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Entrepreneurship-Activity 1

The document discusses five successful Filipino entrepreneurs: 1) Socorro Ramos started National Book Store as a small bookshop and expanded it nationwide. 2) Tony Tan Caktiong grew Jollibee from an ice cream shop to a popular fast food chain with locations worldwide. 3) Lucio Tan built a business empire including Philippine Airlines, Asia Brewery, and Allied Bank through hard work. 4) Alfredo Yao found success with juice brand Zest-O after starting his career in printing and venturing into manufacturing. 5) Henry Sy grew shoe store SM into a large retail conglomerate with malls across the Philippines and Asia

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Entrepreneurship-Activity 1

The document discusses five successful Filipino entrepreneurs: 1) Socorro Ramos started National Book Store as a small bookshop and expanded it nationwide. 2) Tony Tan Caktiong grew Jollibee from an ice cream shop to a popular fast food chain with locations worldwide. 3) Lucio Tan built a business empire including Philippine Airlines, Asia Brewery, and Allied Bank through hard work. 4) Alfredo Yao found success with juice brand Zest-O after starting his career in printing and venturing into manufacturing. 5) Henry Sy grew shoe store SM into a large retail conglomerate with malls across the Philippines and Asia

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Name: Rica May M. Loquias Date: September 21, 2021

Grade & Section: 12 STEM – INNOVATIVE Ma’am Maria Beatriz Gomez

Activity 1: Let Me now

1. SOCORRO C. RAMOS

National Book Store, Inc.

Ms. Socorro C. Ramos started working as a salesgirl when she was 18 yrs. old in Goodwill Bookstore in
Escolta. She was good in selling, that’s why she became in charge of the store. When she was married to
Jose Ramos, they put up The National Book Store. Her vision was to extend the National bookstore not
only here in Luzon but also to Visayas and Mindanao for cheaper access to books and school supplies.
Before, the National Book Store was a general merchandise store. Until later on, it was selling books,
greeting cards, and school supplies. Today, more than 70 National Book Store can be found nationwide.

2. TONY TAN CAKTIONG

Jollibee Foods Corporation

Jollibee was formerly selling Magnolia Ice Cream, then it was recognized as selling chicken and burger.
Tony Tan Caktiong, the president and CEO of Jollibee, was a name to remember, not only here in the
Philippines but also in other parts of the country, like in US, Hongkong, China, Indonesia, and Japan. He
had received several awards in the business and the likes. The success of Jollibee according to Mr.
Caktiong is sharing to people what they had achieved. Jollibee had been known to be a happy and
hardworking insect. It is the favorite place to dine in of many Filipinos especially the kids.

3. Lucio Tan

Philippine Airlines
Lucio Tan’s story was from rags to riches tale. Before working in the tobacco industry, his business was a
scrap. His dream was to become a scientist, but his fortune was bound to become an entrepreneur. His
hard work made him successful and became famous. Now, he owns Asia Brewery, Tanduay, Fortune
Tobacco, Philippine Airlines, Allied Bank, and many more to mention.

4. Alfredo Yao

Zest-O Corporation

Alfredo Yao came from a poor family and became rich due to hard work and determination. He didn’t
finish his education at Mapua Institute of Technology. He experienced to work in the printing press and
then ventured to this business for 20 years. Then, he shifted to a juice manufacturing business. Zest-O
became hit to mothers because of its being convenient to be placed in every lunch box of the children.
Today, Zest-O was one of the leading juice manufacturers in the country, in China, New Zealand,
Singapore, and many others.

5. Henry Sy

Shoe Mart

Henry Sy was born on December 25, 1923, in Xiamen China. In his early twenties, he used to sell
American shoes. Then after three years, he was able to have his first shoe mart store. SM group of
companies was one of the biggest companies in our country and the man behind it was Henry Sy. His
self-discipline, perseverance, and hard work made him what he is today. In almost every part of the
country (as well as in Asia), there is SM mall. According to Henry Sy Sr., success will not last if you do not
care of it.

These five business owners all took similar paths. First, they began with a tiny firm, took chances, and
eventually grew their companies into successful entrepreneurs. Next, these entrepreneurs shared
common traits: Flexibility, Creativity, Determination, Risk-Taking, Knowledge and Passion.

They really worked hard to attain success in their business. They had faced different challenges, but they
didn’t stop until they achieved their goals. Their characteristics as an entrepreneur paved a long way in
the business world.

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