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4 local businesses compete for P1 million prize in reality show

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<p>MANILA -- Four local businesses are competing for the grand prize of P1 million in the reality show &quot;Project GO,&quot; a collaboration between AXN Asia and the internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy.</p><p>They were recently selected from hundreds of entries pitched to the show&#x27;s mentors: &quot;Project GO&quot; host and Acasa Manila owner Maggie Wilson, Ligo third-generation owners Mikko, Macky, and Mark Tung, Rappler lifestyle and entertainment editor Bea Cupin, and GoDaddy marketing director for Asia Tina Shieh.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/11/11/20/maggie-wilson-ligos-tung-brothers-share-best-business-advice-theyve-received">Maggie Wilson, Ligo&#x27;s Tung brothers share best business advice they&#x27;ve received</a></li></ul><p>&quot;This whole process has deepened our understanding of the Filipinos&#x27; admirable entrepreneurial spirit. With high hopes, we intend to further hone their skills, build on their ideas&#x27; potency, and help them bring their dream ventures into reality. No matter what happens, they are all winners and we wish everyone the best of luck,&quot; Shieh said.</p><p>&quot;Project GO&quot; airs every Thursday at 8:25 a.m. on AXN Asia, with weekly simulcasts also available on the YouTube channels of AXN Asia and GoDaddy.</p><div><strong>Check out the four finalists below:</strong></div><div><strong>AO INNOVATIONS TECH</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/12/01/ao-innovations-tech.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Represented by Arnel Andal, AO Innovations Tech offers special masks to medical frontliners at subsidized rates.</p><p>The product, dubbed &quot;AO Healthcare Fullface Mask,&quot; promises to provide two-way filter protection and fan-assisted airflow management, and has been tested by doctors in surgeries and procedures of up to six hours.</p><div><strong>LOOP STORE PH</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/12/01/loop.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Dominique Trinidad and Pocholo Espina, along with a few other collaborators, created Loop Store PH which offers plastic-free, reusable or recyclable alternatives for everyday items.</p><p>Their latest product concept is a new sustainable food packaging made from banana leaves, inspired by the increase in food deliveries that the team has observed in this current period of quarantine.</p><div><strong>MINDOCEO</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/12/01/mindoceo.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Founders Ryan Marcel Ibay, Calvin Lorenzo Borja, and Noelle Sofia Mison put up Mindoceo as a digital private tutoring service for elementary and high school students.</p><p>They hope to grow it into a full-fledged on-demand tutoring platform that is accessible via mobile app and web service so they can connect students of all ages and levels to professional tutors and educators.</p><div><strong>STAFFZ</strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/12/01/new-project.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Represented by Pearl Janine De Guzman, Staffz is a business solutions portal offering services such as SEO, administrative support, copywriting, communications and graphic design.</p><p>Its roster of skilled workers consists of young professionals from less privileged communities.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cchrGmlcZGw?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Four local businesses are competing for the grand prize of P1 million in the reality show "Project GO," a collaboration between AXN Asia and the internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy.</p>

Four local businesses are competing for the grand prize of P1 million in the reality show "Project GO," a collaboration between AXN Asia and the internet domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy.