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Rags2Riches Athletenique Collection
Here’s the latest Rags2Riches Athletenique Collection catalogue (please click full screen to read the text) : Rags2Riches Rajo Laurel 2012 Athletenique Collection View more presentations from Mark Ruiz. To purchase, please email domestic.orders@rags2riches.ph and international.orders@rags2riches.ph »
Rags2Riches Launches New Rajo Laurel Athletenique Collection
I can’t believe that it has already been over (4) years since the very first Rags2Riches RIIR Collection was launched! At that time, it was just a vision and a dream – merging social cause with high fashion, the Payatas women with the beautiful designs of Filipino icon Rajo Laurel. Rags2Riches now goes full... »
EntrepreneurShift : Inspiring Social Entrepreneurship in Iloilo
Gawad Kalinga and the I Love Iloilo Movement partnered with SeaOil for “EntrepreneurShift” - a conference advocating for a Social Enterprise movement in Iloilo. Subtitled, ‘How Social Enterprise is Changing the World’, it brought together different advocates of social enterprise to share their perspectives and experience in this field (myself and Reese included :p). The... »
Sankalp Forum recognizes Hapinoy as one of Southeast Asia’s Most Scalable Enterprises
Hapinoy speaks of good news once again as it makes the finals of the 2012 Sankalp Awards, the largest Social Enterprise Awards in India. It recognizes some of the most innovative, sustainable and scalable businesses in India and in Southeast Asia. Hapinoy supports sari-sari storeowners in rural areas through education, personal development programs and... »
Small is the New Big
I recently gave a talk in TEDx Xavier School; The conference’s theme was “Innovation Built on Tradition” and as I mulled over it, I of course couldn’t help but relate it to our work in Hapinoy – on how the humble, traditional sari-sari store is slowly but surely being reinvented through our program. This... »
Building the Community with BB 9900
Co-founder and Managing Director of MicroVentures Inc., Mark Ruiz, shares how he is able to accomplish his day-to-day tasks for their flagship program Hapinoy with the help of the BlackBerry Bold 9900. »
MicroVentures Foundation Launched!
When we were starting HAPINOY, there was a proverbial fork-in-the-road – should we register as a for-profit or a non-profit? At that time, we knew that the social mission was at the heart of the about-to-be-formed company. But we also knew that we wanted the discipline of business to permeate how we would act... »
Reese & Rags2Riches – Young Entrepreneur for the World, 2011
Entrepreneurs for the World Awards 2011 http://www.world-entrepreneurship-forum.com/index.php//News/News/Entrepreneurs-for-the-World-Awards-2011 Four role-models whose entrepreneurial achievements and commitment to society make them for entrepreneurship creating wealth and social justice have been awarded the Entrepreneurs for the World Awards at this year’s World Entrepreneurship Forum held in Singapore. The Young Entrepreneur Award, a new award category for entrepreneurs below 35, has... »
Rags2Riches Launches RIIR Oliver Tolentino MASAYA Collection
26 October 2011; Makati City – RIIR DESIGNER LINE, in partnership with premier universal bank, Metrobank Platinum, has redefined fashion with the launch of its latest collection of couture bags designed by internationally-acclaimed Filipino designer Oliver Tolentino. The collaboration has resulted to an awe-inspiring line of clutches and totes in vibrant hues, bold patterns and... »
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