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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... »
A New Manifesto for Innovation
Everything i thought – and taught – about innovation was wrong. That sounds way too sensationalistic, and it probably is. But the drama of that statement is certainly rooted in truth. Allow me to explain. Several years ago, I got enamored with the concept of ‘innovation’. So much so, in fact, that it became... »
People-Powered Markets : Exhibits of Value Chains that Work for the Poor
Inviting everyone to come to this event! Hapinoy and Rags2Riches will be there »
Hapinoy Is An Open Source Model for Low-Income Markets
Hapinoy Is An Open Source Model for Low-Income Markets reposted from NextBillion.net. Original article here Editor’s Note: The following is the second of two posts on Hapinoy and its microfranchise/distribution model. The first can be found here. As Hapinoy expands, it reaches more of the BoP market. Through its network of suki stores, the... »
Awakening a ‘Sleeping Giant’, Microfranchise as a Distribution Platform
Awakening a ‘Sleeping Giant,’ Microfranchise as a Distribution Platform reposted from NextBillion.net. Original article here. Editor’s Note: This is the first of a pair of posts on Hapinoy and its microfranchise/distribution model. If you’ve ever been to the Philippines, you’ve no doubt seen a row of identical tiny stores selling Coca-Cola and laundry detergent.... »
Using a Microfranchise as an Open-Source Platform
I was recently interviewed by Josh Weinstein, one of the premier thought leaders in the BoP/social enterprise space; I (virtually) met him a couple of years ago via email exchange when he was in the Philippines working with NWTF; A few weeks back, he got reacquainted with Hapinoy from a conversation with one of... »
The Hapinoy-Fisherman Breakthrough Innovation Grant Finalists!
In behalf of our partners, SEVEN Fund and Fisherman Foundation, we would like to give our sincerest appreciation to everyone that submitted their entries to the Hapinoy Fisherman Breakthough Innovation Grant. There were so many great ideas and your participation in the contest is overwhelming. Over a hundred entries from all over the world... »
RIIR Aranaz Fall Holiday Collection Launched!
Congratulations to the Rags2Riches team – special mention to Matt Pardinas, Nelson Baclayo, and the Nanays – for the successful launch of the RIIR Aranaz Fall Holiday Collection! Unfortunately, Reese and I were unable to go – the first Rags2Riches event that we missed since inception, understandably so due to the Rolex Young Laureates... »
A Question of Value
So I had my car’s compressor (an integral part of a vehicle’s air-conditioning system) replaced the other month, and it cost me an ouch-worthy twenty thousand-plus pesos. I for the life of me have absolutely no more use for it. And so I asked around on where I could sell this worn-out piece of... »
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