Tag: Philippines

How can serving the poor make business sense?

by tishmartinez

How do businesses that exist to serve the poor keep growing? At the 2nd Green Business Forum, Filipino social entrepreneurs will be sharing how “businesses with a heart” tackle growth challenges. Co-presented by Human Nature, the country’s largest and fastest growing social enterprise, this year’s Green Business Forum has been dubbed “Servants & Stewards: the … Continue reading How can serving the poor make business sense?

Let’s get over ourselves

by tishmartinez

I work in a social enterprise — a for profit business with a social mission. A social enterprise’s profits are optimized, with a majority of its earnings going back to its social causes. For instance, it seeks to manifest much-needed changes in the country’s labor policy by paying its rank and file 71% above NCR … Continue reading Let’s get over ourselves

Tasty, educational tours from Mangan Kapampangan

by tishmartinez

Last July, I briefly experienced what it was like to be a tour operator. Some relatives from abroad were in town and they asked yours truly to book a series of trips for them. I had three challenges. First, the ages of the vacationers ranged 1 to 60 years old (meaning: no one wanted to … Continue reading Tasty, educational tours from Mangan Kapampangan

A delicious summer awaits: Tour Flair brings back Food Safaris

by tishmartinez

Sisters Dinty Barredo-Keating and Mindy Barredo Perez-Rubio of luxury tour outfit Tour Flair are bringing back their popular Food Safaris, just in time for food adventures this summer. The Food Safaris are, in themselves, a showcase of Philippine delights. “Not only do guests get to enjoy the country’s natural wonders and learn about our culture … Continue reading A delicious summer awaits: Tour Flair brings back Food Safaris