Tacomio: An Everyday Dose of Entrepreneurial Perseverance
By Carina Roncesvalles
In the Philippine business arena that is characterised by cutthroat competition and unpredictable economic condition, perseverance will make a business stand out. And inidividual strength and determination will make the entrepreneur stand out the everyday challenges of business.
Leni Adriano, the woman behind Tacomio, spelled these ideas out when she retold to Magnegosyo.com her entrepreneurial story.
Tacomio started as La Salsa, a Mexican snack bar in E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., in Quezon City. in 1997.
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Slightly sweet, slightly salty Mindoro Banana Chips
The Philippines is a strong contender for the title of “Banana Capital of the World,” given the innumerable banana plantations scattered across Luzon and Mindanao. But one tiny island has earned the distinction as Banana Capital of the Philippines – Oriental Mindoro.
With the world’s growing fascination for tropical food, including snacks, Mindorenos sees a consistent growth in the demand for its banana chips. The rise in sales is further fueled by consistent nutrition findings that even processed banana chips is a healthy snack.
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Julie’s Bakeshop – Baking Success Stories
By Carina Roncesvalles
Baking bread to create an enterprise of Filipino taste at its finest is what Julie’s Bakeshop has in its ovens.
The first Julie’s Bakeshop stood in Mandaue City in January 1981. The woman behind the bakeshop chain, Julie Gandioco decided to put up the store to meet the growing demand for bread in her canteen in a rattan furtiture company.
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Florabella’s Flowers For All Occasions
Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day. Just two of the most important holidays. And during these occasions, we go to the nearest flower shop to buy a fresh bouquet of flowers — be it red roses, white roses, and roses by any other color — to offers the most important people in our lives.
And because of our sentimental way of celebrating special events with flowers, flower shops in the Philippines are always in bloom. Florabella flower shop is one of those supplying us with special flower arrangements for every occasion.
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Start Your Beads Business For Less Than P5,000 Capital
Beads jewelry and accessories are very much a part of today’s fashion trend. Shops and kiosk carrying these products abound in the malls and you will find people checking them out and purchasing a bling or two. Beads jewelry making is very easy to do as long as you have the artistic flair for it.
But would you know that you can start your own beads business with less than Php5,000 capital?
KC Abalos, a micro-business entrepreneur, did just that. With very small capital on hand she began creating beads jewelry in 2002 as a part-time thing.
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Filipino Capiz Shell Products, World Class Indeed
By Excel V. Dyquiangco
For one thing, using Japanese paper, sticks and ordinary paper is old news. For another, using new and glazed materials is the in thing – much like capiz shells. And thrive on Philippine capiz shell products, as it is.
From lanterns to candle holders to Christmas ornaments to pencil holders, much has been said and done with a profitable business like theirs. And for Rolando Hernandez and his wife Vilma, they have taken the liberty of letting the Filipino peoplesee a different kind of decor ideas, in and outside the mall.
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Aquabest – Giving Us Safe Drinking Water
By Carina Roncesvalles
A problem can sometimes be transformed into an opportunity. For Aquabest, the problem of getting safe drinking water from the faucet turned out to be an opportunity to handle the business of providing the best source of water.
“We saw the problem of water, that people cannot depend on it for drinking. We saw the need for people to have access on the present technology of producing healthy pure water,” Aquabest Chief Executive Officer Carson Tan told Magnegosyo.com.
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Netopia Intenet Cafe - Market Leader and Innovator
By Carina Roncesvalles
Most Filipinos are well accustomed to the brands that they use that sometimes, they say the brand name first before the commodity that they need. In a sari-sari store, a buyer would ask for “Colgate” when he actually meant toothpaste. In the case of Internet cafes, Netopia has proven to be the “Colgate” in the market.
Starting with only four computers in its first branch in Katipunan Avenue using P100,000 initial capital, Netopia now has 180 branches, including four branches in Bangkok, Thailand. From this network of Internet cafes, 96 are company-owned while 84 are franchises.
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Regine Tolentino’s Boutique & Dance Studio Business
By Excel V. Dyquiangco
Who would have thought that belly dancing’s most famous icon would indulge in a career close to her heart, aside from show business? In her full 28 years, Regine Tolentino followed a unique pathway after giving birth to her first child.
“I began to sew dresses for my child,” she says. “Sometimes, I sew dresses for some kids I know and give these as gifts.” Later on, an idea started to form in her head. Knowing that show business is not that stable as a career, she wanted to share her talents to others.
Regine presented her children’s wear to Rustan’s and the company loved her handiwork. From then on, she began supplying the company with her dresses. It was about seven years ago when she finally gave birth to one of her longtime-dreams.
And so, Regine’s Women’s and Children’s Wear materialized on March 1999, which was later renamed to “Regine’s Boutique.
