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CHAPTER I
1. INTRODUCTION
because having business is the simplest way to earn money and people wanted
to be rich. This time our needs and wants becomes higher and we need extra
income for this matter .That is why there are now different types of businesses
that have emerged like sari-sari store, eatery and many more. Lot of people are
thinking to have their own business. And other business had really boom to the
people.
80% of all small businesses fail within the first year and a half. However, this
does not mean that setting up a small business is a bad idea. You simply need to
According to Jay Goltz “there are reasons small businesses fail one is
business are also not that good. Mike Kamo said “Your business can fail if you
exhibit poor management skills, which can be evident in many forms. You will
your leadership team is not in agreement on how the business should be run.
You and your leaders may be arguing with each other publicly, or contradicting
each other’s instructions to the staff. When problems requiring strong leadership
occur, you may be reluctant to take charge and resolve the issues while your
Some business had used these practices and that is why their business had
really grown. Best practices are a set of guidelines, ethics or ideas that
represent the most efficient or prudent course of action. Best practices are often
dictate the recommended course of action, some situations require that industry
The researchers come up with this idea to have a study on how to make a
business grow. The researcher will identify what are the practices used in a
successful business.
Thus, the aim of this study is to be able to know the practices used in a
successful small business. Moreover, it aims to help people who are planning to
THE PROBLEM
business.
1. What is the profile of the business owners and employees in terms of:
1.1 gender;
1.2 age;
3. What are the reasons that business owners have been adopting
practices?
This study will be undertaken to find out the Successful Practices of Small
Business.
To the Employees. Guide the employees what is the right thing to do inn
business. It may encourage more discretion in adopting quick fix solution to avoid
loss.
actual situation.
To the Future Researchers. This refers to the student conducting study. This
study will help and inspire more the researcher to be more innovative. It will
serve as a reference when they conduct a research that would be related to the
This chapter presents the review of related literature and the study which
RELATED LITERATURE
This section will present the cited related literature that help the
who can motivate their team and follow business management best practices for
employees to produce the greatest results with the least amount of effort using
WILL KENTON (Julyl 17, 2018) Best practices are set of guidelines,
ethics or ideas that represents the most efficient or prudent course of action. Best
dictate the recommended course of action, some situation require that industry
best practices be followed”. Best practices are important for processes that you
need to work correctly. They are simply the best way to do things and have been
worked out through trial and error, and are found to be the most sensible way to
proceed.
Robert Hunt ( March 27, 2017 ) using best practice there are wide range
of best practices. They can vary from something as simple as making several
control. Each of those items would also be broken down into a subset of process
on a large software project. So the complexity can range from the simple to very
complex. Regardless of the complexity of your best practices, the aim is to make
whatever you are doing work out better, faster and more efficiently with less
problems and mistakes. That is why it is always a good idea to be aware of what
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best practices are for what you are trying to achieve. It is a framework for
According to the Store Front Business index ( 2018 ) small business in the
united states are booming, doing much better than expected coming out last
decade’s economic crisis, small businesses are growing much faster than the
U.S. GDP, about 3.1% versus 2.7%. While this may be a highlight for those
looking to eithe3r start or grow their small business this year, its still important to
follow some basic best practices, which will help stay away from resting on the
owners can set a solid foundation to build off of to be more established in their
market.
chance to make minor tweaks (or major overhauls) to the habits and routines
we've developed. That's not only true of individuals but also of businesses. For a
Melinda Emerson (JANUARY 29, 2019) You have a small business now,
and you know you want it to grow. Growth means more customers, more
revenue, more inventory, and more success. Before you can get to this space,
however, you have to set some practices in motion that will foster natural and
lasting growth. Check out these 10 e-commerce best practices for small
businesses
not easy; in fact, up to 80% of all small businesses fail within the first year and a
half. However, this does not mean that setting up a small business is a bad idea.
Josh Steimle (Feb 4, 2014) I’ve been running a small business since
1999, and at times it has been a trip through Hell. If I were to expound upon all
the challenges and trials I’ve faced, you might ask what monumental changes I
made to make things better. Looking back, what surprises me is how much of
what has improved has been due to small and simple modifications in how I
managed the business. Like the principle of leverage (the physical or machine
type, not the financial kind), the changes I made took almost no effort, but had
launch as I open an Asia office for my online marketing firm in Hong Kong than I
have in previous starts. But these tips will work for any business, anywhere.
other means, or because it has become a standard way of doing things, e.g., a
standard way of complying with legal or ethical requirements. Best practices are
view are collected here are only whose businesses are located in Bato, Toledo
City.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
In order to fully understand the discussion, some terms used were define
operationally as follows:
life
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Small Business. A sole proprietorship that have fewer employees and/or less
profit, or distinction.
CHAPTER II
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
transcripts repeatedly and considering possible meanings and how these fitted
Research Sample
population to participate in the study. The respondents of this study will be the
will be used you identify the samples. The respondent consist of ten (10)
Education Type of
No. Gender Age Level Business No. Of Years in Business
High School
1 M 45 Grad Sari-Sari Store 10
High School
2 F 53 Grad Sari-Sari Store 30
3 F 45 College Grad Sari-Sari Store 9
Gen.
4 F 42 College Grad Merchandise 4
5 F 40 College Grad Sari-Sari Store 8
6 F 38 College Grad Sari-Sari Store 10
7 F 35 College Grad School Supplies 2
8 M 48 College Grad Sari-Sari Store 16
9 F 46 College Grad Sari-Sari Store 2
10 F 48 Unfinished MA Eatery 13
Figure 1. participants Demographic profile
Research instrument
achieve the purpose of the study which is to gather the necessary data on
successful practices of small business. The interviews are able to make new
It contained two main parts: Part 1 was used to get respondents profile
such as name, age, gender educational level and type of business. Part 2
To gather data, the researcher were able to interpret the data and lead
the participants directly to the questions every time they misunderstood the
answers.
Research Environment
Barangay Bato are the place in which the researcher wants to conduct
their research.
Barangay Batoare one of the barangays of toledo city. Bato has nine
thousand fifty seven (9057) population and has a total of twelve sitio namely:
Sin-sin, Talisay, and Tataan.Bato is one of the barangays of Toledo City in the
island province of Cebu that’s within Region VII in the central visayas area
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The researcher will seek a written permission from the principal of Bato
National High School for the conduct of the study including parent's consent. The
objectives and outcomes. During the orientation a informed consent will be given
to the respondents for assure their full understanding that their responses will
assume that they are willing to be questioned as a respondent of the study and
for them to be able to know the flow of the content of the question, after that the
respondents will have to answer the interview's questions with cooperation and
Data analysis
name, gender, age, educational level, type of business, will be analyze using
descriptive analysis. While the data for the dependent variable will be using a
phenomenological method
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and identify themes, also referred to as categorizing and indexing and the aim of
this method is to make sense of the data collected and to highlight the important
CHAPTER III
This chapter presents, analyses, and interprets the data gathered using a
qualitative phenomenological research process. This is divided into two parts: the
profile of the respondents, practices used in the small business and its reason.
This section presents the profile of the study based on the data gathered
Participant Demographics
chosen business in Bato, Toledo City, Cebu. Sample size of 10 participants. The
survey took place at a location of the business participants. All the survey were
depicted below.
the study were females; the 2 respondents was between 30 – 39 years old , 7 of
the respondents was between 40-49 years and 1 of the respondent was 50-59
years of age. In the education level of the respondents; the highest level amount
level with 2 respondents and the last respondent is unfinished asters degree with
business the highest is 30 years with 1 respondent, second was 16 years with 1
respondent, third was 13 years with 1 respondent, fourth was 10 years with 2
respondents, fifth was 9 years with 1 respondent, sixth was 8 years with 1
respondent, seventh was 4 years with 1 respondent, and the last was 2 years
with 2 respondents.
The result reveals that there are 8 female participants and 2 male
participants. Therefore, the number of female are being significantly higher than
male participants. As for as the respondents age is concerned this revealed that
the most participants were aged between 40-49 years and ages 30-39 years of
age is the lowest of them. In terms of the respondents education levels the
highest result of were college level and the lowest is the unfinished masters
degree. The highest result of type of business is sari-sari store. And the highest
Participant stated that “ always smile to the customer so that they will
This theme held the strongest impact. Participant 9 stated that “owners should
Participant 5 stated that “the business should open early and avoid credit
entity, strategic planning, and effective business planning”. This theme was
Participant 5 stated that “in our income in every week or day I should put
10% of my income on my piggy bank to have savings”. This theme was present
in 1 participant responses.
Business
income”. Participant 4 stated that “we usually embrace and observe these
practices of course to sustain the business life that we are presently engaged
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with”. With only 8 of the participants stating that embracing this practices is to
the customer will keep on coming back to tour store”. Participant 6 stated that “for
the customer to be satisfied to our business because they are treated will”.
Participant 9 stated that “ the main reason for embracing these practices in our
business is to attract the customer for them to be satisfied “. With only 3 of the
4.1 Emerging Themes on the Factors that the Practices Affects towards the
Business
Participant 6 stated that “ before we only have a tiny store and now it is
bigger that before “. Participant 7 stated that “ it helps the business grow”.
Participant 8 stated that “ I have enhances my food cart”. With only 7 of the
participants stating that the effect of using this practices in the business helps
Participant 3 stated that “that is the reason why we are still operating for 9
years in our business because of this practices”. Participant 4 stated that “it
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sustains it enterprise’s financial capability that until now we are still operating
the effect of this practices to the business is that it helps the business remain
business improves that is the reason why they will choose us”. Participant 6
stated that “they feel comfortable in here because they are treated will that is why
I have lot of customers.” Participant 7 stated that “it is easier the consumer to
reach for what they need or the availability of their needs that is why lot
customers came in our business. Participant 9 stated that “the effect of these
practices to the customers is that it made them to come again because they are
satisfied of my product”. With only 10 of the participants stating that the effect of
CHAPTER IV
This section presents the summary of findings, draws the conclusion and
Summary of Findings
The findings revealed that the number of female are being the significantly
higher than male participants. The majority of the participants were 40-49 years
of age. Majority of the participants were college level. Majority of the participant’s
type of business were sari-sari store. Majority of the participant’s number of years
Good customer service had interpreted the most applied practices in the
business. To sustain the business is the strongest reason for adopting practices
been applying practices. Which means having practices in a business can lead to
Conclusion
research, the success of the business could be through the practices that being
used by the owners. Every respondent’s success was based through their
practices that they’ve been using. Good customer service had interpreted the
most applied practices in the business. To sustain the business is the strongest
effect towards the business. Customer satisfaction is the strongest effect towards
the customer.
Now that we have identified the practices and its value, it is important to
apply the practices in the business. To avoid loss from the business; to improve
the business; to gain a lot of income. These are some of things will come if you
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