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Babae, Kapuso Ka ng Bayan: An Essay Writing Tilt

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

The Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship, a non-governmental organization that pushes for the advocacy Go Negosyo, launches an essay writing competition in time with the holding of the fourth Women Entrepreneurship Summit and Expo 2012. The event aims to recognize the contributions of the Filipina in the Philippine society and empower them further by teaching them necessary concepts and ideas to maximize their potentials.

The essay writing contest, with the theme Babae Kapuso Ka ng Bayan, promotes and encourages conscious awareness of the contributions of kababaihan in the different levels of the society, in the different social strata, and all fields imaginable.

Mechanics:

A. Eligibility
This contest is open to all individuals, regardless of age and gender.

B. Medium
The medium may be in Filipino or English, depending on the preference of the entrants.

C. Theme, Content & Format
1. The competition will adopt the summit’s theme: Babae: Kapuso Ka ng Bayan.
2. The essay must be original, unpublished either in print or online, and shall be at a maximum of 1,000 words.
3. Entries must be in Word format and must be sent as an attachment, together with the entry form to feedback@gonegosyo.net, with the subject WES 2012 Essay.
4. Format

Spacing: Double space
Font Size: 12”
Font Style: Tahoma

D. Submission
1. Only one entry per person will be accepted.
2. Entries will be accepted January 6 to February 20, 2012.

E. Judging: Criteria & Panel
1. Entries will be selected according to the following criteria:

a. General content and Relevance to the theme - 50%
b. Style and grammar - 20%
c. Appeal to intellect and emotion - 30%

2. Judges will be from the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship.

F. Winners & Prizes
1. The Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship shall recognize three winning entrants based on the set criteria. The organizers have the prerogative to award less than or more than three winners based on the quality of entries.

2. Prizes
a. Go Negosyo books – one set
b. Publish winning article in the official PCE Website, PCE e-Newsletter and Facebook account.
c. Certificate of Recognition
d. VIP seat in the Women Summit

G. Others
The winning entries will be announced during the Women Entrepreneurship Summit on March 2, 2012, at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Prior to the event, Go Negosyo shall inform the winners to ensure their presence at the summit.

To know more about: Babae Kapuso Ka ng Bayan: An Essay Writing Tilt, call Ms. Monica Ramirez at (02) 6315024 or e-mail meramirez.pce@gmail.com

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Get the entry form here.

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Book Launch: Go Negosyo’s 50 Inspiring Stories of Young Entrepreneurs

Monday, October 10th, 2011

In the tradition of developing an entrepreneurial mindset among Filipinos, Go Negosyo has once again compiled 50 stories of successful entrepreneurs, this time for those who started young and are already reaping the rewards of their success.

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Entitled “50 Inspiring Stories of Young Entrepreneurs”, Go Negosyo’s seventh book features negosyantes who are below 40 years old and have made their way to success with hard work, determination, and passion. They have either introduced a new industry, as with the story of Kim Lato who at 23 is one of the pioneers of online selling using a social network site; or have infused national pride and sustainable development in their businesses, like Raymund Punzalan and Jowee Alviar’s Team Manila and Zarah Juan’s Panda Cleaners.

The foreword of the book was written by Edgar “Injap” Sia II, who revolutionized the fastfood industry with Mang Inasal, the most popular barbeque fastfood in the country. Injap’s Mang Inasal is also the main feature of the book, as Go Negosyo unravels the story of his journey and how Mang Inasal came to be.

The book focuses on these entrepreneurs because of their growing presence in negosyo, and at a young age. Go Negosyo recognizes that given the inspiration provided by these success stories, the youth can be at the forefront of promoting change in society by embracing a positive attitude and an entrepreneurial mindset to fight poverty and to build a better nation.

The book launch of Go Negosyo’s 50 Inspiring Stories of Young Entrepreneurs will be on October 20 at 6 in the evening, to be held at the Glorietta 5 Activity Center (in front of National Bookstore). The first 100 to register will get a free copy of the book and a chance to have it signed by the young entrepreneurs at the book launch.

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On Parenting and Mentorship

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

As we approached Saint Petersburg in Russia, my wife, Marissa, got the surprise of her life during her birthday party. My children prepared a great video on her, as a tribute to being a great mom and mentor. It was one of our family’s great bonding moments, especially when my father sang The Impossible Dream. My father, like me, is not a singer; but he sang it with all its meaning as sung in Don Quixote, The Man from La Mancha. This has been his theme song, even as far back as the days of Martial Law, being one of those who stood up and fought for democracy.

These times are precious, as our parents reach their senior years. Every moment spent with them is precious. As children, and now parents, we tend to follow the footsteps of our own parents on how they mentored us. (more…)

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Great things

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

The world was treated to three great stories this past week: the wedding of the decade, the beatification of Pope John Paul II, and the recent death of Osama Bin Laden.

Of course, how can all the women miss the marriage of the decade, especially my daughters? Since birth, they loved all Disney movies with princes and princesses. Disney has truly marketed the fantasies of monarchy from Kings and Queens. Who can forget Cinderella? (more…)

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Being holy

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Summer is finally here. This year’s summer is even delayed, as last year’s started early. Last year, February was already hot. Our sales in Carrier air conditioning and Selecta ice cream definitely benefitted from that. With El Nino last year, we also saw hydroelectric power companies having great difficulty in making sure power was continuously supplied, especially in Mindanao.

We could feel the heat already as we move around the country. Two weeks ago, I went to Cebu to give a talk to Avon operators and entrepreneurs (who are expectedly mostly women). We had a very good session with their entrepreneurs as we encouraged them to be more enterprising and to keep the winning attitude. They adopted a theme “Believe to Succeed” which is very much aligned with the mantra that Go Negosyo is sharing around. (more…)

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Need we worry?

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

With the current crisis in the Middle East and in Japan; and with the prices of commodities and oil going higher; what is in store for SMEs? I asked Romy Bernardo, one of the country’s top economists and a former Finance top official who is also an Independent Director of the RFM Board, about his views and this is what he has to say:

The BSP recently reported that pessimism has substantially increased among Filipino consumers, amidst continued price increases and unrest spreading in the Arab world. The confidence index (CI) weakened from -8.5 percent in Q4 2010 to -23.1 percent in Q1 2011, indicating that the number of pessimists increased during the quarter relative to the number of optimists. Households polled during the 3rd week of March cited continued increase in the prices of petroleum products, the high cost of goods and services, and the rise in household expenses as the reasons behind their weaker outlook. The outlook was aggravated by the tensions in the Middle East and North Africa. (more…)

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NEGOSEM with Purposeful Stewardship Institute

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Start: October 15-16, 2010
Location: Conference Room, PLDT INNOLAB, Dansalan, Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City

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Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2010 : Tagumpay ang Kabataan

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Start: September 27, 2010
Location: World Trace Center, Pasay
Time: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

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DTI Empowers MSMEs Through NegoSems

Friday, May 7th, 2010

When talks of organizing NegoSems (or Negosyo Seminars) with the Department of Trade & Industry started in mid-2009, we weren’t entirely sure about the response we would get from the community of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs). For Go Negosyo, it was a natural next step in the journey; all part of the advocacy of changing the Filipinos’ mindset and promoting entrepreneurship as an alternative to employment.

But when the NegoSem for DTI OTOP MSMEs kicked off at Davao City in December 5, 2009, to say that it was well-received would be an understatement. The 5th floor of the Lioc Kui Fraternity Building, with a capacity of 500, was filled up as early as 9:00 AM despite it being a Saturday. Lines of people had spilled to the street. That early, the DTI Region 10 staff were forced to turn away some walk-in participants out of the inability of the venue to accommodate more.

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NEGOSEM sa AIM

Thursday, April 1st, 2010



We Invite all businessmen, aspiring entrepreneurs, and interested individuals to learn and be inspired as you listen to Go Negosyo’s Angelpreneurs cover the following topics: (more…)

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