Business Success and Hardworking – TOP Filipino Businessmen The Philippines is a unique country with a rich culture and a good investment climate. This allows entrepreneurs to make money and achieve real success. Moreover, the modern world offers a huge number of opportunities, and capital can be earned both through trading on the stock exchange… Continue reading From Broke To Billionaire: 10 Success Stories Of Self-Made Filipino Entrepreneurs
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Business Success Stories of Ordinary Entrepreneur
Soapy Solutions
A product that peddles ‘a better look’ as the end result makes a lot of money, given the right quality, price and marketing. It’s a theory proven again by a maker of “whitening” soaps- now a hit among Filipinos, many of whom believe that the standard of beauty depends on the whiteness of the skin.… Continue reading Soapy Solutions
The ‘Mother’ of All Entrepreneurs
The story of hair and beauty guru-turned-entrepreneur Ricky Reyes is a classic rags to riches tale. From a floor sweeper in a hair salon to a neophyte hairdresser who opened his first shop in San Juan in 1973, Reyes has established a beauty empire that has pioneered in many hair technologies in the country. Today,… Continue reading The ‘Mother’ of All Entrepreneurs
Zaragoza Foods: Sweet and Spicy Success
Jun and Marites Uy’s first business venture was buying and selling copra, but they eventually closed shop in 1993 because their dealers had accumulated too many debts. That same year, they decided to go into another kind of business. “Mahilig kasi si Jun sa Spanish-style sardines,” Marites explains. And since she has a Bachelor of… Continue reading Zaragoza Foods: Sweet and Spicy Success
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade: 3 entrepreneurs` stories who did it
Are you on your own mission to change the world? Are you looking for inspiration to help you come up with the next big thing? When aiming to change the future, it’s sometimes worth it to pause and look back towards the past. Entrepreneurship might just be the oldest profession there is, and it turns… Continue reading When life gives you lemons, make lemonade: 3 entrepreneurs` stories who did it
Dangwa Flower Market
Dangwa Flower Market. Bulaklakan ng Maynila, also known as the Dangwa flower market is providing you the cheapest and best flowers in town. Try visiting Dangwa
Couple Leaves Jobs for Liempo Business
Prompted by Cebu’s dynamic environment for the food business, a young couple who had been in the corporate world for years are now trying their hands, for the first time, on becoming entrepreneurs. Niel and Anna Liza Vergara-Yu decided to venture into the food business taking advantage of the “liempo” craze, that gained much popularity… Continue reading Couple Leaves Jobs for Liempo Business
The Story of Houzz – The Home Design Platform
Houzz was a simple start-up in February 2009. Neither of the owners, Adi Tatarko & Alon Cohen, could ever have envisaged what Houzz has become today. They came up with the idea at their kitchen table when they had difficulty finding inspiration designing their own home. They identified a need, something that didn’t exist, and… Continue reading The Story of Houzz – The Home Design Platform
How Social Commerce Turned a Housewife to an Online Entrepinay
Being a full time housewife is a noble 24/7 job, but when financial crisis sets in – a housewife must find ways to earn and help in raising funds for the family. Being employed is normally out of the question, it will eat most of the time away from home. Putting up a business on… Continue reading How Social Commerce Turned a Housewife to an Online Entrepinay
CBN Bonuan Boneless Bangus Business
Fe Majia-Vidal started her now popular CBN Bonuan Boneless Bangus products 14 years ago with only 20 pieces of bangus (milkfish) and P500 capital. CBN are the initials of the name of her three children. At the start, people knew about her products only by word-of-mouth, but over the years, her fame has spread far… Continue reading CBN Bonuan Boneless Bangus Business
Binalot in Kabuhayang Swak na Swak
Binalot which means wrapped is a Filipino fast food chain well known for offering all-time favorite Filipino meals served deliciously in banana leaves. According to Rommel Juan, owner of Binalot Fiesta Foods, Binalot came as a childhood memories when their mom used to wrap their packed lunches in banana leaves. Rommel and his brother Raffy… Continue reading Binalot in Kabuhayang Swak na Swak