For Snooky Sardan, becoming successful in their business venture wasn’t about luck, but about
being hands-on, working hard every day, and never being afraid to take a significant risk.
Snooky grew up in Antique in a family of seven siblings with farmer parents. She graduated with
a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2006 and worked various jobs in Manila.
In 2014, she married Rex L. Sardan. When they had their first child in 2015, she left her work in
Manila and moved with her family to Oriental Mindoro to focus on raising their child.
In 2019, they decided to start a business. Little did they know that this step would spark growth
in both their livelihood and their dreams.
They established a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) trading business with a single primary brand.
Aside from the practicality of LPG not being perishable, they also wanted to provide for the
daily household needs of their community.
With P150,000 as their initial capital, drawn from the savings they had accumulated over the
years, they purchased 100 cylinders to get started. And with that, Sardan LPG Trading was born.
They introduced and promoted their services across the Municipality of Naujan. Later, they
added two more LPG brands to serve a broader market. Each year, they also added
approximately 80 cylinders to their inventory.
In 2021, Snooky became a client of CARD Bank along with her mother-in-law. She availed a
P10,000 loan to expand their LPG business further and invest in mobile financial services such as money transfers and load selling. This helped support their household as they continued to
grow.
In 2024, CARD Bank offered them a loan of P200,000, which they used to start another business
supplying calamansi fruits. Each harvest earns them around P70,000, in addition to their
continuously growing LPG business.
Snooky is deeply grateful for the support that helped her family grow and explore new business
opportunities.
