EmpowHER! Women entrepreneurs share game-changing biz hacks

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As the Christmas season approaches, entrepreneurs seek clever adaptations and strategies to maximize their business productivity. 

Enstack CEO Macy Castillo champions women entrepreneurs, showcasing the power of the app at the EmpowHER Christmas Bazaar

Enstack, the all-in-one digital business app championing women entrepreneurs, invited several businesswomen to share their innovative "business hacks" at the EmpowHER: Christmas Bazaar, held in Bonifacio Global City, November 30.

Enrilyn Lee of EFR Subic Yacht Rentals shared that they successfully transformed their business by leveraging Enstack's digital tools to accept debit and credit card payments. Through Enstack's easy onboarding process, they can now accommodate international card payments, expanding their market and attracting a global clientele.

"We've adopted credit card transactions as our primary payment method, utilizing Enstack's mobile POS and generating payment links for buyers. This convenient solution has opened doors to a broader customer base, ensuring secure transactions. It feels like having an extra department, an extra helping hand in our business," shared Lee.

Strip It! Founder Arlette Alvarado shares the success story behind their high-quality, natural skincare products, and highlights the significant role Enstack has played in expanding their business

Enstack has also played a pivotal role in the growth journey of businesses like Scarlet Enterprise. Arlette Alvarado, Founder and General Manager of Scarlet Enterprise, reflects on their 17-year journey: "Our business, which began as a humble retail venture, has now become our bread and butter. Today, we predominantly engage in B2B transactions through distributorship, and Enstack's seamless sales invoicing feature has been the key to making this remarkable transition possible."

Macy Castillo, CEO, and co-founder of Enstack, believes in the potential of Filipino entrepreneurs and emphasizes the important role of MSMEs in the country’s overall economic growth.

“At Enstack, we believe that everyone has the potential to be a successful entrepreneur with the right tools, access, and resources. We encourage our users to challenge the conventional use of our app, to adapt and tailor it to their unique business needs. The innovative ways in which our users employ Enstack's features not only demonstrate their resourcefulness and adaptability but also embody our mission to empower entrepreneurs. We are committed to providing a platform that fosters such entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.” stated Castillo.

Empowering Filipina women, one product at a time. With Enstack's streamlined checkout process, Hiraya Pilipina now efficiently manages online orders, ensuring a seamless purchasing experience for customers

Reviving tradition with a modern twist, BJCY reimagines Filipino tampipi bags into trendy designs for everyday wear. Enstack's inventory management and automated invoicing features help optimize operations, streamlining the supply chain and order processing for a seamless customer experience

EFR Subic Yacht Rentals sets sail to new horizons with Enstack, revolutionizing their brand by enabling hassle-free international card payments

Moreover, other women entrepreneurs highlighted how Enstack's inventory monitoring, invoicing, payment collection, and shipping features streamlined their operations.

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About Enstack

Enstack is changing the way businesses are built by empowering everyone to become entrepreneurs. The all-in-one business app provides a suite of features that encourages users to think big, start bold, and scale fast. With Enstack, the journey from groundbreaking idea to market disruption is made seamless, supporting not just business operations but the entrepreneurial spirit that drives them. With a commitment to fostering an environment of innovation and efficiency, Enstack continues to support women in breaking barriers and achieving unprecedented success in the digital economy. The app empowers everyone to be entrepreneurs, allowing them to easily build their own web store, sell online and in-person, accept different forms of cash and cashless payments, and ship through multiple logistics partners.

The First-ever SO SHOP! A Social Sellers Bazaar Empowered by LBC

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Leading logistics company LBC Express Inc. held Shopping and Learning in One: First-ever So Shop! Bazaar brings hundreds of online sellers together last October 5 at Function Room 4, SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay City. 

In its effort to empower online business owners, as the So Shop! Bazaar,  LBC highlights commitment to empowering MSME's.

More and more Filipinos are starting to venture into micro, small and medium enterprises nowadays. With technology, anyone can be an entrepreneur and it has served as one of the personal goals for a lot of us - from fresh grads to millennials to retirees. However, starting your own online business may be a daunting task but with the right support, succeeding in it is not a farfetched dream.

The bazaar brought together over 100 online business owners, thousands of shoppers, industry speakers, and influencers in one venue, making it both a shopping and learning experience in one. It also gave social sellers the opportunity to meet and connect with their customers in person, showcase their products, and transact using LBC's Cash on Pick-up (COP) and Cash on Delivery (COD) services.

"With more and more Filipinos setting up their businesses online, we at LBC, believe that it's high time to bring online businesses together, in one venue, and get to interact with their buyers live. "

"So Shop! is our commitment to empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises in the country," said Oliver C. Valentin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Philippine Branch Operations of LBC Express Inc.

LBC's COP and COD services are designed to make online purchasing easier and more convenient for shoppers. With COP, LBC's over 1,400 branches can serve as pick-up points for buyers to get the products they bought online while COD allows them to get it right at their doorstep.

So! Shop for all your lifestyle must-haves

Featuring diverse products from over a hundred booths, So Shop! became a haven for a weekend to shopping enthusiasts and people with various interests.

For techies and gadget lovers, online gadget stores such as Kimstore, Juan Gadget, Droud Hero, and JBL Store PH provided exclusive deals and discounts. Beauty and makeup fans went gaga over the vanous shops from Korean and Japanese beauty brands to sustainable beauty products.

Those who love customized lifestyle pieces were also able to see their favorite online shops making it a perfect venue to shop for personalized gifts including travel sets, accessories, and oven kitchen wares. Moms who were on the lookout for early Christmas gifts brought home items that are perfect for the whole family.

So Shop! also treated the shoppers to a host of surprises including Mystery Box gifts from participating social sellers and gadgets raffled off by LBC.

Growing one's online business

Aside from the shopping experience, business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs also learned from a lineup of industry speakers, business owners, and influencers who gave talks on topics relevant to growing their business

Facebook Philippines Head of Agency Liam Capati showcased the power of Facebook ads and how it can help businesses reach their customers especially at a time when cutting through the clutter in the online space is crucial. Canva Community Team Lead Gladys Lacorte emphasized the importance of  having visually appealing social media pages through designs that represent a business personality.

Creative Boss Founder Rachell Araja-De Luna knows very well why a website is a must-have to an online business, with it being a repository of one's products online. Through her talk "DIY Your Dream Website," Araja-De Luna discussed the simple ways a budding entrepreneur can create a website without breaking the bank. The power of online communities cannot be dismissed too-this is what PLDT Vice-President for Digital Strategy and Consumer Disruptive Business Carlo Ople highlighted in his talk. Ople shared why businesses should be present on the digital space and how to effectively tap online communities to reach a specific target market.

Not only was So Shop! a learning-filled experience, it was inspiring too with panel discussions and success stories that moved the audience.

Celebrity mom, wife, and entrepreneur Neri Miranda talked about her businesses and her role as a homemaker. Miranda, owning multiple businesses including Neri's Gourmet Tuyo, online bedding and accessories store. Very Neri, and an events place in Tagaytay called Neri's Not So Secret Garden, gave mompreneurs tips on how to juggle it all. 

Content creator Wil Dasovich, who owns online merch store MerchBy alongside other influencer friends, shared how he remained authentic throughout the years of being a known digital personality. Dasovich also sold products at his MerchBy booth at So Shop!

A panel discussion on the social impact of online businesses featured Jamico Jamlang, founder of sustainable businesses The Bamboo Company and Chesca De Mesa, co-founder and managing director of Refuse PH. Joining them was Havas Media Ortega Head of Data and Analytics Phil Tiongson who gave the audience a glimpse of Havas' global study centering around consumers mindful consumption.

Women entrepreneurs also took center stage with Kimstore Founder Kim Lato and Neon Island Founders Alyssa Gibbs and Aira Medina. They shared what it's like starting and growing a business, as women, and how they overcame the challenges that came with it.

Hosted by 101.1 Yes FM DJ Rico Panyero and Love Radio DJ Raqi Terra, So Shop! was not just a star-studded bazaar but one that has taught online business owners new techniques to move their businesses forward.

Javier Mantecon, Chief Marketing Officer of LBC Express-Global Marketing, reiterated the company's commitment to move lives, including those of the social sellers. "As the e-commerce community continues to grow, LBC remains your partner. We hope that this is just the beginning of our long partnership. We want to help you take that move, wherever that may be."

Biodiversity Bazaar At Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center Opens October 15

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The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) in partnership with EnPraxis, Inc. is organizing a Demonstration of Biodiversity-Friendly Bazaar to be held at Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (NAPWC), Quezon City.

This is in line with one of the goals of BMB, to promote biodiversity-friendly practices such as the development of Biodiversity-friendly enterprise. These are economic activities and practices of micro, small and medium enterprises, local government units and people’s organizations that promote the sustainable use of biological resources, create wealth and value and open opportunities for the equitable sharing of benefits among stakeholders and in the protection of the environment.

EnPraxis (LUGAR Advocacy Cooperative) envisions creating Agro-Ecological Hubs that pilot, incubate and model Ecopreneurship towards inclusive land and enterprise development. 

The Bazaar will be held every weekends from October 15 to December 2016. The event shall be a venue for local producers and community partners within protected areas, Biodiversity Partnership Program (BPP) sites, among others to showcase their products.

As an enterprise engaged in activities that promote the sustainable use of biological resources, EnPraxis invites the public, individuals and organizations to join in promoting environment-friendly products.

For exhibitors of social enterprise, organic and /or environment-friendly products and enterprises, kindly email Ms. Maritess V. Agayatin of the Caves, Wetlands and other Ecoystems Division at (02) 925-8950 or at cawed@bmb.gov.ph. 

For visitors, the park fees apply: PhP8.00 for adults, PhP5.00 for students and free for Senior Citizens and PWDs.

Join and feel the magic at Working Mom Magazine's All About Kids bazaar

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Hey kids! You will get the unique chance of meeting two of your favorite cartoon characters, Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Star!

Working Mom magazine is bringing moms and kids a fun and magical experience like no other as it launches the All About Kids bazaar at the Rockwell Tent on  August 9, 2014 and will be hosted by Jackie Lou Blanco.

The All About Kids bazaar will offer that perfect dose of family fun, with big, big discounts to boot. Apart from games and demos for all kids to enjoy with their families, parents can dig into all their favorite kiddie brands as they go on sale.

The All About Kids bazaar will have an arts and crafts booth, magic shows, bubble tricks, balloon twisters, and other amazing performances. Even a mom and kid pampering booth will be set up to give moms on the go that perfect chance to slow down with their loved ones.

This year’s All About Kids bazaar will also be where Working Mom will hold an online photo promo.

To join, simply visit and like Working Mom’s official Facebook page :(www.facebook.com/workingmom.magazine), take a photo during the event, and tag Working Mom with the hashtags #workingmommag and #allaboutkids. Special gifts will be given to selected photos.

All this and more will be happening on August 9 at the Rockwell Tent from 11:00am to 7:00pm. To enter, each family must simply present a copy of Working Mom’s latest August issue, which is available at leading bookstores and magazine stands nationwide.

Heat Wave Summer Bazaar at World Trade Center

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The event offers a sizzling collection of the hottest summer essentials, from up and coming entrepreneurs featuring their hip and trendy summer items for those planning a summer getaway. Products include Swimwear, Bandeaus and Cover-Ups, Summer Tops and Bottoms, Summer Accessories, Flipflops, Sandals, Footwear, Eyewear, Headpieces, Perfumeries, Cosmetics, Skin Care Necessities, Novelty Items, Home Accents, Food Treats and Refreshments, Summer Getaway Destination.

Note-worthy brands that will be showcased during the Heatwave Summer Bazaar include Lindsay Phillips, One Sole by Quick Change Artist, Spongeables, Spongelle, Grendha, Ipanema, Levi’s, Dockers, Rider, EFX, Ever Bilena, Luminox and Rudy Project among others.

Special events that will surely add sizzle to the already-hot shopping experience include:

- Fashion Show by Abbylyn 

- Makeu-up Demonstrations and Beauty Sessions

- Live Performances of GMA Celebrities

- Celebrity Auction for GMA Kapuso Foundation

- Cooking Demonstrations

- Hourly Raffle Draws

The Heatwave Summer Bazaar is supported by the GMA Network, GMA News TV, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Foreign Post, Gala Magazine and CityPoynt.com, 97.1 LS FM and DZBB.

For more information about the Heatwave Summer Bazaar, you may get in touch with Cut Unlimited, Inc at tel. nos. 687.3292 / 0922-847.8304 email aprillerobles@gmail.com or follow twitter.com/noelbazaars and Noel Bazaar on Facebook.