Go Negosyo is a Philippine non-profit organization that advocates for entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment. It was founded in 2005 and aims to inspire Filipinos and teach them how to start businesses. Go Negosyo partners with private and public groups to provide training seminars, caravans, and summits on entrepreneurship topics. It has published books profiling inspiring stories of young and women entrepreneurs to encourage others. The organization believes entrepreneurship can help drive economic growth and create jobs in the Philippines.

1. Company Name
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2. What is Go Negosyo?
• Go Negosyo is the advocacy of the Philippine
Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), a non-stock,
non-profit organization that advocates for a
change in MINDSET and ATTITUDE.
• Go Negosyo hopes to demystify entrepreneurial
success and popularize entrepreneurship as an
alternative to unemployment, job-seeking or
migration. We are a partner in improving
entrepreneurship education, and in providing a
marketplace of ideas, innovations, business
models and best practices.

3. How it started?
• Jose Concepcion was appointed in
2005 by the former PGMA
• Forged partnerships with business
corporations, entrepreneurs, acad
emic
institutions, NGOs, microfinance,
government agencies and LGUs.

4. • Created links to both private and
public sector to increase access to
a support system
• Through the partnership, it
became a full-blown advocacy
that reached out hundreds of
thousands of Filipinos

5. The DREAM
We want to create an entrepreneurial
climate for the Philippines: one that
would lead to a country of enterprising
and progressive Filipinos who are
optimistic and empowered, and who
don't rely on dole-outs and are in
control of their destinies. We hope to
forge a country of smart, innovative and
value-adding entrepreneurs by inspiring
and by teaching.

6. Motto
"teach a nation how to fish, feed
the nation many lifetimes"

7. Business Opportunities
• All business ventures require passion. Aspiring
entrepreneurs must match their interests with
what is in demand in the market.
• Aspiring entrepreneurs must assess if their
desired business opportunity:
1. will earn profit sustainably
2. is realistic and possible within the current
constraints within the environment
3. is something that will be in line with their
personal vision and belief systems and help
them achieve their goals.

8. Seminars or Training
Programs
• Negosems
• Caravans and summits
• Negosyo Training and seminars

9. • It is a one-day seminar on the how-to’s in
entrepreneurship
• An opportunity to learn key principles in
entrepreneurship, from mastering self and
the opportunities around to continuously
generate relevant innovations; to mastering
the enterprise – from set-up, product
development and marketing, to finding
sources of capital and managing finance.

10. Angelpreneurs
The seminar is led by Go Negosyo
Angelpreneurs, who are experienced
entrepreneurs, seasoned business
lecturers, professional speakers, and Go
Negosyo mentors, who have the heart
to educate and guide existing and
budding entrepreneurs in their
entrepreneurial journey.

11. Caravans ans Summits
• Serves as a venue to inspire
attitude change, and teach basic
concepts in starting and running a
successful business

12. Negosyo Training and
Seminars
• Government Agencies
DTI, DOST, TESDA, UP Institute of
Small Scale Industries
• Private Organizations
ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation,
Nego-skwela, and Business Coach

13. The Philippine Economy
(2013)
News about the continuous growth of the
Philippine Economy is no longer a rumor. Manila
Bulletin has shed some light about this topic:
“The Philippines jumped 10 notches in a global
survey of countries rated on economic freedom.
Among 177 countries, it ranked 97th in the 2013
Index of World Economic Freedom, up from its
107th ranking in 2012.”
Manila Bulletin, Jan 20, 2013
(http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/390502/improv
ed-philippines-economic-freedom-
ranking#.UROfIPIV8UE)

14. What is the connection of
business to the economy?
A business contributes to the
economy by increasing the Gross
National Product or GNP.
Moreover, it provides additional
job opportunities and stimulates
the market.

15. Go Negosyo: 50 Inspiring
Stories of Young
Entrepreneurs
To help encourage Filipinos to
dream big and venture into
entrepreneurship as a means of
fighting poverty and attaining a
better life, not just for their families
but also for the entire nation.
- Joey Concepcion

16. Go Negosyo: 50 Inspiring
Stories of Young
Entrepreneurs
• Filipinos are truly ready to
embrace a positive change to
move up in life.
• This is what they aim: to change
the mindset of our fellow Filipinos
and to educate them on how to
start their own negosyo .

17. Go Negosyo: 55 Inspiring
Stories of Women
Entrepreneurs
« It is our belief that in inspiring the
readers, we open their eyes to many
possibilities that could come their
way. All they have to do is to have
an open, positive and enterprising
mindset, if they want to move up in
life. »
- Joey Concepcion

18. Go Negosyo: 55 Inspiring
Stories of Women
Entrepreneurs
«We believe that women play an
extraordinary role in our society…
where women play a very
influential role on just about
everything in our lives. »
- Joey Concepcion

19. What I gained…
Putting up a business is very risky
Know your strengths, ability and
skills and use that to your
advantage
RISK + LOVE + PASSION + VISION +
PRINCIPLES
= A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

20. Top 5 tips
1. God should be the source, your
inspiration, motivation and
strength
2. Passion and love
3. Learn to empower your
employees.
4. Hard work
5. Integrity/honesty

21. Consider the following
too:
 Give back
 LEARN, LEARN and LEARN some
more
 Be positive
 Be thankful
 Have fun
 Always aim for excellence and
produce only the best

22. THANK YOU!