Welcoming the new hire
Business owners and managers hire employees with the hope that they will work hard and efficiently, be loyal to the company, and stay with it for a long time. Making a positive impression on a Read More
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KNOW YOUR SMALL BIZ LAW: The Food Safety Act (part 2)
What are the prohibited acts under the Food and Safety Act of 2013? It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Produce, handle or manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribute in commerce, or Read More
KNOW YOUR SMALL BIZ LAW: The Food Safety Act (part 1)
Republic Act 10611, or the Food Safety Act of 2013, was signed into law by President Benigno Simeon Aquino to protect consumers from food trade malpractices and substandard or hazardous products. The new law lays Read More
Senate approves Youth Entrepreneurship Bill
by Miel Feria, SERDEF Media Bureau (first published in the Philippine Online Chronicles, August 21, 2014) With a vote of 18-0, the Senate recently approved on third and final reading SB No. 2212 or the Read More
More green business practices
Why go green in running your business? Because we live in an endangered planet. Because we owe it to ourselves, our customers, our other stakeholders, our families, our children, our children’s children. Because – and Read More
The Enterprising You
Do you want to run your own business and be successful in it? Then YOU have to be enterprising. What does it mean to be enterprising? To be enterprising, one will need Energy, Need to Read More
Not for entrepreneurs only: Ways to lessen your carbon footprint
Everyone should sit up and listen to the clamor for more environment-friendly lifestyle and ways of doing business. Already we have seen the catastrophic effects of climate change, demonstrated with great impact by the unprecedently Read More
Business ethics: Can small entrepreneurs afford to be ethical?
Can a company be too small to afford to practice good business ethics? In their early start-up stage, some small companies may try to cut corners by ignoring established ethical practices, thinking these could be Read More
Seeing stars where others see the dark: Business ideas unlimited
You’re one of those just waiting for the right time to quit your job and venture out on your own. Have you already a pinpointed a specific business idea on which to base your business Read More
KNOW YOUR SMALL BIZ LAW: Acts prohibited by the Solid Waste Management Act
The Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003) was passed in 2000 to provide for a national ecological solid waste management program and create the required institutional mechanisms and incentives. The law sets guidelines and Read More