Ivy Digest

Starting a business is highly risky. By the end of the year, only half remain. Some 4% of small businesses make it to the second year and only 3% make it to the third year. […]

The Philippines is a recognized leader in information and computer technology (ICT) service exports. It supplies 65.9% of world’s ICT service exports (2016) worth over $20 billion in balance of payments or records of an […]

Grocery retail has had the same self-service format for the past 102 years. It remains untouched by e-commerce because over 90% of shoppers worldwide still go to the grocery store to buy consumer products, food, […]

Businesses that combine arts and science outperform those which isolate art from science. They show 6% higher employment growth; 8% higher sales growth; 10% more productivity; and are 3% more likely to bring radical innovations […]

Filipinos are notorious heavy users of Facebook, the world’s biggest social media site. FB’s main office in the US shows global real-time use, and the Philippines constantly ranks in the top with over nine hours […]