SME

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its E-Commerce Bureau (ECB), has awarded the E-Commerce Philippine Trustmark to First Circle, making it the first SME financing company to receive this government-issued digital badge.

Launched on July 29, the Credit Risk Database Philippines Web-based Scoring System (CRDPh System) provides banks and other financial institutions (FIs) with a standardized tool for evaluating the creditworthiness of SMEs.

The Pilipinas Shell’s LiveWIRE Virtual Homeroom series featured entrepreneurs who managed to grow their businesses through smart networking.

Targeting SMEs, Investree Philippines has just expanded beyond Luzon into Central and Western Visayas, as well as into Davao in Mindanao.

The three added hotspots are the cities of Legazpi and Naga and the province of Bohol.

PLDT is bundling the VaaS offering with desktop PCs, Macs, and popular iOS and Android devices to enable those inside and outside an organization to join a video meeting.