FuckUp Night: Celebrate Failures on November 24th!

Wazzup Pilipinas!

WTF! This is the first time I've heard of an event which celebrates failures! This got to be so interesting to personally witness. I'm excited to be part of it since it is very rare that we recognize or admit our failures. We simply couldn't accept the fact that we were weak or fragile, or "incomplete" and "vulnerable" to succeed on our first try. 

What we don't realize is that those who really make it through life are those that do not use the word "fail" in their vocabulary and merely treat them as a challenge and learning experience to do better next time. Success is easily achieved when you know you have to get back up every time you fall down.

"I’m a firm believer that consistent hustle always wins. This is why when I set my heart to achieve a goal, I make it a point to keep moving towards it no matter how many setbacks I may encounter! I am not afraid to fail. In fact, rather than failing, what scares me the most is giving up. 

I’m sure you have your own set of fears to conquer as well. Why don’t you respond to this email right now and tell me what you’re most afraid of? 

You see, on the 24th, we’ll be having our FuckUp Night – a night to celebrate failures and conquer fears! We’re giving the spotlight to entrepreneurs who know firsthand what it’s like to fail their way to success. 

So if you find yourself in the same place – making mistakes and constantly battling fear – don’t worry, you’re in great company! :) 

Hub On,
LizAn Kuster | Impact Hub Co-Founder"

FuckUp Night – where we’ll all get a chance to celebrate our failures to make way for bigger successes! It’s going to be a FUN night – with free booze, inspiring speakers, and an amazing crowd!

On our Rockstar line-up are Carlo Valencia, Georgianna Carlos, Ron Hose, and more – don’t miss finding out how these entrepreneurs handled the biggest business obstacles they’ve ever encountered.

We’re expecting a lot of people coming in this Thursday, but feel free to invite more of your friends, family, or strangers who could use a spark of motivation.

It’s happening on November 24 at 7:30PM at Picadilly Star, 4th Ave., Bonifacio Global City – see you there!

Monitor Your Health in Real-Time with the Helo Smart Wristband

Wazzup Pilipinas!

We cannot deny that we worry a lot about our health because of so many possible sickness that we may encounter during our lifetime. With every advancement in technology for just about anything, there seems to be a new virus or bacteria that evolves or mutates to produce a new disease.

Thus, we are not really sure nowadays if we are still in tough shape because at any time we may succumb to poor health if we take our bodies for granted. 

We even hear of athletes going down while performing their regular routines. There are runners who get into a heart attack in the middle of a run, there are swimmers who drown because of sudden fatigue, and many other horror stories even for the seemingly physically fit.

This is why there are people who also design cures or remedy for situations like these in order to prevent their occurrences.

Say HELO Philippines! The latest innovation in the health monitoring gadget, HELO is a smart wristband that you can wear 24/7 to monitor your vital signs real-time, providing data that can be used to improve your lifestyle choices leading to a healthier well-being and physical condition, and better life. Helo is equipped to monitor your blood pressure, breath rate, heart rate, and ECG. It has fitness functionality to record your number of steps, distance and calories burned. It monitors your mood and levels of fatigue. For emergencies, simply press the *Panic Button located on the side. Change the way you live.

The product is already available online.... and the people responsible are in the process of bringing the product here in the Philippines.

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The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Globe Partners with Kiva for a Globe of Good

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Unemployment continues to be one of the Philippines’ biggest challenges to date. Millions of Filipinos either remain on the loose for a job opportunity to earn their keep or are employed but are dissatisfied with their current pay, role or job fit, categorizing them in the “underemployed” segment.

In the year 2000, unemployment rate was at a record high of 13.9. While unemployment rate steadily decreased over the years at a record low of 5.4 in the third quarter of 2016, it remains a major roadblock in seeing the country’s full potential.

Micro-, small- and medium- enterprises (MSMEs) have contributed largely to this increase in employment. In ASEAN countries, majority of enterprises are MSMEs, reaching up to 99% in some. In the Philippines, there are currently close to a million MSMEs. From 1995 to 2011, the number of people employed by MSMEs has increased from 2.7 million to 3.9 million, and the number only continues to grow, allowing people to slowly rise over the poverty line.

MSMEs encounter difficulty when it comes to funding due to having mostly personal assets. Without acceptable collateral such as real property and with a limited track record, MSMEs, especially the smallest ones, are put at a disadvantage in loaning capital as they cannot meet bank requirements.

With its renewed purpose of seeing a country where businesses flourish, Globe Telecom constantly looks at forging partnerships to grow employment opportunities. In partnership with global crowd-funding source Kiva, the company has revolutionized an avenue to help Filipinos, empower local businesses, and promote economic growth. Globe customers can now help Filipino start-up entrepreneurs realize their dreams by donating or lending funds.

Leveraging on its online facility and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva provides loans to people without access to traditional banking systems. The micro-finance institutions, which are called Field Partners, administer the loans in the field, giving people in need a safe and affordable access to fresh capital to further their lives and that of their families. Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation (NWTF), Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI), Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative, Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative, Paglaum Multi-purpose Cooperative, Community Economic Ventures, Inc., MILAMDEC Foundation, SEED Center Philippines, Inc. and Bagosphere Ph. Inc. are Kiva’s partner Microfinance Institutions (MFI) in the Philippines. To-date, Kiva has over 1.5 million individual lenders from every country in the world. These lenders have funded loans amounting to over US$890 million to 2.1 million beneficiaries.

As part of its month-long celebration for its loyal and tenured customers in September, Globe enabled its prepaid and postpaid customers to support 917 micro-enterprises through a Kiva gift card worth US$25. The beneficiaries in the agriculture, farming, retail and food industries can, in turn, use the amount to scale their businesses.

To welcome the month-long Yuletide season, Globe customers can still continue making a difference in the lives of others by making a donation via Kiva. There are 3 ways: (1) converting Globe Reward Points into Kiva donations, (2) donating via GCash, or (3) by texting Kiva to 2158-Kiva to avail a Kiva Card, a gift card that can be used to choose a beneficiary.

“The best gift that anyone can give this Christmas is a gift that keeps on giving, and we at Globe are encouraging our customers to create a Globe of good by harnessing our partnership with Kiva. Through their donations, they can empower and boost livelihood and employment opportunities which can have a positive impact to many today and in the future,” says Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability Officer at Globe.

The company’s partnership with Kiva follows its commitment to 9 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals—knowing that sustainability is possible only through collaboration with relevant organizations. Ultimately, this allows Globe to enable Filipino entrepreneurship and instigate job creation, contributing towards SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.