Reader Mail #13: Business Names, Multi-Level Marketing and Franchise Businesses on Mar 17, 2010 in Business Reader Mail business name franchise business franchising multilevel marketing It’s time for another Reader Mail, an ongoing series where I answer your personal finance, business and investing questions which was sent through my email. For today, we’ll talk about business names, multi-level marketing and franchise b...
Top 8 Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail on Mar 14, 2010 in Business business success small business The US Small Business Administration defines a small business as a privately owned and operated business with 100 employees or less. That definition would put all enterprises of entrepreneurs who I personally know under the category of a small busine...
How To Be Lucky In Life and Achieve Success on Mar 10, 2010 in Mindsetting luck secret to success success A couple of days ago, a friend bought a good luck charm from a Feng Shui store, hoping that it will help him get out of the financial rut he is in. And as we talked over coffee afterward, I couldn’t help but notice how excited he was over his p...
Why Business Owners And Not Just Bloggers Should Go To iBlog 6 on Mar 9, 2010 in Blog Announcements Business In Focus News and Events blogging It’s summer once again and that means it’s time for another iBlog. Now on it’s sixth year, the Philippine Blogging Summit will be for the first time, a two-day event. iBlog6 is happening on April 16 & 17 at the Malcolm Theater,...
An Investing Guide for People Who Are Afraid to Invest on Mar 4, 2010 in Investing investing guide investments Everyone would agree that investing is something that financially smart people do. However, not everyone who has the money does it. Why? There are many reasons but the most common are usually: one, they don’t know how to start or two, they̵...
The Personal Finance Habits of Filipinos on Mar 3, 2010 in General Information Personal Finance Sun Life I’ve been attending a lot of personal finance seminars lately and each time, I learn a little something about the personal finance habit of Filipinos. In summary, it’s really alarming how poorly we manage our money and how much of the pop...
Eugene Lin: iPhoning My Way To Retirement on Feb 25, 2010 in Freelancing Inspirations and Motivations News and Events Ignite Ignite Manila iPhone success success story Today, I present to you this funny and interesting video by Eugene Lin called iPhoning My Way To Retirement. This video was taken during Ignite Seattle, held last December 2009. In case you’re wondering, Ignite is an event which started in the...
“Load Mo Sarili Mo” Network Marketing Business: A Close Look on Feb 23, 2010 in Business In Focus Income Opportunities Load Mo Sarili Mo multilevel marketing network marketing Smart Buzz about a new network marketing business is going around lately and consequently, a handful of my readers are already asking me if this MLM business has potential or just another scam. That’s why I took some time to study the program and do...
Your Five Financial Stages and Investment Goals on Feb 22, 2010 in Investing financial goals Investment Stages At what age should you start investing? The answer is as early as possible. Doing so not only maximizes your investment earnings, but more importantly, it brings you closer to the end of the finish line – financial freedom. Furthermore, it̵...
A Visit to the DAHON Community on Feb 18, 2010 in In Focus Binalot corporate social responsibility DAHON Program social entrepreneurship Last week, I was able to visit the DAHON Community in Nagcarlan, Laguna. This community is home to the DAHON Program or the Dangal At Hanapbuhay para sa Nayon, which is Binalot’s CSR Program. Yes, that’s Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc –...
