How Filipino SMEs ‘Reset for the Rebound’ Post-COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly affected many industries since the implementation of the community quarantines. But as the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens, as many businesses, especially the small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs), still found a way to remain resilient in the “new normal.” A survey by SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and Oxford Economics, called “Digital Resilient, and Experience-driven: How Small and Midsize Organisations Can Prepare for the New Economy,” revealed that 88 percent of SMEs in the Philippines remain confident that they will continue to grow over the next three years. The survey also said that 89 percent of SMEs in the country adjusted their employees to work remotely amid the pandemic. SAP recognizes that Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, continues to be one of the fastest-growing markets in the world amid the pandemic. According to the SAP survey, 69 percent of SMEs in the Asia Pacific has invested in IT and digital solutions to b
READ MORE....jpg)