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Sailing into Blue Ocean

HERE’S A FINAL TIP Sailing into Blue Ocean By Prof. W. Chan Kim Competing in existing market space, beating the competition, exploiting current demand, making the value-cost trade off, and aligning the whole system of a firm’s activities with its strategic choice of differentiation or low cost – these are the collective strategy used by [...]



There are unique financial challenges faced by women, but the savvy ones have develop ways to take control and build a bright future for themselves and their family By Amabella Jimenez Women hold the key to many financial decisions. They are more likely to manage household finances, make most of the choices about purchases, and [...]



SPANISH CONQUISTADORS This group comes from dynastic families, many tracing their roots to the Basque region of Spain. The most famous are the Zobels, the closest thing we have to royalty, tracing their roots to Germany and Spain (they are direct descendants of the Duchess of Alba in Madrid). Jaime Zobel de Ayala, 73, (rank [...]



Billionaires’ Secrets

How do the ultra-rich go from “mere” multi-millionaires to billionaires? A closer analysis of the 40 richest Filipinos provides eight answers By Carlos Gonzales Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. – F. Scott Fitzgerald in “The Rich Boy” What is a million pesos nowadays? Or even [...]