I am Elaine, a language instructor and teach English, French and Spanish here in Manila. I love doing it but I always felt like I needed to do something more and earn money from something else that I love: surfing and travelling. I’ve been surfing and travelling for 10 years and I’ve always stayed at the San Juan Surf Resort in La Union. Continue reading
There are a lot of misconceptions written about entrepreneurship. Theses misconceptions are responsible for giving entrepreneurs that mysterious fog around them. Entrepreneurs are not superheroes, they are a bunch of people dedicated to making things better no matter what it takes. And that idea of “no matter what it takes” is what pushes them to be creative, thus, making their approach different. Continue reading
Christmas season is here again! This is the best time to come up with a business sideline and take advantage of all the spending that happens during the season. Products can be anything from food, clothes, accessories, novelty items and gift baskets. For this article I will focus on the channels rather than products. Many articles have been written on the types of products to sell, but very few have been written as to where the most effective places to sell your products.
Success is part knowledge, work, faith and luck. But if you do not consider yourself very lucky then try increasing on the others. In this post I will focus on knowledge. Many entrepreneurs attribute their success to knowledge, maybe from school or experience. There are 5 things you need to know so that you can increase your chance of becoming successful. Continue reading
Franchise business has been booming for the past few years. In the Philippines, it is almost in the front cover of every business magazines every month; From Siomai to ink. The promise goes like this, If you have a money, buy a franchise and you have an instant business as a source of extra income. It sounds easy but it is not always that way. A franchise is still a business and like any business, it needs attention. Continue reading
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