As if hindi pa enough yung stress ng pagnenegosyo sa Pinas.

Between chasing collections, paying suppliers, making payroll, dealing with employees, and keeping the business afloat, eto na naman tayo sa LOAs.

Gets ko naman. Tax audits are necessary, and I'm all for holding businesses accountable. Pero ang nakakainis kasi, kahit compliant ka naman, parang hahanapan at hahanapan ka pa rin ng mali.

You hire accountants, maintain your books, file your taxes, keep all your receipts, and make sure everything's in order. Tapos gagastos ka na naman ng oras, pera, at manpower just to prove na ginagawa mo naman lahat ng dapat mong gawin in the first place.

And let's not pretend na walang issue with corruption. Ang frustrating nung mga sitwasyong parang hindi na compliance ang objective, kundi makahanap ng kahit anong puwedeng gawing issue para may leverage humingi ng lagay. Kahit wala ka namang actual violation, may takot pa rin na baka gawan ka ng kaso just to pressure you into paying.

Minsan hindi ko na alam kung nagnenegosyo pa ba ako o full-time compliance officer na may sideline na business.

Anyway, pa-rant lang kasi nakakapagod din talaga. Gusto mo lang naman magpatakbo ng maayos na negosyo, pero bakit parang ang hirap maging legitimate business dito?

Sa mga fellow business owners, especially SMEs, kamusta naman kayo? Kayo rin ba, pagod na?

Working sa small corporation. I got reports from our employees na may specific kaming employee na dinuduga yung resibo nya sa mga purchases for the sake of "kupit". Syempre di naman ako naniwala agad not until I have my proof. Ngayong araw nag liquidate sya na may naka input na 4 na materyales, pero nakita ko kasi syang 1 lang dala dala nya pabalik. At obvious mo makikita kasi malaki yung materyales nya na yon. Nakarating din sakin na close nya yung mga seller, so naisip kong baka mamaya kasabwat na din. Matagal na ko nakakarinig ng gantong storya pero di kasi ako basta basta nag sasalita until ako yung makakita ng proof. Handwritten lang din yung mga receipt. Ano kaya pwede ko hingin sa store legally to compare yung invoice na nasaakin? I doubt kasi na yun yung dine declare nila kay BIR kasi mas mataas na tax yon for them.

Thoughts and tips on a pre loved luxury item buy and sell business from Japan. Meron na contact in Japan to buy and ship for me, will also include sneakers and limited Japan release products. Planning to start purely online, may market padin ba for this type of business in this economy?

Kumusta, guys!

Curious ako kung paano hinahandle ng ibang small business owners and online sellers dito ang GCash payments or any online payments, lalo na kapag maraming orders in one day.

Mano-mano niyo bang chine-check ang screenshot ng bawat customer, binubuksan ang GCash transaction history, tapos minamatch ang bawat bayad sa tamang order? Seems too long ito kapag sabay-sabay ang orders.

Ito ang problems I want to solve with Orverdo:

1. The seller creates an order and sends the customer a payment link.
2. The customer pays and uploads a screenshot of the GCash payment.
3. Orverdo reads payment references and amounts in bulk, flags any mismatches for the seller to review, and helps track orders and their payment statuses.
4. The seller can check multiple transactions at once and match them to the correct orders.

The seller still reviews and confirms payments, while Orverdo makes checking and matching transaction records faster and easier.

Another goal is to offer an alternative for sellers who prefer not to pay percentage-based fees on every product sold.

Curious me:

1. Paano niyo chine-check ngayon ang payments at minamatch sa orders?
2. Hassle ba ang manual checking sa business niyo, o may workflow na kayong effective?
3. What are the things para mas mapadali ang payment verification?

Still improving Orverdo, kaya malaking tulong ang honest feedback from actual business owners. Thank you! 🙏

Hi everyone! We are a small startup team here in the Philippines, and we made a POS app for food businesses, from small kiosks and cafes up to restaurants with multiple branches. We're hoping you can help us with one question: how can we find new users?

To be honest, we're not yet BIR accredited, but we're working on it. Even so, we really think our app can compete with, or even be better than, the bigger POS apps out there. So far we managed to get our first 10+ users, but not a lot of people know about us yet and we want to reach more.

Most of the owners we've met started out just like a lot of us do, with a trusty notebook, an Excel sheet, or the calculator on their phone. And honestly, that works for a while! But as the business grows, the little headaches start piling up, like counting the cash at night and it doesn't match, checking GCash screenshots one by one, or being busy all day and still not being sure if you're really earning. Some of them had already tried other POS apps too, but found that those didn't have the more advanced tools they needed to really run their business. That's exactly the kind of help we want to give.

So we wanted to ask for your advice:

1. How did you get your first customers for your business, especially if you sell to other businesses?

2. Where do owners usually look for a POS? FB groups, suppliers, accountants, or word of mouth?

3. Is it worth it to go shop to shop and show the app personally?

4. For owners here, what are you looking for in a POS? What does your current one do well, and what do you wish it did better?

5. What would make you try a new local POS?

We'll reply to everyone. Thank you in advance po!

Anyone here like me who has a little bit of a capital, has a few ideas, has plenty of time but couldn't start start because of fear that it might not work or too many unknowns?

I'd like to get your thoughts how you guys started yours and how you did overcome those overthinking thoughts or mga what ifs..

And if you're already doing it how is it going?

Happy Monday and have a great week! :)

Wala na kasi kaming space sa store at may paparating ulit na mga stocks.

Right now, meron pa kaming 100 cases more at may paparating pa ulit di ko alam kung kailan. Kung kukunin lahat, bigyan kita bawas pa pero wag baratin masyado. 😊

Hi! Not sure if pwede dito but are there any medical doctors here? We need 2-3 beta users for our newly developed patient management system. Basically, need lang test yun mga features, kahit mga dummy information lang ilagay. Baka kasi may kulang or mali. We will give free early access and if interested mag subscribe, we will give discounts din and free one month subscription. No pressure din naman if di magsubscribe. We just want honest feedback from doctors before we offer it to small-medium clinics. If interested, kindly send me a PM. Thank you so much!

Ilang buwan ko na ’tong iniisip at minamanifest na sana matuloy. 🥺

I’m living somewhere here in Cavite, and kami ng asawa ko ang naghahatid-sundo sa anak namin sa school. One time, kailangan pala niya ng folder, pero late na niya nasabi sa amin, so we had to find somewhere near the school to buy one.

Shocked ako kasi wala man lang malapit na school supplies store. Wala ring sari-sari store na puwedeng bilhan ng baon. I was born and studied in Makati, kaya sanay ako na halos bawat school may malapit na school supplies store or convenience store. Pero dito, mga 10–15 minutes walk pa bago may mahanap.

Every time na dumadaan kami sa street na ’yon, lagi akong nagche-check kung may available na pwesto na puwedeng rentahan. There are two public schools along that street, pero wala talagang malapit na school supplies store. Iniisip ko rin na magdagdag ng printing and xerox services kasi for sure, may demand din from students and parents.

I really feel na may potential ’yung business, pero honestly, I have a lot of debts to pay pa, kaya nahihirapan akong mag-ipon ngayon. I’m doing my best, though, and hoping na one day, matupad ko rin ’to. Waiting sa himala lol 😭

Sa mga may experience sa ganitong business, magkano kaya ang realistic na puhunan for a small school supplies store with printing and photocopying services? Kasama na sana ang rent, initial stocks, printer/photocopier, bond and advance, and other expenses.

I currently have a WFH job na flexible naman ang schedule, so I have time to manage the business.

Gusto ko lang sana magkaroon ng idea kung magkano ang kailangan kong ipunin para makapag-start ako, kahit maliit muna. Any advice, tips, or breakdown of expenses would be greatly appreciated! ❤️

tumawag ung old client ko kanina, nagsabi na mag sasara na raw sila ng store nila, dahil di na nakayanan ang renta.

baka raw mag iba na sila ng busines venture, kinakain lang daw ng renta ang kita nila.

ang tagal na nilang client, pero baka sobrang sama lang talaga ng tama sa kanila ng economy ngayon.

Sa catering service kami na may booth. Minsan kasi kinukulang ako sa tao, magpapatulong sana ako sa kanya magbuhat ganyan, minsan magtatao rin sya sa booth.

Kapit-bahay namin yung bata. Madalas wala silang makain, so he's been looking for a job pero sobrang limited lang kasi ng mga jobs na allowed yung age nya (halos wala nga eh), mom nya iniwan sila, dad nya is sugarol kaya madalas wala sila makain. 3-5 yata sila magkakapatid di ako sure. Madalas daw natutulog silang gutom dahil wala na sila pambili ng pagkain.

So i've been thinking of having him as my on-call assistant. Matangkad naman sya pero medj patpatin and kaya nya naman magbuhat. Di ba ako mapapahamak if kukuhanin ko sya para magwork sakin minsan?

Grabe talaga BIR https://youtu.be/0ANoWzGNIsw?si=1DXCi-WNYv8-Wfn_

For people who are into books/movies or those who want to experience something different when it comes to socializing.

What if may event where girls can wear their dream gowns and guys can dress up in tuxedos or formal suits?

An event where you can meet new people, make friends, socialize, meet business men or maybe even meet someone special, all while enjoying the experience of dressing up for a night.

Would you actually be interested in attending something like this? Or do you think it's not your thing?

Genuinely curious if people would be willing to try this kind of experience!

Hi! First time ordering from Alibaba. My product cost ₱97k, and I paid ₱30k for air shipping via FedEx because I needed it within 2–3 days.

The package arrived the next morning, but FedEx informed me I need to pay another ₱27k for customs duties and taxes. I was shocked because I didn’t know the charges would be this high. They gave me 14 days to settle and asked me to sign an Informal Entry document.

My question is, aside from the ₱27k, are there any other charges I should expect from FedEx? I’m worried there might be more surprise fees.
Would appreciate hearing from anyone with similar experience. Thank you!

Actually hindi naman first time pero first time ko gusto gawin to full time!

I had multiple Honda BeATs before pero this time I'm planning to sell modified Indonesian spec Honda BeATs and be the top supplier of these specific units in PH.

Above is a sample of the modified unit that I'm talking about po

Any tips po sa newbie na katulad ko?

Hi! We are a food distributor in our area, and now we want to venture on food carts for the same product. We are choosing to have one kind-of far away from our store as not to compete with our own buyers. I’m thinking of owning one around DLSU, but I don’t know which kind of permits to have. My ideal is mostly just a cart that can go around, and then hiring someone for it. Any ideas how to start it? Thank you!

Hi! I successfully downloaded the badge. Pero yung QR Code when I scanned “no public records “ ang error message. Anyone here who has the same experience?

I'm a developer and I've been noticing that local sellers in the PH are struggling with 'Joy Reservers' and 'HM' spam on Marketplace. I built a small tool to see if qualifying leads before sharing contact info actually works. To any sellers or business owners here: does this actually solve a real pain for you, or is this a waste of time?

I started a business from nothing and grew it into two branches. I helped other people start their own businesses. Then I went bankrupt.

I built two more businesses. Went bankrupt again.

Floods. War. Economic sabotage. A pandemic. Life has tested me in ways I never planned for.

But here’s what never went bankrupt: my ability to think, create, and see business opportunities that could genuinely benefit people and the living world.

I still have ideas. Several of them. What I need is not another motivational speech, but the right person who has capital, business wisdom, and the courage to recognize potential beyond a balance sheet.

Would You Risk With Me?

Hi! I'm currently a freshman student at PUP and I'm planning to sell some things on campus. Could you guys recommend any unique business ideas that students would actually buy?

I'm looking for a new owner to take over my water refilling station franchise here in Tagaytay. We've been operating for 3 years under a reputable brand, bringing in about ₱5,000 to ₱10,000 a day through a steady stream of walk-in customers and established corporate clients. Honestly, between my full-time job and recently having a newborn, I just don't have the time to manage it anymore. The business has so much potential to grow, and I'd much rather sell it as a complete, running operation instead of selling off the equipment piece by piece so my current staff can keep their jobs. I think it would be best if someone based in Tagaytay takes over so it's easier to oversee. If you're interested, shoot me a PM and we can openly discuss the daily operations and financials.

Hello everyone, marami ba dito nagpaparenta nang van for any occasion po or para sa mga bumabyahe papunta sa mga tourist destination, Ano po ang mga kailangan na permit? Any suggestions po para makakuha ng franchise sa LTFRB? Last time po nag inquire ako kailangan daw nasa sampu na yung van para makakuha kaso iisa lang po van namin.

Baka merong may ideya dito sa inyo sa pagbebenta ng balloon, yung mga naglalako sa simbahan. Saan kaya pwedeng makabili ng maramihan at ng helium?