INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Can you describe to me your experiences as an entrepreneur?

1. As an entrepreneur, what do you think is your significant contribution?

2. What are your preparation in setting up your business?
3. How did you handle challenges and struggles in the operation of your business?
4. How did you maintain the standards of your business?
5. What are the measures you have undertaken to improve service offering? What are
your struggles? What are your achievements? How did you cope with adjustments
with your business?
6. How did you identify the needs or conditions of your existing and potential
customers?
7. What is your priority in meeting your customer’s need?
8. How did you build and maintain good working relationship with workers and
customers?
9. What are your strategies to persuade and convince others to avail of your products/
health related services?
10. How did you manage your resources, including personnel, so that all tasks assigned
are delivered on time and according to the required standard?
11. What are your strategies for organizing self, team, and resources to meet all levels
of objectives?
I1. How did you provide personal development and training requirements to your team
related to your current business?
12. How did you manage and monitor the budget?
13. How does your business help the locality where it is currently operating?

Prompts to Encourage the Participants to Talk

1. Can you elaborate on that point some more?
2. That’s interesting, can you talk more about that?
3. What do you mean by….?
4. What does this mean to you….?
5. What else do you want to tell me that were not included from the conversation a
while ago?
6. How did you experience that….?
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORKSHEET

Name of student: BULALAQUE, CHARISSE D.

Date Submitted: February 12, 2023

Name of business S Fruit stand

Location Public Market, Poblacion, Barangay Zone 1,

Koronadal, City, South Cotabato, 9506

Type of Business Sole proprietorship

Background of the owner S Fruit Stand is owned by Mrs. Irish D. Demoral, a 38-
year-old, pure-blooded Ilongga. She was married to
Mr. Mark Anthony Demoral and a mother of two. She
settles in Koronadal City. She has been an
entrepreneur since she was 16 years old. She finished
high school at Libertad National High School. Mrs.
Demoral was not able to proceed in college due to
financial issues. This situation led her to establish her
own business. started to sell bananas on the sidewalk
and peddle by riding a bicycle. Now, Mrs. Demoral
owns a fruit stand and several branches. She was able
to buy a house and lot, three tricycles, jewelry
investments, and send her kids to college. She has
been in the fruit industry for 22 years.

Services rendered Food services. Fruit supplier to small ang big

restaurants in Koronadal City and sell fruits to local

consumers.

Marketing strategies She used the 7 Ps of marketing strategy which are

place, price, product, price, promotion, packaging,

positioning, and people.

Costumer relations Loyalty, reliability, satisfaction, quality service and

products, support, marketing, commitment, and

improvement.

Other observations during the
exposure
Mrs. Demoral was very eloquent and very specific
regarding her ideas and opinions about her business.
You can tell that she is a veteran in the fruit industry
from the way she answers my questions. Information
is complete, fixed, and not lacking.

What is your significant Perseverance, dedication, and hard work are the keys
learning today? to an individual's success. Struggles are viewed as
challenges to make room for improvement, not as
problems.

What connections this new I am more persistent and want to double my efforts in
learning with my previous nursing school so that I can thrive and be a successful
learnings? nurse entrepreneur someday. I already know that I
have to work hard to succeed, but now I am more
passionate and committed to reaching my dreams.

What are the basic concepts I have learned in class that risk factors have always
learned in class that is been a part of having a business. During our interview,
observed through the Mrs. Demoral said that you must be brave enough to
exposure in the field today? take risks and not be afraid to fail. She said that in
order to succeed in the business world, you must put
 all your heart and soul into it. Commit and marry your
business to the idea that whatever happens, you have
to stand up and be still, even if there are struggles. I
discover that we have to trust the process, and
everything will fall into place.

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