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The best business advice came from my wise father-in-law was to be hands on. His advice tore apart the mindset that being an entrepreneur meant being your own boss with everyone at your beck and call. People think if you’re an entrepreneur, you can boss people around. All you need was to give an order […]
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Do you want to franchise a business but don’t know where to start? Well, I found that Business Exec PH provided a 4-in-1 workshop that gave attendees an idea on how four food/drink concepts work, and how you can possibly make it your future business. I actually saw this Facebook Ad and inquired. Again, I […]
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Last February 21, 2023, ANVIL Business Club invited Ms. Jacqe Yuengtian Gutierrez, the owner of Happy Skin and BLK Cosmetics to share her thoughts about Entrepreneurship. Thanks to her 9 years at Unilever as Head of Skin Marketing Department where she handled the brands Ponds and Doce, Jacqe was motivated to think that Filipinos can […]
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International beverage company Diageo on Tuesday said it would acquire premium Filipino rum brand Don Papa for an upfront consideration of €260 million (about P15.48 billion). Diageo said the deal could be worth an additional consideration of up to €177.5 million through to 2028 “subject to performance.” What’s notable about the deal: 1. The brand […]
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Question: Is it okay to tell a possible employer that the reason you left a company was because of mababang sahod? My Answer: I THINK YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN MORE Saying the reason you left is mababang sahod will welcome many followup questions from the recruiter like: “If mababa ang sahod, bakit mo tinanggap ang trabaho?” […]
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When people asked me if it’s better to quit their jobs and go into business, here’s my answer: WHY CORPORATE IS SOMETIMES BETTER THAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP People always assume that if you start a business and work hard, you WILL be successful and won’t lose your capital. That it’s better than working in a 9-to-5 job […]
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FINALLY! The SSS has released Circular No. 2021-014: Pandemic Relief and Restructuring Program 5 – Short-Term Member Loan Penalty Condonation Program just last October 29 with much abated breath. SSS_CI_2021-014 (1). Over the last few months, employees has been waiting for some sort of loan condonation/ restructuring/ forgiveness from the SSS in vain, especially when […]
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I had an engraver who mistakenly added another “0” when engraving on an item. As a result, the product wrote 20021 instead of 2021. Obviously, we have to junk the item. It was engraved on a gold-plated metal so such mistake is not erasable. “What happened?” I asked. In Tagalog, “Anong nangyari?” The staff said […]
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During times of financial hardships, many employer would find themselves victims of theft from the very people they trust. In May 2021, one of my sales staff was caught stealing Php 56,000 worth of cash and jewelry via reporting fake GCash transactions which turned out to be real cash transactions, with her pocketing the money. […]
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HR Practitioners should be very conversant to the many DOLE Labor Advisories issued related to COVID-19. Regardless, it’s still a shock to me that many do not seem to read the DOLE Labor Advisories that are published for free in their website. Not only are such information widely available, but they are also timely updated, […]
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Certificate of Employment (COE) — A simple document that has created so much ruckus in the HR community these days. Why oh why oh why? Technically, the COE is a very simple document. See DOLE Labor Advisory No. 6, Series of 2020 for the particulars: Verbatim to the advisory, a Certificate of Employment (COE) is a […]
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It must be the rainy season but I’ve noticed a surprisingly uptick of people resigning from their jobs despite the pandemic. Chances are, people most likely resign because they’ve already received their 13th month pay and annual bonuses. Sometimes, it’s just to try something new. Even I had some loyal employees resign despite my best […]
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