2020 started as a year of crisis! From the eruption of Taal Volcano to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. I wrote many articles to help and inspire entrepreneurs and businesses to adapt and cope with the pandemic. Here are the Top 10 Covid-19 related articles (according to number of readers) that our readers loved. Remembering Henry Sy During the Pandemic 8 […]

Unprecedented circumstances like the COVID-19 pandemic have made things hard for everyone this year, especially SMEs and entrepreneurs. However, this is also the best opportunity for them to think outside the box and pivot their business model into new realities. As we celebrate the 10th year anniversary of Day 8 Business Academy, we are thinking like an agile startup and […]

What is the traditional logic of business associations on how they operate? They typically have the following: They have big name organizers They screen membership They have monthly membership meetings (now webinars) They have dress codes They have big connectors They have big donors The last few months during this pandemic have shown online Facebook groups and communities disrupting traditional […]

Two weeks before our CEO Market Masters Conference was to be held last March 2020, we had to reschedule the conference for the safety of the marketing community. It is now scheduled on Nov 16-20, 2020, 2-4pm featuring 17 CEOs with official endorsement and support from 21 major organizations. Good thing we rescheduled, a few days after, a lockdown was declared […]

I actually started doing sales training even before Mansmith and Fielders Inc. was founded in 1990. Three years as a working student and three years doing FMCG brand marketing work at RFM after graduation prepared me for the work of an entrepreneur. One of the operations I started running as a start-up was a direct sales company. That new venture […]

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(Updated Oct 5, 2020) There are subjects I wish were taught in schools by qualified teachers: Practical skills and advice needed after college, as part of our culture building as a country. The effectiveness of adding two more years to high school is not yet measurable, but one thing is for sure. The thin slicing of the accounting, business, and […]

Boxing as Business Story Picture this: you and your friends have saved up and paid the joining fee to operate your license as boxers. You have been practicing for your debut boxing fight, but once you enter the ring, the rules change. You can no longer use your hands versus your opponent in the first three rounds. In fact, your […]

(Talk given on July 24, 2020 during the Leadership Excellence Series in NCR of the Department of Tourism)  Recovery is all about length of time and effort needed to bounce back. Value chain also looks into the time and effort required in each stage of the process before products or services can be sold to a paying consumer. It also […]

I have been wanting to start a mentoring session focusing on young entrepreneurs since last year. Although COVID got in the way of original plans in the second quarter, it became a blessing in disguise as internet now allows us to do a mentoring class with participants outside Metro Manila. Features:Here are the features of my NEXTGEN mentoring class. Day: […]

Continuum Academy has reached a milestone of over 10,000 enrollees in less than 3 months of its premature existence. In celebration, it is offering a  special 10-day limited-time “Get 1, Give 1″ campaign until June 30, 2020. “Get 1, Give 1” entitles you to bring another person to the same course you will be enrolling in the online school. The person can be an […]

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