Henry Sy: Life‚ Works & Achievements Pietros Val Patricio Industrialist: Henry Sy Ethnicity: Chinese Country: Philippines Age: 82 Business: Retailing Fortune: $2.1 Billion Conglomerate: The SM Group of Companies SM Prime Holdings SM Investments Corp. SM Developments Corp. SM Shoemart‚ Inc. Highlands Prime‚ Inc. Charity: SM Foundation‚ Inc. Introduction One night at the North Forbes Park district of Makati‚ there was an old man who happened to lie down
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Biography Early life Henry Sy was born to a poor family in Xiamen‚ China on December 25‚1924. He is the son of Henry H. Sy. He immigrated to the Philippines and got his start by selling rejected and overrun shoes from Tondo.[2] He completed his secondary education in a school now known as Chiang Kai Shek College [3] and earned his Associate of Arts degree in Commercial Studies at Far Eastern University in 1950.[4] Foray into business In 1958‚ Sy established a small shoe store in Quiapo‚ Manila
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Our company‚ SM‚ as many of you may already know‚ came from the hard work of my dad‚ Henry Sy‚ Sr. It is a rags to riches story that even myself did not realize until I went to trace his roots in China. His journey from the thatched hut I saw there to the shopping centers he has today is something that amazes even myself. His determination‚ his discipline and his thriftiness have produced an astute and street smart businessman who has influenced a lot of people. Including us‚ his children. My
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successful businessman. From the motivational blog of Lloyd Luna‚ Henry Sy started as young as 12 years old in helping his father in their sari-sari store business day and night for more than 12 hours. Through that small business‚ he was able to earn an income for his daily needs. However‚ their sari-sari store was burned during the World War 2‚ for this reason‚ his family had difficulty to survive in their day-to-day needs. Henry Sy managed to use this catastrophic situation in order to rise up and
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Sy’s Fish Company Risk Analysis & Recommendations As Sy’s business grows there are certain risks and that must be acknowledged and addressed in order to make operations run smoothly and efficiently. Below are the risks that have been identified and recommendations to mitigate them. Risk: Sending documents to Sy via mail. There is a high probability that the documents could be lost and therefore the transactions never recorded. Mail can take up to a week to receive so the timing would be
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Chemistry 101 General Chemistry Fall 2013 –Syllabus S. Bakshandeh Office Hours: MW‚ 12:00–12:35 pm & T; 1:40-2:15 pm Room 92032 and/or Lab 92011. Email: sbakshandeh@yahoo.com – The best way to reach me is by email. Please indicate your full name and section number in the “Subject/Re” box. I will not open emails without proper identification. Blurb: Welcome to your first course in college chemistry. In this course‚ we will be exploring laws‚ theories‚ and principles of chemistry as related
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Design and Evaluation of a Recommender System INF-3981 Master’s Thesis in Computer Science Magnus Mortensen Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science University of Tromsø February 5‚ 2007 Design and Evaluation of a Recommender System INF-3981 Master’s Thesis in Computer Science Magnus Mortensen Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science University of Tromsø February 5‚ 2007 Abstract In the recent years‚ the Web has undergone a tremendous growth
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21) – B1 September 04‚ 2014 Henry Sy Sr.: From Rags to Riches On December 25‚ 1923‚ a boy named Sy Chi Shieng was born on a small village in Southern China. His father was a trader seeking opportunities for a place where economic progress was bright and promising. Back then‚ the Philippines was the country that had this special distinction that’s why he migrated. He later followed his Dad and migrated to the Pgilippines at the age of twelve. Since then‚ Sy Chi Sieng only had one goal in life:
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CHEM201L SY 2014-2015 Distillation of Gin Solis‚ Ferguie B.*‚ Sto. Domingo‚ Hannah Beatrix‚ Sy‚ Kurt A. 2 BS Chemistry‚ College of Science‚ University of Sto. Thomas España‚ Manila‚ Philippines‚ 1008 Abstract Distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component due to the difference in boiling point. In this experiment the group made use of Gin manufactured by Ginebra San Miguel as a test sample for two different techniques of distillation. The techniques used were simple distillation
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ELIZABETH BISHOP ’S "THE FISH" Elizabeth Bishop is a poet that is often admired for her vivid descriptive poetry. Her interest in reading and writing came early in life as she suffered from several illnesses that caused her to spend many hours alone. (Gale) Many critics admire Bishop ’s objectivity "because she was interested in viewing details spontaneously‚ without imposed rationalizations‚ in the manner of a naturalist" (Gale). Bishop is also known for writing poems about ordinary experiences
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