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6th Philippine Business and Entrepreneurs Expo (PBEX), a Platform for SME Readiness

A 2013 survey by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) weak economic performance is due to “poor access to finance, technology, and skills, as well as information gaps and difficulties in product quality and marketing. Although there are government institutions or agencies responsible for the development and technology support of SMEs, the growth of the sector has not been vigorous enough to propel the economy.”

These challenges are still the same challenges the Philippine SME are facing, even now that the ASEAN Economic Integration is on our country.

The 6^th Philippine Business and Entrepreneurs Expo (PBEX) slated this July 17-19, 2015 at Megatrade, SM Megamall is a trade event and a educational forum where issues of the SMEs will be discussed and answered by invited resource speakers expert in the ASEAN Integration and SME situation of the country.

The 6^th PBEX holds three conferences as its highlight. The ASEAN SME Business Conference on July 17 – a forum that will discuss ASEAN Integration and its impact to SMEs; the Business Readiness and Disaster Preparedness Summit on July 18 – a timely forum that will discuss the critical actions to take during business emergencies; and the Travel Business Forum on July 19 – a forum that will tackle exciting opportunities and situations that ASEAN Integration presents to the tourism industry of the country.

Other educational activities include: Cash Flow Seminar, Asenso Pinoy Business Forum and Ka Entrep Summit and Negosyo Power Seminars.

More than 100 companies are participating in the event they belong to the following categories: Finance, Food, Franchising, Property, Beauty and Wellness, Transportation and Services.

In a study in 2006, the country’s economy is dominated by the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) dominated the economy and accounted for almost 99.6% of the total number of establishments. Despite this huge number, they only accounted for 61.2% of the country’s total employment and 35.7% of total value added.

In addition, the study revealed that in spite of present programs and policies created for SMEs, access to finance has remained one of the most critical factors affecting the competitiveness of the sector. Many private banks are still reluctant to lend to SMEs because of lack of credit information and low appreciation of lending to small businesses. More specific issues on SME financing include lack of acceptable collateral, slow loan processing, short repayment period, high interest rates, difficulties in load restructuring, and lack of start-up funds.

The 6^th PBEX is an SME Business Expo that continuously champions the growth and promotion of SMEs in the country. Since its inception, it has provided linkages between government agencies and institutions and participating companies.

For visitors of the event, they are benefiting for the paid conferences and free seminars as they get to acquire hottest trends in business. At the same time, the participating companies offer great partnerships and exposures that further develop the entrepreneurial acumen and interests.

The 6^th PBEX is supported and will be attended by members of the following associations: Philippine Marketing Association, Local Business Chambers, Chartered Association of Business Administrators, Community Craft Association of the Philippines, People Management Association of the Philippines, Association of Development Financing Institution of the Asia Pacific, Advertising Association of the Philippines and Department of Trade and Industry.

The following companies sponsor the event: Brothers International, Citibank, China Bank, Azalea Boracay, Azalea Baguio, Beauty and Butter, Becken, UCPB and Steinhardt Alliance.

The event media partners are Business World, Business Insight, Asenso Pinoy TV, Light Network, Wazzup Pilipinas, and What Happening.

Ex-link Management and Marketing Services Corporation is the event manager of the 6^th PBEX, for more information call tel. no. 643-3887 or email info@exlinkevents.com

Wednesday, July 01, 2015
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Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada Leads The Day of Seafarers Expo Opening Ceremony

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Sunday, June 21, 2015
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The Day of Seafarers' Expo Set

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In celebration of the Day of Seafarers this coming June 25, 2015, an expo offers business and livelihood opportunities will be held at the Luneta Seafarers’ Welfare Foundation Inc. (LUSWELF) and Palacio De Manila.

The Day of Seafarers Expo starts from June 22 – 25, 2015 at LUSWELF and Palacio De Manila.

The Day of Seafarers is an international event celebrated all over the world, and spearheaded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

This year IMO is campaigning to show how the multi-faceted maritime world offers a series of rich and fulfilling career opportunities for your people, both at sea and ashore.

According to Wikipedia, there are around 280,000 students who graduate from maritime schools every year. In 1996, it was estimated that there were more than 250,000 Filipino seafarers; in 2013, that number has been estimated to increase to about 460,000. Filipinos employed as seamen worldwide, more than any other nationality. The Philippines is one of the primary sources of seamen in the global shipping and transport market. Filipino seamen are often recruited to man tankers and sea vessels from countries, including those from Denmark, North America, South America, Europe and Asia, such as Japan, the United States, Panama, Liberia, Cyprus, Bahamas, Jamaica, Greece, Malta, Singapore, Norway and the Republic of Germany.

According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), the Philippines is the world’s main supplier of seamen since 1987, making the Philippines the manning capital of the world. According to the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines, around 229,000 Filipino seamen were on board merchant shipping vessels around the world at any given time, the figure showed that Filipino seamen comprised more than 25 percent of 1.5 million mariners worldwide, the "single biggest nationality bloc" in the shipping industry. In 2007, according to the POEA, there were 1,157 seamen (869 in 2006) from the Philippines who had been employed by registered or accredited manning agencies.

In 2007, the figure of Filipino seamen overseas was 226,900. Included in the total - according to job function - 31,818 were designated or ranked as seamen; 19,491 as oilers; 17,355 as ordinary seamen; 7,810 as mess men; 7,778 as chief cooks; 7,737 as bosuns; 7,056 as third engineers; 6,599 third mates; and 6,388 as waiters. Based on the type of ship, 47,782 Filipino seamen were on board passenger-type vessels; 42,356 were on bulk carriers; 31,983 were on container ships; 25,011 were on tankers; 14, 462 were on oil or product tankers; 10,754 were on general cargo ships; 7,502 were on chemical tankers; 6,610 were on tugboats; 5,742 were on pure car carriers; and 3,471 were on gas tankers.

Another highlight of the “The Day of Seafarers Expo” is the first Marino Idol where Filipino Seafarers get to compete with unique competition.

The Day of Seafarers Expo is a partnership event of LUSWELF, United Filipino Seafarers (UFS) and Exlink Management and Marketing Services Corp. (Exlinkevents) – Business Events Organizer.

The Day of Seafarers Expo is the first event of a series of event that will take place in Manila in order to serve the needs of the Filipino Seafarers.

For more information to be a partner or sponsor of the event you may call tel. no. 643-3887 | 0920-9814376 or email info@exlinkevents.com.

Saturday, June 20, 2015
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5 Qualities of a Great Conference Speaker to Make Your Event Successful

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Let us face it getting great speakers is the heart of how to make your conference or seminar a resounding success in the eyes of your delegates. However, as an event organizer, there are times that we overlook this element, leaving a bitter taste in our mouth, or a big regret in our hearts.

Most of the times, these happen when we are blinded and fell in love with the impressive curriculum vitae that the speakers have.

We Neglect the fact that there is a big difference of the knowledge accumulated by the speaker, and the speaking performance he can implement in front of the audience.

Here are five qualities that you should look for in selecting speakers in your next conference or seminar:

1. Energetic

Conference speakers are no different from musicians or theater actors - they are performers.

As performers, your speakers should have the energy in delivering their talks. This energy will attract positive reactions to your delegates. I was a witness as to how energetic speakers affected tremendously the interest and enthusiasm of the delegates toward the subject matter being discussed.

It is amazing how an energetic speaker changes the temperature of the room from cold (gloomy) to warm (bright).

2. Prepared

No matter how knowledgeable your speakers are if they are not prepared to deliver their piece or they do not have learning aids with them like power point presentations their talk time and face time with the delegates are useless.

Worst, unprepared speakers create irate delegates. Delegates feel the event organizer robs them; the big reason is that conference fees are sometimes pricey. Delegates do not deserve to pay a high price just to get a lousy speaker.

I recall an incident in one of my conferences wherein one of my speaker is an expert but came unprepared in discussing the topic assigned to him, I feel bad for my guests. From that moment on I swear to myself to be meticulous and clear to my invited speakers that they have to be prepared during the actual event.

3. Clear and Precise

Sometimes some speakers that are experts in their field are way beyond the delegates’ comprehension. Some sounds Greek and this is a bad idea. No matter how brilliant the speaker is, his main goal never change, that is to communicate clearly and precisely the lessons of his subject matter.

In one conference I attended, I was forced to get out of the conference area and stay in one of the lobby sofa even if the topic is interesting, the culprit? You are right, the speaker is throwing jargons that are hard to comprehend. I felt during that moment that he is wasting my time, so might as well do networking activities rather than listen to him.

4. Engaging

An engaging speaker is a speaker that solicits delegate participation. This engagement is important, the speaker needs to connect with the delegates. The best way to connect is to engage delegates by asking them questions or soliciting their advice in some situations to illustrate better the lessons of a particular concept.

Speaker Engagement with delegates allows the speaker to be linked with the delegates’ intellectual and emotional need in the conference.

As one of my speakers says, “if the delegates are participating, I know that I am connected with them”.

5. Story Teller

Great speakers tell stories. Stories help delegates understand better the concepts being discussed. We as delegates have in our DNA a better appreciation of ideas if it is presented to us thru great and remarkable stories.

In all conferences and seminars that I have attended, speakers with great stories in their presentations are speakers that are able to earn a space in my heart and mind. For me, speakers that are great storytellers deserve louder applause. Best of all, they deserve my time and effort. I patiently wait in line to approach them to get their autographs and take picture with them - this my way of saying I am satisfied and I respect them.

In this line, if I see that delegates, in my organized event or conferences, are running to have a picture with one of my speakers, or get an autograph of these speakers, I am already assured that I have done my part.

More importantly, I am confident that running the same type of event or conference has a greater chance of success.

Thursday, June 18, 2015
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6th Philippine Business and Entrepreneurs Expo (PBEX), a Platform for SME Readiness

Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada Leads The Day of Seafarers Expo Opening Ceremony

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