Why Work Close to Home?
By Danielle Torno The Daily Commuters’ Dilemma According to recent statistics, 80% of Filipinos commute to work on a daily basis. Most of them are saturated around Metro Manila’s business districts. While great career opportunities are sure to be found in these areas, the average Filipino commuter faces a colossal setback that might take a while before he gets to the peak of his career ...
Read full article8 Quick Tips to Launch Your eCommerce Business’ Digital Presence
Maybe you’re a budding e-commerce business owner who’s clueless about laying the ground for your online presence or a well-established one looking for tips to amplify your game, this blog post has some tips & tricks you can add to your arsenal. 1) Make a Marketing Plan An entrepreneur owner once said that the secret to a successful business is to find a target audience and ...
Read full article4 Reasons Why It’s Best To Outsource from the Philippines
The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Sector of the Philippines has announced that the multi-billion dollar industry now employs a million people since its inception in the early 1990s. The BPO Industry has anchored itself as a huge contributor in the Philippine economy since 2004 after posting a whopping $1.5 billion in revenues with only 103,500 employees. Not only that, predictions abound ...
Read full article3 Reasons Why We Celebrate the Philippine Independence Day
This coming June 12, 2014 the Philippines will be celebrating its 116th year of independence. However, to clarify any confusion that may occur June 12 wasn’t really the day when the Philippines gained its freedom from foreign rule it was actually July 4. It was July 12 when our ancestors decided and recognized that we should be an independent country. Sadly though, no foreign country ...
Read full article2ndoffice Teambuilding 2014
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." - Michael Jordan Last week, 2nd Office, Inc went on its second team building in Phillip’s Sanctuary, Antipolo. Believe me when I say, not even the vitality of youth, for those of us who still possessed it, could save us from the pain that was to come (especially the day after). By the end of it all were were tired, filthy, ...
Read full articleBuild Real Relationships and Be Successful in Your Business
What’s the key to business success? There are actually a lot of different answers to this question. Probably you’ve been told to spend more time on building your brand, expand your social media network, improve your employees’ productivity, identify your strengths, and many other more. However, the most fundamental key to business success is, most often than not, forgotten. And that is ...
Read full articleDo You Need to Move Your Office Out of Your Home?
Are you running your business at home? If you do, then you’re one of many business owners who are enjoying the benefits of having an office at home, cost savings and easy commute included. However, as your business grows, there comes a time when you need to go out and look for other space for your office. Here are some signs that your business already outgrows your home: 1. Your home office ...
Read full article2014’s Global E-Commerce Trends to Look Out For
This past 2013 has been a big year for the e-commerce industry and we can only expect this to keep moving towards innovation and trends that are popping up this year. Keeping up with the industry’s growth is vital to staying on the competitive edge of the online retail market. Here are a few things that we could anticipate that would add fuel to the fire of the e-commerce industry. Search ...
Read full articleThe @ Invasion
Years ago, just before the meteoric rise of social media, the “@” symbol was just for email. Today, everybody who’s online seems not to get enough of it. So how did “@” invade the online realm? Here are some data nuggets for your information: • For hundreds of years, the “@” symbol played multiple roles, and was used in almost everything – from beverage measurements to ...
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