1. Why an entrepreneurial mass movement?
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Why an entrepreneurial mass movement?
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Generating an Entrepreneurial Mass Movement

2. Why an entrepreneurial mass movement?
The yearly remittances of our OFWs have reached $14 billion
These remittances sustain 1/3 of the population
If used properly, these remittances amount to enough capital for family enterprises
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3. Imagine One million entrepreneurs earning $14,000 net yearly—
That would mean another $14 billion of income yearly
To support another third of the population!
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4. NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION
The problem is: HOW?
Let us go through the steps one by one
And see how a miracle can be performed
For the purpose of fulfilling our mission of:
NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION
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5. What is an entrepreneur?
One who expends his/her LABOR and the labor of others
On whatever RAW MATERIALS are available in his/her area
To come out with PRODUCTS that can be sold
For a reasonable PROFIT.
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6. An entrepreneur is NOT:
An employee, whether manager or worker
A politician
A government official
A landlord, whether urban or rural
A rent-seeker
AN ENTREPRENEUR TURNS OUT CONCRETE PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE BOUGHT & SOLD FOR A PROFIT
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7. What kind of products? As simple as banana cue
As high-tech as software
As popular as tsitsiria
As innovative as virgin coconut oil
As commonplace as consultative services
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8. Whatever: The entrepreneur is Raw materials are available in the area
Comfortably gifted with
Enjoys
Can get his/her family & friends to do
Raw materials are available in the area
Capital can be had without pawning anything for it
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9. What basic skills are necessary?
How to produce the product quickly and cheaply (production process)
How to handle the people needed in turning out the product (management)
How to balance the books (bookkeeping, accounting)
How to sell the product (marketing)
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10. Can these four skills be shared?
Certainly.
A module can be constructed for each skill.
They can also be learned through practice.
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11. Okay, let’s say I can do it.
But what for?
Why should I risk my neck in business
When this government will just ruin it?
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12. Because Corruption comes from rent-seeking
And only entrepreneurship, once it has become widespread,
Can stop rent-seeking
And with it, corruption.
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13. What is rent-seeking?
Rent-seeking is the tendency to expect payment for the use of property.
It is a very comfortable life because all one has to do to get money is to sit and wait.
But one has to have property in the first place to do that.
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14. So what’s wrong with rent-seeking?
The problem with rent-seeking is that
It encourages laziness
Very few have properties, so very few can be rent-seekers
Therefore very few can live comfortably
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15. The bigger problem with rent-seeking is:
When it is a national lifestyle, nobody wants to work
Everybody wants only easy money
The whole population is unproductive
Very few are capable of creating wealth
And those few can therefore exploit the rest
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16. And the biggest problem with rent-seeking is:
The wish to become wealthy without working is turned on government
And government becomes the target of rent-seeking,
Turning it into a milking cow
From the national levels up to the lowly barangay!
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17. The culture of rent-seeking
is the reason why we have corruption!
The culture of rent-seeking is the culprit behind
our culture of poverty!
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18. So how do we combat rent-seeking?
Through entrepreneurship.
By generating an entrepreneurial mass movement,
We can show the greater population
How to create wealth:
Legitimately
Honestly
By dint of hard work
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19. But our government is so corrupt!
Therefore let us find the best way of cleaning up government. Through an entrepreneurial mass movement.
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20. How will we clean up government?
NATIONAL RENEWAL PROGRAM
in the private and public sectors, through formal and informal education channels, emphasizing righteousness and national transformation.
GRASSROOTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
through public and private school education and informal community training
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21. Those are the main points of our 10-point program
Government can encourage entrepreneurship by:
Creating a one-stop SEC-City/Town-BIR Bizreg Center in every city and town
Setting up entrepreneurial high schools
Organizing an entrepreneurial community campaign especially in places with OFW families
Teaching OFWs the basics of entrepreneurship
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22. Can we do it?
Because we represent the 1/3 of the Filipino people who are sick & tired of the present situation
And want to do something about it.
Something POSITIVE.
Something TRANSFORMATIVE.
Something that will last us the nation’s lifetime.
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23. Can a nation be changed? Yes! A nation can change!
Once the people grasp
What has to be done away with
And what has to replace it.
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24. We wish to replace the culture of rent-seeking
which is otherwise called the Spirit of Corruption
which is inextricably linked to the Spirit of Poverty.
Through Entrepreneurship, we can wipe out the twin evils of Corruption & Poverty!
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25. We will replace the twin evils of Corruption & Poverty through
One million entrepreneurs who will through their success in business convince millions more to give up the culture of rent-seeking
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26. That is why, even now
We can already generate an entrepreneurial mass movement
Among our ranks
Among our friends and supporters
Within the entire nation, whether in the Philippines or abroad
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27. Because we love our nation
And we know that this is what God wants us to do.
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28. Bangon, OFW!
Kilos na!
Nasa iyo ang pag-asa!
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