Corazon Dayro Ong was awarded the recognition as this year’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. She was known to be the brain behind the highly successful and innovative food product, San Marino Corned Tuna. The honor was awarded to Ong during the recently concluded Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 awarding ceremonies which was held at [...]

Internet giant Google has come to the aid of Philippine business as it offers business stimulus package to local businesses. Google, together with STI Colleges has offered to build free websites for 200 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Aside from that, they will also be given P2,000 worth of free credits on Google AdWords.

Small Business Corp. (SB Corp.), the lead convenor for small and medium enterprises (SME) Unified Lending Opportunities for National Growth (Sulong), said that the lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has reached P170.3 billion in the past five years through the various government agencies. The group said that they alone have extended total [...]

The social arm of the Cravings Group of Companies, the Culinary Education Foundation (CEF), is taking a “greener” step by promoting a zero-waste lifestyle that can also help boost income and provide livelihood opportunities to people, especially in these trying times. The CEF is currently conducting livelihood seminars that offer tips on recycling programs that [...]

The Philippine Center for Print Excellence Inc. (PCPE), together with the Philippine Printing Technical Foundation Inc. (PPTF) and Global-Link MP Events Int’l Inc. will be holding the for the 6th year a print and label expo.
It will be the Print & Label Philippines 2009, the 6th International Printing & Label Machinery, Paper & Paper Products, [...]

The business process outsourcing (BPO) service providers in the Philippines are urged by the chairman of the House committee on information communications technology to donate computers under the Adopt-a-School Program and avail themselves of gainful tax benefits in return.

One sound investment that entrepreneurs might want to look into these days is joining the San Miguel Food Inc.’s (SMFI) roster of Poultry Contract Breeders and Growers. Being in the company of an elite team delivering the Magnolia Fresh Chicken to Filipinos is definitely a good option.
Take Ofel Dator’s word for it. Dator, owner of [...]

Anybody can be an entrepreneur if only he puts his mind into it. No matter what age he may be in, if he believes he can, he will succeed. Alvin Kingston Tan, at age 24, has proven that age is not a factor when it comes to running a business.
Alvin, who has no formal education [...]

He was employed as a gasoline pump boy and studied in his tree time. After four years, he finished a degree in Business Administration with major in marketing at the University of San Carlos in 1980. He was promoted and became a manager of the gasoline station after his graduation.

The Iloilo Economic Development Foundation Inc. (ILEDF) will host the “Iloilo-Guimaras Investment Forum” on September 4, 2009 at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila in Makati City. The group will present at the said event, an array of top business leaders to speak on the bright prospects and varied aspects of investments, as well as the innumerable [...]

As businessmen, we always think of the best way to increase our sales. F. John Reh, author at About.com offers a foolproof method to do so.
Reh said your sales force and everyone in the company who deals with customers will sell more if you just “make it easier for customers to buy.”
Reh cites examples [...]

Every business owner comes to a time when he feels that he wants to work less and do other things that are also important to him.  He’s not ready to give up the business.  He just wants to establish a better balance between his work and personal life.
Susan Ward, author at About.com suggests some useful [...]

The primary goal of a businessman is to make profits. Author and entrepreneur CJ Hayden explains that to post profits, one has to have a good business model. One needs to have a profit-making plan.
Mr. Hayden cites two business models for a business man who is offering his services for $100 per hour. [...]

Cordillera Mountain ranges are considered the largest mountain range in the country. Located around and on it we can find Abra, a province which belongs to a landlocked region. Majority of Abra’s land is forestland which provides sources for different native product including woods that they use for making furniture.
General Manager of Gayao’s Furniture, Henrietta [...]

Performing is not all about entertaining the audience. It is about how you communicate inspire and move the audience by producing emotional reactions through movement, content, appearance and the most usual of all- voice.
The recent death of the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson, has brought a great loss to the entertainment industry. Many were shocked [...]

The human mind is capable of processing several ideas at any given time. At one point, we have wondered which idea to work on and which one to dismiss.
Entrepreneur and author Rajesh Setty, in his blog at Life Beyond Code, wrote that there are three stages to an idea. He developed a simple [...]

His profession was nursing, but his calling was different. Lito Arenas went back home,  after finishing a nursing course, to pursue something closer to his heart – raising mangoes in his hometown in Manaoag, Pangasinan.
That was years ago. Now, he is one of the biggest suppliers of mangoes in the country, which proves that he [...]

Filipino Entrepreneurs are worried on how to keep their business going once they have decided to move to a new province. They always come to a question of how to establish their names all over again.
To welcome new businesses, many communities go out of their way to pay a personal visit or through visiting [...]

With the nonstop improvement on technology and the good old-fashioned inventiveness, business opportunities also continue to rise. But despite the huge possibilities of starting up your own business, it is important to take note of these important steps.
1. Perform your market research- There is no assurance in everything. You can’t be sure that other people will [...]

TV shopping has evolved into a giant. Though still a lot of people are wondering why a home shopping network would be a marketing place for anyone, it is now a fact that home shopping networks are the perfect place to start and enhance a business.
Make Millions on QVC author, Nick Romer said that his [...]