The Filipino Entrepreneur

I wanted to share with you this little questionnaire I got from the internet. One of my favorite topics about entrepreneurship. If I’m not mistaken 8 years ago. I got this from consumer law page website. It was developed by Pat B. Alcorn ( In Success And Survival In The Family- Owned Business ), an expert on entrepreneurial problems. This will help you determine your “Entrepreneurial Quotient” and somehow will get some assessment on your chances to succeed in business. It’s more of a personality test to see if our characteristics are similar to a typical entrepreneur. I guess the only answer to these questions is “Yes” or “No.” You can write your answers in a piece of paper, then read on to see the expert’s answers. So here it goes:

Do you reconcile your bank account as soon as the monthly statement comes in?

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Stumbled on Yugatech today and read a post regarding Filipino’s new money making opportunity unlocking iPhones. Yeah I think iPhone is great and can only be fully functional in the U.S. But now you can have them unlocked here in the Philippines. In our country, a cellphone capital in the world having many users and addicts in cellphones looks like this opportunity is a sure ball.

According to Abe:

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Below are the list of businesses and entrepreneurs featured today in Kabuhayang Swak na Swak:

1. Chunky Boy’s Drunken Barbecue - the creative mind of the owner of this barbecue bar and grill which made the nilasing na barbecue or drunken barbecue a hit. The owners are Mike and Lyra Hilario. The marinade is simply made of black pepper, mixed spices, brown sugar, garlic, special vinegar, soy sauce, alcohol (wine, I guess), salt and of course the pork. They also mentioned about the secret ingredients which I think is up to us experiment. Their bar and grill have an initial investment of 1.5 million and they have managed to get their investment in one year. Their first business is corporate give away and after they saved enough they started their dream business which is the bar and grill.

2. JOHN-NETTE’S Banana Chips - The owner, Johnny Santos started his business way back in 1978 in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro as a banana trader. He supplies bananas to banana chips makers. Then he got an idea to make his own banana chips with the help of his wife and mother in law. The business became a hit up now they are producing banana chips.

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On October 23 - 28, 2007 SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 2 will launch Fil-Negosyo Expo 2007. Attend free seminars on entrepreneurship, leadership, finance, customer service, marketing and business opportunities (Free admission).

Featuring:

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Cost is one of the factors that reduces our profits with regards to our business. And one of the cost that burdens farmers are medicines for their farm animals and pets. Since the medicines for animals are out of reach for most poor farmers and most rural places in the Philippines don’t have adequate supplies of veterinary medicines, the list below can be of help using folkloric medicines.

The following have been tried and found helpful for the following animal ailments such as:

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