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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Choosing the best structure for your business most of the time depends on these two reasons: legal liability- obtaining the best protection from liabilities from general business that can threaten both your business and family assets and tax considerations- obtaining the best tax breaks from your chosen business entity.
These basic guides will help you decide [...]

A sole proprietorship business or a business with a single owner should be registered under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Here are the guidelines in applying for a certificate of registration to the Department of Trade and Industry.
• Application can only be done by a Filipino citizen of legal age ( 18 years or [...]

Almost everybody is dreaming of having their own business. Usually it requires certain amount to start a business. But it doesn’t end there; the office of the business is another thing that would require money, effort and energy. But the question is do we have sufficient fund to include the expenses in putting up our [...]

During the ancient time, candle was the traditional source of household light. We can also find them in altars and church rites. Earlier candles are tube in shape and are made from oils and animal fats with a cloth as a wick. Later on, they found other materials known as bees’ wax which can also [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Finally, after some rough sailing and being bypassed by five Congresses, the renewable energy bill was finally signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . She hopes that it would attract investments and enable the country to achieve greater energy independence.
Now a law, the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (Republic Act 9531) seeks to [...]

Joining in bazaars and selling in tiangge is a good training ground for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to make it big in the business. For one, selling in bazaars doesn’t require much documents which is usually needed by entrepreneurs who want to start their business in the main stream. And if you do well in [...]

Entrepreneurship has been regarded as an essential ingredient of economic development, especially in emerging markets.
Traditionally, Entrepreneurs posses certain distinguishing personal attributes. In the public speech of Fred Uytengsu, he listed 5 characteristics of an entrepreneur. These are: vision, innovativeness, perseverance, passion, and focus. Another frequently mentioned common characteristic of entrepreneurs is their willingness to take [...]

There are sure a lot of benefits working from home. You could multi-task, there’s no rules to be followed, no boss to argue with and there’s no need for you to look your best since you are inside your house, you can wear anything that makes you feel comfortable.
But there’s always a bad side of [...]

The cost advantage that a firm obtains due to expansion is called economies of scale. Any size firm expanding its scale of operation may utilize it. Purchasing, managerial, financial and marketing are the common ones.
Economies of scale play a role in a natural monopoly. A natural monopoly is defined as a firm which enjoys [...]

The Philippines competing with China and Vietnam, this topic is an eye-opener for me. While I would admit that some of the terms and thoughts in this article are too technical for me, a basic point has been discussed which I believe is so true, and it is one of the reasons why investors are [...]

We could have been long freed from the bondage of this oil crisis had there been genuine sincerity from the government to alleviate the people from this predicament. Unfortunately, greed, selfishness and lack of enough political will has prevented this from happening.
Mr. Daniel Dingel, A Filipino engineer has made it possible for car to run [...]

Defining leadership is an elusive pursuit at best. Over the years, great leaders have been identified. We have had less success, however, in enumerating specific characteristics of leadership that can be universally replicated and form a firm foundation for identifying the full range of leadership characteristics. It appears that we know leadership when we see [...]