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Starting a Business

People spend most of their lives working for someone else. Some people eventually rise to positions of wealth and power, while the rest languish in unchallenging and low-paying jobs.

On the other hand, there are a select few who strike it out on their own rather than work for others. They put up their own enterprise.

• Why Go into Business
• Rewards of Going into Business or Entrepreneurship
• Risks of Going into Business or Entrepreneurship
• Starting a Small Business: Process Flow
• Looking Within
• Looking Outside
• Determining Product Line and Business Type
• Types of Business According to Ownership
• Writing a Business Plan
• Raising Capital
• Seeking Other Sources of Assistance
• Locating Your Business
• Registering Your Business
• Hiring and Training Personnel
• Getting Your Business Started

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Directory of Common Service Facilities

In line with SME Information Support as contained in the Plan, the Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED) has been publishing and disseminating information materials for SMEs to promote their growth and development.

This directory provides vital information on existing common service facilities nationwide which SMEs may tap to help increase their output and boost their competitiveness.

Particularly, this directory contains the name of the facility, its location, the name of its owner/contact person, the services offered, equipment provided by the facility, and sectors serviced. The scope of services covered includes:

• Machinery and equipment
• Raw materials procurement
• Product research development and quality control
• Storage/warehousing
• Trade consolidation and provision of display centers
• Business incubation services
• Skills training

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Programs and Services for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

This handbook is a compilation of programs and services being offered by government, private sector agencies, academic institutions, micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) organizations – all geared towards the development and promotion of MSMEs. This handbook provides a brief description of each agency, its objectives, as well as key information on how to avail of its services.

The agencies are grouped according to the prime components related to MSME development:

• Technology/Production
• Marketing
• Training
• Regulations/Incentives
• Institutional development

Directories of government financing institutions, regional and provincial offices of the Department of Trade and Industry, SME Centers, Business Assistance Centers, and trade associations are also provided.

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Catalog Information Materials for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) obtain valuable information from various sources and in varied forms. While databases and information materials have already been developed by government agencies, business organizations, and the academe these may not be readily obtainable. There could be several reasons for the inaccessibility of these information, one of which is the lack of a document that will help MSMEs, researchers as well as policymakers find these information.

This “Catalog of Information Materials for MSMEs” hopes to provide entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy-makers have a compendium of information materials that may address their various needs. The information materials are presented according to their use: start-up tools, marketing, technology/production, human resource, finance, studies, and information services. Relevant websites are also listed.

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Business Terms and Concepts

In its continuing effort to provide up-to-date reference materials to potential and existing entrepreneurs, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED) has put together the “Glossary of Business Terms and Concepts” (a revised edition of the “Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises”).

The revised edition contains nearly 400 new entries considered relevant both in the domestic and international business setting. Explanations of commonly encountered acronyms and descriptions of established organizations related to SMEs are included.

With this publication, it is hoped that Filipino entrepreneurs can enhance their knowledge and understanding of traditional and nontraditional business terms and concepts, thereby boosting their
capability to evolve into globally competitive players in a rapidly changing world economy.

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source: www.dti.gov.ph