Category Archives: Business

Financial Advice Gleaned From a Day in the Hot Seat

PAUL SULLIVAN, On Friday June 24, 2011, 1:03 am EDT WHEN I started writing this column almost three years ago, one of my goals was to figure out what the wealthiest Americans knew and pass along those lessons to middle- … Continue reading

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7 Traps to Avoid When Starting Your Business

While economists continue to debate whether we’re truly rising out of the recession or entering into a double-dip, one thing is clear: The employment sector is still in a slump. The strongest job growth seems to be in the small … Continue reading

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Need we worry?

By: Joey Concepcion of Gonegosyo.net With the current crisis in the Middle East and in Japan; and with the prices of commodities and oil going higher; what is in store for SMEs? I asked Romy Bernardo, one of the country’s … Continue reading

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What are the requirements for closure of business or cessation of operations?

I just learned this lesson today that when you close down your business, you need to inform the city government so that you will not be billed on the succeeding years. I’ve got this process from the DTI website… Department … Continue reading

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Nine Rules to Business & Life by John Gokongwei

From the book: A Path to Entrepreneurship (a book written to tell the story of Mr. John Gokongwei’s life). 9 Rules to Business & Life: 1. Change is inevitable and flexibility is the key. – For someone to survive and … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurship According to John Gokongwei

I have been invited to share my thoughts on Asian conglomerates and the global economy, and why they have been successful in many ways. The best way I can share my thoughts with you is to recall some of my … Continue reading

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Pagbabago Pilipinas by Joey Concepcion of GoNegosyo.Net

Last Saturday, I was part of a forum in a two-day conference in Tagaytay called “7.0: Media Nation Building”. The Pagbabago@Pilipinas Foundation was behind the efforts in organizing the conference. I was even surprised to find out that there was … Continue reading

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John Gokongwei Speech

I’m inspired by his speech and I decided to post this in my blog…  Before I begin, I want to say please bear with me, an 81-year-old man who just flew in from San Francisco 36 hours ago and … Continue reading

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