Lady entrepreneur picks passion over profession

CEBU, Philippines - For the sake of passion, one considers the reality of becoming his or her own boss even if it entails having to leave the attained college degree unused and forget about the day job.

This is the case of 26-year-old Sheena Macapinig, chief executive of Sheena Skin and Body Wellness, who started in business just two years ago after finishing a degree in Management Accounting in a local university.

Because of her enthusiasm in skin care, Macapinig decided to study later after college a 300-hour course on aesthetics, a study of beauty, at a professional beauty school in the Philippines.

She believed studying such course was her key to attain a professional license as aesthetician and enter the local beauty industry to pursue her business.

“Aside from being concerned on my beauty, my clients [in my other business] also really encouraged me to open up this kind of clinic,” the young businesswoman shared in an interview. She is now a licensed aesthetician; she also owns a nail salon.

The Cebuana entrepreneur invested roughly P10 million for her skin clinic which she recently opened in Cebu City.

Macapinig understands that the beauty and wellness sector in the country is very competitive considering the mushrooming of many derma and skin clinics in the market.

To be able to compete and survive in this industry, she said, is to maintain trained professional staff and good services.

She also believes accreditation and training are important in the beauty business to get the trust of customers. 

Aesthetician is a lucrative career, she told those people interested in this profession which promotes beauty and well-being.

As for Macapinig’s case, she has attested that holding a college degree may not always lead a person to becoming an employee and that the entrepreneurial path is always there, ready to be taken by people who want risk and adventure at the same time. — Carlo S. Lorenciana (FREEMAN)