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One of the essential skills that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to master in order to survive growing pains is the strategic use of the financial tools available to them. Beyond the day-to-day management of expenses and business revenue, SMEs are faced with the pressure...

Last November, on the occasion of Phinma’s 67th anniversary, we signed an agreement with De La Salle University’s (DLSU) Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business to build the Phinma-DLSU Center for Business and Society. I would like to think that we have become one...

It being Women’s Month this March, we at the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) are happy we now have a diverse Board of Governors, with not just a few women but almost an even number of men and women serving on the board. At...

The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is determined to make a difference in the life of the nation. Among its five major pursuits in 2024 is Shared prosperity (SP), a deeply relevant aspiration in a country where 47 percent of families said they felt...

Micro, small and medium enterprises, commonly referred to as MSMEs, contribute significantly to the economy and job creation and are thus critical to economic development. These enterprises accounted for 99% of business establishments and 65% of employment in the country in 2022. Further, MSMEs generate...

The Philippine economic development strategies have historically been focused on gross domestic product (GDP) growth, primarily through investment in infrastructure, big-ticket investment projects and showcase industrial ventures. While economic policy is the prime responsibility of government in most countries, in capitalistic economies like ours, the...

Supply chain woes of SMEs NATHAN DUMLAO-UNSPLASH I had recently been in touch with women coffee farmers from Mindanao and they all had the same issues about logistics. From the rugged road of their town to Davao City, a small farmer is at a loss on...

In continuation of my article featured last Jan. 15, 2024, the second and final phase of crafting and executing a person’s Plan of Life involves the building of that person’s personal balanced scorecard. A big majority of strategic plans (whether country, government agencies, business and...

AS PART of my fellowship with the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute, I had the rare opportunity to interact with Dr. Pamela Matson, an inter-disciplinary sustainability scientist and Dean of Stanford’s Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences from 2002-2017. This article focuses on what I learned from...