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Last week, Go Negosyo’s Facebook page reached the two million followers milestone. With this, Go Negosyo has officially become the number 1 NGO page i...

Recently, I had interviews with Angelo Palmones of DZRH, and Rowena Salvacion and Emil Sumangil of DZBB where we talked about the strategic importance...

Last Friday, I was one of the speakers for the Davao Chamber’s 4th general membership meeting. The group conducted a webinar on the vaccination rollou...

Recently, I had interviews with Alvin Elchico, Doris Bigornia, and Sherrie Ann Torres on DZMM TeleRadyo, where we discussed the importance of vaccine...

Since last year, when the pandemic struck the country hard, our first response – on top of mandating the use of face masks, face shields, and social d...

Last Saturday, I had an interview with Henry Uri of dzRH News where we talked about the importance of the vaccine and how with the challenging nature...

Into the last days of our Lent, these last four days invites us to reflect more on ourselves and on what we have done throughout the year. While our s...

More than one year since we had our first lockdown, our country now transitions to vaccine inoculation, and given the new surge brought forth by the n...

From the start of this pandemic, my role as an adviser for entrepreneurship, focusing on MSMEs, had to take a pivot due to a health issue that faced o...

Last Friday, I had an interview with Danie Laurel on One News. We talked about the updates on the vaccine, the logistics, and my projected bounce back...

As we commemorate the 35th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, it is high time that we remember what made the People Power successful – t...

As our country suffers from the hardships that the COVID-19 has brought upon us, there are numerous sectors and actors in our society that never stopp...

The light at the end of the tunnel is now in sight. After more than 10 months of the darkest period in our history, the entire world is now preparing...

While we continuously connect with vaccine suppliers to secure doses of hope for everyone, the Go Negosyo Team, with our private partners, continues t...

Last Wednesday, I was interviewed on ANC’s Headstart with Karen Davila where I provided an update of our talks with other vaccine manufacturers, along...

Facing 2020, I remember how huge our plan was for MSMEs since this would be Go Negosyo’s 15th anniversary. Our first major event that year was the Wom...

From the success of the first part of the “A Dose of Hope” project, which secured 2.6 million doses of vaccine for the country, I am glad that AstraZe...

The total number of vaccines sold by manufacturers per country. The Philippines with 3 Million doses from the University of Oxford, donated by the pri...

We are taking important steps forward in reviving the economy while fighting hard against COVID-19 at all fronts. Having undergone weeks of quaranti...

In this critical moment of our history, it is crucial that we support the President’s call for unity and cooperation. Both the public and private sect...

PA Joey Concepcion led the ASEAN Women of Impact awardees: Kemariah Duraman (Brunei), Veronica Colondam (Indonesia), Khin Lay (Myanmar), Amb. Delia Do...

Our Women of Impact awardees during a courtesy call with President Duterte after the summit.Founded in 2005, Go Negosyo has been, for 15 years now, ac...

The commemoration of the 34th EDSA People Power Revolution. Among the attendees were NHCP and EPPC chair Rene Escalante and SOEF commissioner Christop...

In my 15 years of leading Go Negosyo, I have had the great opportunity and privilege to know and work with many talented entrepreneurs big and small a...

Our MMOW was well attended by industry icons including DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez and DOST Secretary Boy de la Peña last Feb. 10 at Glorietta 3, Makati...

The Women of Impact Awardees across Asia. They will be recognized at the Women 2020 Entrepreneurship Summit happening on March 3 at World Trade Center...

Robina Gokongwei-Pe of Robinsons Retails Holdings with her mentee.Go Negosyo is celebrating its 15th year this 2020, and we have prepared events all y...

First of two partsWith our 15 years in Go Negosyo of bringing mentorship closer to every Filipino, I am proud to say we have served several thousands...

PGMA actively joined our Go Negosyo programs. Here, she interviewed young participants of the Teen Negosyo Summit in 2006. With her were Go Negosyo ad...

President Digong, Merry Christmas! You are an inspiration to many. And thank you to Madam Honeylet for helping our weavers all over the Philippines. P...

The 2019 Citi Microentrepreneurship awardees shared their success stories during a breakfast meeting last Nov. 27 hosted by presidential adviser for e...

PA Joey Concepcion with wife Marissa at the 2019 Philip- pine Tatler Ball last Nov. 15. They were recognized as the Couple of the Year. (Photo courtes...

PA Joey Concepcion led the Kapatid Mentor ME Program 2019 evaluation, assessment and planning workshop last Nov. 18 at Taguig City. DTI Regional Opera...

John Gokongwei Jr. received the ASEAN Legacy Award from President Duterte, ASEAN BAC Phl chair Joey Concepcion and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez during...

ASEAN-BAC Philippines chair Joey Concepcion led the successful ASEAN Business Investments Summit 2017. President Duterte, together with other ASEAN co...

At the forefront of our advocacy, the 3Ms of entrepreneurship — mentorship, money, and market — play a crucial part in the advancement of the micro, s...

India President Ram Nath Kovind commended Go Negosyo advocacy led by its founder, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, for makin...

Last Monday, President Duterte delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) which presented the achievements and plans of the administratio...

Pilipinas Angat Lahat Alliance launched in Malacanang Palace last August 14, 2018.Last Monday, President Duterte delivered his fourth State of the Nat...

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion together with the mentees and mentors of the Kapatid Mentor Me Progra...

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion together with the mentees and mentors of the Kapatid Mentor Me Progra...

In the rise of today’s digital era, it is important for our micro, small, and medium enterprises to adapt and benefit from these digital technologies...

Harvest Festival of Marawi-Baloi Farms, one of the successful model farms which benefitted more than 200 local farmers and their families. Presid...

Transportation is vital in all countries. In the Philippines, our transportation system is a very close issue to millions of Filipinos. It affects eve...

FREE 1-ON-1 MENTORSHIP TRAVELS TO ILOILO. Go Negosyo and the Department of Trade and Industry’s Mentor ME on Wheels traveled to Iloilo last June 21, 2...

The ASEAN Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network (AMEN) was launched last November 2017 with President Rodrigo Duterte, Presidential Adviser for Entrepr...

PA Joey Concepcion together with Hyacenth Bendaña during their meeting last week.Aside from being an advocacy that supports the development of micro a...

PA Joey Concepcion together with Hyacenth Bendaña during their meeting last week. Aside from being an advocacy that supports the development of m...

Photo Caption: FFCCCII Honorary Presidents Dr. Alfonso Siy, Tan Ching, Dr. Francis Chua, and Jimmy Tang together with FFCCCII President Dr. Henry Lim...

FFCCCII Honorary Presidents Dr. Alfonso Siy, Tan Ching, Dr. Francis Chua, and Jimmy Tang together with FFCCCII President Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong, Pres...

PA Joey Concepcion during the Filipino Chinese Friendship Day hosted by the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Dr....

PA Joey Concepcion during the Filipino Chinese Friendship Day hosted by the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Dr....

PA Joey Concepcion with daughter, Catherine.It is almost 5 a.m. this early Tuesday morning, June 4, when I decided to write this column. It’s the 26th...

PA Joey Concepcion with daughter, Catherine.It is almost 5 a.m. this early Tuesday morning, June 4, when I decided to write this column. It’s the 26th...

EMPOWERING FARMERS. Go Negosyo successfully hosted its 17th rollout of Mentor ME On Wheels at SM City Dasmarinas last May 24, 2019, which was attended...

EMPOWERING FARMERS. Go Negosyo successfully hosted its 17th rollout of Mentor ME On Wheels at SM City Dasmarinas last May 24, 2019, which was attended...

EMPOWERING FARMERS. Go Negosyo successfully hosted its 17th rollout of Mentor ME On Wheels at SM City Dasmarinas last May 24, 2019, which was attended...

PA Joey Concepcion led the Angat Lahat sa Digital Alliance Meeting last May 21, 2019 at the Manila Polo Club. Digital players and other stakeholders o...

PA Joey Concepcion together with Hans Sy, Eric Yu, Chris Chilip, Rikki Dee, Haresh Hiranand, Mikey Cojuangco, John Concepcion, Manuel Igual, and their...

More than 15,000 participants joined the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 held last March 8, 2019 at the World Trade Center and simulcast in 10 scho...

PA Joey Concepcion (7th from left) together with forum speakers and interveners, (from left) Steve Cheah, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, former Ambassa...

PA Joey Concepcion (7th from left) together with forum speakers and interveners, (from left) Steve Cheah, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, former Ambassa...

IT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES! Go Negosyo and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines, in partnership with the Department of Tourism and To...

Concepcion Family during their safari trip in South Africa.As I finish this column, I’m on my way back to Manila after a short trip to South Africa. F...

Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong, President and CEO of SL Agritech and Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar, Adviser on Agripreneurship of Go Negosyo together with Michel...

Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong, President and CEO of SL Agritech and Ginggay Hontiveros-Malvar, Adviser on Agripreneurship of Go Negosyo together with Michel...

Mentors in the creative industries together with PA Joey Concepcion, Secretary Ramon Lopez, Former Presidential Adviser Francis Tolentino, and Golden...

Mentors in the creative industries together with PA Joey Concepcion, Secretary Ramon Lopez, Former Presidential Adviser Francis Tolentino, and Golden...

In photo: (L-R seated) DOT Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Presidential Adviser Joey Concepcion, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President Rodrigo Dute...

In photo: (L-R seated) DOT Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Presidential Adviser Joey Concepcion, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President Rodrigo Dute...

Ever since President Duterte took his office in 2016, he has been actively promoting inclusive growth, the kind of development which should, and must...

Years back when Go Negosyo started, we called our first mentors as angelpreneurs who are “angel-entrepreneurs” to micro and small entrepreneurs. Go Ne...

Over 15,000 participants joined the Go Negosyo Youth Entrepreneurship Summit last March 8 at the World Trade Center, led by (from left) Grab CEO and c...

Candidates: Bong Go, Sonny Angara, Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe and Bam Aquino.It is election season once again and many of the senatorial candidates are...

More than 15,000 participants joined the Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 held last March 8, 2019 at the World Trade Center and simulcast in 10 scho...

ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines and business leaders met with Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad (seated left) and his...

Go Negosyo model farm in Ganassi, Lanao del Sur celebrated the graduation of 180 farmer-trainees last March 3.From our recent meeting with Moro Islami...

PHOTO CAPTION: (From Left) Education Undersecretary Lorna Dig-Dino, National Historical Commission of the Philippines and EDSA People Power Commission...

(From Left) Education Undersecretary Lorna Dig-Dino, National Historical Commission of the Philippines and EDSA People Power Commission Chairman Rene...

Candidates: Bong Go, Sonny Angara, Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe and Bam Aquino.It is election season once again and many of the senatorial candidates are...

Last week, my column entitled “Making the Right Decision” discussed whether the rice tariffication bill should be signed into law or vetoed. The Presi...

PHOTO CONTENT: PA Joey Concepcion hosted a dinner for Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol together with agri entrepreneurs and stakeholders last night....

Photo Content: Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion (seated, center) together with DOTr Sec. Arthur Tugade, DOTr Usec. Mark Richm...

PHOTO CONTENT: Tatang Henry Sy Sr. (right) was recognized by Go Negosyo as the Big Brother of Filipino Entrepreneurs during its first summit in Februa...

PHOTO CAPTION: ASEAN 2017 Chair President Rodrigo Duterte together with ASEAN Business Advisory Council 2017 Philippines Chairman Joey Concepcion, and...

To all those who have followed this column since 2006, I wish you all a happy new year! It’s been 12 years since I started writing for The Star, and w...

PHOTO CAPTION: Merry Christmas from PA Joey Concepcion and family!While everyone is busy shopping for gifts or enjoying their vacation, I’m reflecting...

PHOTO CAPTION: Author Joey Concepcion was surprised with a book from his wife Marissa and their children. Christian Concepcion, Olivia Concepcion, Mon...

PHOTO CAPTION: The 2018 Citi Microentrepreneurship Awardees together with Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. Chair Fr. Jose Victor Lobrigo,...

PHOTO CAPTION: The Outstanding Filipino Awardees 2018 include presidential adviser for entrepre- neurship Joey Concepcion, Fr. Benigno P. Beltran, SVD...

PA Joey Concepcion was invited to an intimate dinner with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and coordinating minister for economic and social policies T...

 PHOTO CAPTION: The ASEAN Business Advisory Council signs a memorandum of collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic to champion the online entrepreneur...

PHOTO CAPTION: China President Xi Jinping during the state dinner in Malacañang last Nov. 20.Since joining the ASEAN Business Advisory Council as chai...

PHOTO CAPTION: ASEAN Business Advisory Council together with the Asean leaders during their interface held last Nov. 13.This year, under Singapore’s c...

PHOTO CAPTION: In photo (from left): Jeff Hoffman together with the Go Negosyo entrepreneurs and mentors. (L-R) Rey Lapid, Richard Sanz, Rex Daryanani...

Photo Caption: RFM Corporation Celebratres 60th Anniversary.If RFM was a real person, then she/he would be qualified for a senior citizen discount as...

Photo Caption: The forum on Shaping the Future of Food Security and Agriculture featured the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Chairs and members Dr. Ro...

Photo Caption: Last September 23, PA Joey inspires close to 1,000+ youth leaders at the Leaders Unite 2018 organized by The 2030 Project at Samsung Ha...

Is the Philippines going back to a cycle of boom and bust? Over the last few weeks, I have been getting so many messages of wild speculation. One, t...

Photo Caption: ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines chairman Joey Concepcion with Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.It is not e...

Photo Caption: AMEN was officially launched in Singapore last August 27, 2018 during the ASEAN Responsible Business Forum.It has been an eventful week...

Photo Caption: PA Joey Concepcion surprised Tatah Dela Calzada during her shop opening in Katipunan last August 18, 2018. DTI Asec. Bles Lantayona als...

PHOTO CAPTION: PA Joey Concepcion surprised Tatah Dela Calzada during her shop opening in Katipunan last August 18, 2018. DTI Asec. Bles Lantayona als...

PHOTO CAPTION: Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion presented the Pledge of Commitment of the Pilipinas Angat Lahat Alliance to P...

In my position as the presidential adviser for entrepreneurship, I have a unique role between the public and private sector. I have made it a mission...

PHOTO CAPTION: Madame Honeylet Avanceña mentored Jeannette Maduay from Davao.After the four successful launches in Luzon, we decided to bring our Ment...

PHOTO CAPTION: My father JoeCon together with the now Speaker of the House Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during a party last week. SPGMA was one of my fathe...

One of President Duterte’s promises during his campaign is to fervently help the poor. This can only be achieved by making the Philippines more inclus...

PHOTO CAPTION: PA Joey Concepcion with wife, Marissa.Life is a process. From the moment we open our eyes to learn our ABCs and 123s, up to our current...

PHOTO CAPTION: President Rodrigo Duterte witnessed the MOU signing between ASEAN Business Advisory Council and Korean Federation of Small and Medium B...

Photo Caption: In photo (L-R): Atty. Mae Gallos (DOH), Alice Opena (DTI-BSMED), Usec. Zeny Maglaya (DTI-ROG), Sec. Francisco Duque (DOH), PA Joey Conc...

Photo Caption: President Rodrigo Duterte graced the launch of the first Kapatid Mentor Me Program in Davao last October 2016. Also in photo are Trade...

Photo Caption: Some of the mentees who scaled up after successfully joining Kapatid Mentor ME Program of Go Negosyo and DTI.While I always stress the...

Photo Caption: Business organizations who are now part of the Pilipinas Angat Lahat Alliance discussed programs for stronger money, market and mentors...

PHOTO CAPTION: The 56th Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines are Ronald M. Calamba of University of Bohol, Brian Adam S. Anay of Xavier Univers...

PHOTO CAPTION: Manny Pangilinan, PA Joey Concepcion & Jaime Zobel de Ayala.The road to an inclusive economy will be long and hard, but with everyone c...

When we are in pain or experiencing discomfort, we usually go to the hospital to consult doctors to find out what is wrong. We needed someone to tell...

PHOTO CAPTION: The Padma Awards started in 1954 and this year, they extended the awards to 16 foreigners including one from each of the ASEAN countrie...

PHOTO CAPTION: Minister for Transport and Infrastructure of NSW Government Andrew James Constance opened the Australia-ASEAN Business Insights Dinner...

From one mentors’ conference to the biggest mentoring session, we are proud to share the success of the 10th Filipina Entrepreneurship Summit. A recor...

Today is March 1 and what a great way to celebrate International Women’s Month by recognizing women entrepreneurs who are the epitome of grace and lea...

Today’s technology has leveled the playing field in terms of doing business. In this new age of computers, smartphones and a tech-savvy population, th...

PHOTO CAPTION: PLDT and Smart chief revenue officer and ePLDT president and CEO Eric Alberto, PLDT Chairman Manny Pangilinan, and presidential adviser...

With the on-going security threat in Mindanao which led to the declaration of Martial Law in the area, some might feel that there is no hope that is h...

Today, we are recognizing the latest batch of Filipina entrepreneurs who have shown great examples to the next generation. Many of you would ask, why...

Photo Caption: Go Negosyo searches for the new batch of Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneurs 2017!Women entrepreneurs are one of the leading drivers of ou...

After months of rigorous search process, the Ten Outstanding Student of the Philippines (TOSP) 2016 has been awarded last February 9, 2017 in Malacaña...

Photo Caption: The TOSP 2016 are Anne Malazarte of the University of San Agustin, Arizza Nocum of University of the Philippines Diliman, Nafieza Moham...

Whenever ASEAN is being raised in discussions and conversations, we can only think of the brotherhood of the 10 countries involved. Since its establis...

Photo Caption: The ASEAN Business and Advisory Council members had their 69th ASEAN Business Advisory Council Meeting last January 25-26, 2017. (In ph...

Following the successful consultation dinner of the Kapatid conglomerates with President Duterte two weeks ago, I arranged a meeting with Department o...

Photo Caption: The ASEAN Business Advisory Council led by its chair Joey Concepcion together with DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, Executive Secretary Salva...

Photo Caption: President Rodrigo Duterte and Presidential Adviser Joey Concepcion together with the Go Negosyo Kapatid taipans in a dinner in Malacana...

Photo Caption: (L-R) Israel Reguyal (Chairman of Lognet), Grace Manalang (CDO Purchasing Manager), Shiela Villabroza (Office of Usec.Puyat), Joy Dela...

PHOTO CAPTION: RFM Corporation President & CEO and Go Negosyo Founding Trustee, Joey Concepcion joined a discussion on how the private sector could pa...

Go Negosyo had its first of the three part Negosyo Talks: Meet the Presidentiables Series last Thursday with Vice President Jejomar Binay. The Vice Pr...

Franchising is definitely a growing sector. As we have been promoting entrepreneurship in the past 10 years, we have been pushing for a kind of enterp...

Talking to Doris Ho of the APEC Business Advisory Council and the Magsaysay Maritime group is always inspiring.  She has been very much involved in th...

PHOTO CAPTION: Go Negosyo Meet the Presidentiables Series.It seems that the 2016 presidential election is starting to heat up. Recently, Sen. Grace Po...

Last September 12, PLDT SME Nation hosted the annual MVP Bossing Banquet in the famous Japanese restaurant, Nobu Restaurant located in City of Dreams....

PHOTO CAPTION: Myrna Yao launched her new book: “The Gift of a Dream: The GREAT Women Project” last Tuesday, September 15. Her dream is to empowe...

I am often asked with “What is the secret to being a successful entrepreneur?” To which I answer: “Success is for those who want it the most.” This mu...

PHOTO CAPTION: Cezar Chan and Mariel Obregon are presented with their prizes during the YEDW Iloilo.Go Negosyo in partnership with United States Embas...

PHOTO CAPTION: Hans Sicat, President and CEO of Philippines Stock Exchange led the CEO Plenary Session with Joey Concepcion, President and CEO of RFM...

PHOTO CAPTION: Sen. Sonny Angara graced the Go Negosyo-HPAIR Filipino Night and delivered the keynote speech to the delegates of HPAIR Conference 2015...

Few weeks ago, I had the privilege of joining the ceremony to recognize this year’s TOSP 2015. The ceremony was graced by the Cabinet Secretary Jose R...

Through the years, people have been asking me the question Why and What made me start this advocacy on entrepreneurship.  In 2004, a year be...

Through the years, people have been asking me the question Why? and What made me start this advocacy on entrepreneurship?  Some felt I was politically...

Cross-cultural interaction has never been as inevitable as it is nowadays. I am blessed to have travelled the world by visiting several countries with...

Like many other things in life, everything begins in small steps, new beginnings and start-ups. Even the most successful businesses started with one u...

PHOTO CAPTION: Business Model Winner. Flora Señosa won the P30,000 cash prize for her existing agri-business. Flora Senosa is a graduate of UP Vi...

One of the ways we instill the entrepreneurial mindset is by publishing inspiring stories of successful entrepreneurs who dreamt big but started small...

Go Negosyo celebrated its 10th anniversary with a dinner program for its community of entrepreneurs, advocates and partners last July 28, 2015 in The...

In the 10 years of Go Negosyo, I am proud to say that our advocacy has consistently shown promise in its vision to make the country an entrepreneurial...

PHOTO CAPTION: Mayor Ed Dimacuha receives our symbolic offering of a set of Go Negosyo books from our Executive Director, Ramon Lopez during the Negos...

PHOTO CAPTION: Forum on Agribusiness and Inclusive Growth. With Cito Alejandro of Del Monte, Glen Baticados of UPLB and Ramon Lopez of Go Negosyo. Pus...

PHOTO CAPTION: Marivic Quiero, one of our Kwentong Go Negosyo, shared her story to the many participants of the 6th Filipina Summit. The panelists inc...

PHOTO CAPTION: My wife and I with Fred Uytengsu and his wife, Kerrie in one of the championship games in NBA.The Philippines may be separated in diffe...

Through our summits and negosyo seminars, multi-media campaigns and books, Go Negosyo hopes to demystify entrepreneurial success and popularize entrep...

 Living up to its reputation as the country’s franchise authority, the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) is holding a series of seminars and busi...

PHOTO CAPTION: During the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards Media Launch 2015. (In photo: Go Negosyo Executive Director Mon Lopez, Commission on Filip...

PHOTO CAPTION: Mr. Edward Lee, Chairman and founder of COL Financial group, believes that every Filipino deserves to be rich!Looking back at the days...

PHOTO CAPTION: Agripreneur Brian Belen and Angelpreneur Victor Madlangbayan joined Go Negosyo’s Executive Director, Ramon Lopez in a short discussion...

Last Sunday, the Philippine nation was saddened with the loss of our country’s “Fighting Pride”, Manny Pacquiao to Floyd Mayweather. Days have passed,...

The heat is on and the summer is in full blast as we head on to the month of May! And the better way to enjoy the season is to enjoy the sun, the sand...

The heat is on and the summer is in full blast as we head on to the month of May! And the better way to enjoy the season is to enjoy the sun, the sand...

Many entrepreneurs would agree with me when I say that marketing is essential in the success of a business. It is one of the main growth drivers of bu...

For the past two years, Go Negosyo partners with the British Embassy led by Amb. Asif Ahmad as we share our advocacy to a bigger audience. The British...

PHOTO CAPTION: Go Negosyo shares its advocacy to the 28 delegates of the Basilan Young Leaders Program.Whenever outsiders hear of Mindanao,...

PHOTO CAPTION: The delegates of the recently concluded Forum on Public and Private Partnerships on Youth Opportunities and Entrepreneurship. ​(Ph...

PHOTO CAPTION: Alice Eduardo of Sta. Elena Corporation guided and mentored Marivic Quiero in her new business.Coming from the recent weeks that w...

This column will now highlight our new slogan; Go Negosyo is rallying its entrepreneurs to join us as we launch our new battlecry – Pilipinas: Now is...

We are about to end the year 2010. I can’t that believe I have been writing a column in the PhilStar for five years now, which is equivalent to more o...

Being an entrepreneur is being the “Bossing” in your place of work or business. This is one of the best parts about living the life of a negosyante. B...

In terms of size, the Pacman vs. Margarito fight seemed like a David and Goliath fight. The odds for Pacman were like 80-20. This means that for every...

Last Saturday, I was emotionally affected after reading the paper. There was a photo of a father holding the hand of his 12-year-old daughter. She was...

Poverty surrounds our country. A greater number of our population falls below the poverty line. The solution to this seemingly never ending problem do...

Who is Injap? By now, the whole Philippines is getting to know the owner of this fast-growing Mang Inasal food chain –Edgar “Injap” Sia- who just sold...

It has been a series of award-giving ceremonies for the past weeks. It all began with the Go Negosyo Youth Entrepreneurship Summit, where in 30 thousa...

Today, this year’s search for The Outstanding Student of the Philippines (TOSP) will conclude with an awarding ceremony in Malacañang. Out of the hund...

Last Monday was an overwhelming success. Young (and not so young) people flooded the World Trade Center to attend our Go Negosyo Youth Entrepreneurshi...

This year, we will be recognizing 13 inspiring young entrepreneurs. The Go Negosyo Inspiring Young Filipino Entrepreneur award is our way of giving im...

Last Saturday, I was part of a forum in a two-day conference in Tagaytay called “7.0: Media Nation Building”. The [email protected] Foundation was b...

Many corporations have started to adopt programs and campaigns that support the development of micro SMEs. I have asked our Executive Director Mon Lo...

What makes successful entrepreneurs? It is all about passion, persistence and perseverance. These are my three P’s to negosyo success.Choosing to be a...

Last week I read something in the internet about a wealthy Chinese entrepreneur from mainland China who decided to donate all his fortune to charity w...

The hostage tragedy that happened last week shocked all of us. It was a very sad day not only for the affected Hong Kong tourists, their families, fri...

The entrepreneurial journeys I share in this column may give the impression to some people that it is pretty easy to start a negosyo and that the succ...

Some Filipinos abroad seem to have a mixed reaction of what has been happening back home. They think that the past nine years was a big waste and that...

The Association of Filipino Franchisers, Inc. (AFFI) is proud to announce that the 9th Filipino Franchise Show is happening on September 16-19, 2010 a...

It seems the negosyo fever is still rising. Our Go Negosyo books are hitting all time high sales. The calls for Negosyo seminars (Negosems), which our...

I belong to a list of more or less 30 Concepcions who are third generation entrepreneurs. My cousin Renna Hechanova-Angeles, Vice Chairman of the Conc...

We are nearing the 100th day since Pnoy has assumed presidency. While there were the usual critics during his campaign, many are now seeing Pnoy as a...

I remember my first days as an entrepreneur. My first store was a novel cotton candy cart in Fiesta Carnival. My then-girlfriend (who is now my wife)...

Last week, Go Negosyo held a lunch meeting with key players in the social entrepreneurship field. As we pursue our advocacy to build an entrepreneuria...

As I watched PNoy deliver his first State of the Nation Address in Filipino, I said to myself – this person, who was elected by majority of the Filipi...

Last Thursday, we attended the wake of Frank Mayor. He was the father of good friends Joanne Ramirez and Val Sotto.Joanne was the classmate of my wife...

“Success is when your wife loves you and trusts you, your children respect you and admire you, your peers respond positively to your influence and the...

The other night, as I was about to write this column, I got word that a storm was headed for Subic. As my family and friends love to dive and visit th...

During the 90s, after buying Cosmos from the Wong family, we launched an ad campaign that led to the beginning of the success of Cosmos brands like Po...

After writing a mushy column last week entitled “As we age”, I received quite a number of feedback, especially from women.Quiet time for oneself can c...

Growing up, we look forward to our birthdays. We count down the number of nights of sleep until the most awaited day. We look forward to opening our g...

Last April 26 and 27, I was chosen to be a delegate of the Philippines for President Barack Obama’s first Entrepreneurship Summit in Washington, toget...

Be part of Southeast Asia’s Biggest Franchise event! The Philippine Franchise Association (PFA), the pioneer and the only internationally-recognized f...

My previous column was about Nelson Mandela uniting his country through a Rugby team. The movie “Invictus”, for those who have not seen it yet, is a m...

For the next few weeks, I will be asking some of our Angelpreneurs — Francis Kong, Josiah Go, Ping Sotto, Pax Lapid, Ardy Roberto, Henry Tenedero, And...

As school season approaches, I decided to feature three young entrepreneurs for this Tagumpay column.I am a parent with two of my children in college....

A couple of days ago, I got an email from a friend. It was a forwarded blog entitled “The Challenge of a Hundred Days: Believing that Filipinos can En...

As our Independence Day is approaching this June, Noynoy would also soon be officially proclaimed as the new president.It was in 1986 when the Peopl...

For the past four years, I have had the privilege of meeting a number of genuinely inspiring entrepreneurs. While every entrepreneur has as different...

In one of the Apple stores in California, I, with the help of my daughter’s charm, was lucky to be among those who were able to purchase one of the ho...

The Go Negosyo team was astounded by the response in Cagayan de Oro City as it carried out its 16th Negosyo Seminar with the Department of Trade & In...

Finally, our country has taken a big leap forward in the May 10 election process, and we are now part of a modern world. The automated election work...

Today, a new president and vice president will be elected. While surveys may have shown Noynoy’s lead increasing, the real test will be the actual vot...

On Monday, May 10, Filipinos will elect a new President, Vice President and other officials in government. With the computerized election being done...

This week, I arrived in Washington DC to attend President Obama’s Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit. I arrived with my family, since it is also our...

As we know, both Manny Villar and Noynoy Aquino are in a close fight to be the country’s future president. While we do have a lot of entrepreneurs in...

As we approach May 10, all eyes are set on who will be the next president of our country. A number of Filipinos still believe that each Filipino’s des...

As we get closer to election, family members seem to have divided views on their choice for president. In our case, my father (coming from his NAMFREL...

The Holy Week allowed us to reflect on our lives and our relationship with God. We somehow got to work on our spiritual side, which admittedly is alwa...

We have 45 days to make our bet for the elections. I don’t mean betting money on who will be the next president. I mean betting on a successful electi...

This Holy Week gives us time to reflect on our spiritual life. Normally, we are reminded by our parents or wife to go to confession during the Lenten...

About a couple of weeks ago I got a call from Elzadia Washington, the Acting Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID...

March is Women’s Month. It is a reminder of the roles that women play in our lives. They are mothers to our children, sisters, daughters, wives and...

The overwhelming response last March 8 in the Women Negosyo Summit was indeed very encouraging as we realized that somehow Go Negosyo has been able to...

Last Monday, we opened the Go Negosyo: Babae, Tagumpay ka ng Bayan; Women Entrepreneurship Summit, together with the Philippine Commission on Women he...

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, tag...

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...

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 reache...

Who is a social entrepreneur? Books and sources would suggest that a social entrepreneur is someone who identifies a social problem and uses entrepren...

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...

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 mos...

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 po...

I have been involved in helping the PGMA administration spur entrepreneurial development for the last four years. I do not sit as a cabinet secretary...

For the past weeks, the election fever has started to heat up. The advertisements are starting to build up. Positioning one name, be it Villar, Noynoy...

This 2010 is the year of the Tiger, as per the Chinese calendar. It so happens that the Chinese New Year falls on Valentine’s Day, so that may be a go...

Early this week, my wife was leaving for London to visit an ailing aunt. She promised to see her as the illness is terminal. Our two year old daughter...

We spent our weekend in Baguio right after the long Christmas break to feel the cold. I normally go to Baguio every year, and I notice the Korean popu...

Today, microentrepreneurs are mostly women. We observe this in our caravans in the regions and provinces. Winners of the Citi Microentrepreneur of the...

When we were kids, my father would insist that we prepare our New Year’s Resolution not later than a week after January 1. He would also write down hi...

Last week’s column entitled “My Christmas wish” received a lot of feedback from people who were able to relate to its message. Miguel Belmonte of Phil...

If you are blessed to see, walk, hear and talk, think about how your life would be if you lose one of these abilities. Most people who are even perfec...

Tonight the traditional Noche Buena is served, as Filipinos also celebrate the tradition of going to midnight masses and having the family come over t...

Last week’s article, “A fighter’s attitude”, elicited a number of good comments from people. Manny Pacquiao’s story is like a typical story of a succe...

Time seems to be moving so fast. Christmas is here again, with the usual traffic. This is a good sign for us in the food and beverage business as peop...

I have been writing for the Philippine Star Business Section for more than three years now, with my column entitled Ask Go Negosyo that comes out ever...

Months ago, rumors were going around about PGMA running for congress. When I heard about it, I mentioned to her closest advisers that it’s not a good...

About a week ago, my uncle Raul Concepcion and his wife Menchu celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary together with friends and family in their pla...

Pacman’s victory over Cotto definitely gave pride to a lot of Filipinos all over the world. It makes the world more aware of the competitiveness of Pi...

Early this year, we were fortunate to get one of world’s greatest fighters Manny Pacquiao as our endorser. A breakfast meeting was arranged at my home...

The other day, my two-year-old daughter was singing Willie Revilame’s Boom Tarat song. I found it funny – how a two-year old kid would be able to lear...

Last Friday, we decided to spend our long weekend in our place in Punta Fuego, Batangas. We have a place right at the tip of punta, which gives us a c...

Last Tuesday, I was in Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for the judging of the Citi Microentrepreneur of the Year (MOTY) Award 2009. From there, I ha...

As we now enter the final quarter of the year (which is supposed to be the best quarter for most consumer companies), we are now faced with challengin...

About a month ago, Rod Cornejo, who handles GMA7’s public relations and who is also a part time professor in Miriam College for Entrepreneurship, ment...

We all remember the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Bible. It was also referred to as the story of The Good Neighbor. A man, who was robbed, was...

Before typhoon Ondoy hit us last Friday, I had been monitoring the direction of the storm as we laid out plans to go to the beach with the family on t...

Within a month, the political landscape entirely changed. We witnessed Sen. Mar Roxas do the unexpected, which was to give way to Sen. Noynoy. We also...

Last Friday, I got an early call from a Go Negosyo staff reporting that the SMX Complex was jam-packed for our Youth Summit. I was advised to come ear...

Tomorrow we will be having the first and biggest Youth Entrepreneurship Summit in SMX Complex at 9am. This summit is supported by the Department of Ed...

Few of my friends keep on kidding me that I have been quite brave in writing two of my past columns. Those columns cited how I felt about the past eig...

The last days have been hectic, with requests for me to speak in various gatherings of organizations about our advocacy and how it created an impact o...

A week ago, someone from the government told me that I was courageous in devoting one column to PGMA after her SONA, to talk about her positive work a...

In other countries, yellow fever has been the cause of many devastating epidemics. It is an acute viral disease that causes 200,000 illnesses and 30,0...

A daughter’s love for her mother cannot be expressed much more than how Cris Aquino did in her response in behalf of the Aquino family.In the same way...

The weekend before the SONA, I was invited by Myrna Yao for dinner to celebrate her birthday with a small group in her place. Myrna is an entrepreneur...

Last Friday, a good friend, Joey Cuisia, celebrated his 65th birthday and announced his new chapter in life as he retires.Joey Cuisia is an “intrapren...

Throughout Michael Jackson’s memorial, the whole world was tuned in. Many of us, whose teenage and courtship days were during the MJ era, were quite d...

Last Sunday, our “Dream Big Philippines” ad campaign came out in the major dailies. It quoted PGMA’s dream: “Believe that our dream of winning over po...

The news on Michael Jackson’s death saddened many of us, as we grew up listening to his music. For us who have approached our 50s and for those who ar...

My friend Gus Infante, who left the Philippines two years ago and now lives in Ottawa, Canada with his family, emailed me a couple of days ago. He men...

For the past columns, we have been featuring the dreams of some of this country’s successful entrepreneurs. They have shared their dreams for themselv...

Sometime early 2008, I wrote a series of columns about the need to start an intelligent discussion on what could be the most appropriate form of gover...

Over the past weeks, I have been traveling with my wife and kids in places that we have never been to – Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, and Budapest. We hav...

Last year, while watching Bloomberg, a technical analyst who follows the Elliot Wave in charting the stock market predicted that the Dow would hit 9t....

For those who read last week’s column entitled “My dream for the Philippines”, there are actually a couple of sentences lacking in my dream. But due t...

As I arrived in Vancouver the other day, I received great news from my staff in Manila. The Go Negosyo book on 55 women entrepreneurs is now the Numbe...

Flying in from Manila, the immigration officer in San Francisco asked if we were going to watch Manny Pacquiao fight. I told him yes, as he is the end...

The first time I watched Susan Boyle in YouTube , I said to myself, what a perfect comparison to the Philippines and its people. If only through this...

Last Sunday, I noticed that my wife and daughter were teary-eyed. I asked them what was wrong. Did someone die? They were glued to the internet then t...

Last December, I had my seven wishes. My fifth wish was for the Philippines. I wished for God to grant our nation with a blessing that will uplift the...

This week is a time for us to reflect on our spirituality. We visit churches, complete the Stations of the Cross, and make confession – which my Mom u...

Last Friday, I tried a different ice cream brand just to see how good it was versus our very own Selecta – now the number one ice cream brand in the P...

I was surprised to find out that a lot of people read my column last week entitled “Gone So Soon”. For those who have not read it yet, I wrote about a...

We were in Sydney last week to attend the wedding of my wife’s cousin. At first, I was hesitant to join her as we just finished the Go Negosyo Women S...

President Obama is the choice of majority of Americans to lead the nation out of the world’s biggest financial crisis. What we see today is basically...

Earlier this year, our Go Negosyo Bicol Caravan in the province of Gov. Lray Villafuerte set the record in terms of the attendance of people with the...

Tonight, we will be launching our third book, the GO NEGOSYO 55 Inspiring Stories of Women Entrepreneurs. Most of the 55 featured women have confirmed...

Last week, I attended two of our companies’ sales convention. One was in Manila, which was for Selecta (Ice Cream). The other was in Boracay for RFM....

Last week, the Concepcion Clan, composed of about 60 of us from the second to the fourth generation, had our annual shareholders meeting in Macau. Nor...

During the wake of my father in law, I was surprised to find out about the number of people who follow the Ask Go Negosyo column. There are many who r...

A series of my columns that started two weeks ago, from “’Til death do us part”, ends with this column.My wife received a call at 2:30am from her brot...

The past columns have been very optimistic about the Philippines. Some friends who have read my last column ‘Till death do us part’ even found it mush...

Last week’s column, again, elicited a lot of response from many people. These are even the people who I thought would not read my column entitled “10...

Upon reading all the columns these days, there is nothing but bad news about 2009. Not that I disagree with many of the views, but I think things will...

For some reason, the Ask Go Negosyo Thursday column falls on important days this holiday season. Last Thursday was Christmas Day, and today is New Yea...

Merry Christmas. I am sure the first thing people would not do during Christmas day is read the newspaper, but I still decided to write this column. T...

Many wonder how Pacquiao reached this level of success in his boxing career. One could relate it to the many successful entrepreneurs today and how th...

The world continues to face a financial crisis equal to an intensity-10 earthquake that has never been experienced before. While this disaster does no...

Over the weekend, I arrived from a quick trip from San Francisco. As mentioned in my previous column, I have seen their situation in America.First, th...

I have been in the states for the past week, and I have seen the slow down of their pace here.While property prices, especially in the bay area of San...

As we all predicted, Obama won the USA election because Americans have been severely hurt by this great financial crisis and they are clamoring for a...

By the time this column comes out, it is highly probable that the first American-black president would have been elected – Barack Obama. He would also...

The nightmare seems to be never ending. What started in the USA has now reached Europe and recently emerging markets that include China, Southeast Asi...

This column has been projecting optimism and inspiration for the past year now.In the past columns, I have mentioned that the financial crisis is stil...

Last Monday, after a rollercoaster ride in the financial markets during the weekend, RFM Corporation celebrated its 50th anniversary.In 1958, my grand...

The biggest world financial crisis in our lifetime is happening right before our eyes. For our grandparents, maybe the depression in 1936 is what they...

Last Thursday, I was able to watch the Ateneo vs. La Salle basketball championship game. I sat behind the Ateneo bench with some die hard La Sallites....

If one were to look at the basic reason for all the problems caused by USA’s sub-prime crisis, one will find the people’s spending habits as the funda...

As early as May, I wrote a column entitled “The Perfect Storm”, which was about the worsening crisis in America. In the month of July, my column talke...

Last week’s column touched on our purpose driven life. A number of people asked me if I read the book. I haven’t actually, but I am familiar with the...

The column last week touched on the question of whether or not Ninoy’s death was a waste. We received a lot of positive feedback from readers and most...

August 21, 2008 marked the 25th death anniversary of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. After so many years, it still brings back a lot of memories, having sp...

Sometime early this year, February and March, we featured in this column the topic of “Pagbabago 2010.2016”. It is basically a call to our legislators...

In the past columns I have stated that the price of oil and commodities will drop, and all of these are cyclical. Likewise, they have a correlation to...

Last week’s column, entitled “Superwoman at the SONA”, ended with an introduction of a story that is being passed around through email. It is entitled...

This time, there was something special in the SONA for Go Negosyo. I was asked to attend since the President will be acknowledging the efforts of Go N...

It seems that I don’t hear the end of it, with my friends saying that my column about the “Secret of My ‘Success'” (the mushy column dedicated to my w...

In last week’s column “Sailing through the Perfect Storm”, I mentioned the possibility of the Dow hitting the 10,000 index. A number of readers asked...

About three months ago, I somehow described the problems in the United States similar to the perfect storm, wherein a sub-prime crisis affected the wi...

After turning 50 years old, my male friends called me Mr. Mushy for dedicating last week’s column to the secret of my “success” – my wife, as we also...

Over the past weeks, I have been trying to dodge the idea of celebrating my 50th birthday. Maybe it’s just part of the denial stage when age is catchi...

Benito Fajilan has been working as a bartender in Highlands Inn at Carmel Valley, California for 13 years. He has three jobs and sleeps four hours a d...

As the summer vacation in the Philippines comes to an end, high school graduates who are now bound for college should start taking life more seriously...

What is causing the insufficient rice produce in the country? Should we blame the free trade disciples who have been saying “let the countries with th...

As the USA elections unfold, I took time to visit Washington with my kids just a week ago. We went to see the tourist attractions, one of which was th...

As recession hangs over America today; it brings about memories of the Asian crisis during the late 90s, which was also the last three years of Presid...

I guess we have been saying for many years now that the Philippines has its last chance, but somehow God has been gracious enough to keep giving us ma...

I was in the Hongkong airport with my family on the way to San Francisco when a fellow Filipino approached and congratulated me. I asked him for what...

As a continuation of last week’s column, let me share with you some insights from Mr. Josiah Go, Chief Strategist of Mansmith and Fielders and the 1st...

Recently, we engaged the services of Josiah Go who used to work for RFM Corporation during the early days but decided to go on his own as an entrepren...

I attended the graduation of my daughter Margarita who graduated from Assumption High School, the same school that PGMA and Loren Legarda came from. M...

Over the past few days, we continued to get a healthy consensus from sectors we met that it is time for a real change. I have been consulting a number...

I don’t know how many people will be in town to read this column as I am sure the beaches from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will be full of people espe...

The topic on a real change in our political system elicited the greatest response including from no less than former president FVR. We shall present s...

It’s been weeks now that the ZTE controversy has been grabbing the headlines on TV and the newspapers. There seems to be no end to it and the investig...

About two weeks ago, I was advised by EDSA People Power Commissioner Angie Barrera that Go Negosyo has been unanimously nominated to be a recipient of...

Last Sunday, I read the column of fellow Philstar columnist Babes Romualdez. I don’t normally comment on what people write or say but what he wrote re...

Yes, the Go Negosyo Book of 50 Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories is the number one bestseller for the non-fiction category in National Bookstore. This...

Kung hei fat choi! Happy New Year to all the Filipino-Chinese entrepreneurs. While I may not be a Filipino-Chinese, we are always mistaken to be one b...

As we entered the year 2008 full of optimism, we saw one of the worst stock market crashes in history brought about by massive write downs of the worl...

The following is a very interesting article from Go Negosyo advocate and Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship Trustee Myla Villanueva. Being one of...

In the following columns, we will be getting article contributions from different entrepreneurs who have been actively supporting the Go Negosy fever....

Entrepreneurship and Development: Supporting Young Filipino EntrepreneursBy Fernando Zobel de AyalaGo Negosyo is a movement that constantly inspires....

It was indeed a very happy year in 2007 for those who believed in this country, especially those who started believing as early as 2006. The good spir...

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all the Filipinos who have contributed to a more optimistic environment in 2007. To those who have been s...

While on a family vacation with some balikbayan relatives in Bora, I still had the chance to work on this column and get in touch with the office. As...

It’s been over one year now since I started writing for the Philippine Star and until now my colleagues can’t believe I write my own column given my s...

The Makati Standoff last Thursday showed us the price we have to pay for democracy. Sometimes, I feel that democracy is being abused and that it will...

What urged me to write about social entreps in action is a letter sent to me from an OFW in Nigeria. Let me share it with you his letter: Dear Joey,...

Go Negosyo ended its caravan series for this year last Tuesday with PWD’s (People with Disabilities) Can Go Negosyo! at the DLS College of St. Benilde...

Despite yesterday’s bombing at the Batasan Complex, the market still went up and the Philippine peso continued to appreciate. While we condemn what ha...

Over the long weekend, I had the chance to go with my family to Sydney and took the new Singapore 380 Airbus, though not on its maiden flight as I cou...

As partners, Go Negosyo and Gawad Kalinga jointly recognized inspiring entrepreneurial GK communities during the GK’s anniversary last Saturday at the...

Over the past few weeks, the headlines again had a feast from the ZTE and into the alleged gift-giving at the palace, and then the accidental explosio...

Fortunately, our economy was able to absorb last week’s shocks caused by recent political noise and we are again on a stable path towards a strong pes...

The Philippine economy and general climate of optimism has improved dramatically over the past 12 months. This is quite evident from the number of for...

While in Hongkong over the weekend, I came across a shirt that said “If you don’t try you’ll never know”. Unfortunately they didn’t have my size. That...

Last Friday, Go Negosyo sa Manila was held at the Philamlife Auditorium which only has a capacity of 950 people. As early at 7:30am, we had already do...

Over the past weeks, the La Salle-Ateneo matches have been one of the most thrill-seeking series to watch. Witnessing the games and even that of La Sa...

The past two columns talked about how the education system should nurture the e-factor for their students to have a greater chance of becoming success...

I had the chance to speak before the Aid for Trade Convention in ADB where foreign dignitaries mostly trade ministers and the country’s top entreprene...

Last week’s column talked about the e-factor and how it is important to have a healthy mix of academic framework and experiential learning when it com...

For the next 2 weeks, this column will talk about entrepreneurship education in the Philippines. Can running a negosyo really be taught and is a diplo...

Over the past few days, a number of friends and column followers have been asking me on the right thing to do as some people see the world markets col...

Last Thursday, the Makati Business Club and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) awarded Namfrel for its efforts in restoring democracy...

Some people are saying that with the market in the USA crashing due to concerns in the sub-prime loans and weaker US housing market and I guess the ba...

The SONA speech of PGMA was great. This is the usual comment of fellow entrepreneurs. The President showed that she really means business and she want...

Most people still believe that Friday the 13th is unlucky and people try to avoid doing major things on this day. July 13 was a different story for us...

Tomorrow Go Negosyo goes to Bacolod and the University of St. La Salle coliseum is expected to be full to the rafters of students, teachers, governmen...

PGMA, Vicky Belo (Belo Medical Group), Nanay Coring (National Bookstore), Chit Juan (Figaro), Margarita Fores (Cibo), Julie Gandionco (Julie’s Bakesho...

That’s right! Cebu explodes with optimism and great enthusiasm towards entrepreneurship, as can be seen from the eyes of the thousands of students and...

You may think I am referring to the Philippine Star newspaper which is ran by the Belmonte brothers Isaac, Kevin and Miguel and their Auntie Gracie, w...

This column will deviate a bit from the usual topics of Go Negosyo and will talk about what to me is a true definition of success in life. On June 15,...

Last week’s column talked about the power of WE BELIEVE and how these two words can convert this pessimistic society into a nation filled with optimis...

Ateneo used WE BELIEVE as their slogan when they played against La Salle for the UAAP Championships. I am a La Sallite but I do have a lot of friends...

With just four months after its first date of publication, the Go Negosyo Book of Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories has reached the top spot of the Be...

This May 14, Filipinos will again have the chance to choose their leaders in the Senate, Congress and in the local government. It is common to hear pe...

For more than a year now, we are happy that in our own little way, our Go Negosyo advocacy has reached a number of sectors in terms of promoting an en...

For the past three weeks, this column tackled two of the most serious problems that our country faces today, as cited in a survey: hunger and corrupti...

For the past two weeks, this column has discussed the issue on hunger and possible solutions to this problem. Eleven entreps gave their opinions on ho...

It seems my column entitled “God’s Greatest Gift” which was written two weeks ago when my daughter Maria Isabella Alexandria was born has elicited a l...

Upon hearing that the Philippines ranked pretty high up in terms of hunger and corruption made me think of possible solutions to the age-old problems...

Last Friday, March 16, Go Negosyo had the largest book signing ever at the National Bookstore in SM Megamall. Together with President GMA, twenty entr...

Since the book was launched last February 5, the Go Negosyo Book of 50 Inspiring Entrepreneurial Stories has sold close to 15 thousand copies in just...

As I read the headlines this week, the front page was all about GO. I thought for a while that it was about Go Negosyo, only to find out that it was a...

For the past 20 years, the tourism sector has been pretty upbeat. Visitor arrivals have been making huge leaps, posting double digit growth rates of 2...

No it’s not Mel and Joey, it’s Mar and Joey: Mr. Palengke and Mr. Negosyo. Funny how people call me up these days and think I am running in the upcomi...

Since we are celebrating Chinese New Year this week, this column will talk about Feng-Shui, luck and destiny. Feng-Shui which is commonly practiced in...

Last Monday, I hosted a dinner at our home, to make it more personal, for the launch of Go Negosyo’s campaign for the year 2007 which carries the them...

On February 5, Go Negosyo will launch its program for 2007 with the main theme “Teach a nation how to fish and we will feed a nation for many lifetime...

If the CEO of the Philippines Inc has to have an entrepreneurial mindset, the COO’s which in this case of Phil Inc, are the Department Secretaries, ha...

I got different reactions from what I wrote in last week’s column about PGMA the entrepreneur. An overwhelming majority was favorable on how I saw PGM...

What is the definition of an entrepreneur? According to AIM professor and entrep guru Andy Ferreria, entrepreneur originated from a French word which...

From people who read the column last week on my father, the social entrepreneur, I didn’t expect that kind of response.  A lot of them were deeply tou...

Today let me dedicate this column to my father, who is more popularly known as Joecon, as he celebrates his 75th birthday tomorrow, together with his...

Let me dedicate this column to our country’s OFWs and balikbayans who have started to arrive in time for the holidays. Today, our OFWs and balikbayans...

It’s barely two weeks before Christmas and Go Negosyo has continued to be very busy in spreading the spirit of entrepreneurship this yuletide season. ...

Congratulations to Miguel Belmonte, Gracie Go, and the rest of their team for winning the Marketing Company of the Year Award.  This award has eluded...

Last Thursday, we witnessed the launch in Cebu of the DTI “One Town, One Product” project led by the energetic Undersecretary Carissa Cruz. To have mo...

Manny Pacquiao’s win comes at the right time making more people proud to be Filipinos.  Monique Lhuillier’s fashion show elicited the same response. ...

Last week I talked about women in negosyo citing that 90 percent of micro finance lending institutions lend to women. As I immersed myself more in an...

Are women naturally born entrepreneurs? For us men, a “yes” would be hard to accept especially in cases when this statement becomes more of a fact tha...

Are women naturally born entrepreneurs? For us men, a “yes” would be hard to accept especially in cases when this statement becomes more of a fact tha...

Wow. What an overwhelming response from so many friends who got a copy of The Philippine Star last Thursday as well as to those who browsed over the i...

When asked by the The Philippine Star owner Kevin to do a column on GoNegosyo, I thought of how it would be best done. GoNegosyo was born as the key a...