Savvy Igorot thrives in corporate America: Ethnic couple parlays $200,000 into $5M company

From: Filipino Reporter | Date: September 6, 2001| Author: Andrei, Mercedes Tira | Copyright information


Filipino Reporter

09-06-2001

Savvy Igorot thrives in corporate America: Ethnic couple parlays $200,000
into $5M company

In April 1999, Edwin Abeya and his partner Ed Caburian incorporated their
business, Jacer, a professional service company, "to provide quality and
focused support to government and industry using information technology."

Their starting revenue was $200,000. This year, they have reaped at the end
of the second quarter a...

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