by admin | Jun 7, 2014 | Tech Updates
Mobile users who want to quickly look up for contact information of registered business firms in Bohol will soon experience the convenience using the Bohol.Info mobile app. Bohol.Info is a business directory for Bohol maintained by Auza.Net. The mobile app allows users to search and view contact information even if the mobile device is not connected to the Internet. Auza.Net is inviting sponsors for its planned release of the Bohol.Info mobile app in July 2014. Sponsors would get premium placement for at least one year on the Bohol.Info website and mobile app. The website and the mobile app are developed and maintained by the talented software developers and content researchers at Auza.Net. It will be released initially on the iOS. The Android version will immediately follow the initial release. Customers today are increasingly using their mobile devices to get information. The Bohol.Info mobile app will be one of the indispensable tools of the Boholano mobile users as well as tourists planning their trips to Bohol. Auza.Net encourages business owners to take advantage of this trend to help attract potential customers. Placement on the Bohol.Info website is free and registered business owners should check if their company is already on the website and if not, they should register and post company information such as contact numbers, address, website, and product and service descriptions. Highlighted and priority placements may be subscribed at reasonable prices. Placement of full company information on the mobile app is available at a reasonable price. Highlighted and priority placements are also available on the mobile app. To inquire about sponsorship and placement options, please contact Jovie at...
by admin | Jun 7, 2014 | Tech Updates
US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker with Kickstart President Minette Navarrete after a roundtable discussion with startup founders US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker expressed eagerness to explore the innovation and entrepreneurship environment in the Philippines as she sat down with select founders of local startups during a roundtable discussion hosted by incubation and investment firm Kickstart Ventures, Inc. “The strategy for the Department of Commerce is to support innovation and entrepreneurship around the world, to provide an environment that supports people taking risks. The support for entrepreneurship is very important because a significant part of the economic world comes from new business,” she said. Pritzker was particularly interested on how to spread opportunities to other entrepreneurs and to use entrepreneurship to help re-distribute wealth more broadly instead of having the business controlled by only a handful of influential families. She also probed on the impediments which prevent entrepreneurs from building large, scalable businesses. The US Secretary of Commerce is currently on a mission to talk to different incubators and entrepreneurship groups to understand how different countries are supporting innovation and entrepreneurs. Minette Navarrete, President of Kickstart, moderated the meeting and noted that the presence of Pritzker is a positive step in recognizing that the Philippine startup community has something to contribute to the economy. “I think the fact that she listened means that she is giving the Philippine startup community the opportunity to share their perspective, seek support, and maybe learn from what works in other countries. What she also signals is that entrepreneurs have a space in overall national development and in overall commercial terms between the...
