Rappler's latest stories on MSMEs
PLDT Enterprise, DTI to help MSMEs restart with 3-month FREE business bundle
Customers can design the package so it aligns to their digital priorities
Small is mighty: How to connect your small business to opportunities on LinkedIn
Gain tips on how to help your business in a time of COVID-19
This design agency is helping SMEs rebuild their brand for free
Know a business owner who needs help? Serious Studio's 'Brand Aid' initiative offers a free brand-building mentorship program to local businesses affected by COVID-19.
Starting out as relief drive, this online shop helps give jobs to motorcycle riders
At the onset of the Metro Manila lockdown, event organizer Jennifer Rabe only wanted to help those affected by quarantine measures in her hometown of Las Piñas
Webinar: How to make financial rehabilitation work for business owners
The webinar is happening on Thursday, May 28
Tita Carms: Life as a sari-sari store owner during coronavirus outbreak
Tita Carms may seem unaffected by the crisis since her roadside store remains open. But it takes a lot to keep her small business going during a pandemic.
Going into agriculture? DA has P2.5B in loans for MSMEs, returning OFWs
The Department of Agriculture says the loans are zero interest, with technical assistance from the government
LIST: Mommy-owned local food businesses you should be supporting
Looking for cookies, cakes, food trays, and pastries? For Mother's Day, show these hardworking moms some support by checking out these food businesses.
Webinar: How small businesses can get help from gov't, banking sector
What are the options available for business owners to help them survive the lockdown?
Webinar: Protecting your online business in the new normal
Many businesses in the Philippines face an existential challenge amid the coronavirus pandemic: How should they adapt online for their business to survive?
Over half of MSMEs stopped operations due to coronavirus lockdown
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez says almost 53% or about 525,000 out of the total 998,342 MSMEs in the country bear the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic
Ex-DSWD chief: Revive small businesses to help poor long after lockdown
'We cannot forever be giving subsidies and food packs,' says former DSWD secretary Dinky Soliman
Need help protecting your business during the pandemic? Project Lifeline is here
Project Lifeline is an online helpline which aims to provide pro bono solutions for micro, small, and medium enterprises
Landbank launches loan program for businesses hit by virus
Small businesses can borrow up to 85% of their actual need for working capital with an interest rate of 5% per annum
'Sariling diskarte': The heavy impact of lockdown on micro, small businesses
Micro enterprises make up 88.5% of businesses in the country and employ as much as 28.9% of total private sector employees. They are struggling to survive as they await government.
DOT is Google's first GMB Trusted Verifier in the Philippines
The Department of Tourism will work closely with Google in digitizing the tourism establishments in the Philippines, says Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat
Why households, enterprises need micro-insurance
The government and the private sector are hitting two birds in one stone in the promotion of micro-insurance: disaster-preparedness and financial inclusion
How to get your micro business tax exempted
Do you own a micro business or interested starting one soon? Apply for BMBE accreditation and enjoy its benefits.
MSMEs must benefit from free trade, Robredo tells ASEAN businessmen
Vice President Leni Robredo says technology is a 'wild card' that both rich and poor countries must learn to decode to help small-scale entrepreneurs
Duterte to pour 'billions of pesos' into funding for MSMEs
'Maybe P50 billion each is okay?' the Philippine president asks before an audience of diplomats and businessmen from all over Southeast Asia
BSP lowers risk weighting for loans to boost MSMEs
‘The policy intends to facilitate the increased flow of funds to MSMEs that will translate to the further growth of the sector and of the domestic economy,' says the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Dominguez, Jack Ma to meet in China for PH e-commerce dev't
The Department of Finance is looking into building a logistics backbone for MSMEs and popularizing China's 3-1-0 online loan initiative in the Philippines
GoDaddy launches new website builder, eyes PH expansion
The world s top website hosting firm also maintains a BPO office in the country with the number of employees there seen to double in the next couple of years
PH to institutionalize business lessons from ASEAN neighbors
Proposed new laws such as the Ease of Doing Business Act aim to put some of the practices learned from successful neighbors like Singapore into law
Create pro-poor business models, Robredo tells ASEAN businessmen
While the number of Asian billionaires are growing ASEAN is still home to many of the world’s poor Vice President Leni Robredo tells ASEAN business leaders and policy makers
Globe, PayPal tie up to boost MSME, freelancer market
The partnership allows PayPal users to link their account with GCash and withdraw funds within the day from ATMs and GCash partners at zero or almost zero cost
Duterte calls on ASEAN to help small businesses, empower women
The President invites entrepreneurs businessmen and investors to attend 9 business related fora to be held in the Philippines this year as part of ASEAN 2017
'5-6' lending? Symptom of a larger problem
Government ought not to mistake symptoms for our problems We won’t achieve 100 financial inclusion just because we arrest and deport all 5 6 lenders
DTI seeks to stop '5-6' lending
Starting 2017 the government will set aside P1 billion for lending to micro and small enterprises
2016 MVP Bossing Awards to celebrate another batch of inspirational business leaders
The nominations are open until November 9
Barbers vs Pichay, Manila City Jail, Bhumibol of Thailand | 6PM wRap
Watch the 6PM wRap with Paterno Esmaquel
NEDA, DOLE ditch proposed P125 wage hike
Different regions have different conditions cost of living conditions so you cannot just enforce a uniform increase across all regions says Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
DOF: Sin tax reform also in the pipeline
The Department of Finance wants to raise taxes on tobacco and alcohol as well as sweetened beverages
Social Good Summit 2016: Using tech to hack PH progress
Technology today provides all the tools needed to spur development exponentially but a better educational foundation and a whole of society approach is needed to drive it forward says a panel of the country’s premier tech thinkers
Global fintech firm Payoneer expands into PH
The New York based firm is drawn to the country’s rapidly expanding base of online workers and entrepreneurs which already comprises almost 20 of the global online workforce
DTI, DOF looking to ‘modernize’ investment incentives
Both agencies are working together to craft a new set of tax breaks to offer potential investors as ‘the icing on the cake’ to get them to invest in the country and hope to finalize the tax breaks by the end of the year says Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez
Duterte: 'PH is open for business'
President Rodrigo Duterte recounts telling businessmen in Laos that his administration will do its part in providing the enabling environment for businesses to thrive and prosper
Common challenges for first-time business owners – and how to fix them
Think big and approach each challenge as an opportunity
#AskTheTaxWhiz: How to get authority to issue proper BIR receipts
A frustrated business owner details the confusing steps SMEs dealing with the BIR go through
#AskTheTaxWhiz: Tax amnesty and holiday the way forward?
The Tax Whiz breaks down the difference between a tax amnesty and a tax holiday while also clearing up tax issues from the last election
Humble beginnings: Local businesses that have made it big
How do you make the jump from small scale entrepreneur to big boss? Take it from these local success stories
PLDT ties up with Intel to bring digital solutions to MSME owners
PLDT’s SME arm will make Intel products accessible to small business owners in bundles that make it easy for them to set up websites digitize retail and connect globally
Loans for MSMEs rise to P459.48 billion in Q1 2016
Despite the increase total loans for MSMEs still fall slightly short of the 10 target set by the government
Digital first: How innovation keeps businesses ahead
More businesses are using technology to grow and improve as well as create solutions to everyday problems
Business and technology: How the game has changed
Here are some ways technology has impacted the growth and development of today’s businesses
#BeTheBoss: What does it take to 'Make It Big?'
Winners of the 2015 BeTheBossAwards share their experiences and tell us what it takes to make it big
Make It Big: #BeTheBoss Awards 2016
Do you think you and your business have what it takes to make it big? Join the 2016 BeTheBoss Awards
Microfinance loans hit P11.3B in 2015 – BSP
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas cites better coordination among banks government agencies and the private sector for the surge in microfinance loans
TechIsland 3.0: Empowering businesses in the digital age
On its 3rd year TechIsland aims to help MSMEs around the Philippines overcome challenges embrace change and conquer opportunities
