Has run their business for more than 5 years Works with an accountant or bookkeeper Gained a repeat customer for more than 2 years Keeps a separate business and personal account Keeps inventory records Favorite customer once became a friend Once changed business products/services completely Drinks coffee before opening the shop Once invested in marketing that didn’t work Prefers to save before buying business needs Still uses paper records instead of digital Has joined a trade fair or bazaar Used GCash, Maya, or PayPal for business Offers discounts or promos to attract customers Started their business during the pandemic Applied for a government MSME program/loan Was once late in paying a supplier Keeps receipts for every expense Tried automating part of the business Business name has a personal story behind it Buys in bulk to save money Dreams of expanding to another city Uses a notebook or app for daily sales Has a product/service bundle promo Saves a fixed % of income monthly Learned business from parents/family Once regretted a big business purchase Knows their exact monthly profit margin Has used capital from family/friends Would love to have a celebrity as a customer Borrowed from a cooperative Tried FB Live or TikTok selling Uses social media for selling Spent on online ads Got their first big customer by accident Has at least one employee/helper Accepted “utang” (credit) from customers Handles all parts of the business alone Has emergency savings for the business Has stayed up past midnight working on orders Has run their business for more than 5 years Works with an accountant or bookkeeper Gained a repeat customer for more than 2 years Keeps a separate business and personal account Keeps inventory records Favorite customer once became a friend Once changed business products/services completely Drinks coffee before opening the shop Once invested in marketing that didn’t work Prefers to save before buying business needs Still uses paper records instead of digital Has joined a trade fair or bazaar Used GCash, Maya, or PayPal for business Offers discounts or promos to attract customers Started their business during the pandemic Applied for a government MSME program/loan Was once late in paying a supplier Keeps receipts for every expense Tried automating part of the business Business name has a personal story behind it Buys in bulk to save money Dreams of expanding to another city Uses a notebook or app for daily sales Has a product/service bundle promo Saves a fixed % of income monthly Learned business from parents/family Once regretted a big business purchase Knows their exact monthly profit margin Has used capital from family/friends Would love to have a celebrity as a customer Borrowed from a cooperative Tried FB Live or TikTok selling Uses social media for selling Spent on online ads Got their first big customer by accident Has at least one employee/helper Accepted “utang” (credit) from customers Handles all parts of the business alone Has emergency savings for the business Has stayed up past midnight working on orders
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Has run their business for more than 5 years
Works with an accountant or bookkeeper
Gained a repeat customer for more than 2 years
Keeps a separate business and personal account
Keeps inventory records
Favorite customer once became a friend
Once changed business products/services completely
Drinks coffee before opening the shop
Once invested in marketing that didn’t work
Prefers to save before buying business needs
Still uses paper records instead of digital
Has joined a trade fair or bazaar
Used GCash, Maya, or PayPal for business
Offers discounts or promos to attract customers
Started their business during the pandemic
Applied for a government MSME program/loan
Was once late in paying a supplier
Keeps receipts for every expense
Tried automating part of the business
Business name has a personal story behind it
Buys in bulk to save money
Dreams of expanding to another city
Uses a notebook or app for daily sales
Has a product/service bundle promo
Saves a fixed % of income monthly
Learned business from parents/family
Once regretted a big business purchase
Knows their exact monthly profit margin
Has used capital from family/friends
Would love to have a celebrity as a customer
Borrowed from a cooperative
Tried FB Live or TikTok selling
Uses social media for selling
Spent on online ads
Got their first big customer by accident
Has at least one employee/helper
Accepted “utang” (credit) from customers
Handles all parts of the business alone
Has emergency savings for the business
Has stayed up past midnight working on orders
