TIPS FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

There are too many possibilities to take on in life. And we all know that we want to be successful on whatever life has to offer us. It’s never too early to be serious about something like getting into entrepreneurship. Today’s society teaches us that going into business could be a very viable option for a brighter future.

1. Set Goals

If you are taking up a business-related course, you might have heard these words from your loquacious professor a million times already. Goals, goals! If you really want to succeed, you must be a goal-setter. You must visualize how your business to grow and your future to unfold. Business goals is one of the cornerstone of entrepreneurship.

2. Think big! Dream Big

Think the unthinkable. You must never settle for the second best. Strive hard for excellence. Dream big; always maintain a positive and entrepreneurial mindset. Search for that one big idea and pursue it passion.

3. Be innovative

Be dexter’s brother for real. Creativity and ingenuity are indispensable traits of an entrepreneur. You must have the talent and the imagination.

4. Take Calculated Risk

In everything we do there’s risk, and while you can’t get away from it, try to minimize it through careful planning.

5. Be strategic

Strategic planning is essential in business; therefore, you must develop the best plan to market your product. One must constantly gain for valuable insights on entrepreneurial prospects.

6. Maximize Opportunities

You must always be open to new possibilities. Take all opportunities that will come your way.

7. Work hard

Starting and having a business entails hard work. You must be willing to always spend most of your time in managing your business. With hard work, you will witness your entrepreneurial dreams become realities.

8. Be persistent

Take failures as challenges for you to succeed. You should keep going even when things aren’t going well. The more we move forward, the move we’ll be inclined to success.

9. Enjoy

You must love what you are doing. Enjoyment means satisfaction, and satisfaction would later on drive success in life.

I have made it to the Top 10

Weeh..I'm so happy todayt.! My entry (numbered 86) for Sulit's Define Sulitizen and Get a Chance to Win iPad, Nokia Cell Phones, and Lots of Cool Gadgets! made it to the top 10.

I know that I wouldn't win but it isn't far from impossible. hehe. LOL. But the thought of making it to the top 10 makes me wanna dance.. *overwhelmed*

The Black Cat

Have I told you before that I love cats? I have around three cats living with me, one of them, Cathy, has just died recently. We used to call her Cathy all the time but my father would much prefer calling her Tres. Cathy was such a chirpy and brave cat, neighborhood dogs fear her a lot. She rarely sleeps at daytime. You would likely see her chasing small rodents all the time. Often times, you would see her sitting on laps watching butterflies fluttering by. Her favorite past time was daydreaming. She shamelessly exposes her belly for anyone-as if always asking for a free belly rub.My friends despise her for her color (black cats are bad luck) but I don’t see her that way. She has never been a bad luck, she even struts around like a celebrity cat. After her harrowing experience of being run over by a car, I couldn’t bring myself to have another pet cat.

Mark of Sarcasm

In today's fast-paced lifestyle that is hinged on constant communication, it's still a wonder that information still manages to get lost in its interpretation. A series of text messages, facebook messages, tweets, e-mails and chats are the bare minimum in getting your message across. Often times, we want to send e-mails or private messages with a touch of sarcasm but then again our sarcasm might be interpreted by the recipient. SarcMark comes with a solution. You might find it odd though, the punctuation (as shown on the left) has been developed and trademarked by a US Company. This mark of sarcasm is now selling for mobiles and computers for around $2. Got something sarcastic to say? Send it with a punctuation to match.

Manila Blogs Family 5th Anniversary Blowout!

This year, the Manila Blogs Family (Manila Reviews , Manila Mommy , Manila Fitness , Manila Shopaholic and Manila Blogs ) will be celebrating their 5^th Year Anniversary. To celebrate the event, they’ll be raffling off 5 Nokia Phones from Nokia Philippines. The 5 lucky winners could win one of the following prizes:

ManilaReviews.com- Nokia 5230

ManilaMommy.com- Nokia 7230

ManilaShopaholic.com- Nokia C5

ManilaFitness.com- Nokia 3720

ManilaBlogs.com- Nokia C3

The Nokia C3

Aside from the QWERTY keypad, the Nokia C3 is loaded with lots of multimedia features like Nokia Messaging. A phone envied by music aficionados, video lovers and game freaks. It is undoubtedly the perfect phone for teenagers (ehem) like me.

For the full mechanics of this contest just visit ManilaBlogs.com. Promo period Aug 16 – Sept 16, 2010.

Sulitizen-A Person of Great Vivacity and Thriftiness

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Someone who is a nimble, timely, optimist, sharp-witted and thrifty person; who seeks every opportunity to fulfill his/her early promise of a better life. A person devoted to reach what he/she dreams for in life with calm perseverance.

Feng Shui Tips

I’ve always wanted to do better in school. From eating nuts while studying to munching chocolate bars during exams just to have good results. But the best way to top my exams is by studying my lessons well. So to help myself shine in class, I followed this Feng Shui tips that might work their magic:

1. The direction of wisdom and learning is in the northeast. Feng Shui says that it’s best if you locate your room in the Northeast.

2. The desk should be placed/positioned in a way that you can see the door and wide space in front of you. Avoid having yourself face a wall when studying because the wall represents a barrier or obstacle.

3. It’s better to arrange the furniture 3 to 5 feet away from your body so that computer monitors, stereos and other electronic devices won’t expose harsh electromagnetic frequencies energies to you.

4. Good energy naturally flows through rooms, but when it encounters clutter, it gets “stuck”. Stuck energy results to lack of motivation. To avoid this, you should de-clutter the room.

5. I’ve always been a couch potato since birth. Watching TV the whole day during holidays has been my way of relaxation from stress. If you see yourself in me, then I guess you really have to remove the TV from your room. Not only will it distract you from your studies, its harmful frequencies or radiation also affect you by making you feel less focused.

6. Who would have thought that shells and fish are positive symbols in Feng Shui. Shells and fish symbolize learning while Con shells and Koi (gold fish) are excellent symbols of educational success. Time for you to move the aquarium to your study room, or hang a picture of koi or shells in the Northern corner of the room.

7. Feng Shui treats the South as the recognition area. So place an achievement area on the southern wall of the room.

Hungry for Snickers®?

Photo Credits : www.snickersgame.com

It feels good to win. It feels even better when it's completely free. After all, who doesn't want things for free?. Your favorite Snickers® snack holds a contest, the Sinckers® Hunger Buster challenge, that will run until the 21st of August. The contest is open to Singapore, Malaysian, and Philippine residents only aged 18 above.

You can join the game as many times as you want, that means you could win every week, and there's more than 100 prizes to be won. The game is simple, you just have to hunt down for the missing Snickers® and feed the hungry citizens to energize them. Now, are you hungry for Snickers® prizes? Just log-on to http://www.snickersgame.com/index.html to take your chances of winning cool prizes every week.

Goldilocks Contest

Photo Credits: www.apps.facebook.com/Goldilocks-pinoy/

I had terrible days this week that's why I wasn't able to post a single article for over a week now. I had to study and coil myself up on my accounting subjects for three sleepless nights. Poor me. However, during those nights I occasionally surf the net, and luckily found contests that interests me. One of those contests, is the Goldilocks contest that will giveaway a Neo Vivid Black Notebook for the lucky winner. The contest is very simple, you just have to submit a photo completing the phrase "Pinoy ka kung...." and include your favorite Goldilocks signature dishes. For more details of the game, just click the link .

* The contest is open to Philippine residents only.

Sonny Erricson Video Contest

Photo Credits www.facebook.com/pages/Sonny-Ericson-PH

Kids fascinate us in so many ways. They sing, dance, play and act their hearts out. If your child has the talent to show the world then capture it with your camera. Upload the 30- to 60-second captured video on the Sony Ericsson Philippine Facebook page. The top 10 most-liked videos shall qualify as finalists for judging by a panel of celebrity judges.

The winner walks away with a new Sony Ericsson Vivaz with HP Video and P50,000 in cash. Entries will be accepted until August 31,2010. Just log on to www.facebook.com/pages/Sony-Ericsson-PH for the full mechanics of the contest.

Win an iPod Shuffle

Photo Credits:www.extendyourself.org

This morning, i received an email from extendyourself.org informing of another win-a-prize contest from them. Aside from the iPad, they are also giving away an iPod Shuffle by just answering a few questions from their sponsor. The questions are simple that you could answer it in just a couple of minutes.So to try my luck, I perfected my entry hoping that I might just be the lucky one to win the prize, if not, then atleast the free gift packs they are giving away for the first 100 respondents. I'll just hope i made it to the first 100 respondents :)

Win a BlackBerry® Bold 9700

What's keeping me busy today aside from my homework is this game hosted by Blackberry. This is yet another game that will give you a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 white smartphone for it's grandprize. You just have to collect as many Blackberry icons as you can before you land , and if you are lucky enough to be the highest scorer until September 13,2010, then you will bag home the prize. Everyweek, the top 3 scorers will receive a limited-edition blackberry goody bag. . I mastered the game and scored around 30208 which is quite close to the top 1 player this week. I'll give it another try tomorrow! Who knows it'll be my lucky day :)hehe

Starbucks Recycled Tumblers

Starbucks Tumbler

In todays awareness to global warming, recycled things is in the hype. That's why Starbucks Tumblers are now available in all Starbucks stores nationwide . The 20-oz. Recycled Tumbler by Starbucks Coffee is made 28% recycled plastics from post-consumer and post industrial recycled scrap. The outer wall is made from recycled polycarbonate while the inner wall is made from polypropylene. Love the cool green designs of the tumbler :) Grab yours now and help Mother Earth.

Vote for a cause & get a chance to win an iPad!!

With the surging popularity of the iPad (the iPad fever), loads of win-an-iPad contests are likewise spreading online. However, I have only managed myself to join one :). I actually found the the site on the facebook ad section while playing Restaurant City. What makes it totally different from the Win-an-iPad contests I have encountered is that it’s for a cause. By just extending yourself and helping others, you can make a difference. The site doesn’t require you anything to donate, you just have to register and vote for the cause you will support, and you’re done. The site intends to raise P100,000 which will be given to the cause that gets most of the votes.The featured causes:

Educational Scolarship
Environment Protection
Humanitarian Services
Food Sufficiency Program
Fight the effects of climate change

Just log on to this link to register and vote.I hope that you too would vote for a cause, and who knows you might be that lucky one to win a brand new iPad. Have to sleep early, my little kittens are runnin over my bed. :)

Sun Cellular’s Postpaid Blackberry Internet Service

Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. (DMPI), popularly known here in the Philippines as Sun Cellular and Research in Motion announced that Sun Cellular, a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines, is now offering its users BlackBerry® Internet Service together with the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphones. Through the tips of one’s finger, launching social networking sites like Facebook and twitter is a pleasant experience. The postpaid BlackBerry® service plans are initially available at leading department stores in the Philippines: Robinsons Metro East, Robinsons Manila, Robinsons Galleria, Trinoma,Shangri-la Plaza Mall, Park Square, SM Marilao, SM Megamall, Festival Mall, SM North EDSA, SM Cebu and Ayala Cebu.

Here are the Blackberry Postpaid plans ( Source: http://www.suncellular.com.ph/postpaid_blackberry_plans.php)

BlackBerry® Plan 2500

BlackBerry® Curve ™ 8520 FREE at Plan 2500

BlackBerry® Bold ™ 9700 for Php15,000 at Plan 2500

Call and Text UNLIMITED

350 FREE SMS to other networks

P500 worth of Consumable

UNLIMITED BlackBerry Service

UNLIMITED Mobile Internet

24 months holding period

BlackBerry® Data Add-on Plans

BlackBerry® Add-on Plans Inclusions Add-on MSF

Plan 700 FREE 10MB allowance for BlackBerry Service
*Php 0.10/KB excess usage charge P 700

Plan 999 Unlimited BlackBerry Service P 999

- BlackBerry® Data Add-on Plans** are paid on top of your monthly service fee
- Compatible with all Regular and Sun Elite Postpaid Plans
- **Add-on Plans have a 6 month holding period

The iPad Contenders

Hopefully, you’ve all heard of the the Eee Pad and the Eee tablet by Asus, a nametag one can’t take lightly. Just after the Apple folks have released their iPad, many computer companies made their own too. Asus recently unveiled their mimicked tablets before the media at Computex Taipei, the largest ICT exhibition in Asia. Like the iPad, the Eee Pad and Eee tablet boasts multimedia features that would pull users in. Loaded with lots of immersive application, these two strikes much the same effect as the Ipad. But what gives Eee Pad an edge from Apple’s is that it is equipped with a powerful Intel Intel Core 2 Duo CULV processor andNVIDIA Tegra Graphics chip; it actually runs on Windows operating systems. The Eee Pad comes with a 12-inch screen and weighs about 675-grams.On the other hand, the Eee tablet is more of an e-reader, a hybrid of notepad, e-reader and media player.I wouldn’t say the two outshines the iPad but in some other respect it does. Asus indeed does a marvelous job!

SPECS:

OS	Windows Embedded Compact 7
Processor	Nvidia Tegra 2
RAM	512 MB
Storage	16, 32, 64 GB SSD
Expansion	Memory card
Screen	10 inch capacitive
Camera	0,3 megapixel
Audio	Hi-def Audio Codec Steyreo Speakers
Battery	Lithium Polymer
Connectivity	WIFI B, G, N, DLNA
WWAN	Optional 3G
TV-out	Via optional HDMI docking cradle
Size	264 x 160 x 12.2 mm (10.4 x 6.3 x 0.48 inches)
Weight	675 g (1.4 pounds)
Price	$399 to $449

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner- An Eclipse Novella

I’m quite sure that most of you, like me, have never missed a Twilight Series book, or the movies atleast. If you have enjoyed reading or watching the Twilight series on the big screen like I do then The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is a companion novella you shouldn’t miss. Authored by Stephanie Meyer, the book revolves on Bree Tanner, who is featured in the third book of the series, Eclipse. It was actually written from the viewpoint of Bree Tanner, a 15year-old human-turned-vampire. The story was supposed to be a complement to Eclipse (for it reveals the things Bella never knew about) but because the story was too long to be included in the upcoming The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, the author decided to make it a separate book on its own. The book was released in stores last June 5, 2010. Wee! it's time for me to grab my copy.

Nokia Stories Contest

When it comes to mobile phones, Nokia is one of those brands consumers would prefer over other brands. Durable, reliable, cozy, name it all, Nokia has it. Having been awarded as the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Platinum awardee for nine solid years, Nokia has launched a three-month contest, The Nokia Stories. If you have a Nokia Story to tell about your greatest, funniest, interesting experience or any other fascinating experience you had with your Nokia phone, now is your chance to be heard. And your prize for your Story is a Nokia 2220 slide. Nokia will choose two winners every month. Just log-on to www.nokia.com/ph/nokiastories for more info of the mechanics of the contest.
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Nokia and Yahoo! Hand-in-hand

With our bustling life constantly moving to the virtual realm of the internet, communications should be made fast, convenient and reliable. In line with this, Nokia and Yahoo! recently have announced their worldwide strategic alliance that will provide their users co-branded e-mail and chat services on Nokia phones. As part of the alliance: Nokia will be the exclusive, global provider of Yahoo!’s maps and navigation services, integrating Ovi Maps across Yahoo! properties branded as “Powered by Ovi”. Conversely, Yahoo! will be the exclusive, global provider of Nokia’s Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat services branded as “Ovi Mail/Ovi Chat powered by Yahoo!”The two companies will also work on ID federation between their services for customers to be able to enjoy advanced communications with a highly sophisticated mobile experience.

HP Imprint 3D

Don’t just miss it. The first three-dimensional PC surface using HP Imprint 3D is now available in the Philippines. Thanks to Tord Boontjie ( pronounced as Bone-che), a dutch industrial and furniture designer. The notebook weighs at 1.06 kilos and measuring over an inch thick, the HP mini by Tord Boontjie features a 10.1 inch mercury-free LED display. It also comes with free wallpapers designed by Boontjie, customized stardock mycolors desktop theme and custom screensaver, windows live writer and the seesmic social networking client. Just awesome. And if you really love recycled things, this product might be your dream notebook because its packaging is 100% recycled material, and the packaging, Starter’s guide and the Quick Setup poster are all soy-based ink printed. Mother Nature must be very happy with this HP mini. Priced at Php 27,900 and only 1,000 units are available in the Philippines. So quick and get hold of your HP mini!

Sonny Ericcson Xperia X10 - The Smartphone Terminator

Sonny Ericcson Xperia is the next smartphone terminator. Like any other smartphone contenders, this phone is loaded with lots of touchscreen widgets. It offers a 4-inch (diagonal) screen compared to the 3.5-inch iPhone, its camera is far better than iPhone’s at 8.1 megapixel. Other practical features is the face detection and face recognition, which instantly helps you set up a contact with a face attached to it. It also has a 3.5mm head phone jack. This phone is inevitable for its timescape and mediascape features. The timescape allows you to check out all your text messages, emails, facebook and twitter messages in one chronological screen line-up while the mediascape does the same manner for your media content. This phone is totally a must-have phone this summer. It only takes a wholesome package to be winner, and for that matter what you need is the Xperia phone.

Nokia N97 Mini’s Ovi Map

So what’s with Nokia’s Ovi Map? Nokia’s latest mobile phone service─the Ovi Map is a free map and navigation service that will guide you through the urban landscape. The share location on Ovi maps lets you share to your friends or family your whereabouts, it simply updates your exact location using GPS. You could bring your Ovi maps with you this hot season for your planned trip here and abroad. It comes with a Drive and walk navigation, Real-weather service including a five-day forecast and premium travel content by Lonely Planet and Michelin perfect for your summer destination getaways. You can download the Ovi Maps straight to your Nokia phone at www.nokia.com.ph/maps.

SIMPLE FACTS

Apologies in advance to all die-hard fans of blackberry and confirmed haters of iPhone who would try to press the playbutton of this youtube video. You’re not simply going to like it. The video is perfectly short and superbly made. It really got me. I had fan watching it despite the fact that the video ran for about 10 seconds or so. Heads up to the maker of this video for his wits, it ends up the much debated issue on which of the two phones is better. “Simple facts” is the only word I can say. I wish Blackberry had chosen pumpkin instead for its brandname:D

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