Natty Ramos
Natty Ramos had always wanted to expand her simple
sari-sari store business but didn't know quite how
to. Then she attended a BridgeCom sa Bayan training
session organized by Globe in partnership with ABS-CBN
Bayan Foundation.
"Dahil sa additional training na ibinigay ng
Globe ng libre, nadagdagan ang karunungan ko sa pagne-negosyo,"
relates Natty. "Natutunan ko na dapat hilig mo
ang ginagawa mong negosyo. Importante din na nakakagawa
tayo ng mabuti sa kapwa natin para mas magaan ang
buhay. Hindi tayo pwede magtamad-tamaran kasi walang
mangyayari sa buhay natin.
"Sa Globe BridgeCom sa Bayan Entrepreneurship
training, natutunan ko mag-budget, mag-marketing at
pumili ng isang negosyo na tiyak na kikita ayon sa
pangangailangan ng aming lugar dito sa Sitio Bagong
Barrio, Malweg, Tarlac."
Natty was able to expand her business into gasoline
retailing. She also went into selling vegetables,
palay, and even school supplies during the months
of May and June. She says that because of her entrepreneurial
ability, she was able to send her daughter to school.
Now, her daughter has a family of her own and is successful
in her chosen field.
Natty also believes that going into business gave
her the discipline needed to run her personal life.
While she now receives financial support from her
daughter, Natty opts to keep her business running
and has even found a new advocacy: taking care of
abandoned children. She and her husband have adopted
a young boy.
As with other members of ABS-CBN Bayan Women microentrepreneurs,
she is very much thankful to Globe for the support
the company has extended to people like her. She intends
to expand her gasoling retailing station next year,
this time by procuring the gasoline directly from
the source instead of buying it from other retailers
in the city proper.
