Romblon State University - Romblon Campus

SCHOOL OF ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sawang, Romblon, Romblon

ENTREPRENEUR’S
INTERVIEW
REPORT
1ST SEMESTER A.Y. 2022 - 2023

Ciandra Marie M. Madeja

Dave Janzel D. Fortaleza
John Clint R. Esquerra
Tom Angelo D. Cruz
Vicky M. Cabangon
Al Jericho D. Cruz
Jayco D. Adriguez
Jackelyn Bautista
Asnairah Abdul
Alvin G. Diaz
 Identify five (5) entrepreneurs in your area/district. From the table identify at least five
characteristics that you believe made them successful as entrepreneurs. Interview these
entrepreneurs in an informal conversation, perhaps over the phone, to discuss their
entrepreneurial profile. Record your discussions, findings and conclusions in your personal
journal.
 North Wings
Name of the Owner
Ronie Lyn Marin

Location of the Business

Poblacion, San Agustin, Romblon

Nature of the Business

Sole-proprietorship

Discussions: How the business started

North Wings was established last August 2019. It is owned and managed by woman and fully
supported by her husband and their respective families. She resigned from her job as a Quality and
Compliance Specialists prior to putting up the business to spend ample time on planning and
establishing it. Being in line with the quality control field, the quality and consistency of the foods
being served in the restaurant are her top priority.

From its brand name, North Wings mainly caters chicken wings with various flavors of sauces to
choose from. It is our pride that the main ingredient of most of our sauces is the locally produced pure
and wild honey to guarantee that served foods with healthy benefits. In addition, the herbs and spices
used in our recipes are made of original and highly quality ingredients that will definitely satisfy our
customers and make them leave a remark “Ay Tayang Kanamit!”, hence, our tagline. North Wing also
serves delectable pasta dishes, sandwiches and chips such as cheesy fries and nachos.

In North Wings, we value teamwork, honesty, community involvement, dedication, and transparency.
All of these qualities are consistent with our goal of providing a top-quality fast-food experience. We
want of “word-of-mouth” to be our best form of marketing where our customers value our brand as
something exciting to be looked forward to and cannot wait to tell their family and friends.

Findings:

1. How the entrepreneur determine the price of their goods/products

 We determine the price of our products depending on the cause of goods and still ensure that
it is affordable for our customers

2. Target Customers
 North Wings’s target customer are adults and teens.

3. Business Promotion/s
 Social media
 Online Advertisements
 Word of mouth
 Cristalyn’s Merienda

Name of the Owner

Cristalyn Sapno

Location of the Business

Centro, Brgy. Capaclan, Romblon, Romblon

Nature of the Business

Sole-Proprietorship

Discussions: How the business started

Ms. Cristalyn was a worker on a snack bar paid with minimum wage. She left her former job and
started running her own business under her name last March 2020. She started selling snacks on a
food stall such as burgers, fries which millennials are fond to buy. Her Snacks took the attention of
the public which makes her establish another food stalls in other areas. Her pure competition leads to
her successful business operation.

The business is stable that makes her add more snacks on her stalls mainly shakes and combo
meals which is good in marketing the business. She value customer satisfaction, provide goods that
is high quality ingredients but low in price. Now the business grows and owns 4 food stalls around the
centro.

Findings:

1. How the entrepreneur determine the price of their goods/products

 The entrepreneur determines the prices based on the price value of the ingredients available
but still high in quality

2. Target Customers
 Cristalyn Merienda’s target customers are mostly millennials, teens and even adults.

3. Business Promotion/s
 Social Media
 Banners
 Word-of-mouth
 Ultra Pure
Name of the Owner
Chistian M. Rodelas

Location of the Business

Brgy. Ilauran, Romblon, Romblon

Nature of the Business

Sole-propiertorship

Discussions: How the business started

It started when I saw that potable and clean water is needed in our community. Since we are also
buying galloons of water every month, why not have a water refilling station where we can have a
clean purified water to consume and will give us additional income as well. It is a convenient business
that is easy to manage and operate. Water being an essential commodity, there is undoubtedly an
endless demand for it. Therefore, it is a self-selling idea, and you will spend fewer resources on
marketing it.

Findings:

1. How the entrepreneur determine the price of their goods/products

 Since there are existing water refilling station in our municipality, it is the best marketing
strategy if we were able to sell our purified water on the same price. Through this, we will be
able to make it successful.

2. Target Customers

 Their target customers are households and business establishments.

3. Business Promotion/s

 Tarpaulins
 Facebook page
 Flyers
 Naem’s Cellphone and Accessories

Name of the Owner

Naem Asum

Location of the Business

Marvel, Isabel, Leyte

Nature of the Business

Sole-proprietorship

Discussions: How the business started

Before the business started selling in the town, it started through online selling in the hopes of having
the business grow successfully. As the business through online successfully getting the viewers
attention and made lot of purchases, they decided to sell in town and rent a small vacant store and
hoping to get a lot of customers just like on online selling. The business grew both online and in town
and decided to establish another store on other area.

Just like how the society changes drastically, trends also follows which is an advantage in selling
accessories that is up to date and on trend not only to teens and millennials but also suitable to any
age. Practicing customer satisfaction and providing good products to customers who are now our
regulars.

Findings:

1. How the entrepreneur determine the price of their goods/products

 The price is based on the perceived or estimated value of the product or service.

2. Target Customers

 All people (regardless of age or gender)

3. Business Promotion/s

 Banners
 Word of mouth
 Thea’s Inasal
Name of the Owner
Jenerose Morente

Location of the Business

Brgy. Palje, Romblon, Romblon

Nature of the Business

Sole-proprietorship

Discussions: How the business started

Thea’s Inasal was established in the summer of 2020 in the hopes of making profit during pandemic
times. Multiple failures happen but the dedication in growing the business successfully becomes the
inspiration and hard-work brings success in business. It is owned and managed by Ms. Jenerose
supported by her families and friends. The capital used in establishing the business is the salary of
her husband, taking the risk of establishing a business where pandemic rises.

Thea’s Inasal mainly serves chicken and pork barbeques, with various drinks and beverages to
partner with. It is made with their secret ingredients that makes customer coming in and out of the
diner. Their secret ingredients that they used in their barbeques is handed by their great grandparents
to use for future businesses.

In Thea’s, they value customer satisfaction with great accommodation that makes customers feel
comfortable whenever they dine in. All of these is part of their daily activities in serving the customers.

Findings:

1. How the entrepreneur determine the price of their goods/products

 The entrepreneur determines the price of their goods by the the price of the ingredients and
the availability of meat in the market.

2. Target Customers

 All people,children or aged

3. Business Promotion/s

 Facebook Page
 Banners
  Word of mouth

CHARACTERISTICS

Being an entrepreneur is not easy just like how we witness them serving and just smiling
towards their customer, but behind that, there are hidden struggles through their success story in their
business. Most of them experience hardships through their business like ups and downs, financial
instability and the like. Entrepreneurs do demonstrate characteristics in able for them to have a
successful business operation. Through the interview we have conducted to five (5) entrepreneurs,
we have discovered their characteristics that made them successful in operating their business.
These characteristics that we have discovered are;

 Passionate about their work

 Organize
 Technical Knowledge
 Market Knowledge
 Superior Customer Service

We’ve put together all of the characteristics we’ve believed that the five entrepreneurs being
interviewed has because all of the entrepreneurs we’ve interviewed possessed, these characteristics
help them through their business career that made them pass through challenges they have faced
from the start to bottom. All of these characteristics mold them to have the ability to resolve business
matters or problems which is normal in handling a business.
 CONCLUSION
We as a group discussed on where we will conduct our interview on who we will interview with. We
have been to a lot of discussions to find entrepreneurs to share with you their successful business
story. All throughout the interview, the five entrepreneur whom we have interviewed share and
discussed their motivation and strategies to us. To have a successful business, it often requires
courage, dedication and determination to operate a business, and learning new mode of businesses,
advanced marketing strategies as well as sustainable type of business.

We have focused our discussion and findings about essential needs of individual and the trends
where most millennials and teens want to engage in due to drastic change in society. Modern
innovation is a must in conducting business but the entrepreneurs we have interviewed mostly
focuses on using advanced marketing strategies such as social medias which is also an advantage
for most entrepreneurs in a reason where most people nowadays tend to spend more time in social
media that is excellent in grabbing their attention.

Most importantly, entrepreneurs need the skills that will benefit them in operating their business such
as marketing skills, being innovative, being smart in handling financially and being competent in any
way possible to make sure that business grew successfully.
F. Make your own conclusions about the results of your interview at least 1 - 5 paragraph.

We as a group discussed where to go, how we will know or who we will interview with. We have

been to a lot of discussions to find the deserving entrepreneur to share with you his/her successful

buisness story. All throughout the interview, the entrepreneur whom we have interviewed share with

us her motivation to a successful business and ways and strategies in running it. To have a successful

business, it often requires your courage, your dedication and determination to operate a business, and

learning the new mode of businesses, advanced marketing strategies and as well as sustainable type of

business.
We have focused our discussion all about the trends or what most millennial want to have or to

engage in. Modern innovation is a must in conducting a business but the entrepreneur focuses on

using the advanced marketing strategies through social medias which is also an advantage for most

entrepreneurs because people nowadays tend to spend their time in scoial media that is perfect in

grabing their attention, banners is useful in food stalls also in catching the attention of the public.

The entrepreneur also discussed about how she managed the capital amount successfully, making her

to established 4 other food stalls and producing snacks that is perfect for your taste buds, and the

success behind the challenges that she and the business faced.

And most importantly, you can learn how to operate a business successfully, how to deal with

business related problems, with other competitors and how to market your goods in a fast phased

market. Entrepreneurs need the skills that will help them throughout the business and excellent plans

to apply in future business problems and an excellent critical thinking skills.

G. Cite your own reflections about your work.

As we are conducting our interview with Ms. Cristalyn about her successful business operation, we as

a group are challenged by our course as we are under the business course. Knowing the history of

her business, from where she started down to the success of her business makes us motivated to do

the same way, the courage in pursuing to grow your business.

Her dedication, time she spent in growing her business is what most businesses starts. Big businesses

starts from the bottom. Her knowledge in conducting the business alone as well as producing the
goods and services is genius in every way. As well as using high quality ingredients to maintain the

same taste of her produced snacks.

We have realized that running a business needs a lot of time and in order for us to grow our

business, we should invest our time on it, patience is a must in running a business. We realized that

not all businessmen or businesswomen didn't experience hardships throughout their business. It takes

a lot of time, effort and patience when engaging in business. Through their hardships pays it off, and

learning through failures and failures makes you start again in business because you know the drill

already through your experiences.

After realizing how hard she works to grow her business bigger and successful, it made us proud of

her achievements, the ups and downs she went through, the eagerness she have and the positivity

she carry makes us want to become her. Her journey teaches us to be brave and to be tough in any

situation, have the courage to do whatever means possible and to be smarter at all times.

All throughout the interview, we have learned a lot of strategies and smart ways in running a

business which we can apply in the future, always starts smartly, its okay to fall sometimes, to be

tired sometimes because its normal, but never stop moving forward and start again. Failures is there

to makes us learn form our mistakes and to become more stronger. Her story is one of the examples

that no matter how small that business is, nake it as your investment and look for the bigger picture.

In starting a business, always start at the bottom, accept failures and apply what you have learned to

that. Start again, nevermind the backlash or negative feedbacks thrown at you but make it as your

motivation to do great without pressure. They do not know your future, you are the one who molds

your future.
H. Appendices

Appendix A

Data

The interview was held in entrepreneur's store at 10:00 AM, Octover 1, 2023. The interviewer's time

with her was limited to 30 minutes by her busy store. The interview proceeded on a well structured

interview questions covering the topics which is important to our group. The entrepreneur gave well

detailed answers to the questions and kept the discussion on track.

Appendix B

Interview Questions

1. How did your business started?

2. Tell us about a time where you feel that you failed but still keep moving forward?

3. Who was your inspiration behind your successful business?

4. Describe a situation in which you felt attentive in running your business?

5. Describe what strategies, ways and what skills you applied in growing your buisness.