For those who are invested or planning to invest in the Philippine Stock Market, here’s something you should know. Effective Monday, 26 July 2010, the Philippine Stock Exchange will be implementing a new trading system with a new set of trading rules. This is part of PSE’s commitment to enhance the trading experience and support [...]

Today, I’m giving you a guest post from Jason Holmes who has successfully gotten out of debt through debt consolidation or settlement. While this is not a very common practice in the Philippines, it is in the USA. So I hope my readers in America can appreciate Jason’s story and the advise he offers. Let’s [...]

Most of the time, people buy on emotions. That’s something you should know if you want to be a great salesman. And for today, we will take that concept further by talking about a few selling techniques that can help make customers buy – specially those who can’t decide or get second thoughts after you [...]

Last weekend, I found myself going to the 18th Philippine International Franchise Conference and Expo or simply the Franchise 2010 Expo at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay. I’ve been seriously considering getting a franchise business since last year but I haven’t really found one which suits my budget and my interests. So I went [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I got the chance to meet Ms. Eireen Diokno-Bernardo, a Filipino eBay PowerSeller who has been selling items on eBay for the past ten years. In that span of time, she has not only become a multi-millionaire, but more importantly, was able to build an online home-based business that continues [...]

At some point in your life, you must have been invited to join a multi-level network marketing company, I know I have – as well as almost everyone I’ve asked. So did you join? If yes, did you lose your money or did you make some? If I invited you now to join a network [...]

There are many types of business structures to choose from when you’re starting an enterprise. And each one has its own merits and weaknesses. I’ve already written about the different types of business structures before but that post didn’t quite touch the tax advantages and disadvantages of each structure. Thus, I would like to share [...]

Thinking of franchising a business? Then check out the best franchise business in the country below. Last July 6, the 2010 Franchise Awards of ENTREPRENEUR Philippines was held at the A. Venue Hotel Suites in Makati. I was fortunate to be able to attend the event and witness the top franchise companies in the Philippines [...]

Last weekend was a truly inspiring and educational experience for me as I attended the two-day Money Summit & Wealth Expo 2010. Never mind that I still haven’t fully rested from my Leyte trip, the energy of the speakers and the attendees were enough to fuel me throughout the event. As I browse through my [...]

“What are you going to do in Leyte?” asked a friend. “I’m going to attend the Pintados Kasadyaan Festival in Tacloban,” I answered. “That’s nice. Don’t forget to see the San Juanico Bridge!” “Of course, that’s part of the plan,” I replied. And actually, that’s the only other part of the plan. Call me naive [...]