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12.04.08 Greater Good Philippines interview
reposted from http://greatergood.i.ph/blogs/greatergood/index.php?tag=mark-ruiz — TJ Agulto and Mark Ruiz – Social entrepreneurs; partners and colleagues at Rags 2 Riches and Hapinoy Today’s youth cannot afford not to be extraordinary, claim TJ Agulto and Mark Ruiz, two of the country’s most promising social entrepreneurs. TJ and Mark, an organizational change and consultancy coach, and innovation... »
Reese, Rags2Riches, and YouthActionNet
Reese Fernandez, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of Rags2Riches Inc. Honored as YouthActionNet® Global Fellow Philippines – Reese Fernandez, EVP and the Co-Founder of Rags2Riches, Inc., an organization which creates beautiful designer bags out of scrap cloth and provides livelihood to women of Payatas, was among 20 outstanding young social entrepreneurs selected as 2008... »
Asia Society picks 10 Young RP Leaders
reposted from http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=82550 At the young age of 31, Mark Ruiz is one of the founders of two highly successful social enterprises, Hapinoy and Rags2Riches. On one hand, Hapinoy helps sari-sari store owners earn more by helping them access business loans from microfinance institutions and linking them up directly to manufacturers of the products... »
Spreading the Gospel of Innovation
reposted from https://www.ateneoalumniassociation.org/primer?hid=21&objID=140 Spreading the Gospel of Innovation: Mark Ruiz changes the face of Philippine industry By: Carren Jao WE’VE all been there, sighing deeply in front of our desks and hoping to be anywhere but where we are. While most of us contemplate a different future, there might only be handful that take... »
Hapinoy : the Microfinanced Franchise Model
http://www.psfk.com/2008/07/hapinoy-the-microfinanced-franchise-model.html Sari-sari stores are make-shift local community convenience stores that serve the vast underprivileged majority of the Philippines. There are about 650,000 of them scattered around the nation and virtually all of them are individually owned. For years, ambitious local entrepreneurs have dreamed of consolidating this massive retail category. A bunch of them dreamed... »
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