MANILA, Philippines, August 1, 2012 - At 22 years old, Reese Fernandez co-founded Rags2Riches (R2R) in 2007 to empower the women of Payatas by helping them create high-value designer products from rags. In one of her many interviews, Fernandez said that social entrepreneurship is simply merging social cause and business, and making it sustainable. And that’s exactly what they did in R2R. They were able to build a profitable business enterprise while uplifting the lives of these women who were previously at the mercy of middlemen in selling their handwoven rugs.

How do you become a mompreneur?
Certified mompreneur Buding Aquino-Dee says you have to meet three important criteria: 1.The ability to actively balance the role of a mom and an entrepreneur; 2. Capacity to work in a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) environment; and 3. Competence in using the Internet as a distribution channel.

by PLDT Media Services | Jun 20, 2011

Hong Kong, 20th May 2011 -- Roberta Baro, or Beth, is one of the many Filipinos who’ve gone to Hong Kong to work as domestic helpers to support their families in the Philippines. Today, she is a successful “entrePinay”.

The 50-year old Filipina has found financial independence by becoming a seller of the mobile phone and mobile payments services of 1528 Smart Pinoy, PLDT Global Corporation’s mobile reseller of CSL services in Hong Kong under PLDT 1528 Ltd.