Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution
Rizal Philippines
August 11, 2016
Three weeks ago, I was informed by a secretary of the GS that being 65: I would not be renewed anymore for teaching load nor attend final defense of students. It could be the occasion to be sad and start feeling useless. The teaching job was a no money issue but simply that was love of leaving a legacy
However many things came out and they were opportunities, far better than teaching:
1. Invitation to be director of a just bought rural bank. It fits my background well because I worked in a rural bank, I put up a savings and loan association which was successful, it was bought by a govt agency. I also established 2 financing companies and a lending investor. I am now helping firm clarify its goals and objectives (write a business plan)
2. The owner of the said RB also invited me to help her develop her properties into subdivision and memorial park. I had extensive experience in both.
3. Invitation from a member of the board to be their consultant, investor in the business he is organizing:
1. manufacturing of solar panels (RE which includes solar is an advocacy. I researched hard on solar financing, and this is serendipity.)
2. telecom, a solution to the slow internet in the Philippines (its an advocacy too)
3. health care (my teaching stint for MBAH served me well
Let me quote a portion of his email:
Jorge, I welcome your joining our organization because I feel that there is a lot that you can contribute not only in banking but the other business ventures that we are pursuing. We have for example the Solar Power company. This company I think will do so well that by the second hear I will do a back door listing which will create a value that is 1000% of our investment.
Aside from this I am pursuing a business opportunity in the telecom industry which is going to be a game changer. I will give you more details once I close the deal. Suffice to say that it will be a partnership with Bill Wrigley whose family once owned Wrigley chewing gum but sold to the Mars family a few years ago for $22B. He is considered the 4oth richest man in America and I am meeting with him in Chicago on Sept 15.
He is now getting into the telecom business with a new product which they want to bring into the Philippines. What he has is capable to providing wifi in the entire country and will also be able to enhance cellphone quality and coverage. No more drop calls. No more slow internet, plus the entire country will have a CCTV in every street where there is an electric pole. Its very exciting and I pray that I can introduce it into this country in partnership with Bill Wrigley.
So I hope that you can join us and together help me build a conglomerate that I once had. Unfortunately the conflict that I had with the family destroyed what we had successfully built over a 45 year period. This time it will not be the case.
