WOMEN NEGOSYO SUMMIT DRAWS BIGGEST CROWD

March 11th, 2010

PGMA leads rites to recognize Women of the Year Awards

WOMEN NEGOSYO SUMMIT DRAWS BIGGEST CROWD


A CELEBRATION of success. This was the order of the day as thousands trooped and gathered for the biggest entrepreneurship event of the year.

Despite the summer heat, more than 20,000 aspiring entrepreneurs, enablers, students and mentors gathered at the recently concluded Women Entrepreneurship Summit held at the World Trade Center early this week.

The summit was part of the highlights of the celebration of the National Women’s Month. Aptly themed, “Babae, Tagumpay Ka ng Bayan!,” the event was a result of collaboration and partnership of Go Negosyo and the Philippine Commission on Women among with other government agencies and private sector partners.

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Inspiring Women of the Year

March 8th, 2010

In celebration of Women’s Month, today we open the Go Negosyo Women Entrepreneurship Summit at the World Trade Center in Pasay. Our theme, “Babae, tagumpay ka ng bayan!”, says it all.

As we celebrate this month for women, we are also giving the very first Go Negosyo – Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) “Inspiring Women of the Year Award”. This award recognizes highly-respected Filipinas who have not only excelled in their fields but also embody admirable traits of compassion, concern for others and care for community, and integrity. These women are known for their advocacies, their entrepreneurial and optimistic mindset, as well as their belief in promoting women’s rights.
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Life Enriching Discoveries contest extended

March 4th, 2010

Due to popular demand, continued and warm acceptance of the L.E.D. contest, the “search” is being extended until March 15, 2010.

Filipinos have more time to take advantage of the one-of-a-kind contest that can give you up to P100, 000 worth of cash and Brother Printer.

The contest began on December 1, 2009 and was originally scheduled to end last Monday, February 22, 2010.

If you think you have what it takes, put on your thinking hat and discover the unique business idea that may change your life.  Simply register by logging to www.brother.com.ph and email completed forms to uniquebiz@groovecom.ph or brotherph@yahoo.com.  The contest is open to individuals or teams with up to four (4) members.   An email confirming receipt of application and entry will be sent to all participants.

Participants are required to submit a written business brief in general terms, with a description of the business idea, its market, the competition and competitive advantages. Specific market and financial forecasts are not required, although participants should have a basic idea of the level of financing they would need to start their business.

The winner for the L.E.D. Search for Unique Business Concept will be announced on March 22, 2010, Monday through www.brother.com.ph.

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Babae, tagumpay ka ng bayan

March 4th, 2010

Last Saturday, we had to come home early from a trip out of town, as my wife and daughter bugged me to watch the Backstreet Boys’ concert. Since women can be so persuasive and persistent, I gave way and joined them. The Araneta Coliseum was jampacked, mostly by women. Luckily, Vic Del Rosario, who was the promoter of the show, was in front of me. While the performers were impressive, I was totally out of place. But then again, these are only some of the things we would do to please the women in our lives.

March 8, Monday, is our second run for the Women Entrepreneurship Summit. Last year, it was one of the biggest events Go Negosyo has ever had. This year, we have doubled the halls for the venue. To date, we have a record of almost 400 booths that will exhibit different products and business models. This is double the number of exhibitors we had last year.

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I AM A CHANGEMAKER

February 28th, 2010

I AM A CHANGEMAKER

Social Enterprise business plan competition

Got a groundbreaking idea to improve lives in your community?
Win 100K to implement it.

The British Council is looking for young Filipino social entrepreneurs who have brilliant ideas and innovative solutions to address social problems in the community.

If you are 16 to 28 years old, you can submit your idea and get a chance to win Php 100,000 seed capital to turn that idea into a reality.

Four winners would be awarded Php100K each for the best social enterprise idea that best meets our criteria.

To join, you need to submit an application form and a social enterprise venture proposal. Forms and other important documents can be downloaded from the British Council website.

Visit www.britishcouncil.org.ph for more details or e-mail changemaker@britishcouncil.org.ph for inquiries.

Deadline for submission of applications is on April 15, 2010 at 5:00 PM.

Announcement of finalists is on April 30, 2010.

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Women in our lives

February 25th, 2010

This coming March is Women’s Month, a recognition of what women empowerment is all about and a reflection of how far the influence of women has reached. It seems that the power of women has been growing stronger throughout the years. The influence of women in our lives has always been so strong.

My own mother’s influence on our values has been quite strong when we were growing up, as my dad was busy working hard. It was my mother who made sure that we followed the rules. She did the budgeting and gave us our allowances, which was actually not enough during those days. It was Mom who pushed us to the limits. In a way, we are what we are today because of our mother’s influence. Now that we are married, our wives have somehow taken over that role, setting the balance in our lives and reminding us to give time for family and spiritual life.

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Social entrepreneurship through coffee and water

February 22nd, 2010

Who is a social entrepreneur? Books and sources would suggest that a social entrepreneur is someone who identifies a social problem and uses entrepreneurial skills and concepts to bring about change and provide solutions.

Many people think that when one is a social entrepreneur, there is no money to be made. However, a good social entrepreneur needs to make money for him to sustain his business model, to be able to continue helping others.
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The Philippine map

February 18th, 2010

Last 2008, my sister Liza and brother in law Dondi Santos gave me a unique shirt for my birthday. It drew inspiration from the polo brand shirts that we frequently use when we come from the states. This time, the shirt had the Philippine map instead of the horse.

Joey Cua’s family owns Collezione. I remember the brand from way back. I used to buy Collezione shirts when we were growing up. The brand eventually faded as they were not able to innovate.

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May the best win

February 11th, 2010

One of my recent columns entitled The underdogs basically talked about Gibo and Villar being the underdogs. Prior to that column, Noynoy’s lead in most surveys was quite big.

In business, many of the brands we developed were once underdogs. Because of the sheer desire to succeed, we have been able to make some of our brands market leaders. This is a caution for market leaders. Their biggest fear should be about those who have the strong passion to succeed, even though they might seem to be the underdogs.
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Women educators, enablers, entrepreneurs

February 8th, 2010

As we celebrate women’s month on March, the Tagumpay column will be featuring women with stories of triumph. It will not only be about triumph over poverty. We will feature tagumpay stories of women with different backgrounds overcoming different challenges.

There are a lot of women who are able to run a business and a household at the same time. We all know about the attention that a husband demands and that the children need most specially while growing up. It is remarkable how a woman succeeds as a mother, wife and entrepreneur all at once. I will devote the next columns to inspiring and incredible stories on women entrepreneurs.

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