nic Lim is a seasoned People Manager. He was formerly VP of San Miguel Corporation and Director for HR of Kraft before joining URC and becoming SVP for Corporate Resources of its holding group, JG Summit. Nic was People Manager of the Year in 2007 given by the People Management Association of the Philippines. He shares his insight about how […]
Many people want to have their own business but lack the capital. The Duterte government wants to push for more businesses. In fact, the new Secretary of Trade and Industry (DTI) Ramon Lopez wants malls and major chain stores to allocate free space to SMEs to give them a fighting chance to grow. A practical way to be an entrepreneur […]
Q1: Joey Concepcion and you are the movers behind Go Negosyo. You also work together in RFM as his VP for Corplan. What are the secrets of working well together for over 20 years? These are not really secrets but I guess it is more of having shared vision and goals on what we want to achieve, both for RFM […]
Q1: CDO has become an aggressive force in the food industry. You have, in fact, launched the first canned corned tuna in the industry. What was the idea behind the product? The idea came about by thinking of the personal thing disliked most about the main competitor’s flakes in oil product, which is “in oil”. Canned products should be filled […]
Q1: Not many people know your history, but you actually took over FERN Inc. as a turnaround operation. Please tell us about your early days. We Bring Prosperity to Every Home by Tapping the Entrepreneur in Every Filipino. This is the vision, which the pioneers of FERN Inc. had when they first started in 2003. We envisioned uplifting the lives […]