Nine Filipino enterprises were recognized by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council at the ASEAN Business Awards 2017 for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of business environment in the region. JG Summit Holdings, incorporated founder John Gokongwei Jr., was one of the legacy awardees, or those who have set standard of excellence in doing business in ASEAN and become integral to the development of entrepreneurship in the region. Tycoons Jaime Augusto Zobel De Ayala […]
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With materials scarce, Cuban designers master recycling chic
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters) — Designers in Cuba are turning trash to treasure, forced to think outside the box and re-purpose rubbish amidst a shortage of raw materials in the Caribbean nation. Olaff Alejo’s salt lamps are eerily beautiful and designed to purify the air. Yet the Cuban designer must rummage through trash bins and scour the sidewalks of Havana for scraps of wood and obsolete electrical devices to manufacture them. In Cuba, designers of clothes and […]
Cash incentives help entrepreneur persuade Nigerians to recycle
LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) — Olamide Babajide goes out on the streets of Lagos to shop for old tires, a key component for her furniture products. Babajide is the founder of Pearl Recycling, a company that transforms recyclables like car tires, magazines, straws, plastics and wood among other things into household items. The company also offers money in exchange for recyclable garbage. Pearl Recycling was set up in 2014 with 5,000 U.S dollars that Babajide won […]
MSMEs reminded of accurate weighing, product certification marks
GUIMARAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Guimaras is reminding the public and the Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the Province of Guimaras of the importance of weighing scales and the use of product certification marks. DTI team conducted an inspection at Jordan Food Terminal Market, Barangay. San Miguel, Jordan recently to check the functionality and effectiveness of weighing scales used by MSMEs. The team was composed of the Municipal Treasury Office (MTO), […]
