Getting Ready!

Another great week has come and gone! Dallin and I spent a lot of this week focusing on getting the potential loan applicants business plans ready for the Go Global study abroad students who will be arriving this Thursday. We are excited to get to work with them and the loan applicants this next week and so for this Blog we are going to give a brief introduction to each of the loan applicants and their business plans.

Maria's House

Ruth has spent the last few years selling different foods and snacks around her house. She has recently taken sewing classes where she has learned how to sew polos and other types of clothes that are commonly used by workers in the different factories around her house. Ruth has developed a business plan that would allow her to make and supply work clothes to factories near her home.

Maria Soledad has developed a business plan that would help to start a bodega. A bodega is basically a
small shop, usually in front of someone's house, where people can come and buy things from fruits and vegetables to snacks and drinks.

Anita meeting with Spring Interns

Luis has also developed a business plan to start a bodega. He originally planned on having it in a new developing area, but recently his plans have changed and he will be looking at starting his bodega at his home in Alto Trujillo.

Anita and Carlos are hoping to be able to start an Internet Cafe in their community. Their business plan is focused on creating a good environment for their customers and providing them with up-to-date computers and a fast internet connection.

The light blue house is Juan's

The last but not least is Juan Valle. Juan lives in Nuevo Chao, about an hour from Trujillo, and he hopes to be able to establish a bread bakery that he and his wife, Martina, will run. Bread is an inexpensive staple food of many of the families her in Peru and currently Nuevo Chao only has one bakery. Juan and Martina have seen the need for an additional bakery in their area and believe that they will be able to provide excellent service and an affordable price. Also there home is located on one of the busiest corners in all of Nuevo Chao, great for starting a business!