After hurdling the intensive online learning labs and virtual pitch days, and successfully presenting their business proposals to a distinguished
panel of judges, four women-led businesses won a total of Php2 million cash grants from the InLife Negosyo Challenge.The InLife Negosyo Challenge winners: 2nd runner-up Gina Tongpoen and Paula Bayao of HeySuccess Virtual Assistance Services, 1st runner- up Stephanie Naval of Empath Corporation, 2nd runner-up Czarina Carbonel of MAGWAI, and Champion Noreen Bautista and Sharmaine Blas of Panublix Innovations Inc.
Two social enterprises, meanwhile, tied for second-runner up. They were HeySuccess Virtual Assistance Services and MAGWAI. Hey Success is an enterprise that provides training, mentoring and coaching for would-be digital professionals and virtual assistants for IP communities in Benguet and Baguio City. MAGWAI, on the other hand, is a sustainable personal care company pioneering marine-friendly personal care products that are both effective and sustainable.
Ms. Aguas noted that the pandemic has created widespread economic disruption that mostly affected micro and small enterprises. Panublix CEO and co-founder Noreen Bautista said that all the contestants are social entrepreneurs and female founders that she looks up to. Czarina Carbonell, CEO and COO of MAGWAI, shared that MAGWAI’s win is a victory over the struggles of keeping the business afloat during the pandemic.The theme of this whole competition is how the courage will propel us forward. There were a lot of failures we’ve experienced…the hardships during COVID, when we
“As Ms. Nina Aguas said, the whole community benefits if the women have more purchasing power and are leading businesses, and that’s so true,” Carbonell said.
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