What’s in a name and how much does a name of a business matter? A lot, when you’re talking about success, first impression and ultimately, a lasting reputation. So when you are a newcomer and don’t have a discernible identity to introduce to others, how do you determine your brand name? How long does it…
What’s in a name, and how much does the name of a business matter? A lot, when you’re talking about business name ideas that spell success, first impression, and ultimately, a lasting reputation. So when you are a newcomer and don’t have a discernible identity to introduce to others, how do you determine your brand…
Are you starting to manage a family business or in line to inherit an enterprise your retiring parents are currently handling? Indeed, family-run businesses can be more complicated than running a conventional corporation. They often run with extra layers and dimensions of authority, sensitivity, and unwritten rules not customarily found in typical businesses. Most probably,…
Rice is a staple food of Filipinos and needless to say, engaging in selling or trading rice supplies can be a stable business. With the government agency, the National Food Authority, providing alternative, usually cheaper supplies of rice so retailers can provide more affordable supply to the public. But before one can sell NFA rice…
Hope springs eternal on the Philippines as among the most promising in the world when it comes to being a newly industrialized economy, but doing business there remains a tricky task, especially for foreign players without local assistance from the ground. Opportunity remains there, as the country is ranked 12th in terms of population but…
Hope springs eternal in the Philippines as among the most promising in the world when it comes to being a newly industrialized economy. Still, doing business, there remains a tricky task, especially for foreign players without local assistance from the ground. Opportunity remains there, as the country is ranked 12th in terms of population but…
Have you ever experienced going to the ATM to withdraw money but even though no money came out, the transaction was treated as successful and your last withdrawal attempt was reflected in your statement balance? In this age of cybercrime, hacking, and identity theft, such incidents can easily trigger panic. But if this happened to…
Have you ever experienced going to the ATM to withdraw money but even though no money came out, the transaction was treated as successful and your last withdrawal attempt reflected in your statement balance? In this age of cyber crime, hacking and identity theft, such incidents can easily trigger panic. But if this happened to…
Being an SSS member not only assures of retirement pension upon attainment of minimum monthly contributions, it also offers several benefits such as sickness, disability, maternity and financial loans. Typically, this provident fund scheme is funded by both employer and SSS member employee. However, it is also possible for an SSS member to contribute voluntarily….
Most schools in the Philippines produce graduates meant to enter the workforce but train them less as entrepreneurs. No wonder Filipinos are more popular as the world’s workers but few are known as business owners. But sometimes becoming a business owner comes out of necessity rather than passion for the trade. One Filipino who used…