An Intimate Meet-Up with Salarium Founder and CEO Judah Hirsch

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As an employer, we all know the tedious processes involved in preparing and implementing the payroll system. Employees also experience how difficult it is to sometimes line up to get their payslip or related information from the concerned departments of the company. With the proliferation of many applications designed to automate the usual manual processes, it is not surprising to eventually see an automated version of handling the payroll system.

Your friendly neighborhood pambansang blogger was invited to an intimate discussion of Salarium’s latest features which included geo-fencing, employee-self service, etc., as discussed by its founder and CEO Judah Hirsch who personally shared to us about the many benefits of his Software as a Service (SaaS), a software delivery method that provides access to software and its functions remotely as a Web-based service.

Salarium, an innovative enterprise payroll system, also won the Seedstars Manila competition, the Filipino round of Seedstars World in 2014 national competition, among local startups to represent the Philippines at the Seedstars World Competition Finals, the global startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland this coming February 2015.

This recognition already makes the system something to really look at as a very promising solution to reduce the wasted hours spent at the HR and Administrative departments of many companies. The first place prize of $500,000 at the competition is also a great motivating factor why the creators of Salarium should perform well. Additionally, “We aim to show them that Filipino engineers are capable of building world class software. I plan to make some noise for what startups are doing here in the Philippines.” says Judah.

3rd Customer Loyalty Conference and Expo: Strengthening the Age of Engagement

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With so many competing businesses around, it is but necessary to provide enough reasons why customers should maintain their loyalty to a business establishment. If we could not stop people from trying out other products or services offered by the competition, we can persuade them to go back to us if we provide the better solutions to their needs highlighted by value-added customer service, reasonable price, quality after-sales assistance, and the likes.

The 3rd Customer Loyalty Conference and Expo, held last October 24, 2014 at the New World Hotel in Makati city, recognizes that this is the "Age of Engagement" where everyone should extend extra efforts to understand the significance of  identifying better and more aggressive ways and means to engage customers in order to keep them supporting our businesses.

There were several ideas presented by the many speakers to help key personnel from different companies plot strategies to achieve a more fruitful and harmonious relationship with our customers - the real reason why we are in business, and why we stay in business.

Companies that provide significant solutions for loyalty and rewards programs were also around to give the delegates an opportunity to network and eventually try out their products and services. The event is intended to offer prominent solutions to many requirements that would enable us to offer our customers a more engaging experience with us.

The 26th National Quality Forum: Enabling Quality Management Professionals to Become Globally Competitive

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It is in a forum where a lot of us find our passion. For me it is a life-changing event because we get to hear about the exciting things that people around the country, or the world, are doing. I find it an enriching event where there are many lessons to be learned. With all the rapid changes taking place around the world, I have often felt extremely overwhelmed. Attending similar events like a forum is my lifeline. I am grateful to be able to return home with wonderful ideas to improve my personal strategies at both my home and organization.

It is where we can also build connections. I meet people there who, like me years ago, are just starting out on their improvement journeys. These people inspire us and calls us to action with their passion and insight. It's great to be around so many like-minde​d individuals striving to create a better world. By collaborating with others, we can create new ideas to solve the new challenges brought about by a rapidly changing world.

In the networking sessions, I’ve found people who share their successes and failures as they work to improve their craft so invigorating. At the 26th National Quality Forum (NQF), an annual gathering of quality management professionals organized by the Philippine Society for Quality, Inc (PSQ), a non-stock, non-profit organization that laid down the groundwork for setting up a quality organization that can serve as a catalyst for action in the application for quality management, we become part of a worldwide movement. That feeling of belonging and being part of something global should never leave us and should continue to stay as long as we aim for the best.