If you believe that your establishment promotes and fosters the highest level of business ethics, then you should apply for the DTI Certified Establishment Program.

The DTI Certified Establishment Program is awarded to establishments who (1) comply with Fair Trade Laws; (2) provide best of breed customer relations; (3) have established store management/operations; (4) are socially committed and responsible business sector; and (5) ISO 9000/14000 compliant. 

Those that can apply for certification are retail establishments, supermarkets, department stores, appliance centers, hardware stores, and DTI-accredited service and repair shops.

The Chinese Filipino Business Club is once again sponsoring a free seminar to the public. Basic Financial Management for Micro and SME will be held on June 29, 1:30-5:00pm at the 8th floor, Sky Tower I, 68 Dasmarinas St., Binondo, Manila.

Lecturer will be Sonia de Guzman, a faculty of the University of Asia and the Pacific and former controller of Asian Petroleum Group of Companies.

Topics to be covered are: Basic Accounting and the Business Environment, Accounting Information System, Recording Business Transaction and Understanding Financial Statements.

Interested parties may call up the CFBC at 2444991, 2416463 and 2444996. Seats are limited and registration is required.

If you are thinking of establishing a food business or if you want to improve your present food venture, then the Manila Food and Beverage Expo is an event you should not miss. The event is from June 20 to 24, 10am to 8pm at the World Trade Center.

A full line up of activities are in store. Several helpful seminars should not be missed. These include:

June 21

• How to learn food carving
• Successful stories in the food industry
• Global franchise marking: buying the right franchise

June 22

• Franchie advantage
• Fruit preservative
• How to start a catering business

June 23

• Restaurant accounting and controls
• Food shelf life

All seminars are FREE. Several competitions and cooking demonstrations are also ongoing throughout the expo.

The Entrepreneur 10 is Entrepreneur’s Magazine annual search for the 10 most outstanding entrepreneur who have blazed the trail in business.

Nomination is open until June 30, 2007. The criteria for nomination are:

• a Filipino citizen with P3M to P100M in asset in a business that has survived for at least three years
• the founder, owner or one of the owners of the business
• of good moral character

Nominations forms are available here for download.

For more information, you may call 6318971 loca 139.