It was in the year 2016 when Ana, a wife and a mom, thought of sharing her well-loved recipes with her friends by posting them on social media. Ana found that baking and creating beautiful wedding cakes for her clients was her calling and she started making wedding cakes one after another. Soon after, words continue reading : Ann’s Fab Kitchen: Wonders inside a kitchen
Lumban is a town renowned for its centuries-old craftsmanship of hand embroidery. Considered as the Embroidery Capital of the Philippines, Lumban has been home to skilled artisans and a destination for exquisite hand-embroidered works. Lumban’s embroiderers create unique and intricate designs through their skillful handling of thread and needle. The captivating stories woven into the continue reading : Heritage in Stitches: Celebrating Embroidery the FashioNoble Way
Ms. Ana Arsolacia, a 58-year-old woman, had once been a dedicated factory worker and a manager in a well-known local brand for a decade. However, driven by a desire for more independence and to create her own path, she decided to leave her corporate job and venture into entrepreneurship. In 2014, Ana returned to her continue reading : A story of grit and growth
“For a chocolate lover, the art of tasting has the power to magically transform a casual nibble into a world of new pleasure.” However, you can also delight yourself by making your own chocolate, only if you knew the art. The Philippines is home to various chocolatiers perfecting the art of chocolate-making and achieving breakthrough continue reading : Kakaw Galleon: All aboard the Philippine artisanal chocolate sensation
LILIW, LAGUNA — Everybody has their own definition of risk. It can be for anything that requires you to take opportunities to achieve your goals but risk is not for everybody. Taking risk requires bravery, guts and the heart to take in everything your actions will throw at you. For entrepreneurs, risk is nothing short continue reading : Grinter Footwear Manufacturing: Hard work pays off
In 2016, Scents and Memories was born under Ms. Jovita A. Caoile. She is a wife and a mother of two. She worked as a sales representative in a leather company for almost 30 years. Though she was a full-time employee back then, she still had time to run her business with the support and continue reading : Capturing Scents of Success thru Entrepreneurship: a KMME-MME success story of Scents and Memories Enterprises
In 2016, Ms. Melanie Medrano established Gramworth Enterprises Inc. She and her family registered their business with no particular product in mind, just a bit of money they received from GSIS after their father orphaned them. They want those funds to be a seed that will be the legacy of their small family. “We do continue reading : A Seed of Healthy Legacy: KMME-MME Success Story of Gramworth Enterprises Inc
RalphJoy’s Restobar, located at Barangay Bambang, Nagcarlan, Laguna, is owned by the Encarnacion family since October 2008. Cooking was just their simple family bonding until they turned it into a business as suggested by a family friend. Joyce Ann Encarnacion, the family’s unica ija, is the one managing the business since she took up a continue reading : Ralphjoy’s Restobar: Serving with love for others
Cakes by Gel Salonga started out as a small, home-based business. Equipped with her home oven, Chef Gel Salonga-Datu began her cake and pastry business by selling cupcakes to family and friends as her first customers. Based in Santa Cruz, Laguna, products of Cakes by Gel Salonga are served in Ted’s Kitchen, a restaurant owned continue reading : The Sweet Slice of Success of Cakes by Gel Salonga
The COVID-19 pandemic indeed affected lives and various establishments, such as small businesses managed by local business owners. It has been a challenge for everyone to keep their businesses fully operational since restrictions such as enhanced community quarantine and total lockdown were implemented for a long period of time. Despite the challenges brought by this continue reading : Successful outcome reflects hard work and perseverance: the Prado’s Bakery Story