The pandemic brought a lot of changes to the way we live our lives. Businesses had to close down, people had to stay at home, and social interactions were reduced significantly. One business model managed to thrive amid all this chaos: online businesses. In this article, we will talk about one entrepreneur who used the continue reading : Road to Fame: Adjie Dajac’s All-Terrain Sandals Weathers the Pandemic
All seemed a lost cause until the Basey Narrative Industry for Growth (BANIG) was formed. BANIG is a federation of tikog banig stakeholders who took it upon themselves to rise above the challenges and make banig weaving more than just a tradition, but a flourishing industry. How BANIG Was Woven into Existence Basey is a continue reading : Quintissential Creations: Rolling the Mat for Basey Association for Native Industry Growth (BANIG)
What do you do when you and your community face challenges that threaten to hinder your progress? You don’t stop — you continue on. As they say in Waray — padayon. And that is what Padayon Handicrafts Production did. They continue to provide sustainable livelihood to the community of mothers-slash-weavers from 2008 until today. The continue reading : Padayon! How Mama Da’s Legacy Combined Tradition with Fashion
When the world is crumbling down, it’s the entrepreneurs who pick themselves up and rebuild. Lynn Sheryl Reasol is one such entrepreneur. When the pandemic hit her hometown of Dinagat Islands, she was determined to keep her business going. With a little creativity and resilience, she managed to use the internet to keep her business continue reading : Prospering through Online Promotion: Binuhat Arts & Crafts’ Woven Triumph
Their food also says much about them as they have the ideal combination of toughness and calmness to confront any obstacles that may arise. These characteristics have been well embodied by a homegrown entrepreneur from Iriga City, Arnold M. Lasay of AM Lasay Food Industry. From Nostalgia to Business Growing up, Arnold found himself living continue reading : Online Presence: How Improving His Social Media Activity Helped Arnold Lasay’s Business
When we were young, our parents told us not to waste the food on our table. But imagine seeing mountains upon mountains of wasted vegetables? For Rheina de Guzman, this thought was enough to start a movement that would help people access much-needed vegetables and teach people the real value of crops in our daily continue reading : No Veggies Left Behind: The Heroic Adventures of KTCM Enterprise
What does it take to succeed in business? Ask MELTS Bakeshop, and they will tell you that it takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and, most importantly, a burning passion to succeed. This micro-enterprise started out as a small-scale cassava cake business in the SOCCSARGEN Region but quickly won the palate of the masses continue reading : Melting Failure to Forge Success: The Story of MELTS Bakeshop
Celia Pajel was once a successful career woman, but she gave it all up to be with her family in the Philippines. The transition from busy professional to stay-at-home mother who focused on her children was not an easy one, and Celia quickly became restless. Drawing on her background as a chemist, Celia started her continue reading : Lean to Lucrative: Prime Innov8’s Thriving Legend
Who says that you cannot attend to your studies while earning money on the side? Sandria Cadusale did it effortlessly when she was just a teenager. Her tireless work ethic and dedication have paved the way for her to achieve great things that she now enjoys in her golden years, including her business Sandria’s Delicious continue reading : Keep Educating Yourself: Sandria Cadusale’s Side Hustle Come Full-Time Business
When we were young, our parents usually asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. While most of us choose to be a doctor, engineer, or lawyer, one girl chose a different path. Lurie Mary Grace Fajutag, the owner of BcDc Agricultural Products in San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro, was born into an continue reading : Juicy Outcome: Young Owner of BcDc Agricultural Products becomes a Role Model for MSMEs