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Five Great Business Books for You to Read Now

May 1, 2018 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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Many of us dream of starting our own businesses, but we just don’t know where to begin. There are also a lot of us who are already business owners or executives and we want new ways to improve the businesses we run, but we often have no idea what else we can try.

Fortunately, one way to gain direction and learn even more about the world of business is through reading and learning what experts have to say. Instead of spending years learning through trial and error, we can gain guidance by studying what OTHER people learned from experience. Here are five great business books to read now!

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Pagkuha ng Trabaho, Customers, at mga Kliente: Paano Magpromote ng Sarili at ng Iyong Negosyo

January 23, 2018 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Nagorder ka na ba sa isang magandang restaurant kahit mas sulit kumain sa isang fast food restaurant? Nagbayad ka na ba para sa isang massage, spa treatment, o guided tour ng isang lugar kahit hindi mo naman ito kailangan? Nagtaxi ka na ba kahit pwede ka namang maglakad ng isang oras para mapuntahan ang lugar na kailangan mong puntahan? Nagdonate ka na ba sa charity?

Itinanong mo na ba sa sarili mo kung bakit mo ginawa ang mga iyon?

Kung natutunan mong itanong at sagutin ang tanong na iyon para sa sarili at sa ibang tao, natutunan mo na ang isa sa pinakamahalagang payo tungkol sa sales. Kung hindi mo pa alam gamitin ito, malamang magsasayang ka ng maraming oras sa advertising para sa iyong negosyo at sa mga job hunting services. Basahin mo lang ito at lubusan itong makatutulong sa iyong career at negosyo.

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Getting Jobs, Customers, and Clients: How to Promote Yourself and Your Business

January 23, 2018 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Have you ever ordered something at a fancy restaurant when a fast food joint would have been much cheaper? Have you ever paid for a massage, spa treatment, or a guided tour of someplace even if you don’t need it? Have you ever taken a cab even if you can just walk a few miles to where you want to go? Have you ever donated to charity?

Have you ever seriously asked yourself why you did those things?

If you learn to ask yourself that and try to answer it for yourself and for others, then you’ve learned one of the most important sales tips in the world. If you don’t know how to use this, you will probably waste lots of money on advertising for your business and job hunting services. Keep reading as this principle can and will help you in your career and business.

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Ano ang Mutual Funds? (Isang Maikling Guide para sa mga Baguhan)

October 23, 2017 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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Para sa lesson natin this week, babalik tayo sa basics! Ngayon, pag-uusapan natin ang investment vehicle na tinatawag na mutual funds. Ano nga ba ito? Isipin mo ito. Sampu kayong magkakaibigan na gustong mag-invest, pero karamihan sa inyo ay hindi marunong pumili ng mga stocks at bonds ng mabubuting kumpanya. Ang isa nyong kaibigan ay isang expert na nagaral ng business sa kolehiyo at nagtrabaho at nagiinvest sila sa stock exchange ng higit dalawampung taon. Dahil magaling siyang pumili ng investment, tinipon tipon niyo ang inyong pera at hinayaan nyong siya ang maginvest para sa inyo (binibigyan nyo sya ng kaunting service charge). Kumikita kayo depende sa kung gaano kagaling ang investment ng kaibigan ninyo at kung gaano karaming pera ang pinahiram mo sa grupo. Ganoon gumana ang mutual fund.

Ang mutual fund ay isang investment kung saan maraming tao ang nagtitipon-tipon ng pera para mag-invest sa assets tulad ng stocks, bonds, money market, at iba pa. Ang mga fund na ito ay pinangangalagaan ng mga propesyonal na money managers at ang layunin nila ay iinvest ang resources ng fund upang kumita ng pera para sa mga shareholders. Ikaw ay magiging shareholder kapag nag-invest ka sa isang mutual fund gamit ang pagbili ng kanilang shares.

Ngayon, bakit mo dapat pag-isipang mag-invest dito?

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What are Mutual Funds? (A Short Guide for Beginners)

October 23, 2017 by Ray L. 2 Comments

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For this week’s lesson, let’s start with the basics! Today we’ll cover the investment vehicle called mutual funds. So what are they? Imagine this scenario. 10 of your friends want to start investing, but most of you don’t know how to choose good companies’ stocks and bonds. One of your friends, however, is an investing expert who studied business in college and they’ve worked and invested at the stock exchange for more than 20 years. Because he’s good at choosing investments, you all decided to pool your money together and have him handle it for you (you also give him a small commission). You all earn some profit depending on how well your friend’s investments work and how much money you’ve invested with the group. That is basically how a mutual fund works.

A mutual fund is an investment where lots of people pool their money together to invest in assets like stocks, bonds, money market, or other assets. These funds are operated by professional money managers and their goal is to invest the fund’s resources to earn money for the shareholders. That’s you when you invest in a mutual fund by buying their shares.

Now why should you consider investing in them?

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