Posted on September 23, 2022 Switching from employment to entrepreneurship as a source of income may sound like challenging the status quo; a career leap that is different from the other. Making the leap to entrepreneurship will be a ton of adjustments and preparations, both on how finances and effort should be handled. Working […]
Posted on May 6, 2022 Growth even in dry season Emma mans her family’s dried fish store in Calumpang market while her husband works behind the scenes, processing different kinds of bulads like posit, sapsap, and dilis. The Philippine Sea produces a bountiful of fish, which residents from seaside towns turn into daing or tuyo […]
Posted on March 28, 2022 Having savings gives one’s self a sense of security. Being able to prepare for the future is something that everyone should be ready for. Maria Cristina Mendoza, a 40-year-old woman, dreams of a secured future. As a single woman, she wants to make sure that when the time comes that […]
Owner of a piggery, sari-sari store, and pasalubong center from Laguna The Pidlaoan family used to make stainless ladles and bolos for a living. When the cost of stainless steel increased, the family decided to stop the production of these products. To make ends meet, Tatay Jun accepted the job as janitor in Manila in […]
Owner of MLR Souvenirs from Vigan Just like any small entrepreneur, Lucila Datuin started her business at the bottom of the ladder. With only a P200 capital which she used to purchase a few meters of “abel Iloco” and a portable sewing machine. She began crafting bags which she personally designed. Not long after she […]
Owner of a hoggery, a piggery, and a bakeshop from South Cotabato Ruth David and her husband were farmers from Suralla, South Cotabato. Her desire to put up a business came from the need to provide for the needs of her growing family. As advised by her mother, who also provided her the initial capital […]
Edna Sto. Nino is early for the interview. She has asked her sister to keep an eye on the wholesale grocery store that she runs in Barangay Bautista, San pablo City. She confesses that she had actually showed up the day before, thinking that the interview was on Friday, not Saturday. She is that eager […]
Floro Salinas runs FNDG Shells and handicrafts with his wife Gemma. Together they face the challenges and reap the benefits of their hard work. They also learn business — and life — lessons in their daily operations. Floro worked for a software company in Manila until one day, he woke up feeling that he was […]
Nobody would have thought that Casimira paro’s son and daughter-in-law had lost their house to a fire the day before the interview. She strolls into the room wearing a bright blouse and a big smile. She retouches her face powder and puts on some red lipstick. She wears hoop earrings, a ring and an assortment […]
Nolie and Rogelio Estocado’s eldest child was seriously ill. The couple did not know where they could get the money to bring the child to a doctor — much less buy medicines. They were both low wage blue-collar workers, barely meeting the family’s daily needs even with their combined income. The eventually sought help from […]