Greening Value Chains: Why Sustainability is Becoming a Business Reality for MSMEs For many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), sustainability can feel like a distant concept—something discussed in conferences, …
Advancing Circular Economy Adoption among MSMEs in the Philippine Food System: A UP ISSI and DOST-PCAARRD Initiative* Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the Philippine food system are under …
Case Story: Behind the Seams of Habi Lifestyle At age ten, Janine Mikaella “Nin” Chiong already had a sense of how business worked. She tried selling her mother’s surplus bracelets …
Building New Value in Everyday Bread: The Case of Rice Bran Pandesal In the Philippine bakery industry, pandesal has always been more than bread. It is a staple of every …
Building New Industries from Rice through Circular Economy Rice is the one dish you can always expect to find on the Filipino table. Whether paired with dried fish, sinigang, or …
KISLAP: Igniting Student Ideas Into Impact-Driven Enterprises In the Philippines, many students dream of becoming entrepreneurs with bright business ideas aimed at addressing poverty, inequality, or environmental degradation. Yet most …
Where the People Are: Using Census Data to Grow Smarter The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently released the results of the 2024 Census of Population, reporting that the country’s population …
Kapé Lakbay: A Filipino Coffee Story on Two Wheels “Nagsisimula ang lakbay sa unang hakbang.” This has been the guiding mantra behind Kapé Lakbay, a proudly Filipino coffee venture that …
UP ISSI empowers REPS to transform project reports into publishable research papers The UP Institute for Small-Scale Industries (ISSI) recently conducted a learning session titled “Your Gateway to Global Research: …
From Cells at Work! to Philippine Cinema: Lessons for Industry Growth I have always been a movie enthusiast. There was a time in my life when watching films was my …
