Push, push and promote

Posted on July 31st, 2010 by Roy

We are on the second half of the year. Are you ready with your business promotional products? Before you know it, Christmas is already here. So better make sure that you have already ordered your giveaways for the holidays, if you have not ordered them yet. With your promotional products, you can get to reach [...]

Reverse and other mortgages

Posted on July 16th, 2010 by Roy

One of the options of senior citizens when it comes to financing or getting additional cash, whether for personal use or to invest in business is the reverse mortgage where they offer their equity in their house as collateral. And during the term of the loan, they have no cash outlay, meaning they do not [...]

Online gaming firm prepares for IPO

Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Roy

The IP E-Game Ventures, Inc., the online gaming unit of listed information technology firm IPVG Corp., is getting ready to go public after fulfilling the requirement of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to be listed by way of introduction last February of this year.

PSE approves REIT listing rules.txt

Posted on June 26th, 2010 by Roy

The Philippine Stock Exchange (SEC) has approved and issued the listing rules for real estate investment trusts (REIT), thus giving way for a new investment instruments.  According to the SEC, the rules should spur interest from the investing public. REIT will use pooled capital of investors to buy and manage income-generating property and mortgage loans.

Get your business online

Posted on June 26th, 2010 by Roy

One way to expand your market reach at the cheapest cost possible is by getting your business online. Yes, you can reach more potential clients through the Internet, for that you need a reliable website hosting company to be sure that you can accommodate all visits and not fall flat on your face by getting [...]

On getting loans for capital

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by Roy

Many believe that the best way to get out of the rat race is to be an entrepreneur. And they are right. However, usually the problem of mos aspiring entrepreneur is where to get capital. Personal Loans are usually that way that most entrepreneurs start, that is after exhausting their savings, and they still need [...]

Website security testing

Posted on May 23rd, 2010 by Roy

Website Security Testing and the Importance of a Daily Website Security Audit
Living in a bad neighborhood, it’s important to know where you can safely get a nice meal and a drink, as well as the back alley places you should avoid because gunshot wounds tend to be unhealthy. Websites are the same way. You don’t [...]

GCs without expiration date soon

Posted on May 19th, 2010 by Roy

A new ruling on the issuance of gift certificates (GCs) might be issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) soon. If the DTI will have its way, it wants GCs to have no expiration dates. It is expected to come out with the decision on the matter next month.
The issuers of gift certificates [...]

Audit of 24 conglomerates to start this week

Posted on May 9th, 2010 by Roy

Right after the elections, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will start this week their audit of 24 of the biggest conglomerates in the Philippines for their 2009 finances. According to BIR Commissioner Joel L. Tan-Torres said BIR “expects to collect a large amount of tax deficiency” from these group of companies. He said they [...]

Tighter rules in getting listed drafted by PSE

Posted on May 1st, 2010 by Roy

A tighter rule in getting listed in the local stock exchange by way of introduction has been drafted by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in a bid to better protect the investing public. The new guidelines will affect the rule which allows the companies to start public trading of their shares without conducting an initial [...]

San Miguel mulls investing in the redevelopment of DMIA

Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Roy

If food and beverage giant San Miguel Corporation (SMC), would have its way, it will redevelop the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), as it being geared to become the country’s premier international gateway.
San Miguel, in its disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), that it is evaluating the viability of investing in the redevelopment of [...]

Yehey! pursues plans to get listed

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Roy

After long-delayed listing of its share in local stock market, Yehey! Corp. still wants to pursue its plan of getting listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). Should they get listed, Yehey! would the third firm this to get listed by way of introduction this year.
Edmundo P. Bunyi, Jr., president and chief operating officer of [...]

Additional capital from credit cards

Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Roy

Every entrepreneur, especially the start-ups, at one time or another would looking for additional capitalization. One that they can easily when an opportunity arises. If you have filled up business credit card applications and got yourself approved, you got some valuable financing tool at your end which you can use for those emergencies.

Pacquiao-Mayweather fight called off

Posted on December 25th, 2009 by Roy

It could have been the biggest fight of the new millennium, but because of some disagreements, it was called off. The Pacquiao-Mayweather dream fight will no longer push through as Bob Arum effectively closed the door on Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Christmas Eve.
The move opens the door for Paul Malignaggi, Shane Mosley and practically anyone [...]

Philippines received pledges for environment-related projects

Posted on December 19th, 2009 by Roy

And so President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s trip to Copenhagen, Denmark seems to be fruitful. If the said pledges amounting to $380 million (P17.67 billion) in foreign funding for environment-related projects and programs in the Philippines would materialize.

Making the world smaller everyday

Posted on December 18th, 2009 by Roy

The world is really getting smaller everyday. What with the internet being people together closer even when there’s oceans separating them. And another product of today’s technology which makes the world even smaller is the direct tv. Because unlike your regular cable subscription, direct tv offerings get you your favorite international show live and real [...]

Mobile email launched by Smart

Posted on November 27th, 2009 by Roy

Here’s another first from the Smart Communications, the country’s leading wireless services provider. The company launched recently the beta phase of its mobile email, the first daily flat-rate, unlimited push email solution in the country.

Getting cheap auto insurance

Posted on November 13th, 2009 by Roy

Aside from taking care of your car, you need to get it insured too. But finding cheap auto insurance is not always easy, and sometimes, you may be able to find one, only to find out that the package is not really beneficial to you. Or, if you find a good package for an auto [...]

Online marketing

Posted on November 13th, 2009 by Roy

We all know that these days, a website is not only essential but almost a requirement for every entrepreneur to have one. And once your site is up, the entrepreneur must do some serious online marketing stuff to promote it. One way to do this is through blog marketing, where a business takes advantage of [...]

Senate Bill 3479 to cure culture of Filipino Time

Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Roy

The culture of “Filipino Time” has long been ailing the country and it has caused many a discomfort and even losses and misunderstandings to some. To cure this Filipino’s culture of tardiness, which commonly called the “Filipino time,” Senator Edgardo Angara filed Senate Bill 3479 which aims to “breed a new culture of promptness” among [...]