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Hi.

New to this forum. I’m a businessman based abroad. I just found myself lurking in the forums and chanced upon this thread. Unfortunately, these things happen everywhere, most especially in third world countries, where financial regulations are not as mature as more developed countries. It doesn’t help that people have the tendency to easily believe profitable deals. I know this is retrospective at this point, but I just thought that I might put my two cents in, as I used to trade for banks here in the EU. Read the rest of this entry »

Locally known as lapu-lapu, grouper has been cultured in ponds and cages in Southeast Asia for more than a decade. It is one of them most expensive fish in the market and is valued because of its texture and taste as well as its great potential in the aquaculture market. The demand of the grouper in the international market is fast growing particularly in Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore.

In the country, grouper culture in cages have been successful in Pres. Carlos Garcia, Bohol. The Sto. Rosario Fishermen’s Association of this municipality has established market links with buyers based near Cebu City. The Cagay Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Roxas City has also been successful in culturing grouper. Raising grouper is therefore another significant earner for the country. Read the rest of this entry »

The multilevel marketing (MLM) field grows, and its member companies multiply. Solicitations to join seem to be everywhere. Its promoters would like you to believe that it is the wave of the future, a business model that is gaining momentum, growing in acceptance and legitimacy, and will eventually replace most other forms of marketing. Many people are led to believe that success will come to anyone who believes in the system and adheres to its methods.

Unfortunately, the MLM business model is a hoax that is hidden beneath misleading slogans. Calling it a “great business opportunity” makes no more sense than calling the purchase of a lottery ticket a “business venture” and winning the lottery a “viable income opportunity for everyone. Read the rest of this entry »

The Philippine swine industry is dominated by backyard hog farming, which claims 76% of total swine stocks while 24% come from commercial farms. The swine industry contributed to 80% of the total Philippine livestock output in 2004.

Hog raising is a very popular enterprise in the Philippines such that there is a proliferation of backyard producers, which dominates the swine industry and a healthy viable commercial sector.

Despite the crises facing the swine industry, still many people are venturing in this enterprise. This manual hopes to bring appropriate technology to the interested farmers and would-be swine producers in order that they may realize profitable production and improve their quality of life.
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Gold is more than just another commodity, it’s a currency. It is the currency that evolved in the marketplace over the last 5,000 years.

Gold was the main currency in most of Europe, Asia and the Americas for most of the last few thousand years, up until 1971. Silver was also widely used, though to a lesser extent.

Gold evolved independently as money in the world’s main civilizations, because it is:

1. Rare.  About 5 parts per billion of the earth’s crust. Difficult and expensive to mine.
2. Indestructible.  It does not tarnish or decay. Read the rest of this entry »