QUESTIONS P1 P2 P3 P4 P5

1. Can you tell us “My name is “This business “Hi, I’m Lizelle
more about Glaina Nisiete was started by Gabriel living at
yourself? Age, turning 45 years myself and three Sampaloc Street,
status, and where old and I live at of my high school Cembo and I am
do you live? 9508-D Masilan pals. I'm single, 39 years old.
Street, Guadalupe and the other ”
Nuevo, Makati three are married
City.” with children.”

2. How long is the “The business is “It's been 2 “The business was
business operating for more months since we operating for about
operating? than a year and started the 12 years, and
we started during business.” other branches are
the pandemic.” 5 years and 6
years.
Unfortunately, I
decided to close
the two other
branches because
I am also an OFW.
Most of my
business spot is
near the schools
but since we are in
the pandemic right
 now, we closed
the two other
branches because
there are no
students.”

3. What made you “We decided to “We lost our jobs “I chose the pares
decide to establish our small because of the because it was
establish the pares business pandemic and we trend to this
pares business? because we are needed money to generation since
struggling on survive, we gather pares is all in you
financial our savings and have rice, soup or
expenses.” we opened this stock and the
business. If we beef.”
didn't do anything
to make things
work out, it will be
harder for us to
live.”

4. How long have “We are five “We’ve been “I started my

you been siblings who is managing Four business when I
managing your handling the pares Good Pares for was 27 years old,
business? business and most almost three and it has already
of the time we do months” been 12 years and
division of works the company I
to operate our manage is still
business.” going strong.”

5. How are you “We manage our “It's not easy

managing business with our because we still “Despite of having
business despite fighting spirit have lockdowns pandemic we still
of the challenges despite of the on going. To run need to deliver
brought by the pandemic and our business, we and provide our
COVID-19 because of that we deliver pares to goods to the
Pandemic? also encourage our customers customers not only
people that we because we can't
that even if it is
need to start have dine in. We
establishing for follow the health rain or shine, and
extra income for protocols of the we still need to be
our daily needs. IATF.” open even if the
Specially for me, I sales are not
have my family meeting the
and my child who expenses.
needs medicine,
Sometimes the
monthly check-
ups, and vitamins.” sales are low but
that’s okay
because
sometimes we
also gaining
profit.”

6.What piece of “A piece of advice “In here, we “My advice for like
advice could you to small always work hard you guys is you
provide to entrepreneurs like and sleep early. need to be hard
aspiring me, you have to To the aspiring working and of
entrepreneurs in be strong, don't be entrepreneurs, course the
the future? scared to put up a keep your head's perseverance.”
small business up and hold on to
because in a long your dreams.”
term you will gain
or harvest income
from that as long
as you have the
 standard.”

7. What keeps “My family “We have no “The reason why I

you motivated to because you have choice; we need to still operating the
keep going to do your best to make it work since business despite
despite the generate the we can't find a job of the challenges
challenges? income and because of the is that I able to
sustain the needs. pandemic. There provide help to my
Even though there are people who workers for giving
is a mother task are offering us them an income in
and business task jobs, but since this this kind of
at the same time.” business is situation and also I
already opened want that my
all, we have to do children will learn
is work hard to and inherit the
keep it going and business.”
that's what
motivates me.”

Team 6:

 Aparece, Geraldine D.
 Arcobelia, John Marvie
 Ibanez, Ken Austin V.
 Ramirez, Shawn Ezekiel
 Samaco, Joshua Miguel
 Teves, Jaimes Miller