Though my 1st Exhibit was like more on a dry run, the experience had help me a lot in terms of preparation for the next one.
Preparing on joining an exhibit was not easy. Specially when you have limited resources.
I had limited materials to prepare, limited equipments to use that lessen our productivity. But it didn't stop me on joining exhibits for me to show my Home made Chocolates. Here's what I had prepared:
Packs of 4 (Cookies & Cream / Nutty Tsoko / Rocky Road) :
Heart Box & Hearty Pop:
Tsoko Sticks:
The event was organized by Dasmariñas Tourism Team and luckily, CMA was invited to participate.
I finished making chocolates at 5am of May 11th, the day of the event "the 1st Dasmariñas Tourism Summit" which was held at SM Dasmariñas. Still, me and Jay R, my brother were able to reach the venue on the agreed set up time.
Ate Amy, the one who helped us join CMA (Cavite Micro-Entrepreneur Association), assisted all of the exhibitors from entering the venue til setting up. We set up our tables before the mall open.
It's Ate Nhitz Maranan, checking on her booth.
And here's her Food display:
We were done setting up on these photos:
About Ate Amy, she was also an exhibitor. She carries Seaweed crackers, an organic cracker. They sell it by Php20, php50 & php 100
And this is Mae. We had met her from our 1st exhibit at Waltermart, Dasmariñas. On this event, she's helping Ate Amy.
Am glad also to be with Ate Lhitz, owner of Allena & Kyle Bake shop, who had given me advices and encourage me to join the group. Guest what? She sell delicious Pianono, my favorite among her baked goodies :)
And here's her food display:
Men who set up the event area proper few hours before the program.
Excited and nervous at first. Specially when I saw how plenty our co-exhibitors' products display had.
Comparing to my stocks, it's just enough for a display.
So I decided to go home and make additional chocolates. Good thing, I have extra chocolates.
And I need to be back before the main event that would start at 4pm.
As I reach back the venue at 5pm, the program started.
Few photos Jay-R had taken:
And the crowd:
And finally, the selling part: