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