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The SME Financial Toolkit: Business loans, credit lines, and salary loans
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March 19, 2024
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...
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Making strides in diversity
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March 12, 2024
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...
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The journey of MSMEs: Are we there yet?
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March 5, 2024
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...
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Why is my coffee so expensive?
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February 27, 2024
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...
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Metro Manila: The view from my Stanford fellowship
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February 20, 2024
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...
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Managing the risks of AI use in business education
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February 13, 2024
In the Philippines, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has adopted an outcomes-based education approach with the primary goal of developing key competencies among college students. Because of its mandate to “promote relevant and quality higher education,” CHED calls on higher education institutions to produce...
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Winds of war are intensifying
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February 6, 2024
The war in Ukraine is at a stalemate. Ukraine’s counter-offensive against Russian invading forces has stalled due to delays in military transfers from the US and NATO because of budgetary and replenishment issues. Russia and Ukraine have depleted their war stockpiles and absorbed terrible losses...
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Are board directorships just for the old and retired?
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January 16, 2024
Looking for an alternative career? Eager to approach retirement? One usually asks these questions as we reflect upon the New Year and what it will bring. Not a few people have asked me: What do I do when I reach retirement age? My reply: You...
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OECD’s Global Minimum Tax: The good and the bad
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January 9, 2024
A few months ago, the Philippines joined the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) as a member in a move to reaffirm its commitments in upholding tax fairness and combating tax avoidance schemes. So, what does this Inclusive Framework on BEPS...
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