All over the globe, March is celebrated as Women’s Month. I’m sure that the different countries have their own activities and events in observance of this time of the year. For Go Negosyo, together with GMA Network and The Philippine Star, we are preparing the biggest women entrepreneurship event for the year – the Go Negosyo Babae Kapuso Ka ng Bayan Women Entrepreneurship Summit and Expo. This will be our third women summit, and it will be the biggest yet.

Aside from three days of seminars, expos and entertainment, we will be recognizing Filipinas who have made a mark in our country. They are women who have gracefully balanced life, family, pursuits and service to community. They are the 2011 Go Negosyo Filipina Starpreneurs. This is our way of recognizing inspiring women entrepreneurs and enablers, who have made a difference in their fields and have become role models as women with positive enterprising mindset, passion and innovative skills. (more…)

A teenage boy once approached our Go Negosyo booth in one of our events. He was looking at our displayed books for sale and picked up one of the Tagumpay books, the one that features 100 inspiring stories of small entrepreneurs. Our staff then suddenly started to give the basic sales talk to try to encourage him to buy. Then, the boy smiled, opened his bag and took out a book. To our surprise, it was also a Tagumpay book, only it looked a little damaged from overuse and it was covered with a plastic for protection. Then the boy proudly said, “I love this book! The stories really inspire me. In fact, I always bring this with me, especially while riding the bus. This is my favorite Go Negosyo book.” This is one of our moments of pride and joy.

Since 2005, we have published five Go Negosyo books, all of which were recognized bestsellers of National Book Store. The first book, also known as the “green book”, featured the stories of 50 of the biggest entrepreneurs of the country. Launched in 2007, this is still one of the mostly purchased among our five books. The “celebrity book” followed, featuring also 50 stories of celebrity entrepreneurs. Then, came the “red book”, which featured 55 women entrepreneurs and their inspiring stories. The fourth book or the “yellow book” currently has the strongest sales. Written by Angelpreneurs, Dean Pax Lapid and Ping Sotto, it features 21 Steps on How to Start Your Own Business. The fifth is the Tagumpay book. All these books have made a mark in the hearts and minds of our readers. (more…)