Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service.” – – Peter Drucker —————————————————— Over half of businesses are doomed to fail. Just Google various statistics, or approach government agencies and you can get an idea of how difficult it is to succeed.  But […]

The recently concluded 11th Mansmith Market Masters Conference was a rare learning event of a lifetime, as it featured 17 CEOs of major corporations from different industries sharing their thoughts about what they have done during COVID-19, as well as what they intend to do after.  Edwin Bautista, President and CEO of UnionBank, shares “Marketing can no longer be divorced […]

In 2007, Mansmith and Fielders Inc. started the Marketing Rescue advocacy as a tie up public service project with Entrepreneurs Magazine. The Marketing Rescue event was arranged with the magazine’s then publisher, Neil Palabrica. It was organized as a free live event, with me answering questions sent in by their readers ahead of time. It went on like that for a few […]

Unprecedented circumstances like the COVID-19 pandemic have made things hard for everyone this year, especially SMEs and entrepreneurs. However, this is also the best opportunity for them to think outside the box and pivot their business model into new realities. As we celebrate the 10th year anniversary of Day 8 Business Academy, we are thinking like an agile startup and […]

If you could ask one or two important questions to the CEO of a major company, what would you ask and why? If you could get valuable insights from high-powered CEOs in numerous industries in the Philippines, how would it benefit you and your organization? There’s no denying the year has been full of extenuating circumstances that have significantly impacted […]

Francisco Lapid is the Chairman of SPAC Information Technology (IT-SPAC), an Information Technology and Human Resource provider celebrating its 15th year. Along with Entrepreneurs Jorge Wieneke, Zarah Juan and Dr. Anton Mari Lim, and honorary winners Secretary Ramon Lopez and Presidential Adviser Joey Concepcion, Pax Lapid is part of the first batch winners of The WE Awards for Purposeful Entrepreneurship […]

In 2010, we celebrated two milestones! Chiqui Escareal-Go and I wrote a book called “The WE Entrepreneur” which became a National Book Store bestseller and we also co-founded Day 8 Business Academy as the social enterprise subsidiary of Mansmith and Fielders Inc. to benefit small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). We coined “The WE Entrepreneur” to pertain to that whose approach to entrepreneurship is “whole” […]

A complex world during COVID-19 needs a simple series of steps: to survive, recover, grow, and thrive. Sometimes this survival is best accomplished through cooperation and collaboration with competition. Kudos to Jollibee and McDonald’s for their joint “Ingat, Angat Tayong Lahat” campaign. The two quick service restaurant (QSR) giants have similar value chains and COVID-19 has affected them the same […]

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