Business people who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and employees retrenched by companies trying to be operationally efficient need a way to earn substitute income. Those who want to help their spouses, as well as those needing to save money for healthcare or emergency contingencies are other viable target markets who can benefit from starting a multi-level marketing (MLM) […]
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I enjoyed running three batches of my Business Model class last February 2021. I never had so many batches within the same month since my first class in 2010. I conducted pre-tests and trained business model mentors from the Go Negosyo Movement on the need to expand business models to 11 building blocks from their existing 9. I also trained […]
Happy New Year. I am honored to have Q&As with leaders of different industries. They made time and unselfishly gave their insights in order for others to benefit from the learnings they shared. Thanks to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Philippines no. 1 broadsheet, for cross posting. My top 10 Q&A (according to the number of readers) in 2020 are: […]
I always ask my clients this value proposition reflection question: “If my company is to be closed down today, what will I miss that I cannot get anywhere else?” I saw so many organizations offer short webinars as a solution. I personally also witnessed hundreds, maybe thousands, of free webinars being offered by different providers since the beginning of ECQ […]
During and post COVID, many will likely lose their jobs or see their companies go bankrupt. It does not take a genius to figure out that two months of no revenues is about 17% of total expected revenues for the entire year. Many companies do not even make 5% return on sales, much less 17%. The smaller and newer companies […]
Josiah Go’s Commencement Speech at Chiang Kai Shek College April 27, 2019 Dr. Dory Poa, members of the board of trustees, members of the alumni association, members of the academic community, parents, graduates, ladies and gentlemen, good morning! I am honored to be invited as your speaker for your college graduation. I studied in this school for 7 years, from […]
My 18th No false advertising, I am excited to celebrate the launch of my 18th book! Come join me on May 3, 2019 (Friday), 6 PM at National Book Store, Shangri-La Plaza Mall. It will also be the post celebration of my April 22 birthday. “The Mavericks: How 35 Marketing Rockstars Think, Strategize and Execute” has been on my mind […]
JCI Manila: I have been wanting to do a significant project with JCI Manila ever since I won the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines in 2001, and Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of the World in 2002, when they submitted my TOYM entry to compete with over 1,000 other TOYMs from over 100 countries. You see, JCI […]
I have always believed in the potentials of Filipino entrepreneurs in achieving greater things. Going back in 2010, I co-founded the social enterprise Day 8 Business Academy, with the purpose of helping Small and Medium Enterprises by providing them training and guidance as they build and grow their businesses. Last October 2018, Day 8 held an Entrepreneurship Conference with four […]
Carson Tan is President of GQwest Inc., marketer of over 400 water refilling stations under the brand names AquaBest, AquaQuest, and Living Stream. A former president of the Water Quality Association (Philippines), he shares with us the challenges of the water refilling industry composed of an estimated 20,000 establishments. Q1: You were in the packaging business before starting Aquabest,. What […]