Since this is a green business blog, I must start things by discussing how most entrepreneurs and businessmen start doing business and that is by looking for opportunities.
What are opportunities? Where do we find them?
I have often heard the reason why most people don't or are hesitant to start a business is because they think that profitable ventures or ideas have already been done, and that there are no more useful things that can be offered as a product or as a service. While it is true that by just looking around, we are being presented with a lot of choices - from consumer products such as cell phones, cars, watches, etc. to personal services such as spas, restaurants and hair salons to name a few.
It is also true that because of the lifestyle we have currently, more problems or concerns arise.
These problems can be the breeding ground for unexplored opportunities. Let me cite City Delivery 87878 as an example. It used to be that big food establishments are the only ones who can deliver food to our offices or our homes. A few years ago, we had no choice but to dial a fast-food's number if we want to eat at the comfort of our own home. But City Delivery changed all that...
On there website, www.citydelivery.ph, they mention that they have partnered with more than a hundred food merchants within Metro Manila. What does this mean for you? You can now get food that you are craving for by just going through their website or by calling them up. You have more choices than before.
Furthermore, the partner merchants don't have to invest in a delivery service that would entail more capital expenditure on their side. They just partner-up with City Delivery and they can instantly serve more customers.
Let me cite another example. My sister uses our broadband connection to teach Koreans and Japanese students English. She gets paid for that without having to spend time commuting nor going from one-place to another. She just downloaded Skype and took some tests for her to qualify as an instructor, and once she passed she can teach English already.
You don't have to start a business with a lot of capital. Just start small and learn the steps from there. Once you are comfortable enough, you can already invest your money or look for partners to help you grow your business.
The important step is identifying a problem and see whether you can solve it. If you can solve it, ask these questions:
1. How many people are experiencing this problem?
2. How much time and effort would it take for me to solve this problem?
3. How much money will my 'clients' be willing to pay for me to solve the problem?
4. Can my system be copied? Or am I the only one who has the expertise to solve the problem?
I will be helping you see and decide a business you can venture into in the next blog.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Starting A Green Venture
Whenever I am interviewed, I am inevitably asked this question... How did you choose your business
?
It is understandable since a lot of Filipinos would want to put up their own business but don't know where to get into. Sometimes, they just go into franchising a food cart
because someone they know is in it. Or they join multi-level marketing
companies because of the so-called training and support group.
However, like most people who want to go into business without any passion or technical knowledge, they end up confused and bitter. Quite a handful have even lost their savings because of it.
So why or how did I come up with this business?
I must give credit where credit is due. I was talking to my partner about the possibility of putting up a car wash business that will cater to condominium tenants and village residents. Of course the first hurdle that we thought of was where to get the water needed to clean the cars and how will we transport it.
From that statement alone, you can see that there is a problem that presents itself with a profitable opportunity. If you must know, condominium rules and regulations strongly discourage the washing of cars inside the parking premises because it dirties the area and might become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Furthermore, village residents (especially in exclusive villages) need to go out to have their cars washed while they are waiting in an open area, normally beside smoke-filled roads and water being sprayed a few feet away from them. This is the reason why the customers of car washes are guys. The fairer sex would normally go to mobile car washes
found inside malls.
She was the one who searched for this new concept in the Internet
and found a very viable business opportunity from NoWet Waterless Car Clean in Australia.
Going back, how did I choose my business? Because we, my partner and I, can see that there is a need for it. As for the demand? Well, that will be the subject of my future blogs. But it will be a very practical and real world lesson for budding entrepreneurs
and management students
.
The first thing to ask yourself when thinking of putting up a new venture, who will be your target market? Or is there a need for your product or service?
In our case, yes we found out that there is a need. And we are happy to note that our venture is slowly being recognized by different organizations. We have been featured in GMA7's Unang Hirit and ANC's Green Living. In the next few days, Manila Bulletin will come out with a magazine wherein there will be a write-up about our company. Solar Sports has also scheduled a taping in our first shop. K4S295AJUMEA
Let me ask you a question; what business do you want to get into? And is there a need for your product or service?
?
because someone they know is in it. Or they join multi-level marketing companies because of the so-called training and support group.However, like most people who want to go into business without any passion or technical knowledge, they end up confused and bitter. Quite a handful have even lost their savings because of it.
So why or how did I come up with this business?
I must give credit where credit is due. I was talking to my partner about the possibility of putting up a car wash business that will cater to condominium tenants and village residents. Of course the first hurdle that we thought of was where to get the water needed to clean the cars and how will we transport it.
From that statement alone, you can see that there is a problem that presents itself with a profitable opportunity. If you must know, condominium rules and regulations strongly discourage the washing of cars inside the parking premises because it dirties the area and might become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Furthermore, village residents (especially in exclusive villages) need to go out to have their cars washed while they are waiting in an open area, normally beside smoke-filled roads and water being sprayed a few feet away from them. This is the reason why the customers of car washes are guys. The fairer sex would normally go to mobile car washes
found inside malls. |
| Demo with Mr. Joey Lina |
She was the one who searched for this new concept in the Internet
and found a very viable business opportunity from NoWet Waterless Car Clean in Australia.Going back, how did I choose my business? Because we, my partner and I, can see that there is a need for it. As for the demand? Well, that will be the subject of my future blogs. But it will be a very practical and real world lesson for budding entrepreneurs
and management students.The first thing to ask yourself when thinking of putting up a new venture, who will be your target market? Or is there a need for your product or service?
In our case, yes we found out that there is a need. And we are happy to note that our venture is slowly being recognized by different organizations. We have been featured in GMA7's Unang Hirit and ANC's Green Living. In the next few days, Manila Bulletin will come out with a magazine wherein there will be a write-up about our company. Solar Sports has also scheduled a taping in our first shop. K4S295AJUMEA
Let me ask you a question; what business do you want to get into? And is there a need for your product or service?
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Green Ventures
Various studies done by different organizations, especially United Nations, notes that we are in the brink of climate change to the effects of global warming. NASA said that 2009 was the warmest decade of the new millennium (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=42392).
It has been observed that the main contributor of greenhouse gases is man. Unabated population growth and economic development based on inefficient systems have greatly contributed to the rapid increase in earth's temperatures. While this theory has been highly contentious, we can not deny the fact that our summers have been hotter, rainy days have been wetter, storms have grown much stronger and the whole climate has been chaotic the past few years.
Mr. Al Gore has been the so-called voice of climate change. He has been harping about its effects on nature and man. While we have seen and experienced for ourselves these consequences, we are finding it hard to let go some of the conveniences that we have grown accustomed to; like using a car for short-trips, or putting an air-con on high during a warm day.
There is a need to use our limited resources more efficiently and responsibly. Some say that oil will be used by 2050, others say we still have 100 years of oil left. But there is really no way of knowing how much oil we have.
75% of our planet is water, yet only three percent is fresh water and only one percent is available to us? The rest are trapped in glaciers and ice bergs! Yet, we see people waste precious water all the time. Faucets are kept open when not in use.
Something must be done before we reach global warming's tipping point, an event when we can not fully reserve nor recover from it's effects nor consequences. And since, business is one of the biggest contributors of climate change, then business must also be able to help mitigate, slow down or even reserve the effects of climate change.
This blog is about how businesses in the Philippines, from small-enterprises to large corporations are doing what they can to help promote a cleaner and healthier earth. The "Green Articles" page will be about news and updates from different sources regarding the initiatives and studies done in various fields.
We will also feature other initiatives done to promote environment-friendly products and services.
Finally, we are asking our readers to contribute articles that they think are good and viable-business opportunities that also promote and take care of our environment.
K4S295AJUMEA
It has been observed that the main contributor of greenhouse gases is man. Unabated population growth and economic development based on inefficient systems have greatly contributed to the rapid increase in earth's temperatures. While this theory has been highly contentious, we can not deny the fact that our summers have been hotter, rainy days have been wetter, storms have grown much stronger and the whole climate has been chaotic the past few years.
Mr. Al Gore has been the so-called voice of climate change. He has been harping about its effects on nature and man. While we have seen and experienced for ourselves these consequences, we are finding it hard to let go some of the conveniences that we have grown accustomed to; like using a car for short-trips, or putting an air-con on high during a warm day.
There is a need to use our limited resources more efficiently and responsibly. Some say that oil will be used by 2050, others say we still have 100 years of oil left. But there is really no way of knowing how much oil we have.
75% of our planet is water, yet only three percent is fresh water and only one percent is available to us? The rest are trapped in glaciers and ice bergs! Yet, we see people waste precious water all the time. Faucets are kept open when not in use.
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This blog is about how businesses in the Philippines, from small-enterprises to large corporations are doing what they can to help promote a cleaner and healthier earth. The "Green Articles" page will be about news and updates from different sources regarding the initiatives and studies done in various fields.
We will also feature other initiatives done to promote environment-friendly products and services.
Finally, we are asking our readers to contribute articles that they think are good and viable-business opportunities that also promote and take care of our environment.
K4S295AJUMEA
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