12 small businesses not impacted by COVID-19 pandemic

10 small businesses not impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]While 90% percent of businesses are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are few small businesses still thriving and some of them even booming. The Philippines are one of the countries that have the longest lockdown. We are now entering 11 months, the longest in Asia maybe the world. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]

See my list of COVID-19 testing centers

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1. Sari Sari store

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]Most bigger stores feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic some small businesses like Sari-sari stores still thriving in Talipapa (a small wet market). due to lockdown, most people rely on these small stores to buy most of their necessities.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]

2. Bakeries

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]Corner bakeries still striving even with the lockdown people are still lining every morning to buy their favorite pandesals. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]

3. Puriefied Water refilling Stations

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4. Trycyle or TODA

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]Maybe in the first few months, they are the ones badly hit by the pandemic, But now they bounce back thanks to the easing of policy on each city and town within the country[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]

5. Delivery and Transport

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]This small business company actually booming during the pandemic as most people stay at home. People prefer home delivery hence the rise of multiple delivery apps in the market.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]

6. Crematorium

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7. Online Sellers

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Though most of these online sellers are also small business owners with bricks and mortars stores. They are now thriving online, a lot of them have online stores on different platforms like Lazada, Shopee, and LookingFour.

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8. Home base Workers

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Initially, these people are mostly affected by the pandemic. Some of them have been laid-off or let go due to company cost-cutting. Now found new ways to earn while staying at home.

Maybe some of you argue that they cannot consider a small business because they traded their time for money. What they are selling is actually their skills. You can’t get clients if you don’t know how to sell yourself.

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9. Youtubers and Influencer

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]Because of the pandemic, a lot of people who are staying at want to find new ways to earn a living. Some of them become YouTubers and Influencers. Reviewing products and talk about their life. Youtubers and influencers are small business owners too they’re using their creativity to get sponsorships.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”]

10. Cleaning Services

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Cleaning services is a business that is booming during the pandemic. One cleaning service casually tells me about how much they earn in the last 10 months alone. Not only they get more booking per month they also get more franchisees to signup for their business.

If you want to have a business that almost sure that earn for the next 2 to 3 yrs and get your investment within a year. Be the franchisee of this company.

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11. Pharmacy

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]The small pharmaceutical store is also thriving this time of pandemic since they are the provider of medicine and most accessible to people in need of medicine.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]

12. General, Dental and Ob-gyn Clinic

[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Most of the small clinic also thriving though with limited capacity due to pandemic regulation in each city people still many people visited thier prefered clinic for different their needs. After 3 to 4 months of lockdown, there’s now a surge of a patient visiting the ob-gyn clinic.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]