Archive for the ‘Small Business’ Category

How to make Glutathione Soap

Posted on June 29th, 2009 by PinoyBusiness

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 [...]

Accounting Checklist

Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by PinoyBusiness

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 [...]

How to Start a Water Refilling Station Business

Posted on June 16th, 2009 by PinoyBusiness

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, [...]

The Pasalubong Center in Pangasinan

Posted on May 31st, 2009 by Roy

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 [...]

Success in egg business

Posted on April 27th, 2009 by Roy

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 [...]

Local animators encouraged to become entrepreneurs

Posted on April 11th, 2009 by Roy

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 start-up companies now have a cheap facility

Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Roy

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 [...]

An entrepreneur’s succes story from planting vegetables

Posted on March 28th, 2009 by Roy

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 [...]

DTI conducts free entrepreneurship training

Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Roy

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 new DTI website

Posted on March 20th, 2009 by Roy

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 [...]

More Filipino women are becoming entrepreneurs due to the global crisis

Posted on March 18th, 2009 by Roy

The global economic crisis has brought different effects on different people, some choose to be negative about it and wallow in the pool of pessimism and self pity, while saw it as an opportunity to strive harder and get something going.
Fortunately, for the Filipino women, the second option seems to be the popular choice. Because [...]

The Art of Starting a Business

Posted on March 17th, 2009 by PinoyBusiness

In every business, the starting point usually defines where your business is heading to. You can start at worst and find your business went into bankruptcy. But you have the choice of starting good and find yourself maintaining it and later achieve your success.
Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director and Chairman of Garage Technology Ventures, shares some [...]

Ateneo developing young entrepreneurs through their SoMBA Program

Posted on March 14th, 2009 by Roy

The Ateneo de Manila University is providing students the opportunity to develop into full-pledged entrepreneurs through their SoMBA program. SoMBA is the acronym for School of Management Business Accelerator Program, in this program the students are able to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and experience in entrepreneurship by allowing them to set up their own [...]

Filipina entrepreneur promotes RP products in Australia

Posted on March 14th, 2009 by Roy

Antoinette Easton, a Filipina who is now residing in Australia, is passionate about angels. She loves angels, especially those in the nativity scenes. This passion about angels inspired Easton to start a business selling products made in the Philippines.
Now, this entrepreneur has helped create jobs for the Filipinos in the country as she promotes Philippine [...]

Abesamis sisters – sweet sisters act

Posted on March 14th, 2009 by Roy

Chocolates and spirits in one business? Is that really possible? For the Abesamis sisters, it is. And so, with a common love for food and parties, the sisters – Veronica, Aina, Tine, Joyce and Issa, started Elation last November 2008. It is a catering business which specializes in chocolate fondue and shooters.
The elder sisters Veronica [...]

Student entrepreneur – a “mobile sari-sari store” in campus

Posted on March 11th, 2009 by Roy

Ana Coritha Desamparado is not your ordinary college student. Aside from being the president of the University of the Philippines – Cebu (UP-Cebu) student council, Desamparado is also known in the campus as the “mobile sari-sari store vendor.”
Desamparado, who is taking up a degree in mass communication in UP-Cebu, sells anything. From candies, chocolates, cellphone [...]

Turning job seekers into entrepreneurs

Posted on March 11th, 2009 by Roy

In these times where talks of the effects of the global recession just wouldn’t subside, especially with the hundreds of OFW’s who were displaced because of their employers being severely affected by it, the country is once again faced with the rising unemployment problem.
To add up to the displaced OFWs are the local workers who [...]

DPC Yellow Pages to honor Micro-Entrepreneurs

Posted on March 8th, 2009 by Roy

Directories Philippines Corp. (DPC), the company behind the yellow pages directories of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) pays honor to the micro-entrepreneurs through the 23rd edition of the annual Visual Art National Competition that it sponsors together with PLDT, with the theme for this year’s contest – “Tribute to the Filipino Micro-Entrepreneur.”
DPC believes [...]

BSP to regulate electronic payment schemes

Posted on March 8th, 2009 by Roy

These days there are more ways in settling any obligations, especially with the advent of the use of electronic money using the mobile phones like Globe’s G-Cash and SmartMoney of Smart. Because of this, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued guidelines to regulate the use of electronic money or e-money.
For purposes of definition, e-money [...]

P3K Capital And A Bored Couple

Posted on February 6th, 2009 by PinoyBusiness

P3,000 money to spare for capital and a bored couple seem to make a very successful business combination. This is the story of Roberto Cabrera, 62 and his wife Vilma, 60 who ventured into handicraft in 1988 just because they were bored and are no longer happy in managing their small retail. According to them, [...]