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I've been thinking about doing something similar... taking some ideas of businesses that work well in the United States and develop and launch them in Davao, Philippines. It is definitely easier said than done. Specifically I've been looking into the food service industry. In the Philippines in this industry labor is really cheap (<$1US an hour) and even with that low pay you can stock your employees with college graduates. From my observations, the downside is that typical Davaoeños don't care about quality or taste. So then not only will I have to build up my product and brand but I will also need to spend a lot of time/money convincing the people to try my product.