Inside Look: American’s Life Owning a Sports Bar in the Philippines 

As a small business owner, just don't try to cheat, and you should be fine. It is not like in the U.S., where if you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'...

Beside the many challenges in PH, hospitality has another problem.: today you are Hot, tomorrow you are Not!! Meaning people want to go to the latest venues, no matter how nice a bar, the public goes around....and you can do nothing about it! Worked almost 20 years in this field and my advice: make it a profitable place (for maybe 3/4 years) and sell it at the highest peak. As often when you wait longer you are doomed and soon a new name and new colour will appear on the front.

Billy’s is a fun place, very relaxing and friendly environment. It was a pleasure chatting with Sterling when I was there. My go to spot.

Online business is better in the Philippines 🇵🇭

I'm a Filipina and I am with you when it comes to how laid back some workers here.

Excellent interview.

My wife and I were visiting Cebu earlier this year and I stopped by Billy's Sports Bar several times. The Filipina staff are lovely and unlike may places are productive and professional. They were nice good ladies, it's a place you could bring your wife or GF to shoot pool play darts or just drink a few cold ones. I met Sterling and we spoke briefly one evening. He's a nice man. One more thing there is actually parking!!!!

That’s a fun interview thanks for sharing

You have to think a lot about who you hire to manage your business.

Filipinas is latina Asaitico meaning it's the Latin of Asia, very similar to all Hispanic country in Latin America viva 🇵🇭😊

The big advantage is having a Filipino partner and the 60/40 split becomes more palatable. I have lived here for twelve years on pensions, and I am flying back to Canada this September. Owning a business can be good but the split is the same as in Cuba in the Philippines. LOL, dental costs are great here compared to the West, I am getting all of my teeth fixed here before I fly out.

Nice interview. I met this guy's GF (Fiona I guess) at the pool in my then condo and he arrived later and we chatted briefly. She was indeed very personable and fun to chat to and I could see her being very efficient as manager at Billy's Bar.

I am also second generation career military.. It is funny how some people don't want to accept your answer of being from "all over", and then will ask where you were born. When I tell them I was born in London, England, they stop trying to get me to claim one location in the USA.

Philippines is GREAT! I love the fact that people are so fluent in English. but the only thing bad about it is that I am not there now. IT is awesome! Great video.

You are a great interviewer. Thank you for a very interesting interview.

Saw you at IT Park Ayala purchasing some monitor.

Hi Stuart US Business Owner of a Australian sports bar in Cebu

This is a great interview with fellow expats.

I think his women owns the bar not him

By chance is his bar formally The Silver Dollar Bar off Osmena Fuente? The layout reminds me of that very bar. Mind you it is a 15 year old memory 😂

Awesome interview again, brother. Sterling seems like a real gentleman right on point. To be honest, I have only been here for 2 1/2 months in the Philippines and I think things flow just perfectly here, other than traffic in the bigger cities. When I’m in the supermarket, mall, restaurants or anywhere else things just move along like they would back in the states in my opinion and my experience. I love it so much here that I extended my visa a third time today and I picked up my ACR-1 card. I was in and out of the Immigration office in maybe 15 minutes tops 🙌

Have you guys heard of the 'Canadian Beaver Bar' in Roxas City, Capiz? It just opened recently and is owned by Michael, a Canadian expat from the 'That Philippines Life' RU-vid channel. His bar is becoming more popular among local foreigners in Roxas, as well as foreigners in Iloilo and even those in other places and abroad.

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U can start a business if u can find a niche, where u are selfemployed and have full control of quality of service or product. The work ethic and integrity is no where close to the west when u hire locals....other than that...corruption and inefficient bureaucracy is just a pain and frustrating...be careful trusting business partners too. They screw u over, when the opportunity arises.

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Our goverment should increased taxes for foreign owned bussiness in th philippines otherwise local can suffer bussiness competitors

I'm wondering what his thoughts are on the Canadian Beaver. This is a new restaurant/bar that opened up in Iloilo by a Canadian with zero experience in the business. He seems to be spending money like it's going out of style and hopes his staff one day will be able to afford to their own homes and a car on the salary and tips they make from being a waitress/bartender at his restaurant.

ROI is very poor for most businesses here in the Philippines. labor is cheap but profit margin is small

The payoffs can be staggering

Don’t employ too many families members it going nowhere the business make sure you are the boss and learn bisaya

where are you located in the Philippines?

never open a business in the Philippines.. might as well flush your money down the toilet..

I’m amaze how some expats think 😂, Jesus holy shi* 😅

You didn't build the bar or set it up . Billy did and got used And kicked out. And your gf partner is a Filipina not a Filipino.

typical person with "money"

Starting a business here is very foolish