In celebration of its 10th year anniversary, Grab Philippines held its GrabNEXT Conference. It is an annual conference offering learning and networking opportunities to tens of thousands of brands and MSMEs on the Grab platform.
The conference is themed Dare. Dream. Deliver. It focused on helping more entrepreneurs on the Grab platform scale, succeed and become Biga10s with the help of tools, programs, and initiatives.
Grab Philippines Head for Deliveries Enterprise Martin Luchangco unveiled several key programs and features to better support the continued growth of Grab merchant-partners. These include:
- Scan to Order – Grab’s latest feature allowing consumers to easily view and place their dine-in orders through the Grab app, help improve operational-efficiency while enhancing consumer dining experience.
- GrabMerchant Community – an exclusive online community where best-practices, tips, and feedback are shared among Grab merchant-partners, encouraging local businesses to empower and support each other.
- Mastercard Business Tool Kit – Grab has teamed up with Mastercard to produce 20 educational videos on financial literacy, digital marketing and business expansion, and will be available to all Grab merchant-partners through the GrabMerchant app this July 2022.
- GrabMerchant Masterclass – exclusive learning opportunities carefully designed and tailored to meet the needs of merchant-partners covering courses on business management such as Cashflow and Budgeting, Digital Marketing, and Customer Service, as well as food safety certification courses in partnership with the Food Safety and Hygiene Academy of the Philippines (FoodSHAP)
Meanwhile, GrabAds Philippines Client Partner Manager Rina Laurel shared how merchants can better maximize their online presence through GrabAds solutions.
Grab Financial Philippines Head of Lending Erwin Yamsuan reinforced the company’s commitment to the success of merchant partners through Quick Cash.
GrabNEXT also showcased several thought leaders including TV host Chef Jeremy Favia, Let’s Eat Pare founder Mark del Rosario, and media personality Christine Bersola-Babao. They shared various insights and best practices for encouraging culinary creativity. Additionally, they shared the value of building a community by empowering small and local businesses.
Grab’s government partners like the DOST and DTI also shared valuable insights to the merchant partners.
“Our merchant-partners play a key role in Grab’s mission and journey in the Philippines, and we are truly grateful for the unwavering trust, support, and loyalty that they have given to Grab throughout these years. Grab has been a growth enabler to many MSMEs during the height of the pandemic, and as we continue to invest our technology, expertise, and platform to help more businesses scale and succeed in the new normal, we are poised that Grab will continue to be every MSMEs partner for growth in the many years to come.”
Grace Vera Cruz, Grab Philippines Country Head
Dare, dream, deliver with Grab today. You can sign up to be a GrabFood merchant here. If you want to keep updated with the activities of Grab Philippines, visit the official Facebook and Instagram.
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