I was asked by a reader here with questions “If is is good for her to put up business here in the Philippines while she’s still living abroad?”. I answered her back that I will not recommend that. You know why? If the owner is not around the workers will not do what the owner […]
More Call Center Thoughts
Recently I wrote and article for this column suggesting that those who wanted to work in a Philippines call center or BPO provider might want to consider trying for such a job while they were still living in the USA .. since 9 out of 10 of the leading call center companies in the Philippines […]
The Philippine Banana Business is sagging
Yes, as you read in the title, the banana exporting business in the Philippines has been sagging in recent months. The Davao Region, where I live, is a major exporter of bananas, so that is a big concern here. Firstly, for those who don’t know, the title of this article is a bit of a […]
Promotional sales Philippines style!
Since moving to our new house. Bob and I and the kids like to hang out at our porch and the front yard. Luckily we have bigger front yard now and the kids can play basketball, badminton, tumbalata, or just riding bikes. A few days ago while Bob and I were sitting on our porch […]
I remember, do you?
Back in 2001, Feyma and I decided to buy a franchise of a shipping/logistics company. The company was based in Manila, and we intended to have our branch of the company in General Santos City, where we lived. As part of purchasing the franchise, I had to go up to Manila for one week for […]
Opening today, new mall in Davao
I was out and about today over in the Bajada area. I passed by at the newly built Abreeza Mall, and its almost done. It says on the sign that it will be open on May 12th 2011. Just by looking at it I’m really impressed. Hearing and reading from the TV and the papers […]