- Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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A Libreng OFW SME Business Summit is set to take place this coming
December 19, 2014 at SMX Convention Center.
The Libreng OFW SME Business Summit aims to equip the OFWs and
professionals who wanted to become entrepreneurs and make their business
successful.
The following are the
successful OFW Businessmen and resource speakers of the event: former Ms.
Rebecca Bustamante, Multinational CEO Chalŕe Associates, Keynote Speaker; Mr.
Steve Tamayo, CEO of Tamayo’s Catering; Mr. Ronald Torres, Owner TNJ Catering;
and Mr. Robby Reventar, owner and franchisee of several business .
Ms. Florlyn Bassi-Dela Peña,
Executive Director of Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) will join the
successful OFW Businessmen in the summit as one of the resource speakers.
This event will be a big
treat to OFWs and OFW Families as they get to listen to OFWs that will share
their success stories. The resource speakers are people like them that they can
easily identify and draw inspiration to fulfill their own dreams.
The economy of the
Philippines is steadily growing posting 6.4% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for
this year.
At the same time, a lot of
Overseas Filipino Workers are thinking of staying permanently in the country
because of the improving economy. Some of those staying are thinking of
becoming entrepreneurs.
In a related study conducted
by professors Alvin Ang and Jeremaiah Opiniano of the University of Santo Tomas
found that the amount of remittances, the length of
time sending money and the percent of remittances to a household’s income are
factors that may induce entrepreneurship and hometown investing.
In addition,
there was a reported increase of successful OFW Entrepreneurs being recorded
local and abroad which make entrepreneurship an enticing alternative for other OFWs.
The government
allotted a P2 Billion Pesos for the reintegration program for OFWs wanting to
become entrepreneurs.
The OFW SME Business Summit is a special
event under the 11th
MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo , the only exhibition for OFWs and Balikbayan
wanting to become entrepreneurs and create a better opportunity for their
families.
Besides the
summit, other highlights of the expo are the 6th Outstanding OFW and
Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA), the United Filipino Seafarers Financial
Growth Forum, Asenso Pinoy Business Forum, KA Entrep Success Forum.
Also, a lot of
companies are present in the exhibition looking for OFWs and Professionals that
can be their business partners. Participating companies in the event ranges
from franchising, dealership, health, beauty, technology, finance and
investment and transportation.
The event is
produced and organized by Exlinkevents,
one of the leading event management and professional exhibition organizers of
the Philippines.
For more
information, you may call tel. no . 643-3887 or email info@exlinkevents.com.
- Sunday, December 14, 2014
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Tata Motors of India joins the 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo set this December 18-20, 2014 at SMX Convention Center.
The Tata Motors Group’s over 60,000 employees are guided
by the mission “to be passionate in anticipating and providing the best
vehicles and experiences that excite our customers globally.''
Established in 1945, Tata Motors’ presence cuts across
the length and breadth of India. Over 8 million Tata vehicles ply on Indian
roads, since the first rolled out in 1954. The company’s manufacturing base in
India is spread across Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Pune (Maharashtra), Lucknow
(Uttar Pradesh), Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), Sanand (Gujarat) and Dharwad
(Karnataka). Following a strategic alliance with Fiat in 2005, it has set up an
industrial joint venture with Fiat Group Automobiles at Ranjangaon
(Maharashtra) to produce both Fiat and Tata cars and Fiat powertrains . The
company’s dealership, sales, services and spare parts network comprises over
6,600 touch points, across the world.
Visitors of the 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo will get to enjoy affordable prices and
offerings of TATA Motors.
The business of transportation is one of the easiest entries for
OFWs to become entrepreneurs. Transportation business like school bus , delivery
trucks, taxi and even car dealerships are hot business OFWs can explore.
The 11th MegaBalikbayan
OFW Expo, December 18-20 at SMX Convention Center is the only OFW business
expo that promotes entrepreneurship and business during December.
Its primary target is the OFWs, OFW Families and professionals
that have purchasing power and are thinking of starting a business.
According to OWWA (2012 data), 75,000 OFWs are expected to go
home every year.
In addition, the normal tendency for vacationing OFWs is to
spend and splurge the hard earned money for their family, this maybe good to
the Philippine economy but not to the OFWs.
Experts all agree that the best alternative for OFWs is to
provide balance to this December spending habit and look for investments and
business that will allow the money, it is more sustainable and helpful to the
OFW Family.
The 11th
Megabalikbayan OFW Expo boasts the following highlights: the 6th
Outstanding OFW and Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA), OFW SME Business
Summit, UFS Financial Growth Forum, Asenso Pinoy Forum, KA Entrep Success
Summit and Business Opportunity Presentations. All these activities are for
free.
Also, exhibitors that OFWs can expect to interact for their
interest to do business are from franchising, dealership, beauty and health,
banks and investments.
The event has a co-located event, the 2nd International Travel Festival. This expo is all about travel sale.
OFWs and other visitors will get to enjoy super discounted
travel packages that will allow them to save big money on their next vacation.
This event aims to boost the local tourism in the country. The
Philippine Airlines, hotels, resort, local and international tourist spots and
travel agencies are present in this said event.
Tourism is another industry that OFWs can easily enter and
create business opportunities for themselves.
The event is produced and organized by Exlinkevents, one of the
leading event management and professional exhibition organizers in the country.
For more information call tel. no . 643-3887 or visit the
following websites: www.megabalikbayanofwexpo.com.ph
and www.internationaltravelfestival.com.ph
- Friday, December 12, 2014
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11th Mega Balikbayan Ofw Expo and 2nd International Travel Festival
Press Conference held last Dec. 02, 2014 at The Blackboard by Chef
Michel. (From top left to bottom right) Mark Eden Ellaga-Outstanding
Filipino Blogger, Fernando Lachica- Outstanding Filipino Blogger,
Erbil Escano Sr
Family Builder, Orly Ballesteros, chief operating officer Exlink Events,
Alma Dagle-Ka-Entrep Micro and Small Entrepreneurs Organization
Alto Palawan,
David-Department of Tourism Davao, Lisette Marquez-City of Tourism
Davao and Juanito Angelito Jareño-Pag-IBIG Fund.
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By Lito Cinco | Dec. 10, 2014 at 06:50pm from Manila Standard
A two-in-one exposition for balikbayans and overseas Filipino workers will take place on December 18-20 at the SMEX Convention Center.
The first event is the 11th Megabalikbayan OFW Expo (MBOX), one of the longest-running local business expo targeting balikbayans and OFWs and encouraging them to become entrepreneurs for a change while the second one is the 2nd International Travel Festival (ITF), an event that will offer travel and sales incentives from participating tour operators, hotels and resorts with the cities of Davao and Puerto Princesa included.
Davao City is promoting anew its Visit Davao Fun Sale from April 3 to May 15 next year, a partnership between the regional Tourism Department, the city government and business sector, now on its second year already. The festival is also backed by the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (Naitas), the largest travel agency association in the country which will be holding its general meeting during the three-day ITF.
The expo will also be highlighted by the OFW and Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA), a recognition event now on its 6th year that searches for outstanding OFW's and balikbayans as entrepreneurs, community builders, family builders, those who show exemplary work ethics, positive character and deed, and even for bloggers who regularly write stories about OFWs.
For the record, at least as of 2012, the top countries with the biggest money remittances from both land-based and sea-based Filipino workers are Saudi Arabia with more than $1.728 billion, United Arab Emirates, $942 million,, Singapore, $865 million, Italy, $429.3 million, Hong Kong, $420.2 million, Qatar, $321.4 million, Taiwan, almost $168 million, with Bahrain, Malaysia, and Kuwait close behind.
Another side event in the three-day expo is the 2nd OFW SME Business Summit being offered for free to OFWs and balikbayans , covering entrepreneurship, financial literacy and franchising.
According to Orly Ballesteros, chief operating officer of the organizing Ex Link, based on available data last year, there were only around 8000 Filipino OFWs who became entrepreneurs with food and food franchising as the most popular business ventures.
"This is small compared to the around four million OFWs and what is needed is to educate and train them into setting up and running businesses using their savings. Studies also show that sea-based workers are more interested in going into business than land based workers."
Ballesteros also cited the need for SMEs to prepare for the ASEAN integration starting 2015.
- Friday, December 12, 2014
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The
Personal remittances from the Filipinos abroad increased by 6.2 percent to
$12.7 billion in the first half of the year from $11.9 billion in the same
period last year, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
As the
Philippine economy shows positive signs of its continuous growth and OFWs
remittance jumps every year, more and more OFWs are leaning towards
entrepreneurship.
In
2013, 3,397 OFWs started their business under the government’s Livelihood and
Enterprise Development Program.
This coincides to what was predicted
by marketing experts that Asia is becoming an affluent society. This trend will
push OFWs to rethink their current status and try their future in the
Philippines by reintegrating in the society and using their hard earned money
to start a business.
At the same time, while economies in
the world slow down and ASEAN Integration implementation starts next year more
opportunities are opening-up for OFWs in dipping their hands in business.
Add to the fact that
entrepreneurship and business education is widespread and readily available to
those who wish to learn.
One event where the OFWs can
speed-up their education and exposure to entrepreneurship is the upcoming 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo,
Dec. 18-20, 2014 at SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, Philippines.
11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo is an event advocating OFWs to be Entrepreneurs and start
their own business. The event organizers believe that OFWs have the capacity
and DNA to be successful entrepreneurs.
Villar SIPAG, United Filipino
Seafarers, Philhealth, Pag-IBIG Fund, LBC, Toyota Cubao, Metistrade, and Sun
Cellular support the 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo.
Villa SIPAG will be represented by
Senator Cynthia Villar, who is also the keynote speaker of the event during the
first day, she will donate school chairs to selected schools as part of the
event.
On the other hand, the United
Filipino Seafarers (UFS) is a seafarers group that boasts 11,000 members.
UFS members can visit the event for
FREE by presenting their UFS membership I.D.s.
Some of the highlights of the 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo are
the 6th Outstanding OFW and
Balikbayan Reputation Award (OBRA), OFW SME Business Summit, and United
Filipino Seafarers Financial Growth for Seafarers.
6th Outstanding OFW and Balikbayan Reputation
Award (OBRA) recognizes OFWs and Balikbayan
that are successful in the following areas: Entrepreneurship, Community
Building, Work Ethics, Personal Deeds and Characters, and Blogging.
Some of the winners will be
presented during the December 2 Press Conference at Blackboard Restaurant,
Ortigas Center.
The 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo has a co-located event the
2nd International Travel
Festival. The National Association
of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS) supports The 2nd International Travel Festival.
NAITAS is the largest
travel agency association in the country.
The OFW SME Business Summit set Dec. 19, 2014 is a free event for OFWs
and OFW Families. The summit present successful OFW Entrepreneurs, Financial
Gurus and Marketing Experts.
The OFW SME Business Summit was designed to further the knowledge and
skills of the OFWs on entrepreneurship and starting a business.
The United Filipino Seafarers Financial Growth for Seafarers targets
the OFWs, specifically the seafarers. This forum aims to uplift the financial
literacy of the seafarers and OFWS.
Besides these activities, there are
a total of 150 exhibitors that offer business opportunities, partnerships and
discounts on their products and services.
In the span of 11 years the
MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo has grown tremendously and served the entrepreneurial
needs of the OFWs and Balikbayan. A lot of companies used the event to engage
directly with the OFWs and Balikbayan.
OFWs and Balikbayans use the event
to gather more information on entrepreneurship and find suitable business
partners.
Some of the participating exhibitors
are Brothers International, Ambertronics, Citi Wellness, Generics Pharmacy,
Dadas Litson, HIRO, Royale Homes, DDC Land, Casa-Tu Realty, Julie’s Bakeshop,
Enchanted Kingdom, Chinabank, Ka-Entrep, For Global City, RCBC, Lipa Buko
Juice, K and R United, World Traveller, Bangs Tony and Jackey, Bioessence.
The event is supported by the
following media partners: Business World, When in Manila, Balikbayan Magazine,
Asian Journal, Franchising PH, Light Network, Voice of the Youth, Business
Insight, Money Sense, DZME, Asenso Pinoy, Busy Bee, Sweet Day, Whoa TV, Wazzup
Pilipinas and Tinig ng Marino.
Currently, the event has few
promotion space left. For interested parties you can call tel. no. 643-3887 and
633-0153.
For more information you can visit www.megabalikbayanofwexpo.com.ph
and www.facebook.com/MegabalikbayanOfwExpo
The event is produced and organized
by Exlinkevents. Exlinkevents is one of the top professional congress and
exhibition organizers in the country. It is recognized by the Department of
Tourism.
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