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Bankers offer financing advice to business owners
By Cristina DC Pastor “It felt like a checklist,” said Alicia Almendral, a family physician who has a private practice in the Bronx. “It’s very helpful.” Almendral was one of several entrepreneurs who were taking note as Citibank executives gave a presentation on “Setting Up Your Business” at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. Donald […]
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Software developer shares Bloomberg’s vision for digital NYC
By Cristina DC Pastor Want to know how many people visit the Rockefeller Center every year or every hour? Maybe you’re curious about New York’s youngest, wealthiest mayors. And just who are the Canarsies? NYCFacets, an application that will put New York City at your fingertips, is nearing completion and scheduled to launch in October. […]
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Property of Edwin Josue
By Cristina DC Pastor Location, location, location may be real estate babble for success, but to Manila-born broker Edwin Josue, 57, it’s guts, discipline, patience that’s helped him to get ahead in the high-end property market. Edwin is a licensed associate real estate broker for Halstead Property, a topnotch property company, and an established realty […]
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Bankers to share insights on how to access capital
The Philippine Consulate will host the seminar Access to Capital on May 24 at the Kalayaan Hall from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is geared towards owners of small and mid-sized businesses of all types, said Roy V. Lim, senior vice president for Commercial Banking of Citi, which is organizing the seminar. It […]
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N.Y. bank eyeing investments in PH mining
A Manhattan bank and advisory firm announced on February 3 plans to invest in Philippine mining and outsourcing and set up an office in Manila. Murdock Capital Partners, which has more than a decade of merchant banking and advisory experience in China and Australia, said it is “determined to commit significant resources to the Philippines.” […]
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‘The Philippines is oozing with money’
By Cristina DC Pastor If you heard Dr. Bernie Villegas grinning and raving about the economy during a January 26 investment roadshow at the Philippine Consulate, you’d pack your bags and take the first plane back to the Philippines. “The Philippines is oozing with money,” said the economist who’s been called “prophet of boom” for […]
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Sanitary inspection gets a ‘C’ from restaurant owners
By Cristina DC Pastor A toilet door not closing abruptly. Tongs for pulling hot trays hanging by the oven door. A variety of rice noodles. What do any of these have to do with a restaurant’s cleanliness? Restaurant owners are not sure, but they’ve been slapped fines for all sorts of alleged sanitation violations, prompting […]
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Park Avenue company expands in Manila
EXLService, a New York-based provider of outsourcing services for Fortune 1000 companies, is expanding its operations in the Philippines. From more than 1,500 professionals, the Park Avenue-headquartered company is expected to create an additional 1,000 “high-level jobs” in its pioneer site in Manila, according to a press statement. “(This) is a manifestation of the renewed […]
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Seminar on minority-owned businesses Oct. 6
The Philippine Consulate General and JCI Philippine-New York will host a free seminar on Establishing a Minority-Certified Company, Taking Advantage of Supply Diversity Program on October 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center. The seminar aims to help Filipino American businesses and individuals to take advantage of […]