A must-watch series for business owners! Maya Business puts the spotlight on homegrown entrepreneurs with "Scale Up: The Show"

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In partnership with Shopify and PLDT Home Biz, Maya Business presents "Scale Up: The Show," the newest local series featuring 15 Filipino entrepreneurs going head-to-head for a chance to break out and ramp up their business.

Viewers will be treated to the amazing journey of the founders of Tatumi Arts and Crafts, Dimension Artisan Chocolate, Diwa Leather Crafts, AnthroServ Inc., RDC Convenience Store, Extreme Car Wash and Detailing, Jhopay Curbi Salon, Justine Kent B. Faustino (fitness supplements brand), The Art of Mar (stationery shop), Oh La. La. Crepe Cakes, Le Petit Bouquet Manille, Cactus and Canvas PH, Klik Media Group, GFF Bath Essentials, Ili Likhaan Ceramics.

In every episode, these inspiring entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to present and get valuable advice from business mentors Boozy Co-Founder & CEO Miguel Guerrero, Tiny Buds Co-founder Lorin Tan, and Maya Chief Marketing Officer Pepe Torres.

Among the 15 entrepreneurs, five will be chosen as finalists and they will be granted P150,000 seed capital. From the five finalists, the Scale Up winner will receive the grand prize of P500,000, together with mentorship and support from Maya Business.

Scale Up: The Show teaser: https://www.facebook.com/ONENewsPH/videos/455460309342493

"Scaling up is one of the biggest challenges for small business owners. At Maya, we're addressing this by providing payment tools, business management solutions, easier access to capital, and a wider market through our ecosystem. Filipinos are naturally entrepreneurial, and we hope to inspire other aspiring business owners to make their move with Maya Business so they can grow their businesses further," said Pepe Torres, Chief Marketing Officer of Maya.

As the all-in-one growth partner of enterprises in the Philippines, Maya Business provides entrepreneurs with convenient digital payment solutions and banking services under one integrated platform.

For example, MSMEs using Shopify can avail of the Maya Checkout Plugin for seamless payment acceptance of credit, debit, and prepaid cards as well as e-wallets. They can use Maya Disbursements for their employee payroll and supplier payments.

The six "Scale Up: the Show" episodes will air every 7PM on July 18, July 25, August 1, August 8, August 15, and August 22. Catch them on the One News Facebook page and get inspired by the modern entrepreneurs' passion, hard work, and possibilities with Maya Business.

Maya Business is the leading digital payments processor in the Philippines, enabling all types of businesses to accept online and face-to-face payments. It is powered by the country's only end-to-end digital payments company, PayMaya Philippines, and Maya Bank for digital banking services. 

For more information and updates from the country's all-in-one money platform, visit maya.ph.

Filipino SME's to gain more reach in the digital space with Globe myBusiness - Shopify partnership

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Martha Sazon, Senior Vice President for Globe myBusiness

Globe myBusiness, the small and medium enterprise (SME) arm of Globe Telecom enters the picture by forging a partnership with internationally-renowned e-commerce platform Shopify.

As the trusted business partner of SMEs, Globe myBusiness now gives business owners an accessible and affordable portfolio of solutions that lets them reach more customers with its partnership with Shopify.

In the advent of the digital revolution, individuals consumption of content and entertainment has changed drastically, affecting how entrepreneurs run their business.

Small and medium enterprises are now forced to expand their presence to be able to gain more reach in the digital space.

With Globe myBusiness and Shopify, every Filipino entrepreneur can now have a platform where they can showcase their own brand. Shopify makes it easy for anyone to build and manage their online store by providing features like the ability to design the storefront, manage inventory, track orders and customer data, view marketing and analytics information, and much more.

“Being with entrepreneurs every step of the way has always been part of our mission at Globe myBusiness. The looming digital age requires us to offer innovative business solutions to SMEs so that we can help them run their operations smoothly and more efficiently. With Shopify, we continue to make our customers’ digital journey easier with an e-commerce platform complete with end-to-end operations support and accessible payment gateway, logistics, advertising and marketing services. We are excited to be partnering with Shopify to shape and redefine the future of retail in the Philippines,”says Martha Sazon, Senior Vice President for Globe myBusiness.

Shopify was founded in 2006 and currently powers over 175,000 businesses in approximately 150 countries. It is a cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform designed for small and medium business. Merchants can use it to design, set-up and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including web, mobile, social media such as Pinterest and Facebook, brick-and-mortar locations and pop-up shops. The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business.

Today, there are a growing number of aspiring young entrepreneurs who maximize various free platforms to showcase their products. Online sellers prefer these free sites because of their limited funds for operations, but it may not be the easiest and most efficient way to manage their operations especially if they have work during weekdays.