Entrepreneur support
in Central America
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A great business success is never the result of an entrepreneur’s first attempt, but perhaps number 1000, coming after 999 failures whose teachings brought them closer to victory.
Success in business is not the result of an instant or temporary miracle, but rather the fruit of a long history of hard work, effort, trips, falls and retries that ultimately lead to the desired goal.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
"Entrepreneurship is not a job, or even a calling, but a thirst."
Successful entrepreneurs - those creatures that we are all now viewing as essential to save the world economy from its troubles - come from different countries, societies, cultural backgrounds and business sectors. There is no single or particular stereotype, however, these individuals have several things in common.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Five principles on which to build a business based on the experience of Richard Branson, whose successes were cemented by the best lesson, failure.
Find a strong niche that differentiates your business from similar companies, have the courage to go forward with your ideas, gain the ability to beat bigger rivals, and finding funds to help the business grow and interconnect, are the keys suggested for those who want to start up their own company, from the man they call the "entrepreneur of entrepreneurs."
Friday, October 21, 2011
Employers are placing more and more value on employees ability to get involved and to take the initiative to do things independently, using innovative ideas.
Being an entrepreneur does not necessarily mean being the founder of a new businesses, but can also mean having an innovative attitude to finding solutions to problems and the habit of transforming challenges into opportunities. And that is something that can be done from inside companies.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) has issued a report analyzing the propensity of the Costa Rican population to participate in entrepreneurial activities.
The full title of the report is "The State of Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica - A local perspective on entrepreneurship, challenges and growth in Costa Rica"
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Another initiative by the corporation of state officials to justify their salaries, at the expense of the over-used “support the SMEs” motto.
"The Costa Rican Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade (MEIC) together with the President's Competitiveness Council, the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) and the Banking System for Development are driving the creation of a “seed money” funding system in order to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)."
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Nonconformists are those who believe, against all reason, that things can be done differently and better. These are the brightest entrepreneurs.
They are of crazy ideas. Often misunderstood by their social environment and even businesses, which are usually conservative and risk averse.
They are those who dream unreasonable and unworkable projects and are willing to pursue those dreams with such determination that often become a reality.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Chile offers $ 40 thousand to entrepreneurs to live six months in Chile, raising capital, hiring people, creating and doing business.
The Chilean government announced the 2011 version of the Start-Up Chile program, which in 2010 created 25 groups of entrepreneurs, generating specific results already constituting companies with international impact.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Credit needs for the entrepreneurial sector in the country reached $ 245 million.
The figure comes from the study "Proposal of policy, strategy and action plan for implementation of micro-finance services in Panama", created by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ampyme) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The majorities of entrepreneurs in Guatemala generate few jobs; they start a business out of necessity and use old technology.
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor project, dedicated to measuring entrepreneurial activities in the world, described the main features of Guatemalans who start their own businesses.
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.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Very important reading. Five tips from Richard Branson, the successful founder of Virgin Airlines, about how to succeed in the business world.
Born in 1950, Branson, started his first company ( a magazine named "Student") when he was 16 years old. At his 20's he started a mail delivery company activated by audio and when he was 20 he created Virgin Records, a music store chain.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
It fosters entrepreneurship by creating business networks; they connect innovators and entrepreneurs with angel investors.
In Latin America, First Tuesday already operates in El Salvador and Chile, and is expected to open soon in Argentina, Colombia and Peru.
Monday, April 19, 2010
The so called ‘entrepreneurial capital’, ‘seed capital’ or ‘angel capital’ industry moves around $3.2 billion in Latin America.
At the event “Costa Rica Investment World”, hosted in San José last week, attendants agreed on a window of opportunity for venture capital funds, aimed to fund business projects, especially in food, education, health and financial services sectors.
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”.
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