Finance & Business Tips

I have always admired photographers. If I had the chance, I would really want to learn the use of each function of my camera. I feel, at times, I don't get to maximize it. I wonder how others can come up with great photos, even when using the same camera as mine. Do you feel the same way? If you do, I'd like to share this workshop with you. It's called the Top Shot Basic Photography Workshop from Manila Workshops.

One barrier for some makeup artists and hair stylists is having a venue where they can hold trial make up and hair sessions with clients. Thank heavens for companies who help entrepreneurs and listen to their needs. I wanted to share this since Studio SnR Spaces thinks of all of these things. Aside from holding workshops, seminars and providing the venue for companies to conduct their training sessions, they are now offering their spaces to makeup artists and hair stylists to use.

When I was young, I loved reading. I loved reading fiction. I loved reading all those Sweet Valley High pocket books and I completed the Nancy Drew series. Now, I prefer finance, productivity, management and marketing books. There is something about these books that make you feel richer, more productive and empowered during and after reading them. Recently, I just finished reading a book entitled Productive Pinoy – Time Management, Money and Living a Meaningful Life. The author is a Pinoy named Yeng Remulla.

I recently wrote an article about being a full time employee and a part blogger. I'm sure any blogger with that passion and desire for writing and sharing experiences, would at one point in their lives, think of going 'full time' with it. It is so hard though to make the decision --- the "jump", since earning form it isn't something that you can be sure about... or can it be?

I know that a lot of people have this dream of owning their own company --- of being the 'boss'. I have the same dream. I have been in an employee in an advertising agency and I have been a product manger in a corporation (until now). I have also been employed under my family business and have started my own businesses as well. With all these various experiences, I have seen people succeed and people fail. I have heard people get fired and have fired people. I have seen the struggles of owners of companies and I have seen victorious and contented employees. It was with all of these experiences that I thought of starting Manila Workshops.

I think it's about time that I share with you my story. These are the realities of being a part time blogger and a full time employee.

I have yet finished another very fulfilling event, and this made me happy. Last week, I had a conversation with Martine from DaintyMom.com, and both of us agreed that we need to all have our own personal missions in life. I have my own mission which is to help people tap into their entrepreneurial side and try to help them start their businesses by helping them learn, implement and love what they do.

Right now, I have a dozen of sideline businesses and what I usually avoid is spending overhead cost. As a professional blogger, social entrepreneur, social media consultant and now, workshop event coordinator, I spend a lot in Starbucks. I always hold meetings with clients there. I recently found a great place where I and other freelancers, like me, could hold meetings. It's a place called CoWo.

I won't try to hide it but I was fairly disappointed when we did not win. But then again, from the story shared with us by our HR head in our company, I'd say "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?". We are sorry that we haven't had the chance to update Manila Reviews this past weekend. It was because we were battling it out with other contestants in the recently concluded Startup Weekend. The weekend involved fire pitches, forming a team, making the highly rated pitches possible, mentoring with coaches, coming up with a presentation and making the final pitch.

"If at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it.” (A. Einstein). My husband and I are so excited to join this years Startup Weekend Manila. We love listening to new ideas and coming up with our own ideas, as well. This years Startup Weekend Manila will run from April 27-29, 2011 and it will be at the MINT College in Taguig City.

I mentioned this cool seminar for learning about cinematography and videography in a previous post. It's the REEL STORIES Basic Videography intensive two-day workshop. Here are two great deals for those who are interested to attend this!

I normally attend the Economic Briefing sponsored by the Investor Relations Office of the Philippines. Although, this year, I didn't get to attend and witness the exchange of words of MVP and Ms. Gina Lopez. But, of course, the highlights of gathering were the updates on the economy of the Philippines and action plans of the government. Please see the uploaded copy of the slides.