From the News! - Your Daily News » Informal Sector http://fromthenews.net Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 A new concept of entrepreneurship http://fromthenews.net/a-new-concept-of-entrepreneurship.htm http://fromthenews.net/a-new-concept-of-entrepreneurship.htm#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:37:02 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4965 Niceto Poblador
INQUIRER.net

ENTREPRENEURSHIP HAS long been regarded as an essential ingredient of economic development, especially in emerging markets. I fully agree. This observation is especially true in today’s innovation-driven “new economy.”

But I have some misgivings about certain… Read the rest

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Microsoft Philippines announced the availability of NGO Connection, an online resource specifically for nongovernment organizations (NGOs) around the globe—designed to help the NGOs to be equipped in various aspects of management, marketing and other critical tools for development… Read the rest

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INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Next to having your own company website, the “in” thing now is to be part of an SME business networking site, a take-off from successful social networking sites like Facebook.com, Friendster.com, MySpace.com, Multiply.com,… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/online-business-networking-for-smes-without-the-pain.htm/feed 0 Diligent moms as entrepreneurs http://fromthenews.net/diligent-moms-as-entrepreneurs.htm http://fromthenews.net/diligent-moms-as-entrepreneurs.htm#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:22:28 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4410 GO NEGOSYO team
Philippine Star

Cecilia Cañalita knows from experience how harsh life can be. With the death of her mother at an early age and with eight other siblings, young Cecilia worked in the farm and sold goods… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/diligent-moms-as-entrepreneurs.htm/feed 0 GMA launches ‘Micro Asenso’ text facility http://fromthenews.net/gma-launches-%e2%80%98micro-asenso%e2%80%99-text-facility.htm http://fromthenews.net/gma-launches-%e2%80%98micro-asenso%e2%80%99-text-facility.htm#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:38:29 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=3128 Fel V. Maragay
Manila Standard

Small entrepreneurs can now easily locate and communicate with government agencies that provide micro-financing for their business ventures, thanks to the wonders of text messaging.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday pushed the green button… Read the rest

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Philippine Star

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday upheld the constitutionality of a provision of Republic Act 9257 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003 giving senior citizens a 20 percent discount in the purchase of medicine.… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/sc-upholds-20-drug-discount-for-seniors.htm/feed 0 7 of 10 poorest provinces in South http://fromthenews.net/7-of-10-poorest-provinces-in-south.htm http://fromthenews.net/7-of-10-poorest-provinces-in-south.htm#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:56:30 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=3070 By Manuel T. Cayon
Reporter

DAVAO CITY-Seven of Mindanao’s poor provinces crowd the list of 10 poorest provinces in the country, underpinning the slow development work or lack of attention to uplift the South.

The 2003 Official Poverty Statistics,… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/7-of-10-poorest-provinces-in-south.htm/feed 0 Why some franchisees fail http://fromthenews.net/why-some-franchisees-fail.htm http://fromthenews.net/why-some-franchisees-fail.htm#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2006 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=2982 Armando Bartolome
Manila Times

It could happen to anyone. You see an ad for a franchise, contact the company and, soon you are a franchisee! All goes well, then one day you realize your franchise business is failing and… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/why-some-franchisees-fail.htm/feed 0 ‘Bayanihan’ yields P58.5-M savings http://fromthenews.net/bayanihan-yields-p585-m-savings.htm http://fromthenews.net/bayanihan-yields-p585-m-savings.htm#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=2983 Jefferson Antiporda
The Manila Times

THE Bayanihan Program of the government has generated some P58.5 million in savings since it started its operations in February 2003.

The savings were realized by the 4,436 Bayanihan centers organized in 622 local… Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/bayanihan-yields-p585-m-savings.htm/feed 0 Bid to buy out Negros workers? loans a failure http://fromthenews.net/bid-to-buy-out-negros-workers-loans-a-failure.htm http://fromthenews.net/bid-to-buy-out-negros-workers-loans-a-failure.htm#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2005 04:00:00 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=2995 Alex V. Pal
Inquirer

DUMAGUETE CITY—A program designed to help debt-trapped provincial employees by buying out their loans from high-charging lending institutions and giving them lower interest rates through a cooperative, is failing.

This is because the employees went… Read the rest

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