May 17th, 2012 
Janie
I have seen many handicraft shops but I never seen someone selling handicrafts accessories or service making customized handicrafts. If available, only with limited items and designs. What do I mean? If you are fun of making such things, just like me, I am fun of making crocheted items – coin purse, cell phone bags, [...]
May 15th, 2012 Janie “Merienda” or before or after meal snacks is a normal routine to Filipino culture. It may be morning, afternoon, midnight snack or sometimes right after meal snacks, just like me. And, the usual “merienda” we Filipinos always prepare is sandwich – loaf bread or “pandesal” with a sandwich spread. We tend to just buy sandwich [...]
May 14th, 2012 Janie Chinese government declared a fishing ban in large swaths of the South China Sea, which PH calls West Philippine Sea, starting May 16 to August 1 this year. At a press conference, President Benigno Aquino III was grateful for the Chinese ban and said: “Thank you kung i-impose nila ang ban na ‘yan kasi konti [...]
May 13th, 2012 Janie 
Opening a small business is an additional profit, challenge and responsibility for you. You might be wondering “why take risk in putting up my own business?”, and I say there are several reasons why you must start your own small business venture. Yes, you might have a stable job right now, but ‘till when you [...]
May 11th, 2012 Janie 
Rainy days have been a normal yearly routine in the Philippines because it rains almost half the time in our country. Many city dwellers, even I and you as well dread rainy days for the woes they bring, from getting drenched by a sudden downpour, our valuables getting soaked, being marinated by the heavy rain [...]
May 10th, 2012 Janie What’s with us? China keeps on rebuking several business operations in Philippines due to Philippines and China aggressively claiming Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea. I have watched several news update on TV, and while reading the newspaper, Manila Bulletin stated on their report that: Several travel agencies in China have suspended tour packages to [...]
May 9th, 2012 Janie 
Dream has always been a dream and life troubles can never be a barrier towards achieving it! This was always a factor considered by Mr. Domingo Cabato, who has a long time dream and passion of being a beauty artist and making other people beautiful and delighted, in fact he’s one of the people who [...]
May 8th, 2012 Janie 
Sari-sari stores are small neighborhood retail outlets that many small business owners and entrepreneurs venture in. They provide convenience to consumers with easy procurement of necessities without the need of transportation. According to Manila Bulletin report: An estimated 800,000 sari-sari stores hold the lion’s share of the Philippine retail market. Looking around would explain that [...]
May 7th, 2012 Janie Have you been promoting your business? In what way – trade fairs, exhibitions, mass advertising, etc.? Well if you do, then you are one of the SMEs who have been aggressive on participating various trade fairs and exhibitions to introduce and publicize your products and services to the general market. This is a good sign, [...]
May 5th, 2012 Janie Analyzing your market is not as simple as identifying your consumers. Your purpose of market analysis is to thoroughly acquaint yourself with all aspects of your market so that you can formulate a plan to capture a share of it. This includes your target market, general market description, demand determinants, factors affecting your market, demand [...]
