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Cavite Biz Hub

Brayne built and operates Cavite Biz Hub, a local business directory and community portal that helps residents find trusted businesses and public services by category and city, and gives business owners a free way to get discovered.

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Product Type

Local business, community and civic information

Industry

Online directory and community portal (web platform), in-house product

Audience

Cavite residents and visitors; local business owners; event organizers and community partners

Live URL

https://cavitebizhub.com/

The Challenge

Cavite is growing fast, but finding a trusted local provider still runs on word of mouth and scattered social media posts. Residents struggle to find the right business, government office or emergency hotline. Small businesses struggle to stand out without a website or ad budget. There was no single, well-organized local platform covering both sides.

The Solution and Key Features

Cavite Biz Hub brings businesses, services and community information together in one searchable platform:
Directory search by category and city
Dozens of categories, from groceries and hospitals to IT services and real estate, across Cavite's cities and municipalities
Business accounts
Owners can add a free listing, claim an existing "unclaimed" listing and manage their profile
Ratings and reviews
For listings (reviews require login)
Community content
Events and festivals calendar, government offices, schools, emergency hotlines and a city/town directory
"Today in Cavite" widget
Showing date, next public holiday, local weather and the USD-to-PHP rate
Monetization built in
Paid "Spotlight" ad placements on the homepage
Blog and local guides
For SEO and community engagement
Help center and partnership channels
For creators, organizations and community leaders
Cross-linked ecosystem
With Cavite Biz Jobs

Approach and Timeline

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What Happened
Dates
1. Discovery
Category taxonomy, city coverage and user journeys for residents and owners defined
2 Weeks
2. Design
Directory UX, listing pages, business dashboard and homepage widgets
8 Weeks
3. Build
Listings, accounts, claims, reviews, events and ad placements developed
24 Weeks
4. Data and content
Initial business data seeded; government, school and hotline pages and blog launched
8 Weeks
5. QA and launch
Cross-device testing, SEO checks, analytics setup, go-live
4 Weeks
6. Growth
Ongoing listings, local content and the Cavite Biz Jobs extension
Daily

The Team

Designers
Created a familiar, mobile-friendly directory experience with fast category and city filtering.
Content managers
Built and curated listings, city pages, government and emergency information, events and SEO blog guides.
Programmers
Developed the Laravel platform: listings, claims, reviews, business accounts, ad slots and live data widgets.
QA engineers
Tested search, listing claims and review flows across devices and browsers.
Project managers
Prioritized features for a two-sided platform and coordinated content rollout city by city.
DevOps
Ran hosting, SSL, analytics, performance tuning and backups for a content-heavy public site.

Technology Stack

Language
PHP
Backend framework
Laravel
Frontend
Bootstrap (CSS/JS), jQuery
Frontend plugins
Swiper, Select2, DataTables, Magnific Popup, noUiSlider, lazysizes, Bootstrap Datepicker
Analytics
Google Analytics (gtag)
Maps, weather, FX
Google Maps; third-party weather and exchange-rate APIs
Web server
AWS
Database
MySQL

What Users Say

As a small business owner, I appreciate having another place where people can discover our shop. Our Cavite Biz Hub listing puts our business information together, making it easier for customers to find us.
Mariel Anne Mendoza
Owner, Mariel’s Home Kitchen — Dasmariñas
We recently moved to Imus, so we’re still getting familiar with the area. Being able to browse businesses by city and category is helpful when we need a nearby shop or service.
Carlo Miguel Reyes
Resident — Imus, Cavite
We usually rely on Facebook and referrals to introduce our services. Cavite Biz Hub gives us another way to present our business to people searching locally. I like that the platform focuses specifically on Cavite.
Jonathan Paul Villanueva
Owner, JPV Home Maintenance Services — General Trias
When we plan a weekend in Cavite, I like checking out restaurants and places we haven’t visited before. Having local listings and upcoming events on one website makes planning easier and helps us discover something new.
Patricia Mae Navarro
Visitor from Metro Manila