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Just 7 years ago, Marche lived with her parents in a simple house on stilts in the rice fields of the southern Philippines. Today she works as a web developer for Swedish e-commerce companies.
The Borås profile, Klas Bengtsson, with a history in the Office Group, among others, has over the years become involved as a mentor for young talented entrepreneurs. He has also been a mentor to the e-commerce king Jarno Vanhatapio and the outsourcing expert Peter Eriksson in the Philippines.
Some stories are just too unlikely to be true. You could also believe that about Maja and little Maria's story. But this story is more than real.
Helene Arvidsson came up with her business idea during a toilet visit at a petrol station. She was scrolling on Instagram and saw a pink smoothie and immediately thought WOW! Helene wanted to click on the shop button immediately. There was no shop button and Rawnice's seed was sown.
Kristina Mero Eriksson grew up in a poor family in the Philippines with 5 siblings and 32 first cousins. She met her Swedish love and today the leader of more than 130 employees who are all working in Swedish E-Commerce. With a big heart and diligence, Kristina has made an inspiring life journey.
In 2017, OnlineFactory started its own floorball team to participate in the National Philippine League. The team is called Orcas with the tagline “A little bit chubby but still kind of athletic.” Orcas are known to be intelligent and entertaining marine creatures but feared in the seas because of their cunning hunting skills.
In 2018, OnlineFactory started a Scholarship Program for a deserving high school student. The objective of the program is to find a talented and motivated student within the vicinity of the office. As part of the endeavor of the company, OnlineFactory would like to become part of the development of the student while they are in their secondary level of education.
Peter talks about his journey of being an entrepreneur and his future projects.
In the midst of the Corona crisis, OnlineFactory is growing by 40% on an annual basis and hiring new staff week by week. OnlineFactory has had some customers who have lost some of their sales, but overall, customers are growing during the crisis and thus themselves too. New customers are also streaming in on an ongoing basis.
