Entrepreneur support
in Central America
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, 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).
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.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
It will award the best mobile applications in the following categories: ecology, productivity, improving the quality of life and entertainment.
Good ideas are a dime a dozen, or so the saying goes. But now a single good idea could be worth a million dollars (USD). Nokia has announced a million dollar venture challenge to encourage innovators to create a mobile product or service that raises the standard of living or enhances the lives of those in growth economies. The Growth Economy Venture Challenge is part of Nokia's global Calling All Innovators competition announced on January 7 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Friday, October 30, 2009
This is how we are raised in Latin America, disapproving or disliking those who earn a lot of money as businessmen.
Latin America does not foster entrepreneurship. Education, specially high school, rises us with the goal of getting a good job, as opposed to owning a business.
The problem is cultural, and has its roots in our educational systems, which pay a lot of attention to the protection of workers, leaving aside those who undertake business project and became businessmen.
Programa Pioneros de la Prosperidad
Company Profile
To create greater prosperity in emerging markets by harnessing the power of private enterprise solutions to poverty.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
Phone: (1-617) 209-7506
Monday, August 31, 2009
Business incubator "Ciudad del Saber" (City of Knowledge), signed an agreement with IDB, for fostering entrepreneurial culture and supporting business projects.
Besides promoting entrepreneurial culture and fostering projects in Panama, the business incubator at 'Ciudad del Saber' will create a sustainable technical and financial framework for developing, incubating and financing these business ventures.
Friday, August 7, 2009
U.S. universities are exporting entrepreneurship and innovation know-how to Latin America.
In a world dominated by change, Latin American companies must solve their lack of entrepreneurship culture and innovation strategies, to avoid being left behind by global competition.
Friday, May 8, 2009
The list of reasons for this serious absence begins with the culture of salaried employees, which is instilled at home and in educational institutions.
In Latin America, the general idea is that the success of a young person is his/her school grades, then how soon he/she graduates from the university and, ultimately, how fast he/she gets a good job. It is not customary for personal goals transmitted through family values to be related to being an entrepreneur.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
In El Salvador, PROinnova has the global network franchise that helps link entrepreneurs with venture capital investors.
First Tuesday operates in 18 countries by promoting the emergence of new companies, especially supporting them in their initial stages, with emphasis on innovative projects.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
This Friday an Enterprise Fair will take place in San Salvador, where traning and financial services will be offered for people starting a business.
The goal of the fair is to coordinate different public and privatre institutions in supporting entrepreneurs and to provide all of the necessary services in one place.
As well, organizers say the initiative seeks to encourage the linking of offers of business services to strengthen export markets.
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