There are pork barbecues. And there’s Special BBQ. When a brand name of a food company focuses on and adopts the name of one of its products, pork barbeque, that BBQ must be good. So when you have Ineng’s Special BBQ, for instance, you’d expect the BBQ to be real good. The same thing could [...]

We could consider these as funny business names, although we’d rather consider them as creative. Filipinos are known to smile even in the face of hardship. It’s no wonder, therefore, that the Philippines is full of business names that are creative, funny even. Here are some business names actually registered with the Department of Trade [...]

Before proceeding to today’s hot topic — the issue on bank deposit insurance detonated by the financial problems of Banco Filipino — let’s cover a potent tool that Pinoy Entrepreneurs could use against red tape.

After deciding to start a business (and the particular business to pursue), one of the important issues is the form of business entity that will serve as the vehicle in pursuing the business. You may say that the next important issue is the source of funding, which is correct, but that issue will be discussed [...]

The more recent searches here at the Pinoy Entrepreneurs relate to the guide on how to register a corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines (we just have to mention the Philippines because there’s also a SEC in the United States). What we have so far is a guide on the [...]

Business registration – how to register a business name? This question was asked by a friend, something which I find a bit surprising because this information, as well as other information on registration, are now readily available on the internet. Pres. Arroyo issued Memorandum Circular No. 35 way back in 2003, directing all departments, bureaus, [...]

The General Information Sheet (GIS) is one of the documents required to be submitted to the SEC on a yearly basis. As prescribed in SEC Circular No. 5 (2006), starting 1 April 2006, only filings that conform to the format of the official GIS form shall be accepted by SEC. Any deviation shall be considered [...]