By Doris C. Bongcac Cebu Daily News First Posted 09:58:00 08/09/2008
When demand for export is low, local fashion accessory manufacturers like Pan Arts Corp. will find other ways to market their products.
One such alternative, Leonora Anora said, is to secure an exhibit booth at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) beside at least 50 other booths.

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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Municipal officials yesterday expressed support to Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s Obra Negosyo Expo and Countryside Enterprise and Business Upliftment or “ONE CEBU,” which will be launched on August 8 at the Cebu International Convention Center.
 

By Cris Evert Lato Cebu Daily News

THE academe and the business community have joined hands to promote business and entrepreneurship among the young in time for the celebration of the Mandaue Business Month this August.

The contest called “My Business Idol” will showcase business plans submitted by students of different Cebu colleges and universities.

The top three winners will receive investment money from the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and its sponsors. “The investment money will help the business plan materialize. If they can make it last, we will see that come into play,” said Glenn Anthony Soco, vice president for internal affairs of MCCI in a press conference this week.

The first place winner will receive P50,000 while the remaining two winners will receive P30,000 and P20,000. Cebu Daily News

By Cris Evert Lato Cebu Daily News
CEBU CITY, Philippines - Food security, energy crisis and infrastructure will be key discussion points of resolutions to be submitted by 17 Visayas-based chambers of commerce next month.
Jose Ng, vice president of the Visayas of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), said chamber representatives will approve these issues during the 17th Visayas Area Business Conference (VABC) on August 14 to 16. Cebu Daily News

By MALOU M. MOZO MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Leaders of the different trade chambers in the Visayas are expected to draft a collective resolution concerning pressing issues plaguing the country’s economy during the 17th Visayas Area Business Conference (VABC) to be held here.
This year’s VABC, to be hosted by the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), will be held on Aug. 15 at the Cebu International Convention Center. It will be among the highlights of the celebration of the Mandaue Business Month (MBM) that will kick off on Aug. 8.

CONCERNS ranging from improvement of infrastructure to rising prices of fuel to food security are some of the pressing issues that might be taken up in the upcoming 17th Visayas Area Business Conference (VABC). The VABC, which will be held on Aug. 14 to 16 this year at the Cebu International Convention Center, is an annual meeting of business and public leaders that is meant to enhance ties among chambers of commerce. It is also a venue where members of the business community discuss current issues and government policies that affect the industry.Read more..

PREPARATIONS are underway for a "nice and grand" Mandaue City Business Month in August."The big launch (of the business month) is going to be on Aug. 8," said Eric Ng Mendoza, president of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).Among the activities planned for the celebration is an expo that will feature the recipients of the Countryside Enterprise and Business Upliftment (Cebu) project of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. Various business establishments in Mandaue City are also expected to participate in the expo.

The Mandaue Chamber of the Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Tuesday launched what it said would be the "grandest" exposition of business enterprises in Mandaue City in August.
The P10-million budget for the Mandaue Business Month (MBM) 2008 celebration was boosted with a P2 million pledge by Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.
The Mandaue City government led by Mayor Jonas Cortes also pledged P1 million for the activity.