
Originally Posted by
MeMing
not all people have properties like your family does....
@threadstarter
I own a small internet cafe and a trading business in Cebu City now. Business started great but with the messed-up industry that I'm in right now plus the given fact of the soaring prices of oil and specially food these days, I doubt you'd like to be here investing your hard earned money.
However, there are always others means to get by. With that money, you could still get into something that'll make your money work for you. But the question WHAT has to be answered by you.
In business, one of the best things to think of is your INTEREST. Business is a headache and there's no getting around that. But if your business is something that is of your interest, the headache will be so much more bearable.
Also, one of the things you need to consider is either going to business or go for employment. You have to calculate all your earnings in a planned business and compare it with all your total earnings if you were employed. If they are just about the same, then I'd suggest you stay employed. After your shift, your mind is free to think whatever you like other than your job. If you are in business, your thinking about your business 24/7.
You mentioned your an IT person. Do you have certificates to prove your worth? CISCO, MICROSOFT, COMPTIA, etc.? If you do, one of the things to consider is look for a job in a multinational company located in Cebu while still working from where you are now. I'm quite certain that if you have the right man for the job in a multinational company, getting a 20k+ job locally will be so much easier.
And if you opt for a local job here, another thing to consider would be doing business while earning from a job at the same time. This is where I am now (because I have to).
Eitherway, good luck. Hope I have given you something worthwhile.