University of Cebu- Main Campus

ENTREP 100: ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Name: Francis M. Tabogoc________________ Time Schedule: 5:50 PM – 6:30 PM MWF Score: ________
Investigate your favorite Filipino entrepreneurs who you believe have contributed to our country's
socioeconomic growth and assess their growth and contribution then, up until the present.

Filipino Entrepreneurs Socioeconomic Proven traits of Filipino

contribution entrepreneurs that made
them successful
Sy has provided 1. Hard working
Henry Sy Filipinos with all the 2. Innovative
modern conveniences 3. Does systematic
of shopping in the planning and monitoring
malls. He was also a 4. Ambitious
great philanthropist
who donated whole
buildings to our top
universities, numerous
schoolhouses all over
the country and gave
scholarships to many
Filipinos.

Jollibee and Mr. Tony Tony Tan Caktiong is a

Tony Tan Caktiong Tan Caktiong gave classic rags to riches story
other Filipino retailers as he was not born into a
and brands the wealthy family. With the
inspiration and goal of helping his parents
encouragement to and their family, Tony did
conquer the not limit his dreams despite
international market. their unfavorable
Definitely, Mr. Tan conditions. He also made
Caktiong is our Pillar sure to work hard to make
of Brand Recognition. these dreams a reality– and
become a reality, it did.

Socorro Ramos Her National She shows entrepreneurial

Bookstore, being a big spirit with courage,
business entity determination, hard work
contributes to our and persistence. in herself,
country's economic that nothing is impossible
stability and if you try. Socorro
continuous growth Ramos stays humble and
through the large credits her success to
amount of taxes the values. She constantly
business is paying to monitors the business
landscape. She says
the government. The
there's always something
business contributes new to learn; successful
also in creating and business people must
providing jobs to more remember this and keep
or less 2,500 Filipinos their minds open.
nationwide.
John Gokongwei Jr. He provide jobs, help He exemplifies the traits
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 businesses grow, that should endow us:
generate tax revenue, industrious, disciplined,
create products and indefatigable, creative,
services that improve generous, always hungry
people's lives and help for knowledge, grateful
to make the economy and never forgetting his
more competitive. origins, and most of all, a
loving person to his family
and his country.

Edgar Sia Edgar Sia is known His deep grit, passion,

for his philanthropy determination, sincerity
and has donated and
millions of dollars to resourcefulness enabled
various causes, such him to disrupt the industry
as education and that he chooses to compete
poverty alleviation. in, and successfully lead
He is the founder and and navigate his team
chairman of the Injap towards its set goals.
Foundation, which
provides scholarships
to underprivileged
students. Sia is also an
advocate for
entrepreneurship and
has spoken at several
events to encourage
young entrepreneurs.

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