By Gabriel Mercado
New business intelligence software and ways to deal with viruses and malware
Let’s say your SME occasionally runs special projects that involve certain employees dropping whatever they are doing so they can take time to do certain tasks. How much money do you lose whenever they do that? Is the time away from work […]

By Gerry Plaza
You’ve got it all set. A sound business plan. Expertise. Familiarity with the market. State-of-the-art tools. But no one is biting. What went wrong?
Small businesses really played hard but they still stare at a huge deficit against the competition. We’ve talked to people who went through the same perilous journey but came back […]

Photos by Christian Regis
Owners and managers of small- and medium-scale enterprises took time off from their busy schedules last month to attend the last leg of the Manage Your Business Advantage (MBA) Roadshow held last November 13, 2007 at Discovery Suites in Ortigas Center.
The half-day free seminar was designed to educate CEOs and owners of […]

Find a selling point that works
By Art Ilano
Ladies and gentlemen, our pet peeve for today: companies that claim to also offer what the leading brands provide, but at a lower price.
Okay, to be honest, we’re not saying that this strategy won’t work. Of course, it will. For instance, if there is one dominant brand in […]

A regional meeting of small and medium enterprises was held in Brunei to foster support and development of the sector in Asean countries.
Discussions between Asean member-countries and dialogue partners China, Japan and South Korea became a focal point of the meeting wherein participants shared best practices in managing and operating SMEs.
The 21st Meeting of the […]

SME Insight brings you an issue loaded with flower power! With the theme “Women at the Helm: Building Businesses with Style,” featured firms include the Network for Enterprising Women, Prestige Labels Company, First Option Dental Clinic, and a feature on celebpreneur, Amanda Griffin. Plus, we have a one-on-one with Contempo Inc.’s Nix Arroyo and her […]

By Art Ilano
Pricing one’s product or service is often a stumper. Are we pricing too high? Are we pricing too low? Set a price and this will often result to pricing anxieties.
Here, then, is a crash course in pricing that, hopefully, can bring about a bit of much-needed peace of mind, at least when it […]

Getting the Demand Side of Purchasing Right
by Ma. Gloria Talavera
Most businesses can manage the supply side of purchasing. But not everyone knows how to manage the demand side.
It often amazes me how fast-food chains like Jollibee Foods Corporation and KFC ensure that stocks of patties, burgers, and chicken arrive on time so that you […]

by Neil Mananquil
If you have a service-oriented enterprise and you feel the need to provide your own contact center services, then you have two ways to go about this. One, you can outsource your needs to an established contact center, or two, you can set up your own facilities yourself.
If you choose to do the […]

Franchises in the Philippines are a dime a dozen. The trick, however, is not in choosing a company to take out a franchise with, but the reasons behind the choice. So before you make that choice, you may want to consider the pros and cons of taking out a franchise.
Pros:
Your business is based on a […]