"Eko Fashion and Saloompah"

Episode on June 18, 2011 Saturday 7:00 AM You don’t need to be a millionaire to start a business. Sometimes it just takes a little capital, a lot of imagination, and some ingenuity! Your weekly business partners Chris Tiu and Love Añover will find this out as they meet the entre-Pinoys behind Eko Fashion and Saloompah! BIGAYANG BAYAN: Eko Fashion With just a few old magazines, clear gloss, wire and glue, an entire cooperative can be given a source of income! Thanks to Carmela Rosales, entre-Pinoy and founder of Eko Fashion. Began in 2005 as a small paper rosary making business, now it helps more than 25 housewives earn extra income! And since its humble beginnings, now their cooperative boasts of an array of colorful paper-bead accessories and fashionable bags! But since their cooperative is expanding, so is their need for better marketing to reach out to a wider range of customers. That’s where Hanep Buhay steps in! Join Love and the Hanep Team with chosen business experts, as they find out creative ways to market the business of this eco-friendly cooperative! KONEK: Saloompah Cool, hip, and colorful. These are only a few words to describe the espadrilles, doll shoes, and slip-ons of 22 year old Edryan Lorenzo! Personally designed and hand-painted by Edryan, his shoe business began with a capital of only 500 pesos! Edryan was always creative and a fan of art, and he expressed this through hand painting his own shoes! Since then, many have noticed his talent and even started ordering custom made shoes from him! Thus, Edyan’s on-line shoe business called Saloompah was born! Find out how you can start theses businesses with minimal capital and a lot of imagination in Hanep Buhay: ang programang todo-bigay sa inyong pag-asenso!

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Hindi lahat ng negosyo kailangan ng malaking puhunan. Minsan, kailangan lang ng makulit na imahinasyon at malikhaing konsepto para gumulong ang isang negosyo! Ito ang matutuklasan ng ating mga kapartner na sina Chris Tiu at Love Añover sa pagbisita nila sa mga entre-Pinoy ng Eko Fashion at Saloompah! BIGAYANG BAYAN: Eko Fashion Gamit ang mga lumang magazine, clear gloss, wire at glue, may pinagkakaitaan na ang kooperatiba ni Carmela Rosales! Nagsimulang gumawa ng eco-friendly paper rosaries noong 2005, ngayon, hindi lang si Carmela ang nakikinabang sa kaniyang negosyo kundi ang mahigit dalawampung miyembro ng kaniyang kooperatiba! Katuwang niya sa negosyo ang mga maybahay sa kanilang komunidad na nakikibahagi ng kanilang talento sa paggawa ng iba’t-ibang paper bead accessories! Ngayon, hindi lang mga rosaries at accessories ang kanilang nililikha kundi maging mga fashionable paper bags din! Hindi lang ito eco-friendly kundi mura pa! Pero dahil lumalaki na ang kanilang kooperatiba, siyempre gusto rin ng ating ka-partner na dumami rin ang kanilang mga customer. Sa problemang ito, to the rescue ang Hanep Buhay ! Samahan sina Love Añover at ang Hanep Team maghanap ng malikhaing solusyon para lalong lumaganap at umusbong ang negosyong Eko Fashion! KONEK: Saloompah Mga cool na hand-designed espadrilles ang pinagkakakitaan ngayon ng dalawampu’t dalawang taong gulang na si Edryan Lorenzo! At maniwala kayo o hindi, nagsimula ang kaniyang makulay na negosyo sa halagang 500 pesos lamang! Mahilig sa pagguhit at pagkulay, naisip ni Edryan na ilabas ang kaniyang talento sa pagdisenyo ng mga sapatos! Dahil marami sa kaniyang mga kaibigan ang nakapansin sa kaniyang kakaibang likha, dito nagsimula ang kaniyang on-line shoe business na Saloompah! Ang mga negosyong maaring simulan sa konting puhunan at imahinasyon, alamin ngayong Sabado sa Hanep Buhay: ang programang todo-bigay sa inyong pag-asenso!