Blog Feed: Business Tips Philippines

How to Conquer the World

Published on 2012-05-21 06:32:26

Are you dreaming of global domination? Do you want to conquer the world? Global domination comes in many forms. It can be political, spiritual and entrepreneurial. A person can rule the world. Companies, products, and even a song can also rule the world. If you want to overcome the world, you have to learn how [...] > read more

May 2012 CPA Board Exam Results and List of Passers

Published on 2012-05-20 14:05:29

Our blog is about business, and it tackles a lot of topics in accounting, finance, and Philippine taxation.  The chief writer of this blog is also a Certified Public Accountant. That is why it already became our tradition to publish the results of CPA Board Examination which is held twice a year (May and October). [...] > read more

How to be Unique

Published on 2012-05-20 02:01:57

Being unique is a quality in business and marketing that leads to successful branding. If you offer a unique brand or a product, it attracts more attention than ordinary ones. If you are blogging for your business, unique blog posts and stories are more likely to be favored by search engines and by readers. However, [...] > read more

How to Verify Your PayPal Account

Published on 2012-05-17 12:40:24

This post is a continuation of our previous article on how to open a PayPal account in the Philippines. If you don’t have a PayPal account yet, you can read that post to learn how to setup your own account. Remember that it is free to create an account. If you have already created your [...] > read more

How to Open a PayPal Account in the Philippines

Published on 2012-05-14 08:53:55

PayPal is one of the business services that I’ve been using since I started my journey to blogging and making money online. It helps me buy the domain names, monthly web hosting, WordPress themes, and professional services for the development of my websites without giving my financial or credit card information to sellers. PayPal also facilitates some [...] > read more

How to Accept Credit Card Payments Online Using PayPal

Published on 2012-05-12 22:38:19

If you sell items on eBay, Etsy, on your own website, on online forums or other marketplaces on the Internet, your customers may choose to pay you using their credit cards. This may also be the same case if you’re a skilled worker who provides professional services online, your clients may also prefer to be [...] > read more

How to Make Your Business Success Long-lasting

Published on 2012-05-09 23:43:01

To start a business is challenging. Attaining business success is even more challenging. But making that success long-lasting is perhaps the most challenging of all. Business success is not easy to achieve. That is why when it lands on our hand, we should do our best to maintain and enhance it. Success in business may [...] > read more

How to Grow Your Small Business in 7 Steps

Published on 2012-05-07 10:25:14

Whether there is an economic boom or recession, small businesses will always have the opportunity to attain growth. They just need to be resourceful and actually grab those opportunities rather than wait for them. If you’re running a small or a medium enterprise, here are 7 basic steps on how to grow your small business. [...] > read more

12 Bad Habits that Could Kill Your Business

Published on 2012-05-05 09:17:12

What you do repeatedly and what becomes your behavioral routine that tends to occur unconsciously is considered a habit. Good habits are helpful to life, while bad habits could be destructive. When it comes to doing business, whether it is small or big, it is important that we do our best to break our bad [...] > read more

48 Ways to Advertise Your Business for Free

Published on 2012-05-04 03:41:09

For small and medium business owners, who can’t compete against their bigger competitors when it comes to advertising budget, there are other ways to advertise their products without spending a dime and still emerge victorious in their respective market competition. When we don’t have enough cash in the bank or in our pocket to spend [...] > read more

18 Tips to Make Your Small Business Look Big

Published on 2012-05-03 04:41:43

It doesn’t mean you have a small business you will not already think bigger and do better. Having a tiny company with a little invested capital should not be a hindrance to making a big difference in the business world. It should not be an excuse to do your best in providing quality and satisfaction [...] > read more

How to Have Loyal Employees

Published on 2012-04-28 21:51:04

Loyal customers are vital to business success. But loyal employees are also as important as those loyal customers. Without loyal people inside your organization, your business operation might be at risk. The success of your sales or revenue generation also depends on your production. Your production relies on your workers. If you don’t have loyal, [...] > read more

15 Tips for Starting a Home-based Business

Published on 2012-04-26 23:42:38

In our previous post, we’ve discussed the pros and cons of running a home-based business. Among its advantages are being your own boss, flexibility in working hours, work-life balance, being closer to your family or kids, low investment capital requirement, unlimited income opportunity, and the fact that it can be started par-time. But these benefits [...] > read more

The Pros and Cons of Running a Home-based business

Published on 2012-04-23 00:32:39

Starting a business is a very challenging moment, especially if you will start it right at the place we called home. Although home-based businesses are considered small businesses, we can’t deny the fact that some of the world’s largest and most admired companies today have started their business in a garage and some in a [...] > read more

Why Social Media Marketing is Good for Your Business

Published on 2012-04-19 12:07:54

Over the years, as technology advances, the different sectors of our society also changes. These include the business sector, which is an important part of our society. Every business has to adapt to those changes in order to flourish and or survive. One of the most significant contributions of our technology is the Internet. And [...] > read more

How Do You Share Your Business on Facebook?

Published on 2012-04-17 05:02:43

How do you share or promote your business and products on Facebook? I’ve seen a lot of business owners and Internet marketers who still don’t get the proper way of sharing their brand on social media, particularly on Facebook. Marketing is not all about promotion. Promotion is not also all about exposure. But unfortunately, a [...] > read more

Learn How to Justify Your Judgments

Published on 2012-04-17 00:22:14

When giving judgments, opinions or criticisms, always support them with proofs and evidences. Yes we should enjoy our freedom. However, it doesn’t mean we are already free to give biased words to anyone. Whether you tell it on Facebook, Twitter, on your blog or anywhere else online or offline, judgment must always be just. It [...] > read more

Life is Not All about Making Choices

Published on 2012-04-16 23:37:43

When you make the right choice, it doesn’t mean you already made the right move. And when you make the right move, it doesn’t also mean you’ve already achieved the right thing. Life is not all about making choices. It doesn’t even just about executing those choices. Life is a life itself. It exists because [...] > read more

What is the Greatest Secret to Business Success?

Published on 2012-04-16 00:32:31

Ask the successful business persons and they will give you a lot of secrets to success. These include hard work, patience, focus, passion, consistency, smart planning, understanding, intelligent actions, and many other proven ingredients to success. But what is the greatest secret of all secrets to business success? Hard work pays off. However, without smart [...] > read more

7 Tips on How to Start a Successful Blog

Published on 2012-04-14 00:04:35

You want to start blogging? Well, start it now and make your start a great one because the blogging industry is now such a crowded and a very competitive industry. Even in the starting point of your blogging journey, you should already stand out from the crowd. And even if you’re just a newbie, you [...] > read more

Learn How to Target the Right Market

Published on 2012-04-13 04:46:30

Guns are used with bullets. That is why shooters need to aim the right targets so that they wouldn’t waste ammunition. Moreover, they should also avoid hitting the wrong boards to prevent unwanted casualties. Likewise, farmers use good seeds to yield good harvest. They should know how to plant them in the right soil to [...] > read more

Be a Warrior of Your Business

Published on 2012-04-13 01:01:22

Success can be synonymous with victory. That is why if you want to succeed in your business, you should learn how to fight and win the business competition. This competition is tougher, wider and deeper than any ordinary businessmen and entrepreneurs might think. Every business persons should compete in the many aspects of business, such [...] > read more

12 Ways to Get Natural Backlinks to Your Website or Blog

Published on 2012-04-09 00:26:49

In search engine optimization (SEO), getting quality backlinks or inbound links from authority sites is vital in improving the pagerank or importance of your website or blog. However, search engines like Google has already ruled out to penalize sites that are doing too much SEO and manipulation of their site’s ranking. Thus, we need to [...] > read more

10 Mistakes to Avoid When Filing Income Tax Return

Published on 2012-04-07 23:28:34

There is only one week left until April 15 is here – the deadline for annual income tax filing. If you are already done filing your income tax return with the BIR, then congratulations for making it earlier than the due date. For others who have not yet filed their income tax declarations, it’s important [...] > read more

How to Show Respect to Your Customers

Published on 2012-04-07 06:55:24

If you want to succeed in your business, you’ve got to pay these things: money, time, attention, effort, and respect. Among them, paying respect to people, especially to customers, is the rarest thing you will ever heard from business owners. Since businesses are traditionally made for financial profit, several business owners don’t give much care [...] > read more

How to Achieve Focus and Avoid Distractions

Published on 2012-04-06 12:08:00

Focus, focus, focus, how many times you tell this word to yourself whenever you want to achieve or accomplish something in your life? Whether that goal of yours is short-term or long-term, you need to concentrate and be focused to accomplish it effectively and efficiently. You need concentration to resist all the distractions that can [...] > read more

How to Get Rid of Evil

Published on 2012-04-06 03:25:35

Evil thoughts and evil plots are no good in business and in our whole life. Well, it’s evil, it’s bad, and it deceives anyone, including oneself. You might make a lot of money instantly when you use evil schemes in your business. You might earn instant fame using evil ways. But eventually those achievements will [...] > read more

14 Tips to Become a Hardworking Person

Published on 2012-04-05 21:55:03

You’ve heard about it all the times. It’s always one of the common answers that successful people will tell you if you will ask them the secrets to their success to life. Hard work is one of the most essential qualities of a successful person. A business person, a professional, an employee, a mother, a [...] > read more

Top Taxpayers in the Philippines

Published on 2012-04-03 11:47:58

Taxes are the lifeblood of our country. Without tax collections, our nation won’t be able to construct bridges, streets, schools, hospitals, and other infrastructures for the public consumption. Without taxes, our government agencies and offices won’t run to serve the citizens. Thus, the taxpayers, who are the source of our national revenue and financial budget, [...] > read more

8 Benefits of Being a Blogger

Published on 2012-04-02 11:13:43

I started my first blog way back 2005. It was about philosophy and spirituality – the topics that are usually lurking on my mind. I even participated actively on online forums about theoretical physics and other weird stuff just to promote my blog. There were also times that I am involved in online debates, fighting [...] > read more

BIR Interactive Forms for Income Tax Filing Now Available

Published on 2012-03-31 08:18:05

On November 2011, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has issued Revenue Regulation No. 19-2011, requiring taxpayers to use the revised forms for filing their income tax returns. The new forms, which include BIR Form 1700 (Annual Income Tax Return for Individuals Earning Purely Compensation Income), BIR Form 1701 (Annual Income Tax Return for Self-Employed [...] > read more

How to Replace Lost or Damaged BIR TIN Card

Published on 2012-03-31 00:28:54

How to replace lost or damaged BIR TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) card? If you have already registered a TIN before, but have lost your TIN card, or if your card has been damaged, here are the steps you can do to replace your TIN card and have a new one. 1. Know the BIR District [...] > read more

100 Ways to Make Your Blog Stand Out from the Crowd

Published on 2012-03-28 08:31:05

According to NM Incite, a Nielsen/McKinsey company, they have tracked over 181 million blogs around the world by the end of 2011. Furthermore, a majority of bloggers in the blogosphere have been blogging for more than 4 years. Others are even for more than 6 years. Thus, if you are an aspiring blogger, who wants [...] > read more

The Most Powerful SEO Technique in the Universe

Published on 2012-03-23 08:01:08

To title this post as the most powerful search engine optimization (SEO) technique in the Universe may be a fairy tale or a science fiction. However, this is not magical, but a simple, principled, yet technical article that we critically need at this moment where Google is kicking out a number of small to large [...] > read more

12 Tips to Increase Your Alexa Rank

Published on 2012-03-22 02:35:37

So you want to increase or improve the Alexa rank of your website or blog? Alexa traffic ranking is based on the three months of aggregated historical traffic data from millions of Alexa Toolbar users and other data sources. The highest Alexa rank is 1, which, as of the date of this post, is currently [...] > read more

Tips on Using Credit Cards: The Dos and Don’ts

Published on 2012-03-21 02:55:29

Credit cards are for the convenience of their holders – the customers. Credit card holders can enjoy shopping even if they don’t have cash as long as the total charges don’t exceed their maximum credit line. Customers may also enjoy rewards and points which can be redeemed for cash, airline tickets, hotel room accommodation, gas, groceries [...] > read more

20 Benefits of Having a Facebook Page for Your Business

Published on 2012-03-19 12:33:50

Are you a business owner or a marketer? Have you already built a Facebook Page for your business? If you haven’t created that yet, then you should act now. Facebook Pages are for businesses, organization, celebrities, and bands to broadcast great information in an official and public manner to people who choose to connect with [...] > read more

25 Benefits of Having a Website for Your Business

Published on 2012-03-18 05:12:09

Any business, large or small, is not exempted to innovation. If you’re a business owner, you should always make sure that you’re in a competitive advantage to avoid being eaten alive by the competition. One of the most important things you should consider to stand out from the crowd is having a website for your [...] > read more

Magnum Ice Cream in the Philippines

Published on 2012-03-16 09:05:07

What is this Magnum Ice Cream that is making a craze in the Philippines? I first saw this tasty yummy looking chocolate coated ice cream on a stick posted on my friends’ statuses on Facebook. Looking at the product, it delivers a classic and world-class packaging marked with the words “made with Belgian Chocolate” and [...] > read more

Sample Balance Sheet and Income Statement

Published on 2012-03-14 00:38:56

The following are sample balance sheet (statement of financial position), income statement, and statement of changes in owner’s equity for an individual or sole proprietorship business. These sample financial statements are actually the ones we have discussed and prepared in our previous accounting discussions. The account titles and balances presented on these reports are derived from [...] > read more

How to Make a Statement of Changes in Owner’s Equity

Published on 2012-03-13 12:49:11

The statement of changes in owner’s equity is a separate component of financial statements for a sole or single proprietorship business. It presents how the capital shown in the balance sheet equity section changes over a period of time. It also shows the effects on the capital account of the various business transactions that occurred [...] > read more

How to Prepare an Income Statement

Published on 2012-03-13 01:49:05

If you own a business or providing professional services, you need to know if you are making profit or incurring loss. You need to take a look if your business is generating more revenues than your total expenses. This financial information is found on the income statement. The income statement is also called profit and [...] > read more

How to Prepare a Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position)

Published on 2012-03-12 01:44:56

The balance sheet or the statement of financial position is one of the major components of financial statements, which include the income statement, statement of cash flow, statement of changes in equity and the notes to financial statements. The balance sheet gives readers of financial statements the snapshot of an entity’s financial condition. It presents [...] > read more

How to Prepare an Adjusted Trial Balance

Published on 2012-03-10 07:14:06

The trial balance is an internal report, listing all the account titles and their balances from the general ledger. It is prepared at the end of accounting period to check errors in the accounting cycles, which include identifying transactions, analyzing them, recording journal entries, and posting them to the ledgers. In our previous article titled [...] > read more

Who are the Richest People in the World in 2012?

Published on 2012-03-08 13:37:00

In its 25th Anniversary of tracking and compiling the list of billionaires on our planet since 1987, Forbes has once again published this year’s authoritative list of the richest people in the world. This year’s list was an all time high with 1,226 billionaires counted in for a total net worth of $4.6 trillion. Although [...] > read more

Who are the Richest People in the Philippines in 2012?

Published on 2012-03-08 06:50:23

Forbes Magazine has just published its newest list of billionaires on the planet. The list, which is published on March 7, 2012 included an all time high 1,226 billionaires worth a record of $4.6 trillion. Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, once again named as the richest person in the world with a net worth of [...] > read more

Examples of Adjusting Journal Entries in Accounting

Published on 2012-03-08 01:17:40

In our previous post titled how to make adjusting journal entries (AJE), we have discussed the common types of adjusting entries, namely, accrued revenues, accrued expenses, unearned revenues, prepaid expenses, depreciation (estimation), change in accounting estimate, and prior period errors. We also enumerated some examples of economic events that need to be adjusted to update [...] > read more

How to Make Adjusting Journal Entries

Published on 2012-03-07 02:14:35

In our previous article, we’ve discussed about the preparation of a trial balance. After the trial balance is prepared, we need to ensure that our accounting records are accurate and our financial reports will be fairly presented. Adjusting journal entries (AJE) are necessarily made at the end of the accounting period to update accounts to [...] > read more

How to Prepare a Trial Balance

Published on 2012-03-05 05:47:41

A trial balance is an internal accounting statement prepared to check the accuracy of the company’s accounting records. As the “trial” on its name suggests, it is made to check if there are errors committed during the accounting process, which involves journalizing and posting entries to the general or subsidiary ledgers. The trial balance must [...] > read more

5 Interesting Memes for Work, Success and Fun

Published on 2012-03-03 00:30:29

Memes are one of the hottest stuff on the Internet right now. They spread on the social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Google plus, StumbleUpon, Pinterest, various blogs, and other websites. They can be fun, disgusting, thought-provoking or awe-inspiring. Online marketers have been using Internet memes for their viral marketing campaigns online. This is because a [...] > read more

What is the Richest Country in the World?

Published on 2012-03-02 10:26:43

The wealthiest country in the world based on per capita income is Qatar. This is according to the latest list of the world’s richest countries compiled and published by Forbes magazine on February 2012. The Arab Gulf emirate of 1.7 million people topped the list thanks to the oil prices recovery and its vast natural [...] > read more

How to Make Your Employees Feel Valued

Published on 2012-02-28 23:53:24

Employees are the best assets you can have on your business. And just like any other asset, cash, inventory, machine, equipment or building, they should be identified, recognized and accounted at the right value. Besides, they deserve more value than those nonliving things, right? Humans are packed with natural and even beyond natural intelligence and [...] > read more

November 2011 Philippine Bar Exam Results (2012 Release)

Published on 2012-02-28 06:18:22

In last year’s Bar Exam results released on March 17, 2011 for September 2010 Bar examination, the Supreme Court announced 982 passers out of 4,847 examinees, with Cesareo Antonio S. Singzon Jr. from Ateneo de Manila University as the topnotcher having an 89.00% rating. For the November 2011 Bar Examinations, the Supreme Court told that [...] > read more

How to Make Your Employees Love You

Published on 2012-02-27 12:23:05

If you’re the boss, the employer or the owner of a company, you may realize how important it is to make your employees like you. Many employers strive to do anything just to make their employees like to work with them. That’s good, but if you really want to achieve the best of your workers, [...] > read more

How to Post Journal Entries to the General Ledger

Published on 2012-02-26 12:59:24

After journalizing your business transactions, that is, recording them in the general or special journals, the next step is to post those journal entries in the general ledger accounts. To learn about recording transactions in the general journal, please read our previous article and simple tutorial on “how to record transactions in the general journal”. [...] > read more

How to Make Your Customers Feel Welcome

Published on 2012-02-25 02:07:29

We’re all customers. Whether you’re a business owner or not, I know you’ve been through it. You shop at the shopping mall, eat at the restaurant, or check in at the hotel. You know how it is to be treated as a customer. I, myself, as a customer, have already experienced both bad and good [...] > read more

5 Ideas to Make Your Business Pinteresting

Published on 2012-02-23 02:08:58

If you are using Twitter and Facebook for you business marketing strategy then you must take into consideration having Pinterest as part of your marketing arsenal. Pinterest is one of the new players in the social media world from where it amazingly grabs a lot of attention attracting 10 million of users with just a [...] > read more

How to Make Your Customers Love You in 12 Steps

Published on 2012-02-22 01:16:45

It’s hard, yet simple. Here are 12 steps on how to make your customers love you, your brand, your products, and your whole business. 1. Know your customers. To make your customers love you, you need to love them first, and loving starts from knowing. Invest time, effort and attention to getting your customers’ details. [...] > read more

How to Really Make Your Customers Feel Special

Published on 2012-02-21 06:19:56

If you are wishing to make your customers feel special to generate more sales and increase your profit, then you are heading in the wrong way. This is because you don’t need to think about selling them and profiting from them to make them feel someone who’s special. Think of your special friends or of [...] > read more

How to Make Your Small Business Legal

Published on 2012-02-20 13:00:35

You started it as a hobby, and then you’ve decided to start a small business out of it. It can be online, such as website development, search engine optimization, graphic designing or selling stuff on the Internet. It might also be something you’ve started at home without the Internet, such as scented candle making, cake [...] > read more

How to Make Your Business Show Up on Google

Published on 2012-02-20 09:23:15

Google is the world’s largest search engine and still the no.1 most visited website in the world today according to Alexa.com. Hundreds of million of people visit Google everyday, which make the site logs billions of searches a day. It is also the largest referrer of steady traffic to many websites on the Internet. That [...] > read more

5 Business Lessons We can Learn from American Idol

Published on 2012-02-18 12:36:13

I like music and I love to sing. That is why the American Idol becomes one of the shows that I enthusiastically follow on the television. American Idol is a reality TV singing competition created by Sim Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment. It was first aired on Fox on June [...] > read more

All About Jeremy Lin and Linsanity

Published on 2012-02-18 03:04:13

Although the New York Knicks 7-game winning streak has already ended on Friday with a 89-85 lose to New Orleans, Linsanity has already caused a global phenomena. If you stay at home and watch the news on TV or if you always on the Internet lurking on the Social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, [...] > read more

What is Jeremy Lin’s Secret to Success?

Published on 2012-02-17 14:17:50

There’s a new superstar in the world of sports that has shined brightly this week. He plays the NBA wearing the New York Knicks jersey; he’s a Harvard graduate of economics degree, he’s a Taiwanese-American, and his name is Jeremy Lin. Even if you’re not a big fan of the National Basketball Association, if you’re [...] > read more

New and Revised Income Tax Return BIR Forms

Published on 2012-02-17 04:01:40

Taxpayers who are required to file their income tax returns under the Tax code, and those who are not required but opt to do so, will be filing with the new income tax returns issued by the BIR. This is for their annual income tax covering and starting calendar year 2011, which is due on [...] > read more

43 Business Ideas You can Start as a Hobby

Published on 2012-02-16 05:41:34

Passion is widely known to be an important element of success. If you want to succeed in your business, you should put passion into it.  For people who have not been into business, but already have passion or a hobby which they always love to do, they can turn that passion into business. There are [...] > read more

Daily Business Tips: Do It with All Your Heart

Published on 2012-02-15 13:09:43

You suddenly found yourself in a situation where you become tired of serving your seemingly terrible clients. Your patience is about to be exhausted and you’re about to give up in giving them the best of your treatment. But on the other hand, your records consider them as your important and valuable clients. Reports also [...] > read more

Top 50 Websites in the Philippines (2012 Alexa Ranking)

Published on 2012-02-15 00:37:37

In one of our earlier posts, we have published the top 40 blogs in the Philippines based on the February 2012 Alexa Ranking. Our aim was to inspire Filipino bloggers and challenge them in bringing their blogs to the top not only in the Philippines, but also in the world. The post was a success, [...] > read more

10 Ways to Show Customers that You Love Them

Published on 2012-02-14 05:22:04

Customer care will keep your customers coming back to your business. But “customer love” will keep them coming back to your business loyally. Love is more powerful than care. And if your customers or clients love your business, you are in a better position to achieve success. But how can you make your customers love [...] > read more

10 Ideas to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Workplace

Published on 2012-02-13 05:50:28

If the Valentine’s Day will fall on a working day, you will probably spend working hours in the office with your co-workers. On this day of hearts and love, you’re perhaps thinking only of your special someone. Your eyes and hands are on your job, but your heart and mind are on your wife, husband, [...] > read more

White and Black Hat SEO: What You Should Know

Published on 2012-02-12 10:29:04

Traffic is the lifeblood of your website or blog. Without traffic, you don’t have something to convert into profit. Thus, we almost do everything to get traffic from search engines, social media, and from anywhere that can refer visitors to our site. Social media places, such as Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Pinterest, Reddit, and Google+ are [...] > read more

Income Tax in the Philippines

Published on 2012-02-12 04:33:30

Philippine taxation is already one of the most discussed topics on this blog. I have observed that many Filipinos are still confused when it comes to knowing and understanding their tax obligations to the government. I can’t blame them because taxation, especially income tax computation, is not an easy knowledge to learn. One might require [...] > read more

8 Reasons Why Businesses Succeed

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What are the reasons why businesses succeed? If you don’t want your business to fail or you don’t want to taste failure again, you need to know, learn and understand why a business succeeds. Moreover, these knowledge, lessons and understanding sh > read more

10 Business Secrets Every Business Person Must Know

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So you’re into business and entrepreneurship? That’s great because in this world, we need to have business leaders and entrepreneurs who can make people lives better through their products, solutions and services. However, doing business is not a > read more

How to Become a Better Marketer

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Marketers play a vital role in achieving business success. Whether it’s a big or a small business, it must have a function and set of processes for bringing value to its customers. For large companies, they all have the money to build a competitive > read more

Advantages and Disadvantages of Forming a Corporation

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So you want to become a stockholder, CEO or Chairman of the Board of Directors rather than call yourself a proprietor, partner or a plain manager of your own business? A corporation promises a more prestigious form of business. In fact, the biggest, > read more

5 Simple Career Tips for Fresh Graduates

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Graduation is one of the most memorable moments in our lives. We’d all be like; “finally, I’m through with my studies!” Yes, you may be done with your studies but you have barely started a new journey – a real journey through life. Coll > read more

How to Find Good Employees

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How to find good employees? How to search the right employee for your business and organization? If your sales and revenues lie in the hands of your customers, your productivity lies in the hard work of your workers or employees. That is why it is ve > read more

What is the Importance of Accounting in Business

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What is the importance of accounting in business? Imagine a world without language and communication, isn’t it in chaos? What would happen if there is no balance sheet or statements of financial position to show us the financial condition of our bu > read more

The World’s Most Generous People for 2011

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I was listening to the song “billionaire” by Bruno Mars and Travis McCoy last night and it got me thinking how everybody wants to be a billionaire. Of course, who don’t want to have the money to buy all the things he never had? Being wealthy is > read more

List of Common Accounting Terms and Definitions

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We have compiled a list of common accounting terms and definitions. This list aims to give users of financial information to have a quick online resource of usual terminologies used in accounting. We will constantly update this compilation to include > read more

The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes for 2011

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Once we have thought that to earn the biggest paycheck in our lives, we should finish the most prestigious degrees in college and complete the most outstanding postgraduate courses. But that is not always the case. While some people are receiving the > read more

How to Apply for Pag-IBIG Multi-purpose Loan

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If you’re a Pag-IBIG member, it is important that you know the benefits you can avail from being their member. The Home Development Mutual Fund is not only providing housing loans to its eligible members, but also provides other financial assistanc > read more

How to Apply for a Pag-IBIG Housing Loan

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How to apply for a Pag-IBIG housing loan in the Philippines? The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or popularly known as the Pag-IBIG Fund (Pagtutulungan sa Kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno) was created by virtue of Presidential De > read more

12 Quotes to Heal a Broken Heart

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How to heal a broken heart? A happy heart is important to rightfully accomplish our every task. A troubled heart can significantly affect a person’s work, whether it is for business or for a day time job. It reduces productivity and hinders prosper > read more

What is Accounting?

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Most of the readers and visitors of this blog are business owners and entrepreneurs. Thus, we decided to publish series of articles that will help them understand the field of accountancy, which includes accounting, bookkeeping and auditing. But sinc > read more

Business Tips #5: The Secret of Diligence

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Practicing diligence is one of the best business tips that will surely forward our business into success. A hard-working entrepreneur succeeds in entrepreneurship. An industrious manager makes a productive management. A thorough marketer attracts mor > read more

20 Thoughts that will Motivate You to Work

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We need to stay motivated to move forward in our endeavors. But self-motivation is not as easy as telling other people to go on. Motivating ourselves needs a lot of ignition to start our hands working and our feet running. That is why we need the mos > read more

How to Become Rich

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How to become rich? The poor always ask these questions to themselves. I grew up in the Philippines, where poverty is a major problem. The people in this country are already enjoying democracy, but still most Filipinos are not living in financial fre > read more

Google Wallet: Turning Your Phone Into Wallet

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The online and offline world of commerce is trying to connect and harmonize when Google officially announced its Google Wallet mobile payment service on Thursday. In their New York City Office, the company, along with Citi, Mastercard, First Data and > read more

What is a Sin Tax?

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What is a sin tax? Sin tax, as it name suggests, is a tax levied on products or activities, which are considered sinful or harmful and considered as objects of social disapproval, such as liquor, tobacco and gambling. Sin tax or sometimes called sump > read more

What is RH Bill and Why I’m Against It?

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What is RH Bill or Reproductive Health Bill? Should this bill be enacted as a Philippine law or not? House Bill 4244, otherwise known as “The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011” is now pendi > read more

May 2011 CPA Board Exam Top 10 and Topnotchers List

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The following are the top 10 successful CPA Board Examinees who have garnered the highest ratings in the May 2011 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination held in May 15, 2011 and the following days. The Professional Regulation Commission ( > read more

Business Tips #4: Grow Like a Tree

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Business without growth is not a healthy business. We want it to grow, develop and achieve its optimal success. We don’t want it to be stagnant and become unproductive. However, we must also consider the timing of its growth. Although the world see > read more

Business Tips #3: Don’t Always Use Your Brain

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We often hear someone telling us to use our brain in order to succeed in life. Being smart and intelligent is also one of the best tips to put our business into the right track. We use our brain in strategic planning, financial analysis, evaluating p > read more

How to Have a Website for Your Business

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So you’ve decided to give your business an online presence? Now you want to know how to have or create a website for your business. Business, whether small or big, should now have their own internet portal, where their customers and other stakehold > read more

How to Increase Visitors to Your Website or Blog

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How to boost traffic and increase visitors to your website or blog? To drive more traffic to a website or blog is one of the most important goals any web owner or blogger desire of. For online business owners and Internet entrepreneurs, traffic means > read more

How to Become a Good Businessman in 5 Steps

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If every businessman in the world is good, then we might be living in a better place. Employees are inspired, customers are satisfied, our environment is clean, the government prospers, and all the people are happy. But all of these are just like dre > read more

How to Make Money Online with Google Adsense

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How to make money online with Google Adsense? Adsense program is an ad serving application run by Google Inc. Website owners and bloggers, which are called publishers, can enroll in this program to enable text, image, and video advertisement on their > read more

Is May 21 2011 the End of the World?

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Will the world ends on May 21, 2011? Is there a truth behind this end of the world prediction? The May 21 doomsday or the day of rapture has been a hot issue on TV news, radio talks, blog posts and even on the topics discussed on top social media sit > read more

How to Make Money Online from Web Host Reselling

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There are many ways to make money online, such as blogging, website flipping and affiliate marketing. Web host reselling can also become one of your online businesses and source of passive income, in addition to your blogging, web design, web develop > read more

How to Pass the CPA Board Exam in the Philippines

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How to pass the CPA board exam in the Philippines? The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination is a licensure exam prescribed by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and given by the Board of Accountancy (BOA). The exam covers 7 subject > read more

May 2011 CPA Board Exam Results and List of Passers

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Know the May 2011 CPA Board Exam results and list of passers in the Philippines here. In less than a week, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will announce the list of the new Certified Public Accountants who will pass the CPA Licensure Exa > read more

How to Make Money Online from Blogging

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How to make money online from blogging? Blogs are everywhere on the Internet. You can find tons of blog posts links on top social sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. A blog (web log) is a type of website or a part of a website that publishes regular > read more

How to Make Money Online from Website Flipping

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How to make money online from website flipping? This time I will discuss another online business that has a great earning potential. If you have the skills in developing websites or blogs, and or if you have the talent in promoting and monetizing the > read more

How to Bless Your Business

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How to bless your business and achieve prosperity? We build our businesses for profitability, which can be in the form of money, honor, happiness and self-fulfillment. Thus, we want our business and company to avoid any bad luck and ensure that they > read more

30 Business Tips for Entrepreneurs

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Here are 30 quick business tips for entrepreneurs. I want our blog, which is titled business tips Philippines, stand to its name in sharing good tips that will guide and help people succeed in their business and entrepreneurship. Achieving optimal su > read more

Business Ideas in the Philippines

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If you’re looking for lists of business ideas in the Philippines, you’ve come to the right place. We strive to brainstorm, write, publish and share various business ideas for your wise consideration. We believe on the talents, skills, creativity > read more

How to Save Your Money Wisely

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How to save your money wisely and simply? When we want to achieve something great, we can achieve it in simple ways, but not in easy ways, especially when it comes to saving our precious money. Saving our bucks doesn’t only involve keeping ourselve > read more

The Largest and Biggest Companies in the Philippines

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What are the largest and biggest companies in the Philippines? If you have a company of your own, you may be interested to know which among the big corporations of our country have made it to the top each year. Every year, the sales, profits, assets > read more

How to Get Out of Debt Problems

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How to get out of debt trouble and problems? Not all debts give problems. They can even help us save taxes when there is interest expense, aid us in generating more profit by utilizing loan proceeds, and help our business grow more by using the funds > read more

How to Become a Good Manager in 7 ways

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This article will teach you not only on how to become a good manager, but also how to be a better and greater manager in 7 ways. It discusses the things that most managers, employers, supervisors and common leaders don’t usually realize. It’s tim > read more

What is the True Meaning of Financial Freedom?

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So what is the true meaning of financial freedom? If you want to achieve it, you must know and understand it first. This is to assure that you are heading to a real financial independence that can make you truly happy in life, and not to a false free > read more

How to Achieve Financial Freedom

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People want to get out of debt, save more money, earn more passive income, and achieve financial freedom. However, most of us are still waiting for these things to happen. What’s the problem? What’s wrong with all the good things and plans we hav > read more

Wage Increase for 2011 in the Philippines

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Is there enough wage or salary increase waiting for Filipino workers this year? The laborers and employees of the Philippines are expecting a wage hike for 2011. But would it be adequate to cover the increasing prices of commodities out there? The pr > read more

10 Small Business Ideas in the Philippines

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Here is a list of 10 small business ideas with low starting capital you can start in the Philippines. If you’re an unemployed person who strives to earn for living, an employed one who wants to earn extra income, a mom who wishes to work at home, o > read more

Business Ideas and Trends for the Future

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What are the best business ideas for the future and beyond? Successful businessmen and entrepreneurs speculate and predict the industry trends to assure sustainability and long-term success. Whether we are thinking of a big or a small business, we ne > read more

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley Fight Results: Boxing and business

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There is business in boxing, and its effect on the economy can be significant, especially when the battle in the ring involves the fighter of the decade Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2) and former three-division world champion Shane Mosley (46-6-1) fighting f > read more

How to Apply for a Passport in the Philippines

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How to apply and get a passport in the Philippines? If you are attending a business meeting, participating seminars or having a relaxing vacation to any of the ASEAN member nations (e.g., Singapore, Hongkong, Malaysia, Thailand), you must have a pass > read more

How to get a TIN ID from the BIR Philippines

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How to get a TIN (Taxpayer Identification Number) ID from the BIR in the Philippines? Before you can file your taxes with the government through the Bureau of Internal Revenue, you need to supply your BIR form with a TIN. Likewise, before your employ > read more

Labor Day in the Philippines: May 2 a Holiday?

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On May 1, which falls on Sunday this year, the Philippines will celebrate its 109th Labor Day.  And because most laborers love non-working holidays, the big question now is will the holiday for the Labor Day be moved to Monday? Well, for the year 20 > read more

12 Summer Business Ideas in the Philippines

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The hottest days of the year are here again. Yes you’re right; it’s summer time once again! Many people are expected to pursue on their planned vacations and more people are staying at home rather than in schools. As for business enthusiasts and > read more

How to Register with the BIR (for Professionals)

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How to register with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as a self-employed professional in the Philippines? A self-employed individual can be either a person who is engaged in business (sole proprietorship) or a person who practice his profession. > read more

100 Business Tips and Tricks for Your Success

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The hundred business tips and tricks for your success in doing business. This post is so special. This is our 100th post in this blog! Yes, thank God for making us this far. Thank you to our readers who continuously follow us. This is so far the long > read more

How to Compute SSS Contributions in the Philippines

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How to compute SSS contribution in the Philippines? Employers must know how much employer’s contribution (ER) they must pay to the Philippine Social Security System (SSS) for their employers. If you’re an employee, you might also ask how much emp > read more

How to Franchise Dunkin Donuts in the Philippines

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How to franchise Dunkin Donuts in the Philippines? If you want a wise investment with your money, franchising an already successful brand can be a good decision. If you love donuts, you may want to consider franchising the world’s largest donut, co > read more

Manny Pacquiao Earnings and the Best Paid Athletes 2010-2011

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Have you asked how much is Manny Pacquiao’s earnings? Just how much money he is making from the sports of boxing? ESPN The Magazine, in its May 2011 “all about the money” issue, publishes the best-paid athletes in 30 sports. The athletes were r > read more

How to Franchise Mister Donut in the Philippines

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If you want to enter into a successful business and if you love donuts, you might want to know how to franchise Mister Donut in the Philippines. Mister donut is one of the largest donut chains in the country with over 1,000 shops nationwide. Most of > read more

51 Home-Based Business Ideas in the Philippines

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Here is a list of small home-based business ideas you can start in the Philippines with small capital. There are fifty one ideas you can choose on. But be sure that you have the sufficient skills, talents, experience and passion to do and run these c > read more

How to Franchise McDonald’s in the Philippines

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How to franchise McDonald’s in the Philippines? So have you decided to choose McDonald’s over other fast-food chain franchises in the country? No wonder it is the largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in the world, with more than 3 > read more

Business Guide in the Philippines

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This post lists and summarizes all of our published tips, stories and articles for your business guide in the Philippines. It also includes outside links which we consider very helpful in achieving your short-term and long-term business objectives. W > read more

List of Online Business Ideas

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Below you will find a list of online business ideas you can do and work at home. If you’re an employee who wants to earn extra income, a mom who wants to work while being with her children, a college student who needs additional cash, or just an as > read more

Penalties for Late Filing of Tax Returns

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How to compute the penalties for late filing of income tax return in Philippines? Maybe you’re one of those taxpayers who are searching the Internet right now for any clue and answer to that question. The deadline for filing and payment of the annu > read more

Tax Guide Philippines

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If you’re looking for an online tax guide in the Philippines, this blog strives to provide you that. We know that taxation is an essential part of doing business. We also understand that it may involve anyone who earns income, whether it’s from b > read more

List of Job Portals and Websites in the Philippines

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Below you will find a list of popular and top online job portals and websites in the Philippines. If you’re an employer who’s looking for the competent personnel to hire and be part of your work force, or if you’re searching for the right jobs > read more

How to Secure Your Business

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How to secure your business? What are the ways to protect our businesses? We invest money, time and energy on it. Thus, we need to keep it away from any danger. Just like a precious thing in our possession, we got to defend it from anyone or anything > read more

Holy Week in the Philippines: 2011 Business Ideas

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Holy week, which means Hebdomas Sancta or Hebdomas Maior, “Greater Week” in Latin, is the last week of Lent and the week before Easter according to the Catholic tradition. It commemorates the last week of Jesus Christ’s life as a man on > read more

How to Maintain a Good Business Name and Reputation

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How to maintain a good business name and reputation? Having a catchy business name requires a lot of imagining and brainstorming. But having a good and reputable company name goes beyond brain and imagination. It must be a product not only of your he > read more

How to Avoid BIR Tax Audit?

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How to avoid a BIR tax audit? April 15 is fast approaching and you need to make your annual income tax complete, filed and paid before that deadline comes. But though you need to hurry to make it before the due date, it’s still better to be prudent > read more

Income Tax Computation in the Philippines

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This post is a summary of all our published articles related to income tax computation in the Philippines. The deadline for filing and paying your annual income tax return, which is on April 15, is only a few days ahead. That is why I decided to shar > read more

The Most Popular Jobs in the Philippines

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What are the most popular jobs in the Philippines? Perhaps you have just finished your college and have just received your prestigious diploma in your recent day of graduation. And now, after those days of burning your eyes from reading, memorizing a > read more

List of Hot Jobs in the Philippines

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What are the most popular jobs in the Philippines today? What are the hottest jobs waiting for Filipinos, especially the fresh graduates and those who are actively looking for employment? This year, the number of Filipinos who have just completed col > read more

Top Overseas Jobs (Work Abroad) for Filipinos

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What are the top overseas jobs and work abroad available for Filipinos? There are many reasons why the Filipino people are trying their luck outside the country. One major reason is the lack of available local jobs that can provide us enough money to > read more

How to Compute Retirement Pay in the Philippines

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How to compute retirement pay in the Philippines? On January 7, 1993, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7641, otherwise known as the New Retirement Law, took effect and amended Article 287 of the Labor Code of the Philippines (PD No. 442).  According to the n > read more

How to Start a Lending Company in the Philippines

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How to start a lending business or company in the Philippines? Lending money to those who need it can be a profitable business. With the proper management of your funds and control of risks involves in extending credit to borrowers, running such vent > read more

How to be a Good Leader: Leadership from the Bible

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How to be a good leader? Good leadership is vital to every business or organizational success. Without the right person to lead in an organization, common goals can hardly be achieved. Leadership, which is the ability to motivate and direct, is also > read more

How to Avoid Poverty in the Philippines

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How to avoid poverty in the Philippines? It’s always been my dream and desire to bring my fellow Filipinos from being poor to being rich. Well, though riches and money are often linked to greed, abuse and other negative qualities, being prosperous > read more

Deductible Expenses (Allowable Deductions) in the Philippines

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April 15 is fast approaching, and if you have taxable income, you need to file and pay your income tax before that due date. In computing your income tax, you need to determine your deductible costs and expenses to arrive at your net taxable income. > read more

What are Deductions and Exemptions to Income Tax (Philippines)

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What are the deductions and exemptions you can claim against your taxable income in computing income tax and preparing your annual tax return? The computation for income tax expense and payable for individuals and corporations (including taxable part > read more

What is the Best Business Name?

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What is the best business name you can give to your business or company? You may be thinking for hours brainstorming for the perfect corporate name your business should have to attract customers, investors, employees and the masses. You can choose a > read more

Top Business Blogs in the Philippines

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The following are the top business blogs in the Philippines which publish useful articles, tips, stories and information about anything related to business, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, management, taxation, investing, leadership and even pe > read more

Business Entrepreneurs at the End of the World

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We’ve just finished discussing “How to prepare for the end of the world now”, and I still want to continue further in this very intriguing topic. As you know, business persons and entrepreneurs are working hard to build their companies and orga > read more

How to Prepare for the End of the World Now

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How to prepare for the end of the world now? Earthquakes and Tsunami in Japan, war in Libya, prices are soaring high and even my dear provinces of Leyte and Samar have just suffered from devastating rain and flooding. Is the end of the world near? Wi > read more

BIR Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines (Income Taxes)

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People need money to finance their cost of living (i.e., food, clothing, medicine, education, leisure, et cetera). Thus, they strive and work hard to earn such money to cover those expenses. However, in almost every country, especially the Philippine > read more

How to Keep Customers Coming Back to Buy Your Products

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How to keep your customers coming back to buy your products? Products can be goods or services, and when you are targeting more profit, you gotta make your sales soar higher. This can only happen if your consumers are satisfied and they’re making y > read more

How to Franchise Lotto Outlet in the Philippines

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How to franchise Lotto outlet in the Philippines? I decided to write this article when I found out that many people are searching in Google for the answers and information about that question. Actually, lotto is not to be franchised, for there will b > read more

How to Keep Your Employees Excited about Coming to Work

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If you are an employer, you may wish that all of your employees will always be excited about coming to work every day. We know that excitement means passion and energy. And when there is enthusiasm, there is also productivity. Moreover, productivity > read more

Philippines 2010 Bar Exam Results Released March 2011

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The Philippine Supreme Court has just released today, March 17, 2011 the 2010 Bar Exam results that was held on September 2010. Out of the total 4,847 examinees who have finished taking the tests in all 8 law subjects, a total of 982 examinees passed > read more

List of Topnotchers and Successful 2010 Bar examinees

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The Philippine Bar Exam is one of the most prestigious professional examinations in the country, and being a lawyer and a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) is one of the greatest dreams every Filipino could ever achieve. Thursday, > read more

How to Franchise Jollibee in the Philippines

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How to franchise Jollibee in the Philippines? It’s very inspiring to see businesses booming in our own land, and Jollibee is one of those popular original Philippine brands that have successfully provided the Filipino people with excellent products > read more

How to Register a Financing Company in the Philippines

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In this article, we will give you guidelines on how to register a financing company in the Philippines. Financing companies are required to be registered as a corporation and therefore must obtain a certificate of registration from the Securities and > read more

List of Famous Business Taglines (Company Slogans)

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A short and simple phrase can bring a business and its products to success. That is why most companies, entrepreneurs, marketers and business owners are brainstorming to come up with the best combination of words that will form their company taglines > read more

How to Earn Dollars in the Philippines

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How to earn dollars in the Philippines? Several Filipinos have already left our country to work abroad. They even sacrifice the opportunities to live with their loved ones just to earn higher salaries and wages offered by foreign employers. One great > read more

How to Motivate Employees to be More Productive

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How to motivate your employees to be more productive in the workplace? If you’re an employer, manager or a supervisor, motivating your subordinates is necessary as keeping your company, organization or department in the right track. To ensure that > read more

Who are the World’s Richest People in 2011?

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Who are the richest persons in the world in 2011? As of March 2011, the Forbes Magazine has published the list of the wealthiest people on the planet. Carlos Slim, who is still the world’s richest person, has widened his lead over the No. 2 Bill Ga > read more

The Richest People in the Philippines in 2011

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Who are the richest people in the Philippines this year? Today, the Forbes has published the list of billionaires as of March 2011. Unfortunately, only four Filipinos have made it to the list compare to five billionaires last year. John Gokongwei (th > read more

List of Franchise Businesses in the Philippines (Bakeshop)

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If you have the money and you want to enter into business that assures success, franchise businesses are the closest things that will grant you that wish. Franchising companies are businesses that have already earned success and established their nam > read more

Sample Audited Financial Statements (Philippines)

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Are you looking for a sample of audited financial statements of companies in the Philippines? Perhaps, you’re just searching for samples of balance sheet (statement of financial position), statement of income, cash flow, statement of changes in equ > read more

List of Famous Filipino Brand Names and Slogans

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We’ve heard them, read them and they’ve captured our minds and hearts. They are brief, direct, deep, and often can be funny words which have meanings that can tickle and linger in one’s head. I’m talking about the famous taglines and slogans > read more

List of Philippine Businesses and Companies (Banks)

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I’m making a list of businesses and companies in the Philippines, which are also listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE or the exchange). I’m hoping that people will take a look at them to obtain information, such as the success stories of > read more

Where to Get Financial Statements of Companies in Philippines

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Annual reports, particularly the financial statements and the notes accompanying them, are the mirrors that provide information about the financial position, performance, cash flow activities and changes in the financial position of a certain company > read more

20 Tips to Avoid BIR Tax Penalties

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Taxes are burden imposed to persons and entities who earn income, engage in business, transfer personal or real properties, and other taxpayers who are required to pay taxes by the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) and other applicable laws. If a > read more

How to Register a Foundation in the Philippines

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� Many of our prominent and successful business entities in the country have already established foundations as intensification to their corporate social responsibility. Ayala Corporation has Ayala Foundation; Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company > read more

How to Beat Your Business Competitors

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How to beat your business competitors? So you want to be a tough business person who wants to be on the top of the competition? Winning the business competition is not an easy task. You may find yourself competing with the toughest opponents in this > read more

How to be a Good Employer in Five Steps

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How to be a good employer? An employer is a person who hires employees or workers. Employers can also be institutions, such as companies, corporations or the government. But for the purpose of management, we will tackle the human side of employment. > read more

2011 SEC Schedule of Filing Annual Financial Statements

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This is a reminder for all corporations whose fiscal year ends on December 31, and are required to file their annual audited financial statements (AFS) with the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) head office. The commission, on its > read more

List of Famous Filipino Entrepreneurs and their Brands

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Money and fame are two of the things that every person desires. However, when it comes to great business and excellent entrepreneurship, being rich and famous is not enough. Business aspirants should make a legacy, consisting of inspirations, reputat > read more

How to Compute Expanded Withholding Tax in the Philippines

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How to compute expanded withholding tax in the Philippines? How to file BIR Form 1601-E or the Monthly Remittance Return of Creditable Income Taxes Withheld (Expanded) return? This is the follow up post on our previous published article titled “Exp > read more

Business Tips from the Famous Entrepreneurs of our Time

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If you want to become a successful business person or an outstanding entrepreneur, you’ve got to follow the footsteps of the greatest business tycoons who have lived in our world. You should take the opportunity to acquire the wisdom, lessons, visi > read more

Expanded Withholding Tax in the Philippines

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Expanded withholding tax on certain income payments and withholding tax on compensation are two of the common withholding taxes you should withheld and remit to the government, when applicable. In turn, the payees of these income payments can claim t > read more

What is the Most Expensive Product in the World?

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What is the most expensive product in the world? This is one of the questions that are popping out of my curious mind. And every time I had this kind of interesting question, I can’t help myself but to seek for its answer. So I made some research t > read more

How to Unite People in Your Organization

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As the old saying goes, “united we stand, divided we fall”, unity is indispensable in every organization to accomplish its common goal. To create and establish a successful business or enterprise, you need to have an organized group of people to > read more

How to File Income Tax Return in the Philippines

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How to file your annual income tax return in the Philippines? On April 15, 2011, every individual or entity (eg., partnership or corporation), who are required to file their income tax return and or pay their corresponding income tax due and payable > read more

Quotes and Sayings about Entrepreneurship

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Whenever entrepreneurship comes into my mind, I see a business person, who is gallant, innovative, enthusiastic, people oriented, positive and inspiring. An entrepreneur is not just an ordinary businessman. He shines among the rest of the people who > read more

What is the Largest Company in the Philippines?

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What is the largest company in the Philippines? What is the biggest corporation in our country? If you are an aspiring business owner and entrepreneur, you may ask yourself those questions. Although you may be overwhelmed by how those companies are f > read more

Withholding Tax on Compensation in the Philippines

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Tax is the bread and butter of our nation. That is why our government, legislators and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), strive to improve our tax system for better internal revenue collection. Withholding taxes, such as withholding tax on compen > read more

Business Taxes in the Philippines

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Business taxes in the Philippines can either be Value Added Taxes (VAT) or Percentage Taxes. Furthermore, an Excise Tax can also be imposed on certain taxpayers who are in the course of trade or business as an addition to VAT. Unlike an income tax, w > read more

Quotes and Sayings about Business

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Behind every successful business, lie great business principles. These principles, which are filled with wisdom, come in the form of powerful words we called sayings and quotations. The most successful businessmen and entrepreneurs in the world have > read more

Quotes and Sayings about Leadership

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When there is a common goal to be achieved, leadership must be in action to achieve that goal. However, leading people is one of the most difficult tasks every manager should accomplish. Directing or motivating people involves a more human interactio > read more

Quotes and Sayings about Management

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Management is vital to business development, as well as in every personal development. It also covers leadership, which is an important key to every success. Thus, to become a successful businessman, entrepreneur, marketer or simply a successful huma > read more

Quotes and Sayings about Marketing

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When it comes to business profitability, every business persons and entrepreneurs should assure that their products are sold out to satisfied customers. To ensure that your volume of sales and number of happy customers are rising, you need to put goo > read more

How to Compute Withholding Tax on Compensation (BIR Philippines)

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How to compute withholding tax on compensation and wages in the Philippines? If you have seen a Monthly Remittance Return of Income Taxes Withheld on Compensation or BIR Form No. 1601-C, you will only see totals of compensation and tax withheld on co > read more

Business Tips from the Philippines

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When the phrase “business tips Philippines” came into my mind, the next move I made was to buy the domain name BusinessTips.ph to immediately create this business blog. With the help and blessing of our Almighty, this site, which I was imagining, > read more

Timeless Business Tips from the Bible

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When it comes to great business tips, I am more confident of those timeless tips that come from eternal sources – the verses from the Bible. Years will pass and generations will change, but the wisdom and insights that are in the Holy Scriptures wi > read more

What is the Largest Company in the World?

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What is the largest company in the world? If you are curious about the answer of this question, then it’s a good sign that you are thinking big. For that, I want to congratulate you. This post aims to publish updated information about which of the > read more

How to End Poverty in the Philippines

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I usually roam around the blogosphere to read interesting articles and also make some relevant comments to get link juices for this blog for improving its rankings. Then I stumbled upon one blog post titled the happiest countries in the world. I was > read more

What is the Accounting Equation and How Does It Work

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What is an accounting equation? This is the relationship expressed between the three basic accounting elements in the balance sheet or statement of financial position i.e., assets, liabilities and equity. All accounting or financial information is re > read more

Types of Business in the Philippines

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Are you planning to enter into business and call yourself a businessman or entrepreneur? That sounds great! But what do you want to be… a proprietor, partner or stockholder? Do you want to offer a service or sale tangible products? Before you proce > read more

How to Franchise Zagu in the Philippines

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I first tasted the cool flavors of Zagu while roaming around the mall in my hometown. Buyers from different ages are falling in line ta their kiosk to indulge the different flavors of Zagu pearl shakes, especially when people fill the mall on weekend > read more

Top 12 Reasons Why Managers Fail

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Managers can be found in different areas of a company or organization, such as marketing, production, accounting and human resources department. They are all given the duty to get their subordinates together to accomplish their goals and objectives u > read more

40 Quotes and Sayings for Success in Business

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Quotes, quotations, maxims or sayings can be filled with powerful words that can move people to their journey towards success. They can also be our fuel which will energize us to keep on going in the midst of hopelessness and troubles. Successful peo > read more

How to Franchise Goldilocks Bakeshop in the Philippines

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If you’re a Filipino, you may be familiar with the slogan “how thoughtful how… Goldilocks”. That is what a 100% total brand awareness means. Goldilocks has already become an integral part of the Filipino way of life. When we need cakes for bi > read more

How to Become a Successful Marketer in 4 Steps

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Success in marketing is vital in the success of any business or enterprise. That is why most companies, whether big or small, ensure that marketers are present inside their organizations. Marketers can be a team or group of skilled people in big corp > read more

6 Shopping Tips to Save Your Money

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Budgeting has always been a headache for me. I don’t know how to make the ends meet as they say because I’m a big spender. I cannot resist the temptation filling up shopping carts. I don’t usually look at price tags. If I like it, I’ll buy it > read more

10 Tips to Saving Money by Losing It

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Saving money can be so tricky. We do the things we thought can save our bucks, but still we find our pockets so empty. We keep our cash in safety, but still they seem to jump out from our possession. We also plan and hope to increase our savings, but > read more

The Highest-Paid Musicians in the World for 2011

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Music is considered by many as the universal language of mankind. Regardless of the cultures, countries, races or languages, music can be appreciated by anyone in the world. That is maybe the reason why the music can pull a billion dollar business in > read more

How to Make Accounting Journal Entries

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After identifying and measuring your business transactions, you will now move to the recording process of accounting. The first phase of recording is making the journal entries (journalizing) that should be recorded in the general journal or special > read more

How to Compute Quarterly Income Tax Return: Philippines (1701Q)

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How to compute quarterly income tax return in the Philippines for self-employed individuals? If you are a professional who practice your profession or a self-employed individual engaged in a sole proprietorship business, you may be looking for a guid > read more

The Difference between a Businessman and Entrepreneur

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What is the difference between a businessman and an entrepreneur? Are there really differences between doing business and doing entrepreneurship? We often hear and read these two terms used interchangeably and we often think that they are just two th > read more

Quotes about Employment, Work and Employee-Employer Relationship

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The workplace is one place that can become a vault of different stories that involve both the employers and employees. An employer thinks of profit, while an employee considers his wages. But though they may seem to have different views, cooperation > read more

Entrepreneur vs. Employee: What’s the Difference between the Two?

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Entrepreneur vs. employee – which is better for you? In our previous article, we have discussed the difference between a businessman and an entrepreneur. We have also learned that entrepreneurs are business persons who have evolved from being m > read more

List of Famous and Successful Businessmen in the Philippines

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I love to inspire myself, and one of the best doses of inspiration is looking up at the people who have already made it to the zenith of success. In business and in entrepreneurship, we always face troubles which halt us from moving on the track we a > read more

Free Business Articles

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You don’t have to spend any dime just to acquire the knowledge and wisdom you need to succeed in business. In this blog ezine, we offer free business articles, tips and stories which are intended to light your destination, give you a direction and > read more

How to Become a Real Entrepreneur

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Entrepreneur… how cool it is to be called an entrepreneur. But how can one really become a true entrepreneur? A person is not what he calls himself. He’s not even what people call him. A person becomes what he does and what he keeps on doing. We > read more

How to Make Your Small Business More Competitive

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How to make your small business more competitive over other big businesses? How can you win the big business and market competition against your big competitors? These questions are similar to finding a way to win a war against your big opponents, wh > read more

How to become a Successful Entrepreneur in 4 Steps

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We’ve been discussing the challenging world of entrepreneurship in our recent posts. We’ve tackled the differences between a businessman and an entrepreneur, and we even presented a showdown between an employee and an entrepreneur. In our most re > read more

List of Famous TV Commercials in the Philippines

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TV ads and commercials can put lingering taglines in our minds. In effect, these advertising campaigns can bring any product into fame and rising sales or profit. A famous commercial could also make its model an instant celebrity. Usually, only big c > read more

10 Marketing Tactics and Strategies for Your Small Business

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When we have a small business to run, we think of the giant businesses out there that may easily overthrow our tiny enterprise outside the competition. Thus, many businessmen and aspiring entrepreneurs already lost the business war even before going > read more

Free Entrepreneurship Articles

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The world needs entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the promotion of the wealth of every nation. Entrepreneurs promote capital formation for economic growth. They are known for innovation, diligence, risk management, providing of jo > read more

The Meaning and Definition of Entrepreneurship

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The word entrepreneur or entrepreneurship is gaining more popularity in the recent years. For developing countries, like the Philippines, entrepreneurs are considered to have a significant role in promoting national wealth and economic growth. Terms, > read more

Top 10 Qualities and Characteristics of an Entrepreneur

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What does it take to become an entrepreneur? Do we need to have a master’s or doctoral degree in business to become competent entrepreneurs? Do we need to have long years of business experience to attain entrepreneurial success? What are the attrib > read more

50 Free Small Business Marketing Ideas and Techniques

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Do you own and run a small business? Do you want to attract more customers and gain more sales and profit? Do you have enough money to finance your marketing and advertising campaigns to achieve that goal? If you have a tight budget, you may want to > read more

25 Effective Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Techniques

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After five months since lunching this blog, the site is already receiving an average of 1,000 unique visitors per day. It has already earned a few hundred dollars from Google Adsense alone.  Of course it’s not as excellent as it may be. But what m > read more

How to Get Greenwich Pizza Franchise in the Philippines

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The circle flat bread with different toppings sliced into several pizza pies and can be put into a pizza delivery box is perhaps one of the most famous types of bread and dish in the world. Partner it with pasta and lasagna, and you will have a tasty > read more

How Rich is Lady Gaga: Her Fame and Fortune

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Who doesn’t know Lady Gaga? Just recently, the Japanese government asked for her help in boosting their tourism industry after it had fallen 73% in March as compared to March 2010 after the devastations caused by the March 11th earthquake followed > read more

How to Get Mang Inasal Franchise in the Philippines

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If you’re interested into getting a fast food chain franchise business, you may consider franchising a fast food chain that has a truly Pinoy flavor. Chicken Inasal, Pork Inasal, Beef Sinigang, Boneless Bangus, Sisig, Kamote Fries, Sago’t Gulaman > read more

How to Open a Bank Account in BDO Philippines

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Do you want to open BDO bank account? Opening a bank account in Banco de Oro (BDO) is a wise choice since the company, Banco de Oro Unibank Inc., is one of the best banks in the Philippines. Banco De Oro has already received several major awards in i > read more

Tips on How to Detect Fake Land Titles in the Philippines

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Land is one of the most valuable assets a person or an entity could have. It doesn’t depreciate and in most cases, its value appreciates over time. Business owners, who own land and building, can already avoid the cost or expense of renting their o > read more

How to Get Andoks Franchise in the Philippines

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During the peak hours of audit season and overnight work sessions, when time is gold and it seems that going out in our client’s towering office at Makati City to take our dinner is a critical decision, we opt to just takeout litson manok (roasted > read more

How to Increase Blog Traffic Using the Marketing Mix

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Whether your blogging for your business or just blogging for the things that happen in your everyday life, you need to increase the traffic and numbers of visitors to your blog. We know that traffic converts to profit, and profit means money we can u > read more

10 Tips to Having Loyal Customers

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Loyal customers are vital to long-term business success. They give your company lasting profitability and stability. They also promote your marketability through word-of-mouth marketing and other voluntary actions by customers to promote your brand. > read more

10 Tips to Making Your Employees Trust You

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Trust is very important to keep an organization in unity and maintain a harmonious relationship among the people inside it. It boosts employees’ morale and increase business productivity. Trusting followers and subordinates also make leaders and ma > read more

How to Register Land Property in the Philippines

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Section 4 of the Presidential Decree No. 1529 known as the Property Registration Decree” states that in order to have a more efficient execution of the laws relative to the registration of lands, geared to the massive and accelerated land reform an > read more

How to Compute Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) on Transfer of Real Property

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How to compute Documentary Stamp Tax (DST) on transfer of real property in the Philippines? When we sell or buy real property, we execute a contract or deed of absolute sale, where the selling price, parties, details of property and other stipulation > read more