We celebrate Women’s Month with these strong-willed franchisors and their brands By Velle Cacha The modern-day Filipina continues to impress with an ever-growing list of roles—from homemaker, mother, wife, daughter, sister, employee and, these days, of entrepreneur and franchisor. The business journeys of these young female franchisors are a testament to the empowerment of the new Filipina. Though still grounded with traditional family values, these women have launched exciting businesses that have expanded through the franchising to increase their impact on their workers, communities, and cu ..read more

There is no doubt that the time of the Filipinos has come. By DR. SAMIE LIM Filipinos are global citizens. Put them anywhere and they will excel. Resilience, persistence, good work ethic and the desire to succeed not just for himself but for his loved ones make the Filipino shine wherever he goes. And since we are now in the age of globalization, there is no doubt that the time of the Filipinos has come. Just look around and we see a growing list of global icons who are Filipinos. There is Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. There are the Filipino Miss Universe victors. And, of course, the growing list ..read more

Franchising is simple. You just need to clear about what your goals are By Manuel Siggaoat 1. GROWTH  Will you add more branches or are you satisfied with the number of units you already have?  If you are content with the current branches you have or will add only one or two more branches, then no need to consider franchising. You can stop reading this article here. But, if you want to add 10, 20 branches or even more, then CONTINUE on to the next question. 2. FUNDING If you do want to keep growing, will you keep putting your own money into additional branches or will you need money from ..read more