Mike Louie Benito

Entrepreneur: Marlyn Benito (Grandmother)

Business:Convenience Store

Questions:
1. What challenges did you have to overcome at the beginning of your
business?
Financial management and maintaining a budget.
2. How long has this establishment been in business?
About half a year.
3. What made you decide to go into business yourself?
To earn additional money for my family.
4. What mistakes have you made along the way?
Buying items that doesn’t sell well.
5. What is the best advice you can give?
Learn how to market your product.
6. How did you raise funding for your business?
I worked on a part-time job.
7. What aspect of being an entrepreneur do you like the most?
What I like about running a convenience store is that I can just leave my
store and go to my part-time job.
8. What factors contribute for an entrepreneur’s success?
Patience, persistence, self-confidence, and the ability to take a risk.