My Business Creativity Problem

Hi everyone, my name is Ana Guevara, and I am a future entrepreneur. I was born in Nicaragua in 1994, and moved to United States in 2004. Leaving my country of birth meant that I had to learn a new language, and get accustom to a new culture. It also meant leaving my culture, my language, and my life behind. As I grew older, there were many things in my life that occurred that made me resentful of my country of birth, and I grew apart from my culture.

Once I graduated High School, and attended community college, I found a newfound love for my culture. The reasons behind my resentment, were now the reasons why I wanted to get in touch with my culture once again. From that moment, I rejoiced the folkloric dances, and remembered the yearly festivities that took part in my home town.

 

           The love of my culture and my country has led me to choose my path as an entrepreneur. I want to share my culture with others by creating a website where I will be able to sell handmade products made in Nicaragua. The products will vary from arts and crafts, to handmade clothing, jewelry and accessories. Through the site, I want customers to experience the Nicaragua I experienced as a child, while at the same time, contribute to the Nicaraguan economy.

            My business will not only entail of importing products from local artisans, but it will contribute to the Nicaraguan economy by helping local artisans grow and expand their own businesses. I want to work closely with the artisans in order to get the highest quality product in order to provide the best experience for the customers.

            The business venture lacks organizational structure since it is still in its’ blueprint phase. But the main goal of the business is to provide the best experience to customers who want to be part of the Nicaraguan culture.

            Opening a business is not an easy task, which leads me to the organizational problem that I will need to overcome.

            Importing the products from Nicaragua is the main problem I am facing in regards to opening my business. The importing of products requires the knowledge of trade agreements between the United States and Nicaragua, tariffs and quotas that might be implemented in the products I am importing, as well as the transfer of money between the suppliers and my business. Also, importing takes form in different ways, such as by plane, ships, and by land. Which makes importing a bit more complicated than I imagined. Even though it is complicated, it will not impede me from sharing my culture with others. 

            The suppliers are Nicaraguan artisans, and the products I want to sell in the United States are going to be supplied by the artisans. This leads me to my Business Creativity Course. Through this course I have learned many creative thinking strategies such as “Knowing How To See”, “Thinking How To See” and many more to implement in my business, which I will discuss further in the next few blogs…

            Hope You Keep ReadingJ!!!

Best Regards,

Ana Guevara