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Services), Medical Care (Clinic), Publications (Magazines) and Real Estate. Mr. Rimando’s companies are not just companies, but for him, this is the heart of his family and the heart of every Filipino working for him. These companies have helped a lot of Filipinos to learn, thrive, and a way to provide a brighter future for themselves and their families. And even though it seems that managing all of these companies is not easy, he keeps his family, especially his wife, as his main inspiration.

“One of my biggest inspirations in life is my wife Mrs. Camille Joy FrancoRimando and our two adorable sons, Fadi Inigo Franco and Ford Isaac Rimando,” he said.

The Filipino Institute Group of Company is owned by Mr. Gabriel John Rimando, a renowned Filipino photographer, and businessman. Filipino Institute was established in 2015 and has been structured to empower overseas Filipino workers and even other nationalities in the Middle East by providing them with quality and affordable short-term certification courses and professional diploma programs, spearheaded by very skilled professionals who are motivated and passionate to share their knowledge. The institute provides an environment that is conducive to learning. Before Covid-19 struck, the Filipino Institute had 15 campuses across Dubai. The founder of the institute, Gabriel John Rimando is a visionary and as such, in the heart of his aim for the establishment of the institute is a vision that he has found to be very vital to promoting the wellbeing of his people abroad. This vision of his is to provide an avenue where quality education is accessible to all. And also, to establish a collaborative vision for future professionals. What this means is that he is interested in bringing like minds together so they can make themselves better. There is a wise saying which says ‘Two heads are better than one.’ The Holy book even takes it further by saying, ‘Iron sharpens iron.’ This is what forms the basis for Gabriel John Rimando’s vision for founding the institute.

Due to continuous growth and unceasing support of the advocates of the institute, it has created a massive expansion not only in Education Industry but also through Food and Beverage Industry (Restaurants), Social Care (Cleaning

Therefore, as an entrepreneur and a father of all of his hardworking employees, his 4 most important advice to his fellow entrepreneurs is to rise above the competition by continuously improving your services to keep your edge over competitors and to be the best in the industry; Don’t be afraid to take risks because risk and losses are part and parcel of setting up a business, but this should not deter you from starting your own venture; Know the rules, “The rules don’t limit you. They give you the opportunity,” he said. And never stop learning and exploring other opportunities because “You need to constantly change. To evolve. If you do not change, you will get left behind. There is nothing constant here but change,” he added.

“If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gain the courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.”