Manager, leader, supervisor, and administrator are often used interchangeably, yet they are not the same. A leader is anyone who uses interpersonal skills to influence others to accomplish a specific goal. The leader exerts influence by using a flexible repertoire of personal behaviors and strategies. The leader is important in forging links—creating connections—among an organization’s […]

Selecting the right name for your business may be one of the most important business decisions you make. If your name is memorable, distinctive, pronounceable, and understandable, it can be a valuable sales tool. On the other hand, if your name is hard to pronounce, confusing, and difficult to spell, it can actually cost you […]

In operating on your own, you must choose one of three forms of business. Your business can become a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a corporation. We recommend beginning as a sole proprietorship unless your business faces the danger of being sued for damages, needs to establish independent contractor status with companies that require it, […]

So how do you prepare a business plan. A business plan is simply a road map. It sets out your goals. It outlines where you’re going with your business and how you plan to get there. As a home-based business you will probably not be seeking investors or getting a loan to start your business, […]

Once you’ve identified two or three businesses you think you would enjoy and do well at, we suggest that you invest a few weeks, even a few months, to test out whether you are likely to find ample customers for these businesses in your local community.
The fact that a business appears in this book means […]

Selecting a business from among the many that are viable requires finding a match between two things: (1) your particular interests and capabilities, and (2) what people will pay for in your community. Finding this match is vital to your success, and this book is designed to help you find the best possible match. You […]

1. Our country has a purchasing power of more than $500 Billion which ranks 35th in the International Monetary Fund list of countries by GDP.
2. We are also the 12th most populated country in the world with near to 90 Million people and more than 60% of our total population participating in the labor force. […]

Bill Gates released a video mocumentary about the perspective of his forthcoming retirement this June 2008 as announced by Microsoft Press Center last 2006. He has been in a two year transition from his day to day job at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, Washington to spend more time on his global health, education and philanthropy […]

Declared by the United Nations as the International Year of the Sanitation, Year 2008 will be a leap year which starts on Tuesday according to the Gregorian calendar. In addition, the United Nations also announced that 2008 is the International Year of the Potato It was declared to re-waken the human race about the emerging […]

Do you believe in the Law of attraction? The law of attraction is one of the universal principles that is difficult to understand. This is a principle coined by Helena Blavatsky, the founder of an organization formed in search for the truth. The law simply states that a person’s conscious and unconscious thoughts, emotions, actions […]

I have been using this for months now and I would like to share it to you since it will be beneficial to you, for personal use and of course as entrepreneurs in the Philippines, it will be for your business. 20% of my clients are from these countries and without this. I could be […]

I was listening to DZRH yesterday. Thanks by the way to Jeff for creating the PinoyBusiness.ORG Toolbar where you can listen to Pinoy AM and FM stations where ever you are in the internet. Anyway, the program was a debate about the actions done my Sen. Trillanes about the Manila Peninsula siege in Makati last […]

When you acquire buildings without a partner, a corporation, or any other business entity behind you, you are functioning as a sole proprietor.You are in the driver’s seat, making the decisions, taking the profits, but also incurring the risks.
Being in a sole proprietorship offers the following advantages:

You make all the decisions yourself. No one can […]

The call center industry is one of the fastest growing business in the Philippines today. It provides a wide array of opportunities to many Filipino citizens to earn a bounty of money locally. They need not to go abroad to look for the greener pastures because this career offers a big chance to individuals which […]

You may be asking who are they? LR is one of the world’s leading producers of health and beauty products. The company was founded 22 years ago now work with approximately 250,000 independent LR partners in 27 countres in Europe, Austrialia and New Zealand. They are also the world’s leader in the production of aloe […]

It’s been the new hit in town after the the old bopis, fishballs and other dumplings in Philippine foodcart business. No wonder why this calamares business is the new hit, the price is low and the cost is cheap. In the local markets, calamares costs about P250 or $5 per kilo. But why would […]

Forbes released the 40 Richest Filipinos last July 18, 2007. Our country made a comeback with a second quater growth of 7.5% which is the highest since 1997 and unemployment went down to 8% which is the lowest in those two decades.
Here is Top Ten richest in the Philippines

Rank No. 1- Jaime Zobel […]

Officials alleged Filipino as operators in the cockfight stages in San Diego, California, wherein the operations sends many of its birds to the Philippines.
State officials found more than 5000 birds underfed and mutilated for the fights. The San Diego Humane Society and The Humane Society of the United States with the help of federal and […]

President Arroyo plans to revise the 1987 constitution but she said these plans could take in to effect after 2010 when she leaves the position. This annoucement is believed by political analysts to deflect the bribary scandals that have hit the presidential administration.
The president’s husband last week was allegated to be involved in a […]

The Philippine Department of Agriculture biotechnologists believes that Malunggay, the “miracle vegetable” will improve the Philippine agriculture and will significantly improve the health of the Filipinos.
Jaime Galvez-Tan, the president of Health Futures Foundation Inc. said that Malunggay is a good source of iron, ascorbic acid, phosphorus, and calcium. Its fruit is high in protein […]