Caring for pets amid COVID-19
Like humans, animals need care and medical assistance, COVID or no COVID. Vets in Practice Animal Hospital (VIP) has a hotline that makes it easier for clients to schedule appointments for their pets. Called Central Hub, it provides access to VIP’s branches in Taguig, Mandaluyong, Quezon City, Alabang, Pasay, and Pasig.
Spider webs to webinars: a daycare center comes to terms with tech
St. Michael Playhouse (SMP), a daycare center based in Makati City, had to grapple with the heart and soul of its pedagogical approach—interaction among...
Tech competency program offers Industry 4.0-related courses
SkillAssure, an online technology competency development program, offers a free, five-day intensive training and assessment period where students can pick from around 150 information...
Shell launches mentoring program for startups
Six local businesses will participate in Shell Livewire, a global enterprise development program by energy company Shell and its government partners. The program launched...
Credit assistance programs available for exporter-MSMEs
Banks have lending programs designed to assist Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that have been affected by COVID-19, reminded panelists in the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau’s bank credit assistance webinar.
Kamuning Bakery Cafe ‘bakes happiness,’ looks to expand south
“Each pandesal, every cake that we bake is an act of resistance against the bigger epidemic of fear and grief, because breads and cakes symbolize simple happiness and indomitable hope,” said Kamuning Bakery Cafe owner Wilson Lee Flores to his staff, bakers, and cooks, as he assured them that they were going to keep their jobs.
Vista Mall assures customers of safe, enjoyable dining experience
Now that restaurants are allowed to operate at limited capacity, customers can expect a different dining experience when coming in. The new normal when...
Should your restaurant start offering delivery?
Arguably the most popular industry that young entrepreneurs want to get into is foodservice, especially in a food-loving country like the Philippines. Every block...
A genie for your styling needs
By Romsanne R. Ortiguero, Special Features Writer
It all started two years ago when Abbie Victorino, now 28 years old, was eating lunch prepared by a...
A couture dream come true
Though Isabella Romarate had studied journalism to enter law school, she pursued an altogether different goal of starting a business.
“It was in my final...
Addressing poverty through fashion
Habi Footwear is an enterprise that grew out of a thesis project involving women from a community mired in poverty.
“We had an immersion in...
The economics of aesthetics
By Mark Louis F. Ferrolino, Special Features Writer
Turning a business into a successful enterprise is tough. There’s so much to think about such as management,...