r/BusinessPH

Simpleng rant lang. 5 major suki of ours (we are a b2b business) are planning to downsize or close down. grabeng hirap ng ekonomiya ngayon. ang hirap ng benta namin for the past 3 months and hindi pa talaga kami nakakarecover. Now, I heard from a friend of mine na nakarecieve daw sila ng LOA and sobrang laki ng babayaran nila sa penalty. ang sabi sabi, may quota daw na hinahabol and bir to collect before december. kaya gagawin daw nila lahat para makakuha from us small businesses. I'm also planning to close down and find a job nalang muna kaso closing fees problem ko din. I dont know if the government have plans to support our businesses pa. sa grabeng nangyayare ngayon, i dont know if its feasible for me to continue doing business pa. ngayon ko lang naramdaman ung grabeng hirap ng buhay ngayon. at ngayon pa talaga na may dadating na el nino sa bansa natin i just dont know anymore

Business owner here (we are into food, laundry, construction, and hospitality). Napansin ko na sobrang daming nagsasara na negosyo ngayon. Just recently a saw the IG post of an influencer na instead of expanding, nag sara na lang. Even some well known brands dito sa amin eh may mga nagsara na rin.

Our sales went down din for the past few months. Tumaas ang OPEX and ang hirap mag increase ng price kasi your customers will look for cheaper alternatives. Who can blame them?

With the state of our economy now, sobrang hirap talaga. Dagdag pa jan ang business taxes/permits na binabayaran sa LGU (na nag iincrease kada taon) + yung binabayaran natin sa BIR.

Hanggang kelan kayo tayo makaka-kapit?

Hello po, Im new sa Business.
Im planning to register my start up po pero not operating pa naman maybe next month po.

Digital service po sya na meron monthly subscriptions. Target market ko po is PH.

My question is, anong mga permits po ang need ko kunin? BIR and DTI? or need po ba ang Brgy and Mayors permit? wala po ako office.

Salamat po sa sasagot! 🙏🙏

hello! idk if this is the correct subreddit to ask, but this is probably the closest place to find a possible recommendation 😭

basically, i’m a student leader, and our school will be holding a seminar about business innovation through modern marketing. we’re planning to invite guests from different fields of specialization, one of them being a marketing specialist (ofc) and another being a social media influencer/creator who has built or grown their business through the internet and social media.

i’m not really active on socmed, so i’m having a hard time finding possible candidates. so far, we’ve considered Rap Manaloto (TGS Cookies) and Toni Morales (Sweet Tones) since they seem to have a good reputation and their businesses are pretty relevant to what we’re looking for.

does anyone have other recommendations for creators/business owners who might be a good fit for this kind of seminar? preferably someone who has actually used social media to build their brand/business and would be comfortable talking to students about their experience.

bonus points if they’re relatively approachable and have a small-ish speaking fee 😭 since we’re students and will be handling the event ourselves, so our budget is unfortunately pretty limited.

any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!! thank youuu! 🐧❤️‍🩹

We are currently building a dedicated supply chain company to support a rapidly growing franchise ecosystem.

Our franchise network has already grown to 30 branches, with several locations currently under construction, and is projected to reach 100 branches by October 2027.

As the network continues to expand, we are now separating the supply chain operation into its own company to centralize procurement, warehousing, distribution, and product sourcing.

We are opening the opportunity for selected minority shareholders who want to be part of the growth.

💡 Why this is interesting:

• Built-in demand from an existing franchise network

• Recurring product requirements

• Scalable distribution model

• Expanding franchise ecosystem

• Opportunity to participate at an early stage

• Minority ownership in a business designed to grow alongside the franchise network

We are looking for strategic investors, not just capital. Ideally, someone who can bring value through business connections, supply chain experience, distribution, or simply wants exposure to a growing consumer/F&B ecosystem.

📩 Interested? Drop your email below and we will send you our proposal. Serious inquiry only. Thank you.

Hi, we're currently in talks with O!save as a vendor to them. The value of the order is quite large for our small sized organization, and O!save has communicated they will only pay us after the stock is received. We are based out of India, and need to verify whether they are a genuine organization, and what possible alternatives we can prepare for if the worst comes to pass.

We need this po for our IT capstone project but I can’t find any. We developed a system that computes six financial metrics for business (MSMEs):

• Gross Profit Margin (GPM)
• Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
• Current Ratio
• Quick Ratio
• Cash Buffer (in days)
• Inventory Turnover (per month)

Each metric is classified as Healthy, Optimize (needs attention), or At Risk based on threshold values. For example: GPM ≥ 20% = Healthy, 10-19.9% = Optimize, < 10% = At Risk. Then, the business health status will be evaluated based on these.

The problem is, we cannot find Philippine-specific, peer-reviewed, or at least reliable published benchmarks for these metrics.

We've already searched:

• DTI reports and publications
• BSP financial inclusion studies
• Philippine academic journals (DLSU, ADMU, UP)
• PIDS (Philippine Institute for Development Studies)
• Google Scholar (Filipino MSME financial performance studies)
• PhilStar, BusinessWorld MSME coverage

None of them explicitly state what threshold values constitute "healthy" or "at risk" performance for specific metrics. Right now, we're using thresholds from generic business blogs and are worried our defense panel will question our accuracy. Another problem is that the business types varies (e.g., sari-sari stores, ukay-ukay, printing shops).

Does anyone know where to find peer-reviewed or official baseline metrics for these specific types of businesses? Any leads would be a lifesaver.

Again, this is a capstone project, not a full academic research study. We have limited time and resources. If there are any professionals or business experts here, we would highly appreciate your suggestions on how we can derive the thresholds.

Thank you!