MANILA, Philippines – The pandemic has forced thousands of businesses to permanently close, leaving thousands of Filipinos jobless.
Businesses like Today x Future shared how donations from their patrons kept the famous Cubao bar afloat during the quarantine period but that the best option would still be to close down.
Franchise company, Caravan Food Group, Inc., on the other hand, is finding ways to keep the business running by offering their brands Elait!, Overdoughs, and Raw Juice Bar for franchising without any fees. According to their CEO, Francis Carl Reyes, they’re doing this to take care of their PWD workers.
With the economic crisis devastating small businesses, how are aspiring entrepreneurs coping? Is it still a good time to pursue dreams of becoming an entrepreneur?
In this roundtable discussion, we’ve invited entrepreneurs to talk about the challenges they faced because of the pandemic and how they are finding opportunities to emerge from this crisis.
Our guests:
- Rob Afzelius, Karton.ph
- Mariel Jana Sevilla, Zero Basics
- Ceej Tantengco, Freelance creative
The discussion was moderated by RJ Ledesma, actor, host, and co-founder of Mercato Centrale. – Rappler.com
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