(Caption: Entrepreneurship book officially endorsed by DTI and Go Negosyo. Shown to the left of Josiah Go are Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez and co-author and Chair of Women Business Council of the Philippines Chiqui Escareal-Go) Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) comprise 99% of all companies in the Philippines. Over half of new businesses […]
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Updated as of Nov 9, 2018 One hundred is such a powerful, wonderful number – a perfect score, an anniversary worth celebrating, a heritage that may seem like a lifetime. I praise God for that gift of longevity! Mansmith is celebrating the 107th public run of my Marketing Strategy and Plans (MSP) program on September 16, 27, 28, 29, 30, […]
Kickstart Ventures is a Globe-backed venture capitalist company launched in 2012. They have invested in various growth companies in digital lifestyle, and e-commerce marketplace; especially those that use software as a service to make social impact. Kickstart president Minette Navarrete shares her insights about the over 35 companies they have invested in the last 6 years. Q1: How do you […]
Thanks to all who came to our book launch ‘Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business. Having an Innovation Mindset’ last July 12, 2018 (Thursday) at National Book Store Shangri-La Mall. The book ‘Entrepreneurship’ is actually a prequel to our 2010 book ‘The WE Entrepreneur’ where we wrote about the bigger picture of being a whole entrepreneur (WE). In this book, we broke […]
Richard Sanz is the Founder and CEO of FoodAsia, and the owner of Bibingkinitan, the market leader of Filipino rice cakes topped with salted duck egg and cheddar cheese, which now has over 200 stores nationwide. In 2009, Richard won the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards, and is now President of the Philippine Franchising Association (PFA), which is having their […]
Extraordinary Enclaves, a member of Joy-Nostalg Group, is developing a 30-Hectare Socialized Housing project in Naic, Cavite. Such a large undertaking requires meticulous planning to ensure a successful implementation. Joy-Nostalg Group CEO Jack Ng, Jr. shares how important execution is after formulating strategies. Q1: The government requires 20% of property developers’ sales to come from socialized housing. Your Extraordinary Enclaves […]
Dr. Amable C. Aguiluz IX, known to many as Miguel, has always had the passion for innovation. A true blue Atenean from grade school to grad school (MBA), a graduate and awardee of the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management program, president of ACA group of companies, and Vice Chair of the AMA Group of Companies, Miguel believes that to keep […]
Christian Lim is Country COO of Microsoft Philippines. He is a recipient of the Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards for the year 2012 when he was connected with PLDT. He shares his insights about digital transformation, which he defined as driving people empowerment, operational efficiency, differentiated customer engagement and business model transformation through digital technology. Q1: Between the CMO and […]
East-West Seed was founded in 1982 in a small farm in Lipa City, Batangas. The combination of European seed technology and expertise, and local experience in entrepreneurship and tropical climate farming led to the first market-oriented vegetable breeding company in Southeast Asia. Challenges still abound in the agriculture industry; to wit, lack of infrastructure on effective irrigation water distribution, dependence […]
Red ocean Many brick-and-mortar supermarkets are in the red ocean — a market space where stores are constantly fighting against each other to win existing customers. As they aspire to be the preferred store, they usually resort to launching price and promo deals in predictable intervals. Unfortunately, the transactional norm of offering lower prices will not be sustainable, unless they […]