Akong pangitaon akong nga post sa una kadtong bag-o pa ang TB kay daghan kog mga ideas and visions nga makatabang sa mga indigent Boholanos.
One of my ideas is to spearhead a group or put some of my hard earned money to organize a group of indigent or un-educated weavers or farmers. Based on my experience, I will teach them how to do trading, marketing. What are the structures of the industry and go for the most profitable channels.
My main objective is to eliminate the middlemen that only exploit our poor farmers. Eliminate those who profited the most with very small effort.
One of my examples of that post are the poor weavers of Antiquera who were most exploited just because they dont know banking and finance, commerce, trading, exporting, even dont know how to read and write.
Local middlemen will approach them and bargain at 2 peso per native basket. Then, the local middlemen goes to Tagbilaran to sell the goods at some hoarder at 4 pesos. The Tagbilaran hoarder sells it to Cebu and from Cebu to Manila, to Hong-Kong. In Hong-kong, it is the melting pot for Asian Exports to Europe and Ameria. The basket sold at 2 pesos is now sold at $1.25 dollar a piece which is 25-30 folds. But this is not the end of my story. The European importer will then import the goods and sells it to retailers at 150% profit margin which covers all operational cost including FOB expenses.
My vision is to help this gifted artisans make thier own export company for their woven baskets, markets it to the world vide the internet and do exports procedure to Europe or country in demand directly, bi-passing/eliminating all middlemen in between.
Moreover, the export will not to go to a Europen Importer, but to a Tubag Bohol member who are based in Europe, who is also a member of the group. So there in Europe itself we also by-pass the middlemen and our goods will be sold directly to retail channels/giftshops and supermarkets. Those TB Members are the ones finding who is in demand for baskets and suggests/deals with the consignee/retailer directly. In turn they earn commission per shipment.
Moreover, management is very important and I will train one of thier members for it, like how to handle cash flow, overheads and expense planning, production pipeline planning, Export procedures, expeditors to contact...etc.
So, I reiterate this idea and hope this could be realized someday with TB Network resources.
If this can not be made during my time, my only wish is that someday my kids will.
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