The Filipino Entrepreneur

Last Saturday, January 5, 2008, Kabuhayang Swak na Swak featured the following episodes: ( Please take note that this blog is not connected with Kabuhayang Swak na Swak. The name of this blog is The Filipino Entrepreneur sorry if you are confused)

1. Garage Sale - the program featured a the benefits of having a garage sale. This is not something new because that is why eBay became so popular. The saying “Your trash might be someone else’s gold” is what make this business a popular and lucrative one.

2. Carica Diet Pack - the past holidays makes us gain a few pounds because of what we ate. Most of the Filipino dishes prepared during the holidays are rich in fats and cholesterols. The ham, queso de bola, spaghetti, fruit salad loaded with cream, barbecue, lechon, crispy pata, menudo and others I forgot to mention are those dishes and food prepared during the Christmas and New Years eve. So again Mr. Ramon Tan of Carica introduced this Carica Diet pack consist of virgin coconut oil, Q10 capsules and Q10 tea. He also advise people to eat more fruit and vegetables to avoid high blood pressure and heart diseases.

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Last Saturday, December 15, 2007, Kabuhayang Swak na Swak featured the following episodes:

1. Micky Shop Digital - it’s a shop for personalized novelty items with your picture and Walt Disney’s / Pixar cartoon characters. There are many personalized novelty items shop on malls but the only difference with Micky Shop is the use of Walt Disney Characters. They are licensed to use the characters that is why the prints is high quality. There are many options for giving your digital picture to them: by CD, blue tooth or you can just have your picture taken by them with a digital camera. The featured shop was located in Megamall but they also have branches in Mall of Asia and Glorietta. Contract info: 725-8078 / 721-2221 email: mickyshop@gmail.com

2. Historic Camalig Restaurant - this restaurant is actually a 100 year old warehouse which was converted by its owners in 1980’s located in Clark Pampanga. With an inital investment of 4,000 to 8,000 pesos the father of the present owner with an American soldier started their venture. Their best seller is pizza. Why? because all the ingredients are local, the pizza tray is “bilao”( bamboo tray ) and the pizza sauce is cooked for 6 hours. They also maintain their original recipe since 1973 up to now. The ingredients are also mentioned like the cheese, sauce, salted egg, longganisa and chopped onion. Maybe the salted egg and longganisa makes it unique and pinoy. Contact info: 045-332-5641 / 888-1077

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Last Sunday, December 09, 2007, Kabuhayang Swak na Swak featured the following episodes:

1. Banig Handicraft and Novelty Shop - creates different kinds of products made from indigenous materials like the “Banig”. For example fashionable bags, lamp shade, picture frames, gift boxes, tissue holders and so forth. The owner Pacita Raneses started making banig boxes with a capital of P10,000. Contact info: 758-2216

2. Psalmstre Enterprises Inc. - featured one of the user and dealer of new placenta products. The wonders of the papaya soap and what good benefits that she got from using the products.

3. Ampalaya Plus - featured the wonder medicinal plant ampalaya or bitter melon to lower blood sugar of diabetics. They are also giving away a new diabetic recipe book called “Healthy Pinoy Meals”. Just send box stub of the ampalaya plus capsules or 5 boxes of ampalaya peel and put your name, address, email address(if available). Then send with stamp or self addressed stamped envelopes worth P45 (within metro manila) or P69 (outside metro manila) to:

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Last Sunday, December 02, 2007, Kabuhayang Swak na Swak featured the following episodes:

1. Vintage Watch Collection - the segment features a successful business idea which started as hobby. They refurbish vintage watches and turned it into funky vintage look fashionable accessories for example changing the strap into a semi-precious stone bracelet. The designs includes Vintage Watch (P1,500 and up), Funky Vintage(P500 and up), Bag Charm(P400 and up), Locket Watch(P1,800 and up), Necklace Watch(P1,000 and up), Scarf Watch(P500 and up) and Charm Watch(P700 and up). Contact info: Gail Santos; Tel no. 282-9062

2. Psalmstre Enterprises Inc. - the segment featured one of their product beside the beauty products shown on the previous KSNS show. The product is a food supplement for Liver called “Livermin” that contains silimarin, a super anti-oxidant which protects the liver.

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Last Saturday, December 01, 2007, Kabuhayang Swak na Swak featured the following episodes:

1. Christina Creations - the segment featured a mother and daughter team on making unique ladies fashionable accessories made from excess beads. Making beads accessories does look promising but with a above average creativity and patience, it might be a very lucrative business. Another unique product that they have is the “Ma-Art-e Ring” made from excess beads.

2. Lap Dance Laptop Bags - another unique idea by three young entrepreneurs making fashionable laptop bags for ladies and men. The business started as a school project with an initial capital of php90,000. The product is available to all Manel’s outlet and Mobile one. Contact info: 0917-534-4181 / 0917-326-9057

3. Ketsup Pinoy, Inc. - featured the maker of banana ketsup called Ketsup Pinoy. Seems a new player in the market because the ketsup brand sounds new to me. The manufacturer have other products as well like soy sauce, fish sauce or patis, sweet and sour sauce and Worcestershire’s sauce.

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