Globe Business holds Negostar Fair in Iloilo
Globe Telecom held the 17th leg of its Negostar Fair in Iloilo last October 21, showcasing the latest business tools that would help Ilonggo entrepreneurs grow their business.
The Globe Negostar Fair, spearheaded by Globe Business, has been to Nueva Ecija, Baguio, Batangas, Pampanga, Metro Manila, Davao, Cebu, Bacolod, Laguna, Pangasinan, Cavite, Bulacan and Cagayan de Oro.
In Iloilo, Globe Business urged entrepreneurs to dream big, citing the success story of Iloilo’s very own Edgar “Injap” Sia II, chairman and chief executive officer of Mang Inasal Philippines Inc., who has a strong partnership with Globe.
Mang Inasal, which opened its first store in Dec. 12, 2003 in Robinsons Place Iloilo, is set to end the year with more than 330 outlets nationwide.
As a Globe Negostar, Sia stays connected to his business with his personal Globe Postpaid and Globe Tattoo that he uses to check his emails. Mang Inasal also uses Globe Business’ broadband service and Business Loop 99, its lowest priced postpaid plan that offers unlimited calls to Globe and Touch Mobile subscribers for only P99 a month, to enable all franchises and outlets to constantly communicate with one another in a cost efficient way.
“It is important to be always in touch because the fastfood business is very dynamic. I have been using Globe since 1998 and Globe Business gives me savings and good signal so I get reliable connections for Mang Inasal,” Sia said.
Aside from Sia, Globe Negostars namely Cebu industrial designer Kenneth Cobonpue, Paulo Tibig of Vcargo, Tess Ngan Tian of Lots ‘A Pizza, Ricardo Cuna of Fiorgelato, and Carson Tan of Aquabest are all inspirations to Filipino SMEs all over the country.
To the Globe Negostars, communication is critical in their businesses and so they utilize the affordable, innovative and reliable solutions of Globe Business for their business, depending on their need.
“Through the Negostar Fair, Globe Business helps SMEs realize that there are solutions available that could help them in their operations as they grow their negosyo. These are not expensive , they are easy to use and they can be deployed easily. When Mang Inasal started, what he had that helped him are technology and people. Globe Business can provide the latest technologies that SMEs can rely on,” Manny Aligada, head of Corporate and SME Segments at Globe Business, said.
A popular communication solution for entrepreneurs, the Business Plus allows them to put together their preferred plans and pay only for what they need. This offers unlimited calls, texts, mobile browsing and Business Loop, as well as DUO and SUPERDUO. In addition, it offers reduced rates at 50 centavos for text and P5 per minute call to other networks, and P5 for international text.
For SMEs in the business of retail, manufacturing and logistics, Globe Business has a data service that gives direct internet access for fast and steady connections at speeds of more than 6Mbps.
Also available is TxtConnect, a text broadcast service that could send messages to up to a thousand pre-registered recipients. SMEs can use this to announce a sale and market their products, or provide updates and informationb to employees.
Another Globe Business service is the GPS Tracker that gives SMEs business the ability to monitor their vehicles in real-time using the Global Positioning System (GPS), a satellite navigation system that determines the precise location of a person or delivery of stocks.*
