Starting your own business (from mini to not so mini)- Victoria, Laguna
For months now my mind has been constantly exploring about the possibility of me putting up mini businesses and in the end a not so mini one :-). I've been brainstorming and many ideas came up like water station, laundry service, computer shop, fruit stand, lamp shade, etc. I am optimistic and I know that with timely preparations I will be able to put up something.
But there were many factors that I did and have to consider. And the most basic one is what kind of business? a.) service oriented or b.) product oriendted (I preferred this for now). In what location? How should you start and many more.
People in our place are always saying that it's hard to establish one there because it's municipality offers little livelihood (meaning inhabitants preferred not to buy anything not necessary - like us). But I realized something it is in fact an ideal place to build a business why? Our place is along the main high way where tourist travel. I don't plan to target my fellow kabarangays as my clients but the travellers. But I know I have to start small cause I don't have much resources.
I started with a mini store (more known as sari sari store) and it turned out to be a success. We sell different type of typical goods like softdrinks etc. Then I put up the fruit stand where we sell different type of fruits like watermelon, buko, mango etc. the usuals. We also tried shakes and halo halo inside a buko shell - delicious right?
I've also started gathering information with the candle and lamp making business. I can say these two products are promising. Last week I went with a friend of a friend who knows how to do things with candle - I've learned a lot thanks Rey of Pansol :-). Now I know what, where to buy and it's a valuable inputs. I've compiled several tutorials from the internet on how to make candles, what materials, amount, composition, etc. I plan to release something within a month. Maybe something like tear drop luminaries. I also plan to sell these two products online. Well I've done a wonderful zencart powered e-commerce site here: http://topamanila.com - right? :-). Maybe someday I can try exporting too.
I'm also looking for a cheap ice cream and donut maker. I like the donut maker in Enchanted Kingdom, I think it's lilorbitz. I wonder if anyone knows where I can buy these machines in cheap prices. Even a second hand would do just to start.
Then we're also planning to put up our own software company. We're slowly and carefully planning it. We plan to cater mobile(j2me, iphone, windows mobile), web apps(php, jsp, c#), as well as oracle reports, erp, cms, e-commerce systems etc. I have a team and potential clients. Just need more big ones to start it. I've been working partime for quit sometime now anyway so why not put up my own.
But there were many factors that I did and have to consider. And the most basic one is what kind of business? a.) service oriented or b.) product oriendted (I preferred this for now). In what location? How should you start and many more.
People in our place are always saying that it's hard to establish one there because it's municipality offers little livelihood (meaning inhabitants preferred not to buy anything not necessary - like us). But I realized something it is in fact an ideal place to build a business why? Our place is along the main high way where tourist travel. I don't plan to target my fellow kabarangays as my clients but the travellers. But I know I have to start small cause I don't have much resources.
I started with a mini store (more known as sari sari store) and it turned out to be a success. We sell different type of typical goods like softdrinks etc. Then I put up the fruit stand where we sell different type of fruits like watermelon, buko, mango etc. the usuals. We also tried shakes and halo halo inside a buko shell - delicious right?
I've also started gathering information with the candle and lamp making business. I can say these two products are promising. Last week I went with a friend of a friend who knows how to do things with candle - I've learned a lot thanks Rey of Pansol :-). Now I know what, where to buy and it's a valuable inputs. I've compiled several tutorials from the internet on how to make candles, what materials, amount, composition, etc. I plan to release something within a month. Maybe something like tear drop luminaries. I also plan to sell these two products online. Well I've done a wonderful zencart powered e-commerce site here: http://topamanila.com - right? :-). Maybe someday I can try exporting too.
I'm also looking for a cheap ice cream and donut maker. I like the donut maker in Enchanted Kingdom, I think it's lilorbitz. I wonder if anyone knows where I can buy these machines in cheap prices. Even a second hand would do just to start.
Then we're also planning to put up our own software company. We're slowly and carefully planning it. We plan to cater mobile(j2me, iphone, windows mobile), web apps(php, jsp, c#), as well as oracle reports, erp, cms, e-commerce systems etc. I have a team and potential clients. Just need more big ones to start it. I've been working partime for quit sometime now anyway so why not put up my own.
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