The Business Manual

03/08/2026

Entrepreneurs can adopt AI successfully by starting with personal experimentation, matching tools to department-specific needs, and leading their teams through the cultural shift AI adoption requires.

At GrowthCon 2026, Niek van Veen and Archie Carrasco show how founders build personal AI fluency, match tools to departments, and lead team-wide adoption.

03/08/2026

Entrepreneurs can successfully adopt artificial intelligence by starting with personal experimentation, automating high-friction workflows, and tracking concrete performance metrics.

Learn how MSMEs can integrate AI by experimenting personally, automating high-friction workflows, and measuring tangible business impact.

03/08/2026

AI can make a company faster, but leadership determines whether it moves in the right direction.

At GrowthCon 2026, AGC Power Holdings Corp. Chairman and CEO Archie Carrasco and Data and AI Ethics PH Executive Director Carl Javier discussed how organizations can introduce AI, earn employee trust, develop internal champions, and use technology without compromising human judgment.

Click the article link in the comments section to read their lessons on scaling with AI responsibly.

03/08/2026

Business leaders and economists recommend that the Philippines pair trade expansion with domestic productivity reforms to withstand global shocks.

Business leaders and economists at ECCP's Post-SONA 2026 forum recommend that the Philippines pair trade expansion with domestic productivity reforms.

02/08/2026

Research reveals that global political tensions force companies to rethink their carbon-neutral plans, with business size deciding the actual results.

Geopolitical uncertainty shapes how firms pursue carbon neutrality strategy, a study of French wine producers co-authored by AIM's Sandeep Puri finds.

02/08/2026

Enrique Razon Jr. heads a Philippine conglomerate spanning global port operations, luxury resorts, and sustainable energy projects.

Enrique Razon Jr. chairs ICTSI, Bloomberry Resorts, and Manila Water, and was named the Philippines' wealthiest individual in the Forbes 2026 rankings.

01/08/2026

Data and AI Ethics PH Executive Director Carl Javier explains why adopting artificial intelligence is fundamentally a leadership and culture challenge—not simply a technology project.

Data and AI Ethics PH's Carl Javier on why AI adoption succeeds through culture change, not technology, at GrowthCon 2026's Scaling With AI fireside chat.

01/08/2026

The Luxe Beauty and Wellness Group CEO Anna Magkawas explains why sustainable growth requires stronger cash flow, repeatable systems, and leaders who can compensate for a founder’s limitations.

Anna Magkawas, CEO of Luxe Beauty and Wellness Group, discusses cash flow discipline, scalable systems, and hiring for expertise gaps as the brand grows.

31/07/2026

The actor and restaurateur explains why disciplined systems—not accolades or ambition alone—are the foundation of sustainable growth.

A Filipino actor-restaurateur on choosing to save his struggling business over chasing Michelin recognition, and the discipline that helped him scale it.

31/07/2026

The future of business requires a new growth playbook. At , leaders, MSMEs, entrepreneurs and students discovered powerful insights, learned practical strategies, and explored how to scale and thrive in the evolving Philippine business landscape with vision, discipline, and artificial intelligence.

Here's a look back at what unfolded at The Business Manual's annual business growth summit at Samsung Hall, SM Aura.

Special thanks to our brand partners, Acer and Luxe Beauty and Wellness Group; our official venue partner, SM Supermalls; our official beverage partner, PickUp Coffee; our community partners, DTI Tatak Pinoy, Go Negosyo, AIM, PJMA, Sprout HR, NewPH, Think DataSci, CCI France Philippines, Endeavor, and Enderun Colleges; and our refreshment partners, Barcato and Sundaes at the Bar, for helping make GrowthCon 2026 happen.