I was online when the news of the untimely death of Michael Jackson hit the internet.
And now, countless blog posts, personal tributes and other stories are everywhere (including this).
But anyway, personally, one of the most sobering articles I’ve read about Michael Jackson is his staggering $400 million of debt.
To many, this news came [...]

A lot has been happening in this blog for the past couple of weeks.
It’s nothing major but it has really kept me busy.
For starters, I did some “spring cleaning” and edited a number of old posts to insert updates, correct misspellings, tweak some of the grammar and remove broken links.
I guess a blog is also [...]

If you’re a long time subscriber to this blog, then you probably know already that I’m a big fan of TED.
TED is not a person but an annual gathering of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers of our time.
TED is actually an acronym for Technology – Entertainment – Design.
More than a year ago, I featured [...]

The Philippine Franchise Association will be holding its 17th International Franchise Conference and Expo on July 1 to 5, 2009.
Entitled Franchise 2009, this is the biggest and longest-running franchise show in the ASEAN region.
If you’re interested to learn about franchise development or maybe looking for a franchise business to buy, then this event is for [...]

How many sources of income do you have?
A friend of mine has about six. He works as a part-time bookkeeper, sells vitamins for a direct-selling company, owns an eLoad business, buys and sells computer parts online, works as a Math tutor and occasionally gets an allowance for running important errands for his father’s company.
I know [...]

When you’re starting a business, one of the things you need to decide on is its business structure.
Choosing the right type of business entity is important because it directly affects your tax payments, administrative tasks, business risks and development.
In general, you should go for a business structure that gives you the most protection and the [...]

When I first started working and making my own money, it never occurred to me to invest my earnings.
At best, I would just put a portion in my savings account and spend the rest however I want.
Looking back, if given the chance to relive those times, I would have chosen to allot another portion of [...]

Whether you’re planning to start a new business or thinking of expanding your current business, applying for a business loan from the bank can help you speed things up.
Leveraging on credit is one of the best tools for business growth. Simply saving up for that start-up capital or waiting for your business to generate those [...]

Saving money is important. We all know that.
But knowing is not the same as doing.
For some people, saving money is like going on a healthy diet. You get inspired and start to do it, but after a few weeks, self-pity creeps in and you begin hating it.
If you usually fail at saving money or you [...]

Do you know the story of Walter Mischel and his marshmallow test?
I wrote about the Stanford Marshmallow Test here more than a year ago and it’s wonderful to relive the lessons learned in that experiment through this talk by Joachim de Posada.
Joachim de Posada is a Hispanic-American motivational coach.
He helps companies find success in business [...]

It’s the beginning of another school year and surely, the students are all ready to learn new things.
How about you? Are you ready to learn something new this month?
Just in case you want to start a new business or learn a new skill, here are the June 2009 business seminars and livelihood training classes for [...]