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Aug 14, 20050

Bid to buy out Negros workers? loans a failure

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 back … Read the rest

Jul 12, 20050

Las Piñas women turn to mini ventures

Jocelyn R. Uy
Inquirer

NO REASON to be idle for Las Piñas City women who are unable to find jobs in offices or factories.

A woman’s organization called the Kalipunan ng mga Liping Pilipina (Kalipi) had just been given P1 … Read the rest

Jun 25, 20050

How to evaluate a franchise business

Jorge Wieneke III
The Manila Times

Remember the dates July 1, 2 and 3. A week from now it’s time for AFFI’s Franchise Fiesta! I’m sure you are thinking of what franchise businesses to get. In today’s article let me … Read the rest

Jun 13, 20050

The 7 faces of the Filipino consumer

Rose G. De La Cruz
The Philippine STAR

On the one hand, Lumen and her wais family (which includes her energetic mother-in-law) are the well-loved characters of one of the longest running advertising story lines for a detergent brand. On … Read the rest

Jun 13, 20050

QC gov’t boosts ties with informal sector

Perseus Echeminada
The Philippine Star

Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte has created a special team that will help strengthen the partnership between the city government and various informal sector groups in the city.

In an executive order, Belmonte created a … Read the rest

May 29, 20050

Informal sector may get benefits

Inquirer

WORKERS in the informal sector or the so-called underground economy may soon receive benefits and protection from the government.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas yesterday said the Department of Labor and Employment’s upcoming review of the Labor Code would … Read the rest

May 7, 20050

Advice on pricing-II

Dr. Ned Roberto and Ardy Roberto
Inquirer

LAST week we left off suggesting to a question from bag manufacturer in Cebu City on how to price his products to do what the Jollibee fast-food chain did when it product and … Read the rest

Mar 10, 20050

Germans set up P803-M fund for MSMEs

Carla P. Gomez
Inquirer

BACOLOD CITY — A German financial institution has set up a development fund of 11 million euros — about P803 million — to finance micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, or MSMEs, in the central Philippines provinces … Read the rest

Jan 5, 20050

P10-B taxes lost from coops

Maricel E. Burgonio
The Manila Times

REVENUES lost due to tax exemptions enjoyed by the country’s six thousand cooperatives have amounted to P9.38 billion in 2003, data from the Department of Finance show.

The foregone revenues include income tax, value-added … Read the rest

Dec 17, 20040

Will your retail trade sales promos work?

Dr. Ned Roberto and Ardy Roberto
Inquirer

QUESTION: To help boost sales, our marketing department always comes up with sales promotions. One promo is targeted at the trade and the other at our consumers. Usually we’ll come up with different … Read the rest

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