3 little women take different paths to success in business

The Manila Times

3 little women take different paths to success in business  Prima Donna Guevara, Claire Nicodemus, and Rose Capadosa are three women entrepreneurs. Watch and listen as Guevara, a certified public accountant; Nicodemus, a laundry staff member and Capadosa, an educator and business consultant show that determination, learning from experience, financial planning and adaptability can open doors to new opportunities. Their stories offer valuable lessons on overcoming self-doubt, making smart business decisions, and taking calculated risks. Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Subscribe to Business Franchise Guru: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessFranchiseGuru   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters  Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes  #philippines #entrepreneur

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00:00Okay, hello, how are you?

00:28This is Butch Bartolomeo, the Business Mentor Blog over Manila Times.

00:32Alam mo, we are more than 70 episodes already.

00:36And today, being Sunday again, is already another warm reception.

00:43Aba, bakit ka mo?

00:44This is now, we're now telling you how these women got a business that is really profitable and enjoyable.

00:53Imagine, naglalabak ka na, kumikita ka pa.

00:56But again, how did they find out?

00:58Ano na yung ginawa nilang proseso?

01:01So here at Business Mentor Blog, we always want to share.

01:05We always want to do insight.

01:08So again, let me introduce to you the three women.

01:11Prima Donna Guevara.

01:13Hi Prima, how are you?

01:14Hi Sir Boots.

01:15Great, I feel blessed right now.

01:17Sobrang ganda ng Sunday ko ngayon.

01:20Very good, very good.

01:22And si Claire, Claire Nicodemus.

01:25How are you today?

01:26Kamusta ka?

01:28Okay lang Sir Boots.

01:30It's a warm welcome po.

01:31At saka, napaka-blessed ko po na na-invite po ako dito sa ano na po, Sir.

01:37Very good, thank you, thank you.

01:39And of course, si Miss Rose Capadosa.

01:41Rose, how are you today, this Sunday?

01:43I'm good and I really feel so excited in this new chapter, Milestone, in our career, professional life.

01:56I'm thankful also for being invited.

01:59Correct, correct.

02:00Mukhang, look at there, you know, readers.

02:02I want you to look at the background of these two ladies.

02:06They're running washing machines.

02:10Okay?

02:10And as we talk, it's earning.

02:13So again, Prima, pakilala ka?

02:16Paano ka kumuha muna ng nitong franchise, nitong tipid sulit?

02:22Ano ba talaga ang ginagawa mo dati, Prima?

02:25Ayan, so hi everyone.

02:27I'm Prima and start ko lang yung kwento ko na hindi lang ako nag-iisa sa journey na ito

02:33because I'm with my mother.

02:35Actually, siya yung nag-inviteation ko kung ba't ako gusto mag-negosyo.

02:40And there, sabi niya mag-aral kayo ng mabuti at nag-aral kami ng mabuti.

02:47Nakapagtapos po ako ng accountancy at kahit pa paano ay yung mga skills nila.

02:53And of course, you developing yourself to become a business owner and most especially an investor.

03:00So doon po kami nag-start.

03:02Yung dati na po kaming may negosyo pero sabi ko sa nanay ko, kailangan natin ng something passive.

03:09Yung konti lang yung management time pero kumikita pa rin tayo.

03:14Nagkataon po na meron kaming konting ipon at nakilala po namin si Sir Roderick from space po ni RDR yan.

03:24And then there, naumutin po ako ng mga seminars na pinuputap po nila ng tipid sulit.

03:31Nakita ko kung gaano kaganda ang negosyo to, ang laundry business.

03:36Totoo nga po na, naalala ko sinabi ni Sir Roderick,

03:39ang mga Pilipino kahit na sapat ang kinikita, gusto pa rin laging malinis ang damit.

03:47So di po po na-inspire.

03:49Naganda yun, ganda yun.

03:50So in other words, prima, ikaw ay natapos pala ng accountancy.

03:54Ikaw ay certified public accountant, board passer.

04:00And all of a sudden, nagtrabaho ka sa isang audit firm.

04:03But again, nag-shift ka.

04:05Was that an easy decision, prima?

04:09Actually, at first, sir, hindi eh.

04:12Kasi sabi ko, nagpatang inaral ko.

04:16Kaya, hindi ba, madali ba?

04:19I mean, the flick of the finger, sabi mo, bumalik ka na agad sa nanay mo

04:23at sinabi mong, ay, babalik na ako dyan sa probinsya at sa Isabela.

04:27Okay, parabang na.

04:28It wasn't an easy decision, sir.

04:32Kasi, syempre, as a 22-year-old that time, sabi ko, kailangan may mapatunayan ako sa sarili ko.

04:39Okay.

04:39And then, siguro, ininais na rin po ni Lord na lakasan ang loob ko para sabihin sa kanya na pwede ko siyang tulungan.

04:51Okay, so let's go now to the other one.

04:56Oh, Claire, ikaw naman eh, ang ganda ng story mo.

04:59Ikaw yung nakaka-inspire na story.

05:01Paano ka ba naging, paano mo nakuha yung franchise nitong Tipid Sulit?

05:07At ano ba dati ang ginagawa mo, Claire?

05:09Before kasi, sir, nag-apply po ako as laundry staff dito sa Tipid Sulit down the mat.

05:16So, ayun, sir.

05:18Then, later on po, inoferan po ako ni Sir, na-meet po si Sir Roderick Milag.

05:24Tapos, inoferan niya po ako ng trabaho na as office work.

05:29So, dalawa lang po yung tanong niya kung tatanggapin po o hindi.

05:33So, doon ako, nag-take po ako, inano ko po talaga, nilabanan ko yung ano.

05:39Kasi, ang late po ng self-confidence ko noon na ultimo pag open ko po ng,

05:47hindi ko po alam kung paano i-open yung laptop.

05:49Kaya, hindi ko alam kung magagawa ko po ba ng maayos kung magiging trabaho ko.

05:53So, pero nilabanan ko yun, Sir.

05:55Tinanggap ko po yung offer ni Sir Roderick.

05:58So, medyo mahirap lang po yung naging transitions ko.

06:00Kasi, iba po ang responsibility ng, as office work ka, doon sa London staff ka.

06:07So, pero sa araw-araw po na ipag-usap ko sa mga franchisees, sa mga kliyente,

06:15doon ko po na build yung confidence ko.

06:19Tapos, na-overcome ko po yung mga takot na nangyari po nang sa akin ito.

06:24Tapos, Sir, anong time po na rin na yun,

06:31si Sir Roderick po nag-ano po siya na,

06:33why not po na, bakit sa ibang mga franchisee na bibigay niya yung tulong

06:38ng negosyo na hinahanap po ng mga,

06:42ng mga, mag-gustong mag-negosyo,

06:45bakit hindi po niya, sa mga, sa mga empleyado na itulong yung mga,

06:53atawag gano'n.

06:55Binigyan ka ng break, in other words, di ba?

06:58Para bang binigyan ka ng pagkakataon.

07:00So, anong ginawa mo?

07:01Sinunggoban mo agad yung opportunity, gano'n ba?

07:05Nagkaroon ka ng confidence, di ba, Claire?

07:06Alright, so, yeah, okay.

07:09So, punta naman tayo kay Rose.

07:11Rose, paano ba talaga, eh, mukhang iba itong si ating Rose natin dito, eh.

07:17Rose, paano ka ba, before you got a franchise this,

07:21ano ba talaga ginagawa mo ngayon?

07:24Okay, habang nagkikwento si Prima at si Claire,

07:30may mga similarities din naman akong naguha doon sa mga kwento nila.

07:34Kaya, unang-una, yung biniprima,

07:37hindi lang naman ako yung, ano nito, nag-decide.

07:41Kasama ko dito yung husband ko na si Joey.

07:44Although, this is for women's mom,

07:46kaya siguro ako yung, ano, dito.

07:48Pero he is the one hands-on,

07:50kasi hindi naman ako pwede maging hands-on talaga.

07:53I was asked to be the proprietor,

07:56but actually, siya yung hands-on.

08:00So, particularly, before starting this,

08:06I consider myself as a multidisciplinary academic.

08:11Oh, yeah.

08:12So, I started actually, most of my years,

08:16of course, nasa corporate,

08:17nag-work ako sa corporate,

08:19because my undergrad is BS Business Administration in UP.

08:25So, ano ako, as an employee,

08:29as staff there.

08:32Then later, I shifted to public service,

08:35NGO public service.

08:37Tapos most of my work is now in the academe.

08:43So, I'm actually a professor,

08:48assistant professor,

08:49and program chair at the UP Open University

08:52Master of Public Management Program.

08:56And actually, before,

08:58actually, I just transferred from UP Dilipan

09:01to UP Open University this January.

09:04And before that, actually, something happened.

09:07Actually, ang kwentong ito is about my husband.

09:10Actually, katulad nung kay Prima,

09:13I pursued, I decided to support my husband,

09:17this business because of my husband.

09:20Because he decided to actually file an early retirement

09:25because he was actually,

09:26most of his working years is an OFW,

09:30a seafarer.

09:31Yeah, he is an Ilongo.

09:35And ang alam lang nila talagang source of livelihood

09:38is, ano, sa seafaring.

09:40So, actually, dumating yung time 2023,

09:43yung may mga bagong policies na hindi nagustuhan

09:47and even na wala yung mga benefits.

09:49So, actually, naisip niya na,

09:51ano eh, pwede na mag-file ng early retirement.

09:53So, he decided.

09:54And then, ngayon, after filing,

09:58hindi niya alam kung anong gagawin niya.

09:59So, naisip ko,

10:01bakit may savings naman na,

10:04ano, bakit hindi mag-try tayo?

10:06So, I realized it could be that time.

10:13Siguro, dapat inumpisan ko yung nag-

10:15after graduating in the business

10:19and then I've actually been teaching

10:21business students to,

10:25in entrepreneurship.

10:26Some, I actually encourage to start their own business.

10:30Pero, hindi ako talaga,

10:33I'm actually,

10:35masasabi ko siguro, katulad din ni Claire,

10:39may confidence siguro to start a business

10:42or because marami ako siguro mga,

10:44mga,

10:45questions or about putting up

10:49because I've been teaching

10:50pero yung practice,

10:52medyo...

10:52Iba yung pagtuturo.

10:54Iba yung sa actual, no?

10:55Talagang, yeah.

10:56Okay.

10:57Yeah, para bang sinabi...

10:58Oo.

10:59Para sinabi nga ni Rose,

11:00si Rose, si Prima, eh, ano,

11:03CPA.

11:05Pero ngayon,

11:06she's counting money

11:07on her own, di ba?

11:09Ayan.

11:09But anyway,

11:10lahat tayo may storya, di ba?

11:12Ang ganda.

11:13Si Claire,

11:15isang staff, na?

11:17Ang galing, eh, no?

11:19Imagine,

11:20pwede pala yun, ha?

11:21Ikaw ay isang staff

11:23na nandyan ka sa laundry,

11:25sa tipid sulit.

11:26All of a sudden,

11:27nag-rise up ka

11:28pero na-bid yung confidence mo, no?

11:30Ito naman si Rose,

11:32isang professor at that

11:34and yet,

11:35the husband,

11:36eh, gusto naman

11:37early retirement.

11:38Ayon, ano gagawin?

11:39Di ba yung mga

11:40pinabalance-balance ninyo,

11:42you know?

11:42Ito naman si Prima,

11:44nahirapang mag-decide

11:45na after a few months

11:46bumalik sa Isabela.

11:48So, again,

11:49how was the process

11:51of selecting your business?

11:52Yan.

11:53Yan ba talaga agad

11:54pinag-isipan nyo,

11:55laundromat,

11:56laundromat,

11:56or meron pa kayong

11:57mga inisip?

11:58Siguro si Claire,

11:59eh, exception

12:00dahil nandyan na siya, no?

12:01So, si Prima,

12:02ano naman pinag-isipan mo?

12:03Ano naman pinagpilian mo?

12:06It was very clear to us,

12:09ako,

12:09kasi inaaral ko talaga

12:11yung negosyo

12:12bago ko pasukin.

12:14And then,

12:14it was very clear to me

12:15na ito yung something

12:16na hindi nga ako

12:18masyadong mag-i-effort

12:19pero at the same time,

12:20kikita ako ng pera

12:22dahil lahat naman

12:22kailangan to.

12:23So, maybe

12:24the main factor

12:26of the decision is

12:27ito bang negosyo to,

12:29tatakbo kahit wala ako.

12:31Yeah, but correct.

12:32But,

12:33hindi ka ba pumasok

12:34sa isipan mo

12:35na pagkain muna,

12:36di ba?

12:36Usually,

12:37karamihan ka dyan eh.

12:38Gusto ko mag-negoso,

12:39ah, marunan ko magluto

12:40o mahilig ako kumain,

12:42di ba?

12:43So,

12:43restaurant ko,

12:45ano ba pinagpilihan mo?

12:46Ilan choices?

12:47Um,

12:48actually po,

12:49before,

12:50meron na po kasi

12:51kaming food business.

12:53Ah,

12:53okay.

12:54So,

12:56inoconsider ko din,

12:57um,

12:57baka pwedeng

12:58i-expand ko pa

12:59yung negosyo

13:00and at the same time,

13:02nag-try din po ako

13:02ng ibang negosyo,

13:03it didn't work.

13:05Pero nung,

13:06ayun po,

13:07dumating yung pagkakataon,

13:08actually,

13:08yun din po,

13:09nagkakaroon din ako

13:10ng ano eh,

13:10nang,

13:11nang,

13:12win-away ko rin

13:13kung paat,

13:14kung ano ba,

13:15or ito ba,

13:16pero dumating po

13:18sa time na

13:19ito na talaga

13:20kasi I discussed it

13:21with my mother

13:22and sabi niya,

13:22oh,

13:22maganda.

13:23Ayun.

13:23So,

13:24pinag-isipan nyo,

13:25pinag-isipan mo,

13:26tinimbang-timbang mo muna,

13:28tapos din-discuss mo

13:29sa nanay mo.

13:30In other words,

13:30nagkaroon ka ng dialogue.

13:32Claire,

13:32ikaw,

13:32nung ino-offer ka na

13:33ng possibility

13:35na kumuha

13:36nitong franchise,

13:38hindi ka ba

13:38natakot?

13:39Hindi ka ba

13:40kinabahan?

13:43Araw-araw na rin po

13:44namin ganito yung

13:45trabaho namin

13:45sir sa office

13:46na tinutulong namin

13:47mga franchises

13:48kung paano

13:50sila kikita,

13:51kung paano nila

13:52i-operate yung

13:53mga

13:53machines.

13:55Lahat po,

13:56kami po

13:56ang nag-ano

13:57dun sa mga franchise.

13:58May tulong din po

14:00nang gagaling

14:01kay Sir Roderick

14:02yung

14:03makapag-loan

14:05sa ganito.

14:05So,

14:06why not?

14:07So,

14:07hindi ka naman

14:08natakot

14:09na maglo-loan ka?

14:10Kasi may mga taong

14:11ganyan

14:12natatakot

14:12mag-loan?

14:14Hindi naman po,

14:15sir.

14:16Nakasalda po.

14:16Alam naman namin,

14:18profitable po talaga

14:20yung part.

14:22Okay.

14:23So,

14:23Rose,

14:24ikaw,

14:24ano naman

14:25ang pinigpilian mo

14:26nung

14:26yung asawa mo

14:28gusto nang mag-retire,

14:29early retirement

14:30at yahat?

14:31Ano naman

14:32ang pinigpipilian mo?

14:35Hindi mo ba sinabing

14:36bahala ka sa buhay mo,

14:37mag-retire ka

14:38or

14:39living on interest,

14:42di ba?

14:42LOI,

14:43di ba?

14:45So,

14:45actually,

14:45Sir Roderick,

14:47itutuloy ko na

14:48yung kwento ko.

14:49So,

14:50nag-iisip na yung

14:51husband ko,

14:51naisip ko,

14:52kapit-bahe lang namin

14:54sa work,

14:55yung building ng

14:56UP,

14:57ISSI,

14:58Institute for Small

15:00Scale Industries.

15:01So,

15:01sabi ko,

15:02mag-enroll ka kaya dito

15:03para maingganyo.

15:05Kasi wala talaga siyang

15:05experience,

15:07wala ang exposure

15:07sa family

15:09ng mag-start

15:10ng business.

15:10So,

15:11sabi ko,

15:11mag-enroll siya.

15:13Tapos,

15:14noon sa ano niya,

15:15nakilala niya si,

15:16tapos naisip namin,

15:18baka franchise

15:18ang mas maganda

15:19kasi walang experience

15:20based on past ano,

15:22pag ano talaga,

15:23ang maganda is

15:24franchise the best

15:26ang franchise business.

15:27So,

15:27nakilala namin doon si Sandy

15:29na nag-refer

15:31kay Sir Boots.

15:32Kaya actually,

15:33kung si Sir Boots

15:34ay mentor

15:34ng ating owners,

15:37CEO owners

15:38ng tipid sulit,

15:40si Sir Boots

15:40naging mentor

15:41rin pa for me

15:43through

15:44Sandy na

15:45tinanong ko,

15:46Sir Boots,

15:47naghahanap kami

15:48na gusto namin

15:49mag-franchise

15:50kasi nabanggit ko nga

15:51na franchise business

15:52na gusto namin.

15:53Una,

15:53food talaga,

15:54pero ang

15:54suggestion ni Sir Boots,

15:56mas maganda

15:57ang ano,

15:58ang laundry,

15:59tapos nasuggest nga niya

16:02yung tipid sulit

16:03kasi nag-mentor siya dito

16:05and actually,

16:07nung

16:07after that,

16:11ano kami,

16:12sinabi niya

16:13kung ano mga estimates,

16:14ganon,

16:14yung financial capability,

16:16pasok doon,

16:17yung financial capability namin,

16:19yung business attractiveness

16:20kung may future

16:21na mag-invest

16:23very,

16:24tapos in terms of

16:26our time

16:27in managing it

16:28kasi medyo busy ako,

16:29ganon,

16:29tapos

16:30sa marketing

16:32and then yung

16:33supply chain

16:34infrastructure,

16:35pati yung mga

16:35ano niya,

16:37yung kanyang scalability

16:38in different

16:39the business cycle

16:41na consider din namin to

16:43and then yung

16:44sustainability

16:45ng demand

16:47na

16:48affirm ito

16:49nung

16:50kinontak na namin

16:51si Narod

16:52na nagbigay ng

16:53orientation

16:54na

16:55ang

16:55naka-inspire sa akin

16:57nag-try

16:58ito

16:58nung pang time

17:00ng pandemic

17:01dun siya

17:02talaga

17:02kailangan naman

17:05kasi lahat

17:06kahit ba

17:06pandemic

17:07o hindi

17:07kailangan

17:07ng lahat

17:08ng taong

17:09maglaba

17:09so

17:10correct

17:10so nag-contact ka na

17:14anyway

17:15so ngayon

17:16progressive

17:17progreso

17:18baka talaga

17:18o ano

17:19prima

17:20ano na

17:21nagsimula ka

17:22ng ilang makina

17:24ayan

17:25nagsimula po kami

17:27apat na machines

17:28tatlong

17:28wash and dry

17:30and then isang

17:31pang medium

17:32and then

17:33from

17:33mga ilang

17:34tatlong

17:35ano

17:35ilang makina

17:36bali

17:38apat po

17:39oo

17:39okay

17:40and then

17:41mga six months

17:42lang po

17:43ang pagitan

17:44nag

17:45expand kami

17:47nagdagdag kami

17:48ng additional

17:49three machines

17:49nagsimula po

18:19You

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