UREKA Mega Manila Forum Brings MSME's to Digital Space

UREKA has landed in Manila, and this is good news for SME's.

"This is a wholistic thing that we want to do. The UREKA Mega Manila Forum is going to happen at SM Megamall Megatrade Hall on February 25. We know how there is a growing trend of mobile phones and we already have those ingredients, who needs a platform that would be able to sustain financial inclusion, so we could stay there. We hope to have the SME's benefit from it, to promote your own brand from Baguio, Cebu, Davao and now Manila. This is a mutual effort and team learning so we see the time to do it in Manila because we have partners coming in like Microsoft etc., in order to share our best practices and further enhance the relevance of UREKA and our partners." says Genaro Lopez the Executive Vice President of Union Bank Philippines. 

UREKA is a market place, Shopinas is included and any SME can get started on urekashops.ph as soon as they get to attend in the forum. 

PLDT SME Nation aside from being an enabler, they joined this to educate SME's in the rural places to change Filipino lives. They teach people e-commerce to bring them online so the Philippines won't get left behind. Our neighbors are already heavy and are contributing to their GDP so just imagine the possibilities to our country. We are trying to educate them to promote themselves through social media platforms and how we could get in touch with SME's. We have followed up with our previous attendees and we're asking them to open new channels so while they have physical stores, they could offer it online and support them in their businesses.

UREKA has gone to different cities first because they want inclusive growth and happen first outsuide the metro. This program will also entail help from the consortium members and the government agencies who are now providing services to help them grow. They also have students who they call e-cadets so they help teach the system, so they too can learn practical business experience while helping people with theories of commerce and the things they learned in previous forums.

It's important to provide relevant technology so owners won't get frustrated and this consortium would tell you the ins and outs so you could grow your business in a sustainable way. You will get to disturb giants, but you will understand the whole process with mature technologies and take advantage for affordable, available on demand services so you don't have to spend a lot for technology. Hopefully UREKA will get entrepreneurs to try new technologies, an end to end platform that they offer. You will be asked to bring a few things in the forum so you can get started right away. If you want to register, visit urekaforum.ph/registration and follow the steps accordingly. 

The NEW KFC Extra Crispy Chicken

I've always loved KFC! I used to have this as lunch almost everyday in high school since we had a branch right beside Trinity in QC. I had the original recipe those days because I was trying to figure out HOW IT WAS MADE so I could replicate it at home, so let's just say I kinda failed miserably. These days I wouldn't be caught going here without my favorite HOT AND CRISPY Chicken because it's got two things that I loved, the crispy skin and breading plus of course the intense heat that comes with the "seasoned Chicken thigh" which I always had when ordering a meal. The problem is, I couldn't share a bucket at home because I'm the only one who could stand the spicyness of the HOT AND CRISPY variant; and got my Mom, Dad and everybody else take out the good parts of the chicken, and I end up eating them all! (So it's a good problem!)

Lo and behold the other day on Facebook, I got to watch a touching video of a guy falling in love with a girl all over again... it was an ad about the NEW KFC EXTRA CRISPY CHICKEN. Which means that if you're not much a fan of the spice level of their HOT and CRISPY variant, you can enjoy the same crispy batter on this new chicken option! Now that just means one thing, Mom, Dad and everybody else at home can now eat this chicken the same way I do without worrying how HOT it is, and that's just AWESOME!

What's even better is that this KFC EXTRA CRISPY CHICKEN 1 PC Meal only costs Php 99.00 together with rice, a regular drink, a creamy junior mushroom soup and KFC's signature gravy (you can get a plate and have it all LOL). You can also have a whole bucket of these for Php 620 and is available for delivery via 887-8888 or online at www.kfcdelivery.com.ph. It's what I got for people at home and they all loved it, now how can you not have that for lunch or dinner? Tell me!

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The Epson Story: Helping Businesses Be Future Ready

It's a wonderful morning at Marco Polo Ortigas for the Epson Solutions and Technology Convention 2017. It's Epson's way of giving back to the people who have kept their business booming, making them aware of Epson products and solutions and in turn help local businesses be future ready. 

Queueing is fast because they have it on wall mounts and tablets integrated.

Tons of printers to choose from for easy printing/ on the go.

They also have wearables, pretty sick.

Marketing people, easy printing materials in these huge printers. I'm sure this is enterprise level.

Printing management, people who print in the office for personal use won't be doing it anymore or minimize it because it can be done in one software. It manages the whole line of office printers, manages inks, and keeps costs down.

For logistics, they have these label printers that can do barcodes, helps organize in a warehouse or business setting.

For training, they have these projectors that you can write on. It would be a cinch to take notes, efficient but I think it's expensive.

Now they're known for their excellent printer line but they've got more tricks up their sleeve because they've got a wide variety of products across print, projection, label and even smart glasses for enterprise. Actually, they have more in the pipeline so they invited guests, partners, resellers, media and select customers who would really benefit from the event. 

Cris Sanchez, the Sales Division Head of Epson Philippines said "We have always been about creating inspirational technology for a better future. We have always been a part of developments in the changing needs of customers. We have innovative products that always exceed expectations that will drive more savings, improve processes so businesses get gains in productivity. We'll be showing Moverio Smart Glasses, Epson's Interactive Projectors, Large Format Printers and a lot more. We want Filipino business owners to pursue a global approach that will help them compete and flourish in this day and age where there's a lot of competition from local and foreign providers. If you have questions about our solutions (for local businesses), you may email Sheinne Padilla of Epson Philippines at sheinnep@epc.epson.com.ph"

It's so nice to see them dedicate themselves in high, cutting edge technologies that employ Japanese engineering for printing, visual communications, wearables and robotics. Congratulations Epson Philippines! Keep striving for more!

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Dingdong Dantes Hosts New Show CASE SOLVED

We are at the press conference of Dingdong Dantes' new show called CASE SOLVED which will premier on February 18, 2017 right after Eat Bulaga. They claim that each episode will be landmark cases, mostly those of who have been referred to in real life cases and convince viewers that if you are a simple citizen, you will get justice because you'll know how to get in and out of the justice system, more so if you are victims of crime no matter what economic status.

Dingdong says "These stories show how families are affected and how actual stories were solved. These are different Filipinos, to see how we could educate people about new technologies like forensic DNA, see how prosecution would be able to solve cases even if it's already a few years after. It's an honor for me, to be in this show so I get to talk to experts to see how justice is served and how people were able to get it. This is going to be shown right after Eat Bulaga, and will keep people from being victims of crime by learning about their rights, and about real people who have underwent these crisis. This is a serious show in subject matter and I'm glad GMA trusts me to host it after a long time (his last being Starstruck). We will show a LOT, the story, the interpretation of experts and the complete circle of informing viewers in these stories. As a citizen, I know it's not just me, but everyone involved should make this as accurate as possible. I think this is one way of educating people with stories in the past that have clear resolutions. This is to empower to know what their rights are and know where to go, what agency to get help from. Hopefully to help individuals understand the law, the justice system more. We're going to see how it could work for the masses."

Make sure you stay tuned on GMA after Eat Bulaga and see some of the most celebrated cases in Philippine justice history, as soon as Eat Bulaga ends!

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