Common Pitfalls I-Café Start-Ups Run Into
This is my second in a series of articles about why do most i-café start-ups fail. I am writing on the subject based on my experience and personal observation of an industry where attrition is very high especially ... read more
Why Most I-Café Start-Ups Fail
As former internet café (i-café) owner who engaged in the business for seven (7) years until 2007 and a keen observer cum advocacy worker for the industry since then, I decided to put on record my personal experience ... read more
Making It Easier To Do Business
It’s in the news that the Philippines made slight gains in making it easier to do business but the country slipped from 134th to 136th in the Doing Business rankings relative to the other 182 countries. According to ... read more
Revoking Registered Business Name
My attention was called when I visited ULOP, a forum frequented by Filipino i-café owners, and saw a new thread discussing about a news release containing a senator’s objection on the plan of the Department of Trade and ... read more
Boosting The Fight Against Piracy
The Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT), the task force in charge of curbing piracy in the country, celebrated its sixth (6th) anniversary recently with the addition of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) as its newest member. ... read more
Again, Is I-Café An ISP?
I had previous articles on the subject of what is an Internet service provider (ISP) and on the question of whether an internet café (i-café) is an ISP or not. I was again confronted with the question when ... read more
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