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[weena]

It is really nice of you for doing those things to your girlfriend's family.Helping them without hesitations would really mean a lot to the family and to your girlfriend, too.YOU seldom find foreigners who have a soft heart like yours now a days..Stay nice..

[muddyfeet]

Originally Posted by Kenny

Very few kids anywhere are ready to start their own business right after graduation. Sixteen hour days ,no days off, and forget about vacations. In the best of times it usually takes 3 to 5 years before you see a profit. When you pay your employees more than you can take home from the business it is discouraging.
Maybe you would do better helping him get a job at first. Watch him for a while and if he shows an interest and you think he can handle it then help him start a business of his own.
Kenny

This is great advice Kenny. I have taught business courses and most people don't really know what it takes to thrive in business and those that do learn usually have at least 3 business failures before they learn enough to make a go of it. Experience is the best teacher, and it should be it is the most expensive.

Operating a business may look easy and fairly simple but there are many pitfalls regardless of what country you are in.

[derivative_guru]

Yes, and operating a business in the Philippines has a whole other set of issues... bureaucracy like you wouldn't believe...bribes and corruption (especially if officialdom knows that a "rich" foreigner is bankrolling the enterprise), an unmotivated workforce...it's tough.