From the monthly archives:

March 2006

Bakery Strategy: Partnership

by Rainier on March 30, 2006

[quote]Quote: becoolini posted on 3/25/2006 15:36 hi to everyone! balak ko tumayo ng bakery..may gamit na kame pero la pa pwesto..ung mga gamit kase binili namin s family friend nmin kase aalis na sila ng pinas.ano po ba mgndang tip sa bakery busness?la pa kase kame pwesto eh..binili ko ung makina dahil balak ko nga [...]

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Market Positioning – response to Sho Ha Da

by Rainier on March 28, 2006

(From the gov.ph board, question posed to me by a certain Sho Ha Da and this is my response. He’s asking about Market Positioning.)
Mahal na Reyna Elena,
Naaliw naman ako sa iyo… b~klang b~kla kang magsulat… at an dami mong alam sa business, huh? yang qualities mo ang nilalapitan ng customers… bagay kang magbusiness….

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Php50=$1 and its effect sa OFW

by Rainier on March 25, 2006

Ganito yon. Consider this time frame.
January 2005 (Andun ako sa Manila), exchange rate, $1=Php56. So, kakayod ka muna nang Php56 bago ka magkaron nang $1. Sino ang me advantage sa ganitong exchange rate? Yong mga tiga-labas especially tayo sa America, Middle East, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore or Europa. Kasi, sa konting $ na padala natin, [...]

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East Ortigas Mansions

by reyna11 on March 25, 2006

I’ve always wanted to buy my own place in Manila. To me, that’s an extension of my American Dream. The beauty of East Ortigas is that, you feel like you are out of the messy, busy and traffic-congested Manila when you are inside this development. It’s relaxing and the way they designed the place reminds [...]

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Starting a catering business

by Rainier on March 25, 2006

Ang kagandahan of getting into the catering business is that you don’t need any special education or training to become successful at hinding hindi na po kayo lilinya sa POEA. Kailangan nyo lang nang certain charisma at people skills at kumbaga woman’s intuition (oo na! man’s intuition na rin!) as to what people enjoy sa [...]

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Pano simulan Taxi Business?

March 16, 2006

O, Solomon, eto prehas to nong tinanong sakin ni Taz Mahal. Pano ba ako magsisimula nang taxi business. Ok, eto. Napakaimportante nitong sasabihin ko. Una, kelangan me taxi ka. He! He! He! Chika lang! Kaw naman!

Kalesa? Tipid nga sa gas pero mahihirapan ka sa Edsa. Alam mo naman satin, andami daming binebentang kotse na pedeng [...]

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Multi-level or networking

March 14, 2006

Ano ba ang Multilevel or “network” marketing plans? Well, isa syang way to sell goods or services through distributors. Typically, etong mga plans na to is promising you na pag nag sign up kayo as distributor, kikita kayo nang commissions – sa mga benta ninyo at sa mga mahahakot mong bagong miembro na magiging distributors [...]

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Opening a Starbucks sa Pinas

March 9, 2006

Anonymous said…
hoy mga sisters – tama na ang bolahan. kidding!! I like this, may interaksiyon!! simulan na natin ang diskasyon ng business no. gusto ko ring magsimula ng business and this is a good way to get ideas. sa palagay ninyo ba kapag nagbukas ako ng coffee shop (ala starbucks) eh mag-hi-hit sa Pilipinas? Opinyon [...]

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Opening an Internet Cafe

March 8, 2006

Ayan, for the most part, ang mga emails to me is all about the how’s of opening an internet cafe. Kaya eto na ho. Eto mga kabayan. Maupo kayo’t makinig sa lola nyo.
The first thing that you need to do is market research. Wag kang matakot. Simple lang yan. Ang gawin mo, visit mo several [...]

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Buying a Franchise

March 6, 2006

Kung talagang concerned ka sa mga risks involved nang isang start-up company o kaya, ayaw mo namang bumili nang negosyo dahil takot ka baka bulok namang yang binibili mo, well baka franchising ang best option para sayo. Pero tandaan mo, at dagdagan mo yang batong uukitin mo, dahil you still need hard work, dedication at [...]

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Buying a business

March 6, 2006

Alam ko, karamihan saatin dyan eh talagang gustong mag-run nang small business. Kaso mo, nawawalan na nang gana once na pinag-usapan na ang business plans, makikipag usap na sa mga investors, pati na mga legal issues na kasama nang pagbubukas nang isang start-up company. Kaya yong mga mahihina ang loob, karamihan, bumibili na lang nang [...]

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Ready ka na ba talaga?

March 6, 2006

Ang pagiging negosyante ba eh para sayo?
Sa negosyo, walang guarantees. Wala talagang paraan para maalis mo ang mga risks na kasama pag nagsimula kang mag-negosyo. Pero – pwede mong i-improve ang chances mo na mag-succeed with good planning, tamang preparasyon at kaalaman. Evaluate mo muna ang mga strengths at weaknesses mo as potential owner at [...]

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