Common Small Business in

the Philippines
 1. SARI-SARI STORE

Situated almost in all neighborhoods

Convenience stores provide affordable
basic retail products
One of the easiest business to set up
2. RICE RETAILING

Common retailing business in the country

Consumption of Ave. Filipino per year Period

92 Kgs. 1980-1990

111 kgs. 2008-2009

119 kgs. 2009-2010

 3. FOOD CART BUSINESS
Popular business in the Phils.
No. of food cart is as big as the no. of sari-
sari-stores
Located or outside the malls, schools, parks,
train station
Sells siomai, fishballs, burgers, fried noods,
etc.
 4. PRINTING BUSINESS
Lucrative business in the Phils. Because the
demand is high
Situated near the schools, offices
Offers printing students projects, billboards,
magazines, newspapers, calendars,
Printing demands for all occasions
 5. Buy-and-Sell business
Emerging business
Done over the internet
Change the behaviour how Filipinos
exchanges goods in efficient and practical
way
 6. STREET FOOD BUSINESS
Widespread in the Philippines
Literally located in the streets
Selling the same food products being sold in
the food cart business
Successful and are timeless
 7. FLEA MARKET BUSINESS OR
TIANGGE
Set up a small space and sell any type of
goods in a palengke set-up
Customers can bargain for prices
Sells clothes, food items, souvenirs and
household items
 8. ONLINE SELLING
Usesinternet for marketing and transaction
channel for selling
Focused on selling existing and established
products online
 9. CELLPHONE LOADING
80% of Filipinos have cellphones
95% of Filipinos are prepaid mobile users
Add on to existing business
 10. LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING
Oftenlocated in business districts,
condominiums & townhouses
Places where residents don’t find time to
wash & dry clothes
 11. HAIR STYLING & MAKEUP
Successful business in the Phils.
Filipinos generally conscious about proper
grooming & hygiene
Includes parlors and barber shops
Core service haircuts, hair treatments, nail
styling
 12. SPA, GYM, & NAIL CARE
Filipinos cope up with stress is through going
to spa
Offers massage, skin care treatments,
manicure, pedicure
 13. VIDEO, & PHOTOGRAPHY
Requires talent in capturing precious
moments
Gaining popularity because of the presence
of social media
 14. TUTORIAL BUSINESS
Caters students who are not able to catch
up with their lessons, and who wants to be
ahead in class
Become important in reinforcing and
enriching students basic knowledge
 15. BAKING BUSINESS
Present in neighborhoods since Bread is the
second staple food for Filipinos
Pan de sal is the most common bread
offered
 16. WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
Internet brought opportunities to Internet
savvy for budding entrepreneurs
Conceptualizes and implements Website for
different companies
 17. DIRECT SELLING
Done by face-to-face selling of products
Includes fashions accessories, health and
wellness, clothing, food supplements and
homecare
 18. CAR WASH AND CARE
CARE
Popular
because of the proliferation of cars
Demand is increasing every year
 19. BAR, CAFÉ, AND
RESTAURANTS
Number of foodies has increased over the
year
Filipino palate becomes globalized
Filipino demands for variety and quality taste
 20. WATER STATION AND LPG
Continuously served the households
Products sold are used for daily
consumptions