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Securing A Barangay Clearance For An I-Café

30, Mar 2010

After getting a name for an i-café business, securing a barangay clearance is the next step for it to be allowed to operate in the address specified in the DTI business name registration certificate. This is provided for in Section 152 (c) of the Local Government Code of the Philippines. Some cities and municipalities also require an i-café owner to get clearance to operate from homeowners association if the business will be located in a residential area.

Getting A Name For An I-Café Business

24, Mar 2010

Getting a name or registering its business name is the first step in establishing and legally operating an i-café. Normally, a business name is decided on by its owner(s) way before the actual start of setting-up the enterprise such that it sometimes causes frustration when if does not get to be named as desired come [...]

Bandwidth Requirement Of An I-Café

19, Mar 2010

The bandwidth (expressed in kilobits per second or kbps) requirement of an Internet café is always a favorite topic in forums of I-Café owners. Questions like “How many PC units can I run if I subscribe to a regular Smart BRO account?” or “What kind of PLDT Business Plan should I subscribe to if I want to have 16 units in a café that I will open?” The specifications of the different DSL subscriptions cannot help because our Internet Service Providers (ISPs) always specify very high bandwidth per unit to be connected to them because they definitely want to earn more from their subscribers.


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