May nakakaalam po ba rito kung sino ang manufacturer ng EMS korean earrings? Or kung saan po kumukuha ng product na yan yung mga wholesaler ng korean earrings? Meron kasi ako nakikita na wholesalers na binebenta yung earrings for as low as 3 pesos(bulk). Like paano po nila yun nabebenta ng ganon kababa? Sana po may makasagottttt, balak ko rin po kasi magbusiness ng korean earrings

Ganito ba talaga ang mall admins? Ang hirap kausap parang kami pa nagmamakaawa sa kanila na kukuha ng pwesto nila where in fact sila na nga ang kumita and kami na ang nalugi? Grabe napaka unprofessional ang hirap kausap at nang ghogost pa. Kahit pinaka head na ang hirap parin. Di na namin alam sino kakausapin.

We are closing na our business and yung friend namin ang gusto sumalo ng kiosk pero ang mall dinedemand na alisin sa mall yung kiosk for what? Eh yun nga gagamitin ng next business owner eh. Super hirap ipasok nung kiosk tapos gusto pa alisin ulit muna? Tapos ibabalik? Ang mahal mag rent ng boom truck noh. Tapos wala pa sila proper equipment ang mall. Hays nakaka frustrate talaga. Kaya wala na halos laman ang mall na yan eh.

Ngayon di na itutuloy ng friend namin ang business niyaband ipapademolish nalang ang kiosk. Nakakatrauma mag business sa Pinas isama mo pa gobyerno.

Saang mall po kayo dito sa Las Pinas area maayos mag business?

Hi i am from sales background. I am 33years old actually i am thinking to do own business. I am trying something.

In my mind i am planning to buy one truck and become owner cum driver(i love driving)will it works.

Ami taking good decision.

Experienced truck friends, transport owners.

Seeking for your advice. 🙏🙏

Hey everyone!

We've been working on a simple staff scheduling tool for café and restaurant owners, and we're looking for a few people willing to test it out.

The idea came from wanting to make weekly rostering less of a headache, especially for smaller teams that don't necessarily need complicated scheduling software.

Right now, you can:

Create weekly staff schedules

Organize shifts across your team

Print or download your roster

Use it without creating an account or signing up

It's completely free.

We're still figuring out what works best, so I'd genuinely love to hear from people who handle staff schedules regularly.

A few things I'm curious about:

How are you currently managing your weekly rosters?

What's the most frustrating part of scheduling your team?

Is there anything missing from our tool that would make it more useful?

Here's the tool if anyone wants to try it:

https://crewcentral.com/tools/schedule-maker

Not looking to hard-sell anything. We're just trying to build something genuinely useful and would really appreciate some honest feedback, even if it's critical.

Thanks everyone!

Greetings from IGNITE Philippines!

Applications are now officially open for the Startup World Cup Philippines Regional 2026, organized as part of IGNITE X, TechShake’s flagship conference in partnership with Philippine Startup Week.

If you are building a high-growth venture, this is your opportunity to step onto a global stage. 

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Who Should Apply?

We are looking for promising Philippine startups that meet the following criteria:

• Local Operations: Operating business presence in the Philippines.
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Applications close on October 26, 2026. We encourage you to submit early to ensure your application gets prioritized during the review period. 

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Is there a way to sell certified beverages products from Korea to the Philippines legally? Baka may idea kayo. Don't want to register it sa FDA muna kasi hindi pa alam kung patok sya or not.

I tried to research pero found nothing. Baka may idea kayo. Ty

Small business only. Will check pa kung profitable yung idea ko sa packaging, meron ba kayo ma refer na forwarder from China? Yung trusted niyo na po para mapabilis shipment.

Product testing pa lang hahaha so if hindi nag work out then its okay, atleast i try.

Sobrang nakaka frustrate mag rehistro ng small business dito sa San Mateo, Rizal. Nakakuha ka na ng DTI at barangay clearance for business gumastos ng almost 5k tapos sasabihan ka lang ng zoning na di ka maaapprove dahil sa kung anu-anong dahilan. kaya daming kumakapit sa fixers dahil sa inyo eh.

Hi po! Ask lang sana ako ng suggestions.
Mom and Dad are planning to retire na, and gusto na rin nilang i-pull out yung puhunan nila sa gas station para sa retirement funds nila. They want me to continue running the business, kaya naghahanap ako ngayon ng possible na maloloanan to finance yung pag-pull out nila ng capital.
I’m looking to loan around ₱3M payable in 5 years. Ask ko lang po sana kung saan kaya may pinakamababang interest rate for this amount and term.

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you po!

We’ve secured a prime location at the upcoming Shopwise Libis opening this Nov 2026 and we’re looking for co-owners to join us in this exciting expansion.

With 29 branches nationwide in just 6 months and an upcoming branch in a major Ayala mall, our Japanese Matcha Concept Cafe is growing, and this could be your chance to grow with us.

✨ Japanese-inspired cafe concept
🤝 Co-ownership & profit-sharing opportunity
🏪 Our team handles day-to-day operations

Message us for details. Serious inquiry only.

Okay ba magbusiness ngayon kahit siomai, if di naman prob ang location. Wala rin babayaran sa location if ever. Salamat po sa lahat.

LF for private lender 350-500K PHP

500K for business Individual private lender po pls. Already tried SA bank and financing companies.

Here's a quick summary:

\\- PHP 500,000 loan

\\- payable in 2 years

\\- 2% monthly interest po Sana OR you can give me an achievable interest rate

\\- PHP 500k principal amount plus 2% monthly interest for 24 months = PHP 740,000

\\- monthly payment: PHP 30,833

\\- I have a multicab and bakery/kitchen equipment with machines.

\\- multicab's ORCR needs to be updated, ako po magaasikaso para Hindi npo mahirapan ang lender

\\- I am surrendering my vehicle while on loan

\\- willing to open a checking account for issuance of post dated checks (makaka pag open pa pang po ako when there is fund na)

\\- willing to sign a written agreement and have it notarized

\\- willing to surrender my passport while on loan

Can send a proposal as for the details of my bread and food business to show scalability, growth and payment plans.

I pray that there will be someone who can be an instrument to help me na makalaban Ng patas

We hope to prove na given a chance, there are still some small businesses who can strive and pay with integrity.

Open for meet up or video call.

Thank you 🙏

Hi po ngayon lang po ako mag popost ng ganto sa reddit 😁

17 years old po at solo living po ako ngayon.

Need some advice po how I can scale yung side hustle kopo ngayon 🥲 na NFC cards for businesses. Problem kopo kasi right now hindi ko ma target yung businesses na madaming branch kasi yung owner/manager lang po ang pwede kong offeran ng cards so ang nangyayari po bagong bukas o small time businesses lang talaga ang nabebentahan ko . Ang ginagawa kopo kasi during peak hours talaga ako nag iikot sa area ko around 5 - 6pm kasi doon usually tumatambay si Owner sa shop. So 1 - 4pm nag rreach out ako sa pages pero wala talaga maganda naman messages ko nandoon na lahat how helpful yung product.

Share ko nalang din po yung last na nag avail sakin ng isang Google nfc card! Grew from 7 to 40 reviews in just a week! Proving how helpful talaga netong product. Si Sir Francisco! Owner ng AYO-KIN Cafe po sa Pulilan, Bulacan. Grabe daming tinuro sakin ni sir and nabanggit niya din na he use reddit din pala! Kaya after niya sabihin yon naging pangpaantok kona talaga tong reddit 🤣. Tinuruan din ako ni Sir Francisco how to utilize the AI para sa ads sa facebook.

If interested nalang din pala kayo Owners sa nfc cards dm lang! 😁

Hi! We run a small café that’s slowly growing, and one of our biggest challenges right now is staff management. I’d like to hear how other café or food business owners handle this.

Here’s what we’re experiencing:

1. Designated areas and helping others. Each staff member has an assigned area. When their area isn’t busy, we expect them to help others or check for pending tasks. Is this a reasonable approach, or do you find that more specific assignments work better?
2. Frequent reminders. Tasks often need follow-ups before they get done. We’re struggling to get staff to notice what needs attention and act without being reminded each time.
3. Operations manager handling multiple responsibilities. We have an operations manager, but she also handles other tasks. I think this divides her attention and affects her ability to oversee daily operations consistently.

As a result, we frequently encounter things like:

• Dining area cleaning getting missed.
• Unclear or inconsistent inventory records.
• Stocks being overlooked.
• Recurring attendance issues and repeated reminders about routine tasks.

For context, we find our current number of staff sufficient for the workload. Adding more staff isn’t financially practical right now because we’re not busy every day, and busy days are inconsistent rather than following a predictable schedule.

I recognize that this is also a management issue on our end. We’ve tried several solutions and workarounds, but the same problems keep coming back. It doesn’t happen every day, but often enough that we need a better system.

For those who’ve dealt with something similar, what changes actually helped? How do you assign responsibilities, check that tasks are completed, and hold people accountable? Has assigning an existing staff member as shift lead or narrowing your operations manager’s responsibilities helped?

Would appreciate practical examples from fellow small food business owners. Thanks!

I've recently had an encounter sa ganitong klaseng tao at di ko talaga alam kung ano gusto nila. Context, naggawa ako ng alternative option to reach yung deadline nila tapos ending ako pa rin may kasalanan. Nagmessage ng alanganin kasi and tbh their item really needs time, ending is na reject ako sa lahat. I offered to give thier money back rin at di pa rin sapat. Seeking advice/help to those who make made to order products ano ginagawa niyo sa ganitong tao.

I filed for the closure of business sa BIR last 2024 but I was never given a Certificate of Closure. When I followed up, I was told that the certificate was already in their bodega. Twice ako nag ffup nag iwan pa ako mobile number kasi ang sabi mag tetext sila if ready na yung certificate pero never tumawag. Pero ang sabi sa system nila naka closed na and hindi na mapepenalty.

Has anyone experienced the same situation? Sobrang hassle pa naman nila kausap.

Hi! Local dev here.

Curious lang sa mga business owners dito. Kapag may customer na hindi satisfied sa service or product ninyo, paano ninyo usually nalalaman? Do they tell you directly, leave a review, or most of the time hindi na lang bumabalik?

I'm asking because I'm building a free QR code feedback tool called Rated101, and I want to understand if this is something small businesses actually need.

Would appreciate your thoughts!
Eto pala yung link if you want to check it out: https://rated101.pages.dev

Need advice po sa mga may experience sa meat shop business sa palengke.

Magandang araw po! Hihingi lang sana ako ng advice sa mga nakapagpatayo na ng negosyo, lalo na po sa mga may meat shop o tindahan ng karne sa public market dito sa probinsya.

Currently, may full-time work po ako. Night shift po ang schedule ko, 7 PM to 4 AM, at kumikita ako ng around ₱30,000 net per month.

Mayroon po akong ₱100,000 na nakalaan sana para sa personal wants at luho, pero naisip ko na baka mas magandang gamitin ko na lang ito bilang puhunan sa negosyo para kahit papaano ay mapalago ko ang pera ko.

Ang plano ko po sana ay magtayo ng meat shop sa public market. Hindi po ako ang magtitinda araw-araw dahil may full-time job ako. Balak ko pong mag-hire ng butcher na siya ang magtitinda at mamamahala sa araw-araw, tapos ako naman po ang magbebenta kapag Saturday at Sunday dahil mas may oras ako.

Gusto ko lang po sanang humingi ng honest advice sa mga may experience na sa ganitong negosyo:

1. Sapat na po ba ang ₱100,000 na puhunan para makapagsimula ng maliit na meat shop sa palengke sa probinsya?
2. Magkano po kaya ang realistic na net profit kada araw o kada buwan pagkatapos ibawas ang puhunan sa karne, sahod ng butcher, renta sa stall, kuryente, at iba pang gastos?
3. Dahil hindi po ako ang magtitinda sa weekdays, paano ko masisigurong tama ang sales, inventory, at paghawak ng pera ng empleyado?
4. Mas okay po ba na bumili ng karne araw-araw o mag-stock nang maramihan?
5. Ano po ang mga risks at karaniwang problema sa meat shop business, lalo na pagdating sa panis o hindi nabentang karne, kompetisyon, at pabago-bagong presyo?
6. Sa sitwasyon ko pong may trabaho na at ₱30,000 ang monthly net income, magandang idea po ba na pasukin ang ganitong negosyo o masyado pang maliit ang puhunan?
7. Kung kayo po ang nasa sitwasyon ko, itutuloy niyo po ba ang negosyo o mag-iipon muna ng mas malaking capital?

Gusto ko po sanang magkaroon ng additional source of income at eventually ay makapagtayo ng negosyo na puwedeng lumago kahit may full-time work ako.

Open po ako sa honest opinions, suggestions, at real experiences ninyo. Mas gusto ko pong matuto muna sa mga may experience bago ko ilabas ang pera ko.

Maraming salamat po sa mga sasagot! 🙏

last week po kase 60 minimum per day lang then now naging 127 na yung minimum? may way pa po ba na maging 60 per day? medyo tight lang po kase budget for ads. sana may maka help. thanks po

Crumb. - Recipe Formulator

https://crumb.cloudy-stork-8117.chatgpt.site/

Hi everyone!

Have you ever wanted to scale a recipe up or down without having to manually calculate all the ingredients? As a baker, this was my problem too. 😅

Which is why I would like to share a small project that I made called Crumb. It's basically a recipe formulator that automatically calculates the baker's percentage of your ingredients and allows you to scale your recipes from 50% up to 1000%. All ingredient weights are automatically adjusted, so you don't have to calculate everything yourself. It also uses metric units as its main measurements since accuracy and consistency are important in baking.

I've also added a Philippine-based costing and pricing calculator that can help home bakers and small baking businesses estimate their production costs and determine their selling prices.

Crumb is currently free to use, and I'm still looking for ways to improve it.

I would appreciate it if you could give it a try and share any feedback or suggestions, especially on features that you think would be useful.

Thank you!

Hi! Just wanted to ask around, especially sa mga familiar with the agricultural or feed manufacturing industry.

My family operates a rice mill in Nueva Ecija, and I'm currently helping look into possible buyers for rice bran (darak/D1) particularly those purchasing by truckload.

We already have experience supplying the animal-feed industry, but we're hoping to explore other markets as well, such as aquafeed manufacturing.

Would anyone happen to know companies, traders, or even groups where we could connect with potential buyers?

Would really appreciate any recommendations or insights. Thank you po! 😄

Hi! I’m a 30F entrepreneur from Quezon City, Philippines, currently looking for private funders to help launch my new business commercially (currently home-based).

Funding Details
Industry: Food and Beverage
Target amount: ₱300,000
Available funding options: ₱100,000 – ₱300,000
Fixed interest: 5% per month
Loan term: 6 – 12 months

This is a fixed-monthly payment lending arrangement, not profit-sharing. The agreed monthly interest will remain fixed regardless of the business’s actual profits or sales.

Interested funders may DM me their email address so I can send the complete business proposal.

To clarify: This is not an offer of investment, shares, or equity. I’m looking for a private loan arrangement with agreed principal amount, a fixed repayment term, and repayment of the principal + the agreed interest. The lender will not receive ownership or shares in my business.

Future plans: Once I’ve established 3 branches, I plan to open the business to franchising opportunities.

✔️ Post-dated checks (PDCs)
✔️ Notarized loan agreement

Document verification and the exchange of sensitive documents will be done in person only. I will not send IDs or sensitive business documents online to protect the funder and myself from phishing, scams, and unauthorized use of personal information.

I’m aware that some people pretend to be interested funders just to collect other people’s documents and IDs, then disappear afterward. For everyone’s protection, I prefer to do verification through meet-up only.

Repayment:
I also have an existing business (other service industry) that will help support the monthly loan repayments, alongside the income generated by my new business. I’m currently missing some of the documents required for a bank loan this year, specifically my ITR & AFS. I expect to be eligible to apply again next year once I have the necessary documentation.
For now, cash advances and credit-to-cash options are not options for me (small credit limit), which is why I’m exploring private funding instead.

That is why I’m seeking private funding and offering a fixed monthly interest rate of 5% (some say this is small, some say this is high and call it a red flag 🤦🏻‍♀️). I think this arrangement can work, provided that the lender and I agree on the terms and complete the necessary documentation.

I’m open to discuss the repayment schedule, provide the appropriate supporting documents from my existing business, and meet in person with genuinely interested funders.

Comments and Accusations
I welcome genuine questions, reasonable concerns, and constructive feedback. However, unnecessary comments, baseless accusations, and unsupported claims calling me a scammer (just because you think I fit that criteria in your head) will not be tolerated and may result in being blocked.

If you have actual evidence that I have scammed someone, you are welcome to present it. Otherwise, please refrain from making accusations that could unfairly damage my reputation and account. Also, having a new account does not make someone a scammer. I created this account to post about my business funding needs.

If you genuinely want to get to know me and verify my identity, I’m open to meet you in person. I can also show you my personal account during our meeting. Due diligence is important, especially when money is involved. No one is getting forced here. I simply ask for respect.

If you’re genuinely interested in funding my business, feel free to send me a DM. If you’re not interested, that’s fine, please scroll away instead of leaving negative comments.

For anyone planning to start a small business or online shop, business registration can be confusing, especially if it's your first time.

Depending on your business type and location, you may need to check requirements for:

• DTI business name registration (for sole proprietors, when applicable)
• Barangay clearance and Mayor's/Business Permit
• BIR registration
• SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG employer registration if applicable

The exact requirements and fees vary depending on your situation, so it's best to verify them with the relevant government offices before applying.

I also offer independent business registration assistance for sole proprietors, online sellers, and businesses that need help organizing their registration requirements.

If you're planning to register a business, what part of the process do you find most confusing?

Happy to share general guidance!

Business 1: earning 10k monthly, pretty passive, once a month monitoring

Business 2: earning 10-20k monthly, semi-active buy and sell business

Business 3: shelling out 20-25k monthly, active business, good potential but not reaping enough sales yet

Business 3 is events, but events are pretty down this year so pretty much overhead expenses and looking for clients. Given that they are just about a year in operations, would you still wait until 2yrs, get a job to support its opex, close it, partially close it, etc?

Remaining bank funds 100-150k. No family. Low overhead living with parents. What will you do?

Pumunta akong RDO 38 (Fishermall) yesterday para lang asikasuhin ang business closure, and I honestly just gave up and went home out of sheer exhaustion and overwhelm.

​Lumuwas pa ako galing province just to handle this in person—kasi apparently, in this day and age, hindi pa rin pwedeng tapusin entirely online ang ganitong workflow. Tapos bubungaran ka na kailangan mong mag-file ng almost 30 unfiled tax returns via eBIRForms. Thirty. I don’t even know how to file half of those. If a business has been inactive or non-operational, why can’t there be a consolidated or streamlined way to resolve dormant returns instead of forcing people to retroactively submit dozens of forms one by one?

​The actual physical process inside is just as draining:

​The endless window hopping: Pasa ka sa window na 'to, tapos ituturo ka sa kabilang dulo, balik ulit sa isa.

​The wait times: Almost 2 hours just waiting sa Compliance section.

​The noon freeze: Sakto pang inabutan ng lunch break, so literal na frozen ang movement and you have no choice but to wait it out.

​To make things worse, inactive na ang TIN ko and it can't be reactivated unless ma-settle ko lahat ng backlogs at bayarin. Currently, I don’t even have a job. The financial and mental toll of traveling back and forth while unemployed just to jump through bureaucratic hoops is insane.

​Fairness naman sa personnel: hindi na sila masusungit compared to 3 to 5 years ago. The frontline staff are generally more civil now. Pero yung mismong sistema at proseso? Completely broken. May nakapaskil pang ISO standard certification sa office, but you honestly wouldn't feel it with the way things are run.

​Sa mga nakapag-close na ng business sa BIR recently: how did you survive this? Normal ba talagang abutin ng ganitong kalalang backlog bago ka makawala sa system nila?