Last Friday, January 18, 2008, I was able to attend lectures from the country’s most sought after marketing experts at the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod. Ms. Carolina Escareal-Go and Mr. Josiah Go of Mansmith and Fielders were the resource persons. Such lecture would have cost a fortune if it wasn’t sponsored by the Insititute for Negros Development of the USLS-Graduate School. Local entrepreneurs as well as educators attended the event.

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It’s interesting that it took a Singaporean to note that the Philippines is the Blog Capital of the World. He has also some nice things to say about Filipino friendliness and charm. Well, I’m quite flattered. It’s not everyday that you hear kind words from foreigners. This observation has come to light because of the number of Pinoys using Entrecard.

For those who don’t know it yet, Entrecard was launched in November 8, 2007 where you can drop your card on somebody’s blog in exchange for credits. You can even buy Ad space from other bloggers using 125 x 125 Ad format all in exchange for credits. The idea is like exchanging business cards. You gain credits by dropping your card to other blogs and when bloggers drop their card to yours. Simple but effective method for gaining traffic.

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The P5.6 billion Bacolod-Silay Airport in Barangay Bagtic, SIlay City begins domestic flight operations at 5:40 a.m. January 18, 2008.

Many people wanted to have a business but they don’t know where to start. No matter how small a business venture is, the importance of planning can never be underestimated. Here are some of the things that should be taken into consideration before deciding on the kind of business to invest in.

1. You have to have the passion. You have to love what you do. Passion will help you stay the course no matter how many challenges you face along the way. Most people started out in business because of their hobbies and interests. Finding your passion is already winning half of the battle.

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Some people want to have an MBA degree for the sake of having a degree. While there are those who are into it for the knowledge. If you’re one of the latter, you need not spend a fortune in getting an MBA education. Here are very good online resources providing MBA programs and courses for FREE!

1. MIT OpenCourseWare - Sloan School of Business

2. Trump University

3. The Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA

4. My Own Business, Inc.

5. International Institute of Management