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Expert: Franchising maturity higher in Philippines among other ASEAN nations

By Ehda Dagooc | December 4, 2015 - 9:00am

While franchising is already widely accepted in the Philippines as the fastest and easiest way to expand market reach, a franchising expert said most of the other ASEAN member countries are still not keen on embracing...

Freeman Cebu Business

Demand for “ground zero” service on the rise

November 27, 2015 - 9:00am

The high-yielding business environment in the Philippines has opened the demand for “ground zero” development service as more Filipinos now want to start their own business.

Freeman Cebu Business

Pinoy brands making waves in Middle East via franchise

September 23, 2015 - 10:00am

Filipino brands are now slowly gaining ground in Middle Eastern countries through master franchise deals with Arab capitalists, said franchise consultant Rudolf Kotik.

Freeman Cebu Business

Networking and franchising: Not a feasible business mix

By Ehda Dagooc | August 20, 2015 - 10:00am

Although networking or multi-level marketing has its own success path, it is unlikely to succeed if it is integrated in the franchise system, a franchising guru said.

Freeman Cebu Business

Convenience store boom sari-sari store owners level up via franchise

By Ehda Dagooc | March 11, 2015 - 12:00am

The convenience store business is one of the most sought after entrepreneurial opportunities in the Philippines today, a franchise expert said.

Freeman Cebu Business

Top franchise trends convenience stores, fuel trade on the rise

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | February 3, 2015 - 12:00am

Convenience stores and gasoline business are the most contested sectors in franchising today, an industry official said.

Freeman Cebu Business

Franchising: Key strategy for expansion

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | March 8, 2014 - 12:00am

Because of franchising’s proven profitable results, many food and non-food companies in the country have been expanding their business through franchising with the goal of bringing goods and services to more...

Freeman Cebu Business

Preferred franchising option: Wellness sector comes second to food business

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | February 7, 2014 - 12:00am

As people are now more keen on investing on wellness, industry players have expressed heightened interest of expanding their presence in the Philippines through franchising to meet the growing market demand.

Freeman Cebu Business

Cebu-based franchise guru goes national

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | May 25, 2013 - 12:00am

Acknowledging the robust growth of the franchising industry in the Philippines and its contribution to the national economy, a Cebu-based franchising guru organizes a seminar today in Quezon City.

Freeman Cebu Business

14th Cebu Franchise Expo to showcase 300 prospects

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | February 5, 2013 - 12:00am

With the robust growth of the franchising industry in the Philippines at present, prospective investors and companies from Visayas and Mindanao could make the most of the 300 franchising opportunities that will be...

Freeman Cebu Business