Business Development
in Central America
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Costa Rican government’s spending is excessive, especially its payroll, this is limiting the country’s competitiveness, and preventing the development of productive enterprises.
From a press release of the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce:
Excessive public spending limits business development
Friday, October 14, 2011
Success is not a destination but a journey without end, which requires a positive attitude, team playing mentality, a mindset for continuous improvement and responsible outlook.
With over 20 years of experience as an executive of IBM, in the ever turbulent business environments of Latin America, the engineer Enrique Baliño says the success is not a destination but a journey without end, and that successful people have to develop four key attitudes: positivity, team playing, continuous improvement and accountability.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Vision, attitude and processes are the pillars which strengthen the sustainable growth of businesses.
The development of successful companies and people usually results from a combination of these three elements: vision, attitude and processes, which interact to enable sustainable business growth.
CAPATEC.
Company Profile
Organization that operates in Panama.
Phone: (507) 317-3132
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Chamber of Information and Communication Technology (CAMTIC) presented its strategic proposal "Costa Rica: Green and Intelligent 2.0".
The document presented by CAMTIC to the government of Costa Rica, proposes that in order to develop a National Strategy for Information Technology and Communication: "Costa Rica: Green and Intelligent 2.0" an understanding needs to be incorporated of the concept of "media, processes, content and digital culture as a new interface in our socio-economic systems, and of scientific and technological knowledge as a platform for innovation and therefore the hub of productivity and entrepreneurship. "
Friday, April 1, 2011
Results of the 48th Guatemalan Business Survey done by the Association for Research and Social Studies (ASIES).
Executive Summary
The perception of businessmen shows the challenges of economic recovery. The balanced opinion in production, income and employment variables indicate greater optimism.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Far too often we dismiss Machiavelli’s legacy because we associate it with the idea of reaching power at any cost.
We feel we live in a society where competition is not so evident or brutal as in Machiavelli’s times. However, under the disguise of today’s good manners and civility, there’s a strong, and growing trend of competition and rivalry.
Monday, November 1, 2010
True entrepreneurs are like the pirates of the seventeenth century, for whom the possibility of making a fortune was the excuse for adventure.
The risks of the sea pirates were very high. The chances of drowning, hanging or pierced by a sword, were much higher than those of becoming rich.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
The number of people individually insured in the country's social security agency (CCSS) has doubled in the last five years.
According to CCSS records, at the beginning of 2005 those insured as independent workers totaled 136,000 while in July the number had reached 289,000.
"This kind of employee now makes up one in five of all formal workers in Costa Rica, representing 20% out of a total of 1.4 million.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Easier government procedures, security, sufficient energy, linking education with development, infrastructure and modern labor laws.
UCCAEP, the Union of Costa Rican Private Enterprise Chambers and Associations, submitted president-elect Laura Chinchilla a list of 10 things they consider crucial for the country to move forward:
Friday, February 19, 2010
Should you join the millions of people every year who take the plunge and start their first ventures?
Daniel Isenberg, in an article in Harvard Business Review, tells us: “I've learned in my own years as an entrepreneur — and now an entrepreneurship professor — that there is a gut level ‘fit’ for people who are potential entrepreneurs”.
Grupo GC Capacitación y Consultoría
Company Profile
we are an international company who provides training and consulting solutions in several areas
Organization that operates in Costa Rica
Phone: (506) 22366514 - (506) 22411389
Cacecsiso de El Salvador
Company Profile
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Phone: (503) 2524-7476 - (053) 2524-7400