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Business Ideas/Opportunities

Starting a business can be very difficult, and you are bound to encounter obstacles along the way. That is why when asked on what business opportunity would we recommend, we generally encourage people to start with their passion: what they would gladly do even without payment, what they do during their free time, what they would do over and over again in order to perfect. Often, a venture that is centered on your passion guarantees that you will dedicate considerable time to it because you love doing it.

Here in Go Negosyo, we want to impart in everyone a brand of dynamic and innovative entrepreneurship. There are more business opportunities out there than merely putting up your own sari-sari store or food restaurant. We want to impress upon everyone that there are more business opportunities out there than simply putting up a restaurant or sari-sari store.

That is why we will soon be a posting a section on Biotechnology which offers highly innovative products and services using raw materials found in our country. There is a clear value added for aspiring entrepreneurs to consider, with a clear market for these new products. This is also an avenue to consider new ideas in a new market as with the "blue ocean" principle and encourages entrepreneurs to not be a "me too" in the highly competitive low-margin and bloody red ocean.

You can also find business opportunities when you connect with other entrepreneurs in our Classifieds section, wherein registered Go Negosyo users can post their own businesses, products and/or services. You only need to have your own account to post and access this database.

Franchising is an option for those who want to get into ready-made businesses. You view a list of business franchises here.

For more information on how to start a business, visit our FAQ section.

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July 8 -- Negosyo Summit

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED) Entrepreneurship Summit

We will be holding the Negosyo Summit on July 8, 2009: the first day of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MSMED) Week. For this day, we hope to present the framework for entrepreneurship development, as well as plans which can be adopted by the regions nationwide. This will be held at the Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall. For inquiries, call DTI-BSMED office at (02) 897-7596. READ MORE...

August 20 -- Go Negosyo Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

We are organizing the country's BIGGEST negosyo summit for the youth where we aim to bring in influential and inspirational role models, allow for mentorship opportunities with our pool of Go Negosyo experts, and showcase the possible business models and tools that the youth can use for their negosyo. This will be held on August 20, 2009 (Thursday) at the World Trade Center. Interested partners and exhibitors may e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call our PCE Hotline (02) 6379229.