Starting a Colmado Helping Dominicans Help Themselves
I will be helping a hard-working, honest family open a small Colmado in Santiago (Cienfuegos). Any tips on where to buy major items needed, such as freezer, (used??) inversor and store stock. Is there a place better than others to buy store stock?? I realize store stock can be delivered to the colmado.
This colmado will be used mainly to help pay for college at UTESA for 2 family members, but also to help out the family in general. (Dad works in Zona Franca, Mom has a salon at the home.) They do not own a car. As owner of the colmado, I will have simple, somewhat flexible rules as to what areas the money will be reserved for.
A relative recently opened a colmado of similar size as planned colmado in Esperanza. He paid roughly $2500US to start and is grossing 3000 pesos per day.
As a non Dominican with just a few months here, I see a colmado, where the family can work from their house, as a good option and cheap to open. If anybody has other business ideas, I would be interested in hearing them. Likewise, if anybody has helped someone start a colmado, I would love your input. thanks, tom
I will be helping a hard-working, honest family open a small Colmado in Santiago (Cienfuegos). Any tips on where to buy major items needed, such as freezer, (used??) inversor and store stock. Is there a place better than others to buy store stock?? I realize store stock can be delivered to the colmado.
This colmado will be used mainly to help pay for college at UTESA for 2 family members, but also to help out the family in general. (Dad works in Zona Franca, Mom has a salon at the home.) They do not own a car. As owner of the colmado, I will have simple, somewhat flexible rules as to what areas the money will be reserved for.
A relative recently opened a colmado of similar size as planned colmado in Esperanza. He paid roughly $2500US to start and is grossing 3000 pesos per day.
As a non Dominican with just a few months here, I see a colmado, where the family can work from their house, as a good option and cheap to open. If anybody has other business ideas, I would be interested in hearing them. Likewise, if anybody has helped someone start a colmado, I would love your input. thanks, tom