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                    [Title] => SMEs optimistic about e-commerce growth
                    [Summary] => Small and medium enterprises in the Philippines are among the most optimistic about the growth of e-commerce use in their businesses in the next three years amid the growing preference from consumers, according to a research commissioned by FedEx Express.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-10-05 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805144
                    [AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
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                    [Title] => RCBC SME loan portfolio to exceed P100 billion
                    [Summary] => Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. intends to grow its small and medium enterprises  loan portfolio by nine percent to P101.5 billion this year from P93.4 billion last year, as the country continues to bounce back from the impact of the   pandemic.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-05-18 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1097197
                    [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [ArticleID] => 2155949
                    [Title] => Tulong sa SMEs hiling palawigin pa
                    [Summary] => Kailangan na palawigin pa ang tulong sa mga  small-and-medium enterprises  sa bansa partikular na ang mga lubhang naapektuhan ng global pandemic.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-01-24 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804810
                    [AuthorName] => Gemma Garcia
                    [SectionName] => Bansa
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                    [Title] => Publicis Groupe Philippines helps empower SMEs
                    [Summary] => Market studies show that Filipinos have turned to online shopping during the pandemic (57percent increase as of the 3rd quarter of 2020), and point to the fact that many small businesses were negatively impacted due to the lack of access to the market.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-03-30 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => 7 of 10 Pinoys prefer online SME presence
                    [Summary] => More than seven out of 10 Filipino consumers believe local retailers should have online presence amid the shift in behavior brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-08-16 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1097197
                    [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => SMEs are a ticking time bomb
                    [Summary] => Apart from being an economist and writer, I am also an entrepreneur. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-03-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136504
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806379
                    [AuthorName] => Andrew J. Masigan
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
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                    [Title] => Carga mobile app offers backload transport solution
                    [Summary] => Carga, a new mobile app, seeks to provide the first backload transport solution for shippers and truckers.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-02-07 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804708
                    [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => Tech exchange with Danish firms seen to benefit SMEs
                    [Summary] => The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry is looking forward to a possible technology exchange with Danish companies when it comes to the use of alternative sources of energy.
                    [DatePublished] => 2017-02-21 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1213316
                    [AuthorName] => Carlo S. Lorenciana
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business
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                    [Title] => IBM pitches security system to Phl firms
                    [Summary] => Global technology giant IBM said security will continue to be a major concern in the Philippines with the ongoing digital transformation of large firms and small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
                    [DatePublished] => 2017-01-07 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136327
                    [Focus] => 1
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                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
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                    [ArticleID] => 1641496
                    [Title] => SMEs urged to exercise legal rights as borrowers
                    [Summary] => The Credit Information Corporation (CIC) is reminding borrowers to exercise their rights to protect their credit record.
                    [DatePublished] => 2016-11-12 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135502
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804802
                    [AuthorName] => Ehda M. Dagooc
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business
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SMEs optimistic about e-commerce growth

By Catherine Talavera | October 5, 2022 - 12:00am

Small and medium enterprises in the Philippines are among the most optimistic about the growth of e-commerce use in their businesses in the next three years amid the growing preference from consumers, according to...

Business

RCBC SME loan portfolio to exceed P100 billion

By Lawrence Agcaoili | May 18, 2022 - 12:00am

Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. intends to grow its small and medium enterprises loan portfolio by nine percent...

Business

Tulong sa SMEs hiling palawigin pa

By Gemma Garcia | January 24, 2022 - 12:00am

Kailangan na palawigin pa ang tulong sa mga small-and-medium enterprises sa bansa partikular na ang mga lubhang naapektuhan...

Bansa

Publicis Groupe Philippines helps empower SMEs

March 30, 2021 - 12:00am

Market studies show that Filipinos have turned to online shopping during the pandemic (57percent increase as of the 3rd quarter of 2020), and point to the fact that many small businesses were negatively impacted...

Business

7 of 10 Pinoys prefer online SME presence

By Lawrence Agcaoili | August 16, 2020 - 12:00am

More than seven out of 10 Filipino consumers believe local retailers should have online presence amid the shift in behavior...

Business

SMEs are a ticking time bomb

By THE CORNER ORACLE | By Andrew J. Masigan | March 25, 2020 - 12:00am

Apart from being an economist and writer, I am also an entrepreneur.

Opinion

Carga mobile app offers backload transport solution

By Iris Gonzales | February 7, 2020 - 12:00am

Carga, a new mobile app, seeks to provide the first backload transport solution for shippers and truckers.

Business

Tech exchange with Danish firms seen to benefit SMEs

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | February 21, 2017 - 12:00am

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry is looking forward to a possible technology exchange with Danish companies when it comes to the use of alternative sources of energy.

Freeman Cebu Business

IBM pitches security system to Phl firms

January 7, 2017 - 12:00am

Global technology giant IBM said security will continue to be a major concern in the Philippines with the ongoing digital...

Business

SMEs urged to exercise legal rights as borrowers

By Ehda M. Dagooc | November 12, 2016 - 12:00am

The Credit Information Corporation (CIC) is reminding borrowers to exercise their rights to protect their credit record.

Freeman Cebu Business