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Building beautiful dreams: Rhea Tan The PRA BizCart (Affinity Program) is a unique project which offers exclusive discounts, special accommodations, free consultations, freebies etc. from the supplier members of the association. “The best feeling in leading a business is when I see that my staff are happy with what they do.” This is exclusive only to PRA members in good standing (updated in their annual dues) and active in participating the organization’s events. As of May 30, 2019 ALLIANCE SOFTWARE INC. AUDIOWAV MEDIA INC. 30-DAY FREE SERVICE trial of WAVFlow Proprietary Music with Branded station ID/messaging (valued at Php 800.00/month) Free additional 1 month for a 12-month subscription of Alliance WebPOS--a web-based point of sales system (POS) using Software as a Service (SaaS) architecture to provide centralized hosting allowing you fast and easy access anytime, anywhere. 30-DAY FREE SERVICE trial of WAVSight Digital Menu board or Digital Signage (valued at Php 1,000.00/month) 15-DAY FREE SERVICE trial of WAVScent With corresponding value: Small (60 sq.m & below) - Php 2,000.00/month Medium (61 to 150 sq.m) - Php 8,000.00/month Large (151 to 250 sq.m) - Php 12,000.00/month Pay only 11 months for a 12-month service subscription for items 1 to 3 Avail 10% discount on one-time purchase of WAVControl (audio and video hardware) *FREE SERVICE for items 1 to 4 worth Php 7,600 to 27,600 (Value based on store size) VALID UNTIL: VALID UNTIL: March 2020 TELEEYE PHILIPPINES INC. Free 4-hour/halfday Check-up visit and consultative discussion with CCTV Experts (valued at P2,800.00) Special Promo packages for complete CCTV system designed to suit your needs, plus get Php 1,000 discount voucher for the first purchase with minimum purchase of P15,000.00 March 2021 PHIL GPS Avail a GPS Tracking device for only P3,499 with features: - 24/7 real-time tracking - nationwide coverage - internal backup battery - route history and playback - Available on iOS and Android devices FREE SUBSCRIPTION on the first year and Php 1,000 per year thereafter · FREE INSTALLATION within Metro Manila · One-year standard warranty · FREE Two weeks trial AVANGUARD CREATIVES Digital Advertising Spots Through Organic Entertainment Contents: Reduce your ad spend by as much as 50% while increasing its efficiency and longevity by leveraging on organically engaging digital entertainment videos. Get an exclusive offer of a free 10% to 30% increase in value and milestone and get your ads to be seen up to 100,000,000 times globally in 12 months. Choose from a wide variety of market-centric web shows to publish your ads while utilizing data and video marketing tactics to optimize for sales. VALID UNTIL: September 2019 AVANZA INC. Save as much as Php 50,000 from exclusive discounted set-up fee for Loyalty Mobile and Web App to establish digitized customer and CRM loyalty with QR codes, E- Wallet, Points, and your own mobile app, from Php 150,000 to Php 100,000 only. Discounted monthly fee of Php 5,000 from Php 6,000 on a more flexible quarterly payments instead of annual payment. By: Catherine Nanta GROWVITE Save up to Php 36,000.00 per month for your contracting services requirements Special DISCOUNTED Price for a complete POS Hardware Total of 5 Hours HR related consultation with the company’s seasoned Human Resource Manager. Valued at Php 5,000.00 FREE Orientation on DOLE’s legitimate contracting and best practices. Maximum of 5 attendees of your company’s supervisors and/or managers. Valued: Php 5,000.00 *The subscription fee is based on a standard app without customizations. JIMAC INC. Special Offer for 1 Package: Php 90,999 Complete POS System comes with: * ASUS All-in-One Touch Screen POS Terminal *Cash Drawer, Epson Dot Matrix Printers *POS software for all types of business. *Warranty, After Sales Service & Support VALID UNTIL: March 2020 VALID UNTIL: November 2019 PICTURE BOOKS Special offers on: Tracklight 5.4w GU10 Philips at only P750/set Tracklight 10w COB 3000k at only P1200/set *until supplies last Avail of picture-perfect photobooks for as low as P995.00 from original price of P1, 495 printed in hard cover with 40 pages with FREE Shipping Nationwide VALID UNTIL: March 2020 VALID UNTIL: September 2019 VALID UNTIL: May 2021 November 2019 VALID UNTIL: December 2019 From a sideline, Beautederm has now expanded to 60 branches all over the country and one in Lucky Plaza Singapore. It has over 60 products including beauty set, soaps, facial wash and bleaching lotion, among others. Beautederm has also gained traction in the beauty and personal care industry by having some of the country’s top celebrities as endorsers—who are also Rhea’s friends and living proofs of the effectivity of her products. A consistent Superbrand awardee, Beautederm has also been recognized by other award-giving bodies. Recently it has expanded beyond beauty care to home scents under its brand Reverie by Beautederm Home. With her success story, Rhea serves as an inspiration to others who also want to start their own business. She shares with Philippine Retailing how she made her dream a reality and what keeps her motivated, as a successful female entrepreneur: HERITAGE February 2020 VALID UNTIL: December 2019 RETAIL SPOTLIGHT The brand grew with a wider selection of FDA notified, hypoallergenic, and highly effective products that we carefully and meticulously developed through the years. We always make sure that all our buyers and re-sellers are satisfied with their purchases and we make it a point to offer quality service at all times. Avail of PICO-POS (touch screen with receipt printer & MSR)--a cloud-ready, complete point-of-sale system, specially designed for small to medium-sized retailers and restaurants at a discounted price of P75,000! *COD Basis VALID UNTIL: Beautéderm is currently available nationwide and we have opened several stores abroad, including one in Lucky Plaza, Singapore. From the typical female customers who initially supported the brand, we are now catering for both men and women, ages 5 to 65. PR: Why do you think you got a positive reception from your customers? Buy 10 units of M1120 Mono Ecotank Printer, Get 1 unit FREE Buy 3 units of DS-410 Sheetfed Document scanner, Get 1 unit ES-50 Mobile Scanner for FREE Buy 1 unit of SureColor T3130 CAD Printer, Get 1 unit DS-530 Sheetfed Scanner for FREE Buy 1 unit of WF-C17590 Linehead Inkjet Printer, Get Free Epson Print Admin Software *Prices are VAT Exclusive VALID UNTIL: When Rhea Tan started Beautederm—a local skin care and beauty brand from Pampanga—in 2009, she was mainly doing it as a hobby. Back then, she was still juggling her full-time job and other business ventures. Philippine Retailing: How big is your market now? RETAIL GATE Exclusive 40% discount for the first branch on the first month with a minimum 3-month subscription of the EAGLEi Technology --an AI Vision system for retail analytics allowing retailers to gather insights on in-store consumer-behavior to gain competitive intelligence through video feeds, by collecting and processing data on consumer traffic volume, density and conversion, and dwell time. DIEBOLD NIXDORF VALID UNTIL: June 2020 VALID UNTIL: December 2019 Offer your best deals to PRA members and get a cost-effective avenue to promote your products and services to your market. To avail these special offers or join the PRA BizCart program, contact the PRA Secretariat at 687-4181 and look for Ms. Aira Villanueva or email: [email protected]. *Free for the introductory year for all PRA members in good standing. **Minimal fee for non-members who want to join the PRA BizCart. PR: What are the challenges you have encountered while leading your business? I expected to encounter a lot, but none of them seemed too big to hinder me from reaching my goals. The biggest challenge for me is to balance my time as I juggle my roles as a mother of two, a wife, a boss, and a devout Catholic. I had to make sacrifices in order to be successful, but I always made sure that I had my priorities straight. I make time for all of them — equally. PR: What is your mission statement? The central objective of the company is to spread the fact that beauty is attainable through proper skin care. We wish to extend the message that we all have an innate ability to live our best lives – thereby enabling us to share our blessings to others. PR: Can you share with us your past experiences which you think honed you into the business woman that you are today? I was Director for Marketing of Savers Appliances for twelve years, plus my boss Mr. Jaime Uy owns a lot of businesses in Central Luzon. He trained me to become a boss. Because of the trust he gave me, natutunan ko lahat from marketing to sales operations and finance. I used to attend PRA and Chamber meetings on his behalf. It was then that I got inspired to become a businesswoman. And I am forever grateful for that. I also worked with Avon as a trainer for three years and I learned a lot. It made me realize that if I could train people to become more effective in sales and marketing, maybe I could do that for my own business and be able to personally help other people do the same. That experience also motivated me to pursue my own venture, which is why Beautéderm is here today. PR: What can you say is your proudest moment in leading your business? The best feeling in leading a business is when I see that my staff are happy with what they do. I consider them as part of my family and their success is mine as well. I try to lead by example as I teach them ways to tap into their full potential, so they could be their own boss someday. Their loyalty is the best gift I could ever receive. PR: Why did you decide to join PRA? PRA is a bridge that allows me to know my fellow retailers and learn from them. As a businessowner, it is my responsibility to teach myself about the ins and outs in making the business work and to discover new trends and methods to improve it to keep our customers happy. To be successful and be able to sustain it entails countless challenges and PRA taught me to be ready, at any given time. PR: What tips would you give to other people who are thinking of starting their own business but are unsure with their plan? Starting any business is a risk. In life, taking risks may seem scary but it’s up to the individual to make that risk worthwhile. Dream big, dream hard, and dream smart. As cliché as it may sound, always believe in what you could achieve and always put faith in the center of everything. Trust in the process and put your heart and mind in a good place. Nothing is impossible if you set the right goals with the right mindset. *Share your success story with us! if you have an inspiring story on how you started your business, or an employee who has served as inspiration within the company or the retailing community, we’d love to publish them on the Philippine Retailing magazine. Email your pitch at communications@philretailers. com and let’s share beautiful, inspiring stories to the retailing community. 11