A new and improved myDSL service which was designed for business use was launched last week by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT). The new service was geared specifically for the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment.

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 [...]

Do you want to embark on a new business? How about making different kind of soaps? Just like food, soaps and detergents are an indispensible part of your grocery list. Why not learn to how make them so you won’t have to pay for them, and have business on the side?

A lot of people consider being an event planner, but, what is it really and what does it take to be one? Rob Hard, an author at About.com shares some insights on what is an event planner.
Conventions and meetings bring people together for a common purpose and it is the planners’ job [...]

Most people dream of being their own boss but are not quite brave enough to give up the security their day job provides.  Others like to find ways to earn while doing the thing they love and excel at.
About.com author Randy Duermyer lists 9 business ideas one can start from home part time and grow [...]

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. [...]

Scott Allen, one of the pioneers of social networking and social media for business, and co-author of The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Online shares how he landed on Google’s front page for the keyword “entrepreneur”.
In 1992, the US economy recovering from recession and the demand for Windows-based computer networks was very high. [...]

Filipino Entrepreneurs who are into providing services find it more complicated to promote their business rather than selling products. Some of them have contractors which they pay high percentage but usually care only about the project rather than increasing employee satisfaction. Here are some tips on to sell intangible services.
Determine the Value
Becoming proficient at communicating [...]

First impressions last! A business can’t afford to have a poor impression especially in times like this where the marketplace is highly competitive. Not all customers will know that the products or services that you are offering are great. You have to make your clients believe that where the bigger guys are playing is the [...]

Glutathione is substance present in almost all living organisms. It has many known health benefits including its ability to regulate the action of “lesser antioxidant.” It is also known to give a fairer and whiter skin. That is why, health, beauty and wellness industry use glutathione as agent to achieve this long aspiration of both [...]

Every business needs an accounting to determine the inflow and outflow of finances. It would best if the owner himself has his own eyes in the accounting of his own business. But it is not necessarily that the owner himself would do the accounting, rather knowledge on the basics of accounting and the ability on [...]

One of the basic needs for survival is water. But because we cannot ensure the safety of water we used to drink coming from wells and from the water being supplied by the government anymore, people found ways on how to provide safe and clean drinking water. This is the reason why, just like mushrooms, [...]

If you happened to be in Pangasinan and you are looking for some ‘pasalubong’ to bring home to your friends and families, be sure to check out the Pangasinan Pasalubong Center. It’s a place where the products of Pangasinan can be found and bought. The store is strategically located at Barangay Carment East, which is [...]

Martin Ozaeta, 42, a Batangueño from Lumil, San Jose learned all about the intricacies of poultry and egg business from his in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Rolando Virtusio who first ventured into the business. Now that he is managing his own business, Martin makes sure that he attends to his farm’s needs personally.
Through the years, Martin [...]

The animation industry is about to get a boost especially with the formation of the Animation Council of the Philippines (ACP). The group’s main focus is to encourage more animators to be more enterprising and set up their own studios.
Rowena E. Bagadion, newly-installed president of the organization said, “Animators are creative people. But oftentimes, we [...]

Technology startup companies in the Philippines now have an ally, and a home, with the help of the project that is spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology together with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).
This is the incubation facility which would be opened at the University of the Philippines this April which would [...]

Desiree Duran was only able to finish elementary, and for most of her life, she was selling fishballs and isaw to her neighbors in Basuit, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. But this condition is not enough to make Daisy (as Desiree is commonly called) quit her dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Because of her gut-feel and queer [...]

A free entrepreneurship training was provided by the Department of Trade and industry last January 27 to March 20, 2009 in Western Visayas. In the said program, over 5,021 people avail of the opportunity. According to DTI Information Officer 6 Ruby Melliza, around 112 free entrepreneurship trainings were conducted during the period through the different [...]

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has launched its new and updated website. The new DTI website is meant to strengthen the agency’s presence in the Internet community and also of enhancing the services they provide to their clients.
Powered by ePLDT and Softrigger Interactive, the new DTI website (www.dti.gov.ph) features several enhancements on the [...]