Category: Marketing

Negosyo 101 for OFW’s: A Crash Course on Entrepreneurship and Business Development

The OFW UsapangPiso Forum and Angat Pilipinas Coalition for Financial Literacy bring you another online course entitled “Negosyo 101: A Crash Course on Entrepreneurship and Business Development”.

Fitz Villafuerte, a personal finance advocate and now world-renowned blogger with his Ready To Be Rich site, shares his entrepreneurial wisdom to our beloved OFW’s in this recorded webinar. 

Here are the details of the paid webinar: Continue reading Negosyo 101 for OFW’s: A Crash Course on Entrepreneurship and Business Development

When Salary Increases, Do You Upsize Your Lifestyle?

Many Filipinos, OFW’s and locally-based alike, are easily tempted to buy more things they “want” upon receiving news that they will either be given a raise or at best, be promoted. They haven’t gotten the money yet but the shopping spree usually happens ahead of it, usually using borrowed money.

Just because you received that 10% salary increase this year (wow) you will find spending a little more easier this payday weekend. While inflation increases most likely every year it doesn’t justify your rationale to inflate your lifestyle too. Wouldn’t it be more prudent if we address our debt issues first? Continue reading When Salary Increases, Do You Upsize Your Lifestyle?

The Filipino Connection in San Antonio Spurs

Just as the Philippine stock market investors and traders were scrambling last Friday, June 21, 2013, either for bargain buying or panic selling, the rest of the Filipinos were glued in to their TV sets and PC’s to watch the NBA championship match between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs.

Twitter and Facebook accounts of most Filipinos, Fil-Ams, and Feel-Ams rooted for the Filipino basketball pride, Erik Spoelstra. The youngest Asian-American coach to ever win an NBA championship with the Miami Heat. Continue reading The Filipino Connection in San Antonio Spurs