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Can You Really Understand Financial Statements?, Alloysius Joshua Paril

Center for Business Research and Development

Financial statements are an interesting species, if I may say. In those several pages, an entire picture of an entity is painted, at least in the financial aspect. As almost everyone knows, financial statements give us an idea of a company’s performance during a particular period and condition as of a specific date. These documents are able to summarize everything that happened to a company during a 12-month period—probably more efficient than any document could.

Needless to say, these documents enable its users to decide on what to do with respect to that company. Investors take a look at financial …

Entrepreneurship For All?, Paulynne Castillo

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

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What It Takes To Be A Successful Entrepreneur In The Philippines, Mitzie Irene P. Conchada

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

For a developing country such as the Philippines, entrepreneurial activities play an important role in providing alternative sources of income. As of 2012, there were 940,886 registered micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines (99.6% of the total establishments), majority of which are in the retail and wholesale industry. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2014 survey also reflects that most of the types of businesses are in the retail industry, particularly retail sales of food and beverage items and other basic essentials. This is reflected in the vast number of sari-sari stores or retail stores and food stalls …