Ten Small Business Ideas That Work!

Filipinos are known in the whole world to be creative and resourceful. That’s a very laudatory compliment, and we humbly accept it. However, whenever we see scarcity in every household, you can’t help thinking, asking yourself the question like, “Where might have the creativity and resourceful Filipinos gone?” 

Sometimes, it is a shame on our part that we get contented staying in the boundaries of mediocrity. Poverty happens when one starts thinking poor. People get enjoyably contented with minimum income. We all need a push – a kind of push that can wake us up from slumber.


Poor people (I am not pertaining to people who are literally poor) but the kind of people who THINK poor. The mindset of a poor is nothing but talking about the other people. But the mind of the rich think about what benefits them in the future. They don’t just earn money, they also invest. They THINK about ideas. Yes, ideas and always ideas. 

What kind of ideas?

•  ideas on how to become successful in life
•  ideas on how to help their family and economy of the country
•   and ideas on how to transform lives into better one

Most of Filipinos are naturally business-minded maybe because we have been influenced by our foreign ancestors or comrades; and one main reason is to be free from poverty. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been seeing many small businesses in the streets. To name a few, these are your favorite barbecue stands in the corner of the street. sari-sari store, street foods, carinderias, massage services, household and maintenance services, and many more. Now, when the new millennium came, business ideas grew and spread. There’s cell phone and gadgets repair shops, massage services, salon, auto-mechanic shop, and too many to mention. 

As we are living in an internet world, anticipate that more and more business ideas would advance through the help of internet. Social media and networking are very rife and indispensible these days. Most of businesses, big or small, have websites and this is the trend in the business world now. Just an advice, if you’re running a business, doesn’t need to be big, must have a website for sales and recognition purposes. Here are some suggested small business ideas, online or traditional, which you can start with. 

1. Personalized products or services: Personalized products are well-appreciated by individuals. They love to see their photos and name on a particular object you’re selling such as shirts, pillows, coffee mugs, pens, and other stuffs. With growing interest in everything customized, starting a business offering design-your-own products or services is a brilliant idea.
2.  Loading business: Cell phone loading stores are everywhere. This is another way to start a business with small capital. Cell phone credits are very marketable in the country as everyone is a cell phone user. Every minute you see an individual coming to a sari-sari store to load phone credits. In fact, Philippines is known as the ‘texting capital’ in Asia.
3. Franchise a food cart: This is the craze of most typical Filipinos. Franchising is the fad nowadays, and with its affordable franchising fee, any aspiring entrepreneur can have it. Notice the common food cart food items are siomai, stir-fried noodles, shawarma, sisig, buy1take1 burger, and many more. Looking for affordable food cart franchise, please visit http://foodcartfranchisephilippines.com/
4. Online Ads: Online ads are so prevalent on the internet and millions of successful transactions have been settled. Having a directory of websites will help you use your marketing and communicating skills. One must possess media planning skills and broaden his knowledge in internet and networking prior to start this type of business.
5. Online business: Care to hear the testimonies of people who have gone from zero to hero making money online? Time to kick the old school because technical innovations and new business opportunity are now here. You cannot only earn money from your traditional business, but also from an online business. Online business is also called as internet marketing. This requires an individual to have at least knowledge in the search engine optimization and creative selling techniques through blogging and social networking.
6. Tutorial services: If you are a licensed teacher, part time teaching after school hours is a good idea to maximize your income and teaching experience. Tutorial service can be done person-to-person or online Tutorial services do not need too much capital. The main investment you will need is your voice, time and patience. You can teach online or offline, depending on where you will be more effective, efficient and profitable.
7. Outsourcing: Outsourcing is the act of one company contracting with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by in-house employees. Outsourcing is the trend of employment these days. One can work from home and earn good money because of outsourcing.
8.  Wedding planning business: A simple but well-organized wedding can be achieved with the help of wedding planners or coordinators. To begin this business, you must have creative ideas and endurance to organize from top to bottom.
9. Trash treasure: You can be an environment-friendly entrepreneur if you begin accumulating cans, old clothing, plastic, and other useless items. Instead of throwing it out, find something to make with it. You can get more ideas on different sites so you could start creating a few things, get your own website, and operate your business.
10. Traveling business: This is done by transporting your products with you, and advertising your business by selling at different strategic locations.

These are the recommended small business ideas for you to get started with. It is crucial to know the basics and knowledge in raising your business. Prepare yourself for the hurdles in your journey towards success maintaining a positive and rich mindset. I’d rather have the mindset of the rich. Who doesn’t want? Business ideas, if introduced at the right time, will definitely lead to a very money-spinning business. Business ideas are always available through a multiple sources.

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