Putting up a business will be easier if you have adequate technical skills and knowledge about the industry which you’re planning to invest in. This is why attending business and livelihood training seminars is an important step which all entrepreneurs must consider. Never commit the mistake of venturing into a business and planning to learn [...]

No matter how busy you are from working or taking care of your business, you should never forget to exercise. I remember my mother telling me that I should always have time for exercise. She argues that all the hard work that I do to earn money will be useless if I end up frail [...]

I’m a big fan of Albert Einstein. His life story and his work fascinates me. Learning about his teachings on mechanics, photo electricity and relativity in my quantum physics class during college made me realize how much of a genius he really is. But not many people know that aside from being a great man [...]

Wikipedia defines money as any token or object that functions as a medium of exchange that is socially and legally accepted in payment for goods and services and in settlement of debts. If you think about it, money is simply defined as a tool that we use to acquire the things that we need or [...]

The office is not only a place for work. It’s also a potential market for selling. More than our neighbors and friends, the people we spend more at least 8 hours a day almost everyday are one of the best customers we can have for our homemade goodies or personal services. This is the reason [...]

It was a boring, uneventful Sunday afternoon. I just came from a friend’s house in Cubao, Quezon City, and was on my way home. Walking toward the Cubao MRT station, I saw people gathered in a corner. They were staring at something, obviously lost in deep thought. Curious, I squeezed my way to the center [...]

The importance of market research in business is often underestimated by young entrepreneurs. They might think that it’s not essential if you’re just putting up a small enterprise. However, one must realize that going into business without researching your target market is like going through a maze blindfolded. You’re placing yourself at too much risk [...]

I’d like to take this opportunity to inform my readers and visitors of the following contests, parties and events that are currently happening in the blogging community. First, the 4th Philippine Blogging Summit will be held on April 26, 2008 from 9am to 5pm at the Malcolm Theater, College of Law, in UP Diliman, Quezon [...]

Below are some pictures I took of businesses that didn’t quite notice the misspellings in their signs. They may be funny to you but for the owner, this can be quite embarrassing. Imagine if it were you, what would you say to your laughing customers? There is a simple lesson to be learned here. Always [...]

In general, good car maintenance and relaxed driving habits will give your better mileage. This was the main point of my first article on how to save gas. If you haven’t read that yet, I suggest that you do because it mentions a lot of the most obvious ways to save fuel that we often [...]

This is the last part of this article, to read the first part, click here: A Beginner’s Guide To Investing In Anything and Everything, Part 1. You now have your emergency fund and determined your investment objectives. Likewise, your budget is ready and your acceptable level of risk has been defined. You are moving closer [...]

Where can I invest my P20,000? This is a question I often see in business and investing forums everywhere, although of course, the amount varies. After the first post, I’d often read invites from other forum members to join him or her in various affiliate programs and multi-level marketing companies. At other times, the answers [...]