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YES Forum August: STARTUP HACKS – IDEA TO BETA

This month’s YES FORUM was held last August 27, Tuesday at Philippine Stock Exchange Center, Ortigas in full house attendance by aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders.

Mr. Roy Julian, a human Resource Professional with intensive specialization in business analysis and organizational development and Co-Founder of Burket Ph, a market network specifically designed to connect and match businesses to their target customers and suppliers, was the main speaker.

Mr. Roy Julian, Co-Founder of Burket Ph

He discussed how to efficiently and effectively start your own Startup and shared some important hacks and tips for startups that are in idea-stage, early-stage, and growth-stage. GEN FORUM aims to connect and engage with the Startups and Young Entrepreneurs to strengthen the local entrepreneurship ecosystem. The event was held in partnership with Young Entrepreneur Society.

YES FORUM aims to connect and engage with the Startups and Young Entrepreneurs to strengthen the local entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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5th Startup Huddle Manila: Helping Startups to Connect

Two Startup presenters were given 6-minutes to discuss their startup and another 20 minutes for the question and answer portion.

The first presenter is Ms. Ria San Gabriel from Connected women. Connected women is a social impact tech startup which offers online skills development and remote work opportunities to women. They are also growing a global community of women (50+ cities in 7 countries) and working with key partners Facebook #SheMeansBusiness and DICT for a nationwide digital marketing training program for women, and with United Nations Development for a digital upskilling project in Marawi.

Ms. Ria San Gabriel, Head of Community at Connected Women

Followed by the second presenter Mr. Dexter P. Bano, CEO and Co-founder of Orbital Exploration. Orbital Exploration is a socially conscious aerospace startup developing innovative, world-class methodologies in creating sustainable energy production for space exploration.

Mr. Dexter P. Bano, CEO and Co-founder of Orbital Exploration

Startup Huddle Manila is a monthly international program that has been currently taken place in Bangladesh, Australia, India, Canada, and many more. This program is designed to build and strengthen the local entrepreneurship ecosystem by helping one entrepreneur at a time as well as huddling with other entrepreneurs in various industries to share business challenges and crowdsource solution from participants.

For more info, please visit https://www.genglobal.org/philippines/startup-huddle-manila

The 4th Startup Huddle Manila

The 4th Startup Huddle Manila happened last April 25, 2019 (Thursday) at PSE Center, East Tower Tektite Ortigas Pasig City from 2:00-5:00pm. A total of 14 Startups attended the event coming from various companies including Alcon Technologies, Barkada Brew, City Events Manila, ThinkBIT, Avita Philippines, Qarabao, STORM Learning, and Ground gurus. There are two presenters that were given 45 minutes to discuss their startup and another 15 minutes for the question and answer portion.

The 1st Presenter was Mr. DM Varun of STORM Learning.  Storm Learning was founded in 2017, STORM Learning’s founders DM Varun and Peter Cauton – after spending more than 20 years combined in the HR industry – wanted to increase visibility and accountability in the training ecosystem in The Philippines. STORM learning today has helped more than 15 companies find the right training and provided them with the right tools to ensure they’re able to measure the impact of their employees’ training.

Followed by the 2nd Presenter, Ms. Jazel Ann de Leon of Ground Gurus. Ground Gurus offers its own standard learning solution. They offer ‘practical training programs’ that highlight skills in the new economy. The experienced-based teaching from Experts or Gurus is an additional alternative form of education, mainly focus on skills building that can be used as credentials in job qualification and professional development. They also build innovative applications that will automate any manual processes utilized in the everyday working environment. Automating business processes is also a core competency of their team. It can be a website, mobile application, or a web application.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Startup Huddle Manila is a monthly international program that has been currently taken place in Bangladesh, Australia, India, Canada, and many more. This program is designed to build and strengthen the local entrepreneurship ecosystem by helping one entrepreneur at a time as well as huddling with other entrepreneurs in various industries to share business challenges and crowdsource solution from participants.

 

For more info, please visit https://www.genglobal.org/philippines/startup-huddle-manila

 

A Roaring Success for the Entrepreneurship World Cup Philippines 2019

Mr. Mark Gersava, Founder and Chief Executive Farmer of Bambuhay

Innovative and Sustainable ideas celebrated at the Entrepreneurship World Cup.  Held last July 13, 2019, at the Philippine Stock Exchange Center, Bambuhay emerged as the champion for this year’s EWC Finals. Bambuhay will represent the Philippines in the 160 countries global finals this year. Bambuhay is a social enterprise that is leading the way in sustainable business creating inclusive and eco-friendly solutions to heal the planet and build opportunities by empowering marginalized communities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There were 9 finalists who have competed in the said event were Bambuhay, Jungle, Burket, Efifactory, The Plastic Flamingo, Playtribe, Medikally, Malak and Flow’r Pow’r. Each of the participants were given a 5-minute duration to pitch and another 5 minutes were given for the judges to ask questions to the Start-up Presenter.

These start-ups compete with only one goal in mind and that is to get a hold of the life-changing prizes that the Entrepreneurship World Cup has to offer. The national winner will be competing to the upcoming Global Pitching Competition this year that will happen on November 12-14 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They will also be receiving structured support and direct mentorship through GEN Accelerates.

Mr. Justin Lim, CEO of the Veer Immersive Technologies

To sum up the event, Mr. Justin Lim, CEO of the Veer Immersive Technologies was the resource speaker for the said event and he discussed “Youth Entrepreneurship: My Start-up Life”. He shared how introspection is important when planning a start-up, as you have to know yourself in order to create an Idea that will match your personality as a Founder. Mental health and positive outlook in life is also a part of his motivational talk.

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is more than just a global pitching competition with a shot at life-changing prizes. With 100,000 entrants from around the world, EWC elevates entrepreneurs – providing them with tools and resources to grow their venture.

To know more about Entrepreneurship World Cup, please visit https://entrepreneurshipworldcup.com/

Philippine Creative Business Cup 2018 Winner continues their journey to Copenhagen

Congratulations Alcoffea Tiles!

Last year’s Creative Business Cup winner is about to compete on the upcoming Creative Business Cup Global Finals 2019 which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on July 1-2. Let us all support the team behind the Alcoffea Tiles for they will be representing the Philippines.

Creative Business Cup was part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week Celebration last November 17, 2018, the said event was organized by Global Entrepreneurship Network Philippines.

Alcoffea Tiles is an agriculture startup that produces “Coffee Tiles” or tiles that are made from coffee waste. The tiles are eco-friendly, affordable and have reasonable mechanical features. The team had conceptualized “Coffee Tiles” in order to provide a cheaper alternative to the clay which is used to produce traditional tiles.

“In the short amount of time that the team had spent in Denmark for CBC 2019, we were able to learn a lot of useful things. Perhaps the most important lesson we’ve learned as a team was how to put ourselves out there and network with a diverse selection of people. The team is very lucky to have the opportunity to meet all the participants – to hear from them and learn their stories. We also had the opportunity to learn from an experienced public speaker during our boot camp. We were equipped with knowledge on how to engage the audience and sharpen our pitch, these are all very practical lessons that we can apply to other aspects of the business as well.”  According to Ms. Shannen Clui Anabo, Founder of Alcoffea Tiles as she shares their learning experience in Creative Business Cup 2019.

She also shared how it felt to represent our country and compete in Copenhagen for Creative Business Cup 2019

“Of course, initially there was a feeling of immense pressure. We felt as if we were to disappoint a lot of people if we don’t get to represent the country well. We’ve spent a lot of time honing our skills, polishing our report and our pitch as well, all so we could give back to many people who have always believed in us. We want to give the country a sense of pride. Being with the kind people of Creative Business Cup, gave the team a sense of warmth and familiarity that our troubles were eased. Currently, the team just feels glad to have been given this opportunity to work with a lot of people and of course, represent the Philippines.”

 

Young Entrepreneurs Society fetured eventCreative Business Cup is not just a competition, rather it aims to empower entrepreneurs and trend spotters from the creative industries around the world, connect startups to investors and global markets, while they also strive to strengthen the attendees’ innovative capabilities and benefit their businesses.

To know more about Alcoffea Tiles, check them out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AlcoffeaTiles/

 

 

Alcoffea Tiles to Compete in Creative Business Cup Global Finals

Out of 15 startups that joined the Pitch Competition held at the Global Entrepreneurship Week last November 17, 2018 at Far Eastern University Manila. Alcoffea Tiles won the title to compete for the Creative Business Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Alcoffea Tiles is an agriculture startup that produces “Coffee Tiles” or tiles that are made from coffee waste. The tiles are eco-friendly, affordable and have reasonable mechanical features. The team had conceptualized “Coffee Tiles” in order to provide a cheaper alternative to the clay which is used to produce traditional tiles.

The young socio-entrepreneurs envisions a better future for the people in Amadeo, Cavite by providing jobs, and by encouraging Filipinos to dispose and recycle coffee grounds properly.

“I think winning the competition was beyond our expectation. I was very passionate to pitch an idea in front of business professionals because, I think it will help a community and it can become a sustainable solution to a known predicament in the tile industry. The competition had provided us a great learning experience and we are extremely grateful for this opportunity.” said Shannen Anabo, Founder of Alcoffea Tiles

Young Entrepreneurs Society fetured eventCreative Business Cup is not just a competition but rather an opportunity to gather and empower startups and entrepreneurs for them to be able to showcase their talents and creative ideas in a wider scope of investors and moreover the global markets.

Alcoffea Tiles is our country’s representative for this year’s CBC Global Finals to be held on Denmark this July 2019.

YES Forum October: Pitching and Tech Trends

This month’s forum was different compared to the previous forums that we’ve been shared for the past 6 years. We are proud to present the 2 speakers that we had during the forum: Pushkart.ph CEO and Founder, Mr. Joshua Aragon and SORA Founder, Mr. Juan Dalisay Jr. who shared their valuable time and knowledge in their respective fields. The forum was held last October 11, with a topic entitled “Pitching and Tech trends”.

Our first speaker for this forum was the Co-Founder of Pushkart.Ph, Mr. Joshua Aragon. He started the forum by asking the crowd if they know how to pitch and how vital to know the art of pitching. He talked about how it helps him with his business and teaches the crowd how to do the right pitching.

The second speaker was the Founder of SORA, Mr. Juan Dalisay Jr. He started the forum by asking the crowd if they have a basic knowledge about Web development and Technology. His talk was very informative as he provides the best example to explain further his topic. He explained different platforms to use for non-tech people.

After sharing their expertise, both speakers provide advice related to their talk.

Both speakers took a photo along with the crowd.

YES Philippines would like to thank everyone who made this event possible especially to our partners Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and Penbrothers.

 

President, Rodrigo R. Duterte shows his full support in celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Philippines

The Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) Philippines is proud to present the President of the Philippines,President Rodrigo R. Duterte shows his full support in celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Philippines.

President Duterte commends in his letter the Global Entrepreneurship Network for an innovative campaign that supports the entrepreneurial environment in the Philippines.

He also mentioned that this is the best opportunity for industry leaders to share their valuable insights and best practices that will help the young generation to pursue entrepreneurship that could help improve the lives of many people and career opportunities.

To see his full message, see below:

Senator JV Ejercito commends celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Philippines.

Senator JV Ejercito shared how being an entrepreneur have helped him sharpen his skills and confidence in which lead him to enter public service. In his stated letter, “I fully support this endeavor because before I entered public service, I also started as a young entrepreneur and doing business have honed my skills and confidence to thrive more as well as serve other people.”  

He also commends celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week that has been constantly spreading awareness about entrepreneurship and encouraging people to engage to become potent contributors to our economy.

To see his full message, see below:  

 

Vice President, Leni Robredo sends her dreams and wishes to all young entrepreneurs in the Philippines.

The Young Entrepreneurs Society (YES) Philippines is proud to present the Vice President of the Philippines, VP Leni Robredo shares her gratitude for celebrating the Global Entrepreneurship Week here in the country.  

VP Leni mentioned her dreams and wishes for all young entrepreneurs in the Philippines, “Ang pangarap at panalangin ko para sainyong mga kabataan ay ito, Kayo ay maging mga matagumpay na negosyanteng may konsensya, negosyanteng handang bahagian ang inyong mga empleyado ng biyaya ng kanilang tagumpay sa pamamagitan ng tamang pasweldo, tamang kalagayan sa trabaho, at tamang benepisyo.”    

Watch her full statement, see the video below:    

Event Schedule

Global Entrepreneurship Week - Philippines
November 11 - 17, 2024
Metro Manila

 

 

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