Tips on empowering franchisees for growth

 News
Feb 272017
 
Tips on empowering franchisees for growth

Armando Bartolome Marketing training will help franchisees succeed and at the same time, grow the franchise. The right marketing skills is at the core of every business. That is why franchisors should be able to provide the right training. When you thought of having your business franchised, have you also thought that more than accepting their payment, you have an obligation to help them market your brand? Before you even try to take that step, allow yourself, as franchisors, to become fully aware on how you can expand the business. There are workshops on how to recruit more franchisees, spending right, improving franchise marketing skills, and tapping social media to recruit more franchisees and grow sales. Once you are able to figure out all of these, you may be able to start training for your new franchisees and focus on how you can help them succeed in the business. Involve a third party expert for training. Never expect that your franchisees are experts in the field of marketing. Some may have just wanted to start with the business and carefully learn from it with your help. You may also want to hire a third party expert to train your own team that can eventually be the people to train future franchisees. This may mean added cost to the franchisor, but this will make franchisees feel important. Encourage old franchisees to talk to new franchisees. They can help boost the confidence of the new franchisees by sharing their experiences. Always encourage all your Read More …

TNTs Fear Trump’s Enforcement Surge

 News
Feb 262017
 

The affectionate Filipino term for a deportable alien in the U.S. is “TNT”, short for “Tago ng Tago” or always hiding. It also stands for “Takot na Takot” or very afraid. These two translations of the acronyms accurately describe their ever fearful state since President Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents began rounding up TNTs from countries all over the world in the last two weeks …

Sense, resist and react:The ultimate cybersecurity strategy for Philippine companies

 Economy
Feb 262017
 

(Second of two parts)In the first part of this article, we discussed how recent events have brought to the fore the incidence, impact and prevalence of cyber risks. We then considered the current state of cybersecurity readiness of Filipino companies, taken in the context of the findings from EY’s 19th Global Information Security Survey 2016-17. We also looked at the first two components of an effective three-part cybersecurity strategy, which are sensing and resisting cyber threats.

Why should I outsource my web development

 News
Feb 252017
 

You can have a full-time developer if you can justify the cost. If you are a big company, you will not only have one but multiples, and you can justify it but if you are a small business, are you sure you can justify a full-time web-developer? If you can, nothing like it, go for it. But if you cannot, then what do you do? Should you outsource web development or learn how to do it yourself? …

Versoza’s Kalinga Mambabatok wins Steidl Book Award

 News
Feb 242017
 
Versoza’s Kalinga Mambabatok wins Steidl Book Award

Filipino photographer Jake Verzosa’s work on “Kalinga Mambabatok” has won in the inaugural Steidl Book Award Asia. (L-R) Second Secretary Rona Beth Boce, Ambassador Melita S. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek and Jake Verzosa [via DFA] Versoza’s photographs in the “The Last Tatooed Women of Kalinga,” depicting the dying culture of tattooing or ‘pagbabatok’ among Kalinga women is one of the 8 photobooks chosen by the renowned German designer and publisher Gerhard Steidl from entries by Asian photographers. “The main purpose of doing this was to document the last remaining people who adorn these tattoos and to hopefully reverse the changing perception of beauty among the Kalinga. The tattoos used to be a symbol of beauty, wealth, and honor but now, most see them as ancient, barbaric, and a stigma,” Versoza said in a report from the Philippine Embassy in Berlin. The Last Tattooed Women of Kalinga will be featured along with the other chosen works in a box set titled “8 Books for Asia”. “Naked arms in pictures of aged tattooed skin taken in the Philippines. Jake Verzosa’s digital black-and- white prints… showed women whose skin seemed to be patterned as if by a lacy sweater… It’s at one hand historical and on the other a sort of poetry unfolding as a record for posterity,” said Vogue International editor Suzy Menkes, lauding this particular series at Paris Photo 2014. Versoza and the award winners will also travel to Göttingen, Germany to make their books together with Art Director Steidl and Theseus Chan. Read More …

Philippines soars in 2017 global economic freedom ranking

 News
Feb 242017
 
Philippines soars in 2017 global economic freedom ranking

From the 70th place, the Philippines stepped up to the 58th spot in the 2017 Index of Economic Freedom as a result of economic growth and fiscal increases according to US think tank, The Heritage Foundation. Makati The group’s website cited the country’s improvement factors on economic freedom was the country’s remarkable economic expansion influenced “by the economy’s strong export performance and inflows of remittances that have bolstered private consumption.” Philippine economy stretched out by 6.8% in 2016, landing within the government’s 6% to 7% estimated growth range, making the country stay on track as one of the fastest-growing country in Southeast Asia. The Philippines has been on a steady uphill climb in the Washington think tank’s rankings. The growth continued to be essentially influenced by an outpouring in investment and consumer spending, letting the economy to undergo post rapid expansion at a period of weak global demand. The Philippine government’s pursuit to generate wide-reaching job growth was apparent on the runs of legislative reforms to augment the entrepreneurial environment and to advance the status of the private sectors, the report added. The Heritage Foundation economic freedom index measures how alteration in policy affect the general quality living in a country.   The post Philippines soars in 2017 global economic freedom ranking appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: PHL jumps 8 places in Economic Freedom Index PHL jumps 8 notches in World Economic Freedom index PH economy soars in Q2, now Asia’s fastest growing PHL posts strongest economic Read More …

Linda Atayde: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Journey

 News
Feb 242017
 
Linda Atayde: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Journey

“Thank God, she got in touch with me!” Those were the words uttered by Linda as she expressed her joy on the day SM Foundation turned over a new two-storey, four classroom building to the Manuel L. Quezon Elementary School in Baguio City late last year. It’s been almost 15 years now since Carmen Linda Atayde was invited by SM Investments Corporation’s Vice-Chairman, Ms. Tessie Sy-Coson, to join SM Foundation as Executive Director for Education Programs. “Tatang always believed that education was the best defense against poverty,” shared Linda. “He always said that if we could just help one child finish college, he or she then can uplift their family out of poverty.” SM Foundation gives college and technical-vocational scholarship grants to deserving but underprivileged youth. It also helps provide access to quality public education by building and donating fully-furnished public school buildings. Linda recalled, “Even then, Mrs. Coson knew that I filled my weekends and free time doing work for the community. I already had scholars of my own then.” At that time, Linda felt that she wasn’t ready to assume the post. But little by little, she realized that heading the education program of SM Foundation was simply like being a second mother to the thousands of youth who have hopes and dreams yet to be fulfilled. “I simply knew it was another path I had to take,” declared Linda with much conviction. THE BEGINNING OF AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY A life of community service is a world away Read More …

How Have You Ever Felt Unloved?

 News
Feb 242017
 
How Have You Ever Felt Unloved?

Chinkee Tan Have you ever felt or experienced these things… “I’m a legitimate child, but why are they treating me as if I were adopted?” “I’m married, but I’m taken for granted. He only notices me whenever he needs something.” “He spends more time with his friends than with us, his family.” “My son treats me as if I’m not his mother.” Do you sometimes feel like no one loves you? No one loves you in the sense that you can’t feel the respect from others? You can’t feel that the people around you value you? The worst part is that when you feel these things again and again, all the insecurity, negative thoughts, and desire to just give up will kick in. But it doesn’t have to end up like that. You, yourself can do something to relieve yourself of the pain that you are feeling, and make yourself feel loved. Because after all the way that you feel is something that you can decide on your own. What are the things that one must remember in the midst of feeling unloved, insecure, or unimportant? TALK TO THE PERSON WHO MAKES YOU FEEL LESS If you can’t understand why this certain person treats you the way that he/she does, talk to him/her. Talk to the person who has offended you. He/she might have a problem during those moments that he/she didn’t treat you kindly. Or this person might have no idea at all that his/her words and actions are Read More …

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