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>Pay it forward >FRANCHISE TIMES By JORGE WIENEKE III > > >With all that is happening in our country right >now—political upheavals, graft and corruption, >resignations, not to mention the energy crisis, it is >not surprising that the Filipino is left confused. >What is one to do? Should we join street rallies and >air our sentiments? Should we leave the country? >Should we quietly grin and bear it? Should we pray >that this would all be over soon? > >My suggestion is, why not start our own >entrepreneurial revolution? > >Enough of taking in the negative, it’s time to start >putting a positive spin in the things we do. An >entrepreneurial revolution is basically using >entrepreneurship to bring about positive and >constructive change to the way we live our lives. What >can an entrepreneurship do? > >For one, be a blessing. If you are already in >business, improve! Focus on making your products and >services better for your consumers. Also, be patriotic >and patronize local suppliers so that they get a >chance to grow their businesses as well. Encourage >those who plan to put up a business to push through >with their plans by giving moral support and sound >business tips. Once their business is up and running, >they will continue the chain of blessings by making >jobs available to many people. > >Second, share your blessings—of time, knowledge and >resources. Be on the lookout for opportunities to >share your knowledge by becoming a resource speaker >and talking about your business experience. Not only >will your audience learn about running a business, but >also they will be inspired to find ways of applying >their newfound knowledge into their lives, maybe even >start their own business! Another good way of sharing >your knowledge is by joining mentoring programs that >promote entrepreneurship. Here, you get to guide the >growth of a business by being a mentor to start ups or >student entrepreneurs. > >You may even plant the seed of entrepreneurship early >on by teaching children about how to handle money at >an early age. > >Finally, you may share your blessings through adopting >a corporate social responsibility program for your >company. Find a cause you would like to support and >give of your profits to further this cause. > >This is what paying it forward is all about. Instead >of complaining and doing nothing, it is about using >what we have to make things better, for ourselves and >for others. Doing this gives more meaning to our >business operations as it becomes bigger than income >and profits—it becomes about giving others hope and a >chance to have a better future. > >The Franchise Times is a public service project of the >Association of Filipino Franchisors Inc. (AFFI) and >The Manila Times. This week’s contributor, Mr. Jorge >Y. Wieneke, is president of Buy the Bucket and Kanin >ni Tisay and is a founding member of AFFI. He is also >president of Start-up Ventures Inc., a business >conceptualization, expansion and marketing company. >For feedback, please e-mail editor@filfranchisers.com >or jorgenoelw@yahoo.com. For more info on AFFI, log on >to www.filfranchisers.com, call the AFFI Secretariat >at 532-8386, or text AFFI to Smart 326.

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