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